Washington hopes to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapon that could threaten Israel triggering regional arms race. Tehran says it has no ambition to develop nuclear weapon.
The Justice Department said Tuesday night that the seizures were in response to the Iranian regime targeting the US electoral process by spreading disinformation online.
Blinken said after Iran returns to the agreement the US would seek to build a 'longer and stronger' accord to address what he called 'deeply problematic' issues.
The key intervention sends clear signal to Iranian hardliners not to stand in the way of talks with US President-elect Joe Biden, who takes office next month.
The 2015 nuclear deal inked by Obama was followed by more sanctions, ostracism from oil market, 12% slump since 2018 and Covid — scars that experts say will last a long while.
Both Trump and Biden have said they would negotiate with Iran after the 2020 election. The Biden administration should use Trump’s 'maximum pressure' policy to its advantage.
In a sign of broad international opposition to the US effort, the UNSC chief says he hasn’t received a request to introduce a resolution rejecting the plan to 'snap back' sanctions.
Iran’s nuclear program has been subject to the most stringent inspections in IAEA’s history. The IAEA now expects access to 2 sites suspected of hosting past nuclear activity.
There was never going to be any help from Iraq and Lebanon. Iran exerts decisive influence in Baghdad and Beirut through its control of powerful Shiite militias and political parties.
Trump's move to force Iran back into negotiations is set to put US on collision course with other world powers who say Washington doesn’t have the authority to reimpose sanctions.
Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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