OAN NewsroomThe Trump administration will no longer sell the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey now that it has begun receiving shipments of an advanced missile defense system from Russia. During his nomination hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary nominee Mark Esper described Turkey’s
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.
OAN NewsroomPresident Trump is touting his administration’s move to stop granting sanction waivers to countries still making oil deals with Iran.
On Twitter Monday, the president said Saudi
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
China is threatening to take aggressive action against Canada if the country fails to release Huawei’s CFO from custody and obeys a U.S. extradition request.
“For Canada, if they do not correctly handle this matter there will be serious consequences. You asked, what kind of serious consequences would these be? I can tell you in one sentence – it is totally up to Canada.” — Lu Kang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
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
Benjamin Netanyahu thanks President Trump for imposing sanctions on Iran.
In a message Saturday, from Bulgaria, the Israeli prime minister expressed his thanks to the president, calling the decision to restore U.S. sanctions on Iran ‘historic.’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)
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