A letter from President Trump was delivered to Iran by the UAE on Wednesday, an offer for negotiations that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said was a "deception" meant to create the impression that the US was the reasonable party and that Tehran refuses...
Tehran Slams US Ending Waiver That Allowed Iraq To Buy Electricity from Iran
Iran on Monday denounced the US decision not to renew a sanctions waiver for Iraq that allowed it to purchase electricity from neighboring Iran, a move that's part of the Trump administration's so-called "maximum pressure campaign" against Tehran. "Such statements are...
Qatar Calls for Israel Nuclear Facilities To Be Brought Under IAEA Supervision
Qatar has renewed its calls for Israel's nuclear facilities to be brought under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear state, which would require Israel to abolish its...
Iranian Leader Rejects Talks With US After Trump Said He Sent Letter
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has again rejected the idea of talks with the US in the face of increasing sanctions, comments that came after President Trump said he has tried to contact the Iranian leader. In remarks on Saturday, Khamenei didn't name...
US B-52 Bomber Flies With Israeli Jets Over Eastern Mediterranean
A US B-52 Stratrofortress bomber flew over the eastern Mediterranean Sea on March 4, marking the third US flyover of the Middle East in the past month, shows of force that are meant as threats toward Iran and its allies in the region. "Israeli F-35i and F-15i aircraft...
Russia Agrees To Broker Talks Between the US and Iran
Russia has agreed to broker talks between the US and Iran amid heightening tensions between Washington and Tehran as the Trump administration has been increasing sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The report said President Trump discussed the idea during his...
Hysteria After IAEA Issues Quarterly Report on Iran’s Uranium Enrichment
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued its quarterly report on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, and like clockwork media outlets responded with hysterical speculation about Iranian nuclear weapons despite this report being not materially dissimilar...
Iran Rules Out Direct Talks With US in Response to ‘Maximum Pressure’
On Tuesday, Iran said it would not engage in direct talks with the US in response to President Trump reinstating his so-called "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic Republic, which has involved new sanctions targeting Iranian oil sales. "Iran’s position...
Iran Says Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Are a ‘Grave Threat’ to the World
On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the UN's Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that Israel's nuclear weapons pose a "grave threat" to the world. Israel is estimated to have somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear weapons, and its nuclear arsenal...
US Imposes More Sanctions Targeting Iranian Oil Sales
The US on Monday imposed new sanctions on 30 people and ships over their alleged role in shipping Iranian oil as the Trump administration is attempting to ramp up its so-called "maximum pressure campaign" against Iran. According to the Treasury Department, among the...