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U.S. Issues New Warning to Europe: End Business With Iran or Face Harsh Sanctions

August 7, 2018August 3, 2018

Congress and the Trump administration are issuing a stern warning to European partners: End all business ties with the Iranian regime or face harsh new sanctions in the coming months, a move that could impact international financial markets and U.S. banks tied to foreign monetary institutions, according to multiple senior U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about diplomatic efforts to pressure Europe on Iran.

Iran planning Gulf ‘swarm’ drill involving 100 gun boats within days, US officials say

August 2, 2018

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard is expected to put 100 gun boats in the Persian Gulf sometime in the next 48 hours to practice ‘swarm’ tactics simulating actions which could potentially shut down the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly 10 percent of the world’s oil passes through each year, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.

After Trump’s talks offer, US reassures Israel of tough policy on Iran

August 3, 2018August 2, 2018

Senior officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration assured Israel that its tough stance against Iran has not changed, after Trump’s offer to engage in talks was strongly rebuffed by Iranian officials.

Russian envoy: Deal reached to keep Iran 85 km from Israeli-Syria border

April 27, 2020August 1, 2018

Russia and Israel have reached an agreement to remove Iranian forces in Syria to within 85 kilometers of the Golan Heights border, Russia’s special envoy for Syria told the Sputnik news agency on Wednesday.

IDF’s massive May attack in Syria combined artillery and jets

August 1, 2018

The IDF released on Tuesday a video clip showing parts of Israel’s May attacks on more than 50 Iranian targets in Syria in what was the widest military operation launched by the IDF in the war-torn country since 1974.

‘You Cannot Take Jesus Away From Us’: Iranian Christians Testify About Being Imprisoned for Christ

August 1, 2018

Two Iranian Christians are pleading with the world to hear the cries of the Iranian people as they recounted their own ordeal of being imprisoned for their faith.

Iranian Regime Says It’s Not Interested in Negotiating With US

April 27, 2020July 31, 2018

President Trump’s comment Monday that he was ready to meet with Iranian leaders came just hours after the regime’s foreign ministry rejected the idea of negotiations with the U.S., saying Washington had proven to be ‘untrustworthy’ and dismissing reports speculating that mediation efforts may be underway.

Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran’s leader without preconditions

August 3, 2018July 31, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran’s leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, ‘If they want to meet, we’ll meet.’

As U.S. pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies

July 31, 2018July 30, 2018

Saudi Arabia has reassured Arab allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem’s status or refugees’ right of return, easing their concerns that the kingdom might back a nascent US deal which aligns with Israel on key issues.

Iran’s rial hits record-low of 100,000 to the dollar

July 30, 2018

Iran’s currency hit a record low on Sunday of 100,000 rials to the dollar amid a deepening economic crisis and the imminent return of full US sanctions.

Iranian general warns Trump that ‘nation of martyrdom’ is waiting for him

August 3, 2018July 27, 2018

A top Iranian general said his forces were ready if US President Donald Trump followed through on his warning that Iran would ‘suffer consequences’ if Tehran threatened the United States.

Trump administration sets sights on Libya’s oil reserves in behind-the-scenes power play

July 27, 2018

Iran’s loss may be Libya’s gain. The prospect that U.S. sanctions will drastically curb Tehran’s oil exports is feeding interest in Libya’s oil reserves and has even sparked movement toward economic and political reform in one of the region’s most unstable states.

Iranian pastor taken to Evin Prison after violent raid on home

July 25, 2018

Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been taken to Evin Prison in the capital, Tehran, after a violent raid on his home in the northern city of Rasht on Sunday (22 July).

Turkey vows to keep buying Iranian oil: ‘We will not obey’

April 27, 2020July 25, 2018

Turkey plans to keep purchasing Iranian oil in defiance of American sanctions on the rogue regime, according to the NATO ally’s top diplomat.

50,000 US Troops in Range of Iranian Weapons, Regime Figure Wanted For Terrorism Warns Trump

July 24, 2018

As the Iranian regime responded to President Trump’s fiery warning tweet, one official issued a veiled threat against 50,000 U.S. troops within range of Iranian weapons, another reminded him of the rise and fall of empires, and a media mouthpiece envisaged the president facing divine retribution for threatening a country whose laws are based on Allah’s commandments.