Twenty years ago this week, from the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., the National Council for Resistance for Iran (NCRI-US) made public a groundbreaking discovery; Iran was developing a secret nuclear program. Dubbed the “Natanz Revelation,” NCRI had warned the world of Iran’s nuclear aspirations since 1991 based on their ground intelligence gathering operations.
Promises made, promises promised” continues to be the Biden administration’s foreign policy approach to the Middle East and Central Asia. This comes as the White House has promised to get Iran to come back to the 2015 nuclear deal and rescue US allies still trapped in Afghanistan.
OAN NewsroomFlorida Congressman Ted Yoho is praising President Trump’s response to recent threats by Iranian officials. During an interview with The Hill on Sunday, Yoho said President Trump took the right course of action by sending a U.S. fleet to the Middle East to increase pressure on Iran.
The Trump administration has reimposed all sanctions previously put on hold under the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal.
On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced penalties on Iran’s energy banking and shipping sectors.
“Since the Trump administration came into office we’ve done 19 round of sanctions, targeting 168 Iranian entities,” stated Pompeo. “Today’s (Monday) sanctions will accelerate the rapid decline of international economic activity in
The Trump administration is ramping-up pressure on Iran by reimposing sanctions previously lifted under former President Obama as part of the Iran nuclear deal.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the sanctions Friday, saying they target Tehran’s energy, shipbuilding, shipping and banking sectors.
They also said countries which continue to do business with Iranian entities
Iran said it does not fear the impending U.S. sanctions that are set to go into effect next week. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made the comments Wednesday. The leader said it’s possible Iran will face more difficult times ahead, but asserted that the government will use all its power to reduce any problems.
Rouhani pushed back
Iran is continuing to condemn U.S. imposed sanctions days before they take effect on Tehran’s oil exports.
At a press conference Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed the sanctions pose a global threat.Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (AP/Photo/Craig Ruttle/File)
This comes as the sanctions on Iran’s energy and