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New sanctions will make Iranian nuke scientists 'radioactive' abroad, says U.S. official
NBC News - Dan De Luce
Iran abandoned its nuclear weapons program in 2003, according to U.S. intelligence agencies, but Washington says it remains ready to revive the effort. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration unveiled new
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Mike Pompeo
Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran
BBC News - BBC World
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is "possible" that President Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from Iran. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network during a high-profile
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Golan Heights
Syria vows to recover Golan as Trump policy shift draws criticism
Reuters UK - Tom Perry
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government vowed to take back the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as its allies and enemies alike condemned U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday for moving to recognise Israeli
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U.S. warns it can act against people helping Iran evade energy sanctions
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States reserves the right to take action against any person helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions on energy shipments, a State Department official said on Friday. The official,
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U.S. Sanctions Hit Iran's Oil Lifeline to Syria
The Wall Street Journal. - Benoit Faucon, Summer Said, Jared Malsin
U.S. sanctions have cut off Iranian oil shipments to Syria, taking an unprecedented toll on a flow of crude that had persisted in the face of long-term international restrictions and helped sustain the
Reuters
Mike Pompeo
U.S. pressure on Hezbollah, Iran is working, Pompeo says in Beirut
Reuters - by Lisa Barrington
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions on Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are working, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday on a visit to Beirut, calling on Lebanon to stand up to the Shi’ite
Iranian
U.S. Hits Iran With New Sanctions Over Nuclear, Missile Research Programs
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The United States has hit Tehran with new sanctions, targeting 31 Iranian scientists, technicians, and companies it says have been involved in the …
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Politics
U.S. Says Iran Poised to Resume Work on Nuclear Weapons
The Wall Street Journal. - Ian Talley
Trump administration levels charges as Treasury and State Departments sanction more than two dozen Iranian officials By Ian Talley WASHINGTON—Iran’s Ministry of Defense unit responsible for developing
Reuters
Middle East
U.S. sanctions Iran's nuclear research unit, urges Tehran to negotiate
Reuters - by Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 people and 17 entities connected to an Iranian research organization it said had played a central role in the country’s past weapons
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Iran's Stealth Fighter Dream: America's Nightmare or a Total Joke?
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Iran may eventually design an actual flying jet plane resembling the mockups it passed off as the real thing—but even, such a plane would likely …
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Trump administration slaps new sanctions on Iran
Fox News - Brooke Singman
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is slapping new sanctions on more than two dozen Iranian individuals involved in the country’s nuclear and missile research programs, as Secretary of Mike
The Washington Times
Sanctions
U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran over nuclear programs
The Washington Times - Lauren Meier
The U.S. is issuing more than two dozen new sanctions on Iranian officials linked to developing Iran’s nuclear program, the State and Treasury …
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Hezbollah
Pompeo at odds with Lebanese officials over Hezbollah
Associated Press - By ZEINA KARAM and MATTHEW LEE
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday blasted Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which he vowed the U.S. would continue to pressure, and called on the Lebanese people to stand up to the Iran-backed
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Golan Heights
Iran says U.S. recognition of Israel sovereignty over Golan is unacceptable
Reuters India - by Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's statement in favour of recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights is unacceptable, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday,
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Sanctions
U.S. threatens with sanctions to those who deal with Iran
jpost.com - REUTERS
Breaking news. (photo credit: JPOST STAFF) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, …
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Sanctions
Treasury announces new sanctions to curtail Iranian nuclear construction
MarketWatch - By Elisabeth Buchwald
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said Friday it will be imposing sanctions on 14 individuals as well as 17 …
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Middle East
U.S. Sanctions Hit Iran’s Oil Lifeline to Syria
The Wall Street Journal. - Benoit Faucon
Egypt turned back an Iranian tanker headed for Syria over U.S. Treasury warning U.S. sanctions have cut off Iranian oil shipments to Syria, taking an unprecedented toll on a flow of crude that had persisted
European News
Why hasn’t Iran instructed the Houthis to implement the Stockholm Agreement?
neweurope.eu - By Khaled al-Yemany
Click for full view Updated 17:26 March 22, 2019 Foreign Minister of Yemen Last December, Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels signed a UN deal in …
Sanctions
US intensifies pressure on Iran with new sanctions | Financial Times
ft.com - Demetri Sevastopulo
The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on dozens of Iranian individuals and entities, in the latest effort by the Trump administration to ratchet up …
Middle East
Khamenei: Europeans 'Stabbed Us in the Back'
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused Western countries of stabbing Iran in the back after the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal. “We should …
Conservative View
2020 Dems Pledge to Rejoin Iran Nuclear Agreement
newsmax.com - Theodore Bunker
Several candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 have vowed to reenter the nuclear agreement with Iran that President Donald …
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Politics
US announces new round of sanctions on Iran
CNN - By Jennifer Hansler and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The US State and Treasury departments on Friday sanctioned 14 individuals and 17 entities linked to SPND, Iran's organization for defense, innovation and research. "Our maximum pressure
Jewish Culture
Donald Trump ‘may have been sent by God to save Jews from Iran,’ suggests Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
thejc.com - JC Reporter
President Donald Trump may have been sent by God to help save the Jewish people from Iran, the American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested …
Angela Merkel
TITUS: Angela Merkel Should End Germany’s Policy Of Iranian Appeasement
dailycaller.com - Alex Titus
The Trump administration recently warned Berlin that it may scale back intelligence sharing if Germany allows Chinese technology company Huawei to …
Jewish Culture
Trump Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights
jewishjournal.com - Aaron Bandler
President Donald Trump announced in a March 21 tweet that he is recognizing Israel’s full sovereignty over the Golan Heights in Syria.Trump tweeted, …
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U.S. Politics
U.S. accuses Iran of plotting to restart nuclear weapons program
POLITICO - By KATIE GALIOTO
U.S. officials on Friday accused Iran of plotting to restart work on its nuclear weapons program, despite Tehran agreeing in a 2015 accord to not pursue such weapons. The charges were made as the Treasury
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Iran vows to defeat U.S. in "economic war"
globaltimes.cn - www.globaltimes.cn
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that his country will defeat the United States in the latter's anti-Iran "economic war." …
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Sanctions
Khamenei decides Iran likely sticking with nuke deal until end despite sanctions- analysis
jpost.com - Yonah Jeremy Bob
In his speech kicking-off the Iranian religious new year, he signaled that the Islamic republic is likely staying in the 2015 nuclear deal until it …
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Trump's Golan tweet inflames regional tensions as Syria vows to recover the occupied land
mysanantonio.com - Liz Sly, The Washington Post
BEIRUT - Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies slammed President Donald Trump's call to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied …
Trump Administration
5 Democratic presidential hopefuls say they would rejoin Iran deal
timesofisrael.com - By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Five Democratic presidential candidates said they would re-enter the Iran nuclear deal that US President Donald Trump abandoned …