Tillerson Announces Trump Review of Iran Nuclear Deal
The U.S. Department of State announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has ordered a NSC-led review of the nuclear agreement with Iran brokered in 2015.
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Staffer Who Helped Broker Iran Nuclear Deal Still Working at Trump State Department
A holdover from the Obama administration who helped broker the Iran nuclear deal continues to work in the Trump State Department as a member of the “policy planning staff,” according to her biography on the agency website.
Forbes Mag: Iran Cool Travel Destination for 2017 – Visitors Must Adapt to Sharia Law And Customs
Forbes Magazine is promoting Iran as one of “The 10 Coolest Places to Go in 2017,” based on a review by Melissa Biggs Bradley, founder of the travel website Indagare.
Iranian Commander: We Are Capable Of Producing ‘Any Needed Missiles And Aircraft’
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force boasted that Iran is now capable of designing and producing all the missiles and aircraft it needs, the state-supported news agency Tasnim reported.
House Votes Overwhelmingly to Extend Sanctions on Iran
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for legislation to extend American sanctions on Iran for 10 years, a move that proponents called critical economic leverage to ensure Iranian compliance with an international nuclear agreement.
Saudi Arabia Mounts Pro-Jewish Media Campaign To Pave Way For Ties With Israel
TEL AVIV – Saudi Arabia has launched a media campaign in an effort to combat anti-Semitism, paving the way for public opinion to accept the kingdom’s strengthening ties with Israel.
Iranian Commander: U.S. Telling Iran To Keep Missile Tests Secret
TEL AVIV – A senior Iranian missile force commander claimed that U.S. officials are secretly instructing the Islamic Republic to keep its ballistic missile tests on the down low so as not to alarm the region, according to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency.
U.S.: Russia to Violate United Nations Embargo with Sale of Weapons to Iran
The U.S. State Department has asserted that any Russian arms sales to Iran without approval from the Security Council would violate the United Nations arms embargo.
Dr. Ben Carson ‘Very Pleased’ Americans ‘Illegally Imprisoned’ by Iran Being Released
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson commented on the return of four Americans that were being held in Iran, reportedly in exchange for seven Iranians that have been held or charged in the United States.
Rick Santorum: Senate Should Vote on Iran Deal as if it were a Treaty
Ahead of the Tea Party Patriots rally on Capitol Hill Wednesday protesting the Iran Deal, GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rick Santorum is calling on the Senate to treat President Obama’s Iran negotiation as a treaty.
California Democrat Juan Vargas Slams Iran Deal
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) has announced that he will oppose the Iran deal, becoming one of the first in his party to do so.
WSJ: Nuclear Deal with Iran May Prompt Saudis to Seek Nuclear Weapon
Saudi Arabia, suspicious that the nuclear agreement that the U.S. and other world powers hope to reach with Iran would only delay the Islamic Republic from developing a nuclear arms, is considering becoming a nuclear-weapons power before Iran, reports The Wall Street Journal.
