Tag: Politics of Iran

"I opposed the deal because it was based on a fundamental lie: that somehow Iran had given up on its quest for nuclear weapons."

Although the move doesn’t violate the 2015 nuclear deal, it is one step closer towards the regime’s goal of acquiring a nuclear bomb.

The White House said the two leaders discussed “the threat from Iran, as well as other critical bilateral and regional issues."

Speaking to CBS Face the Nation Saturday night, FM Zarif responded to the Israeli PM's allegations, saying, "Well, he's been making allegations about Iran since 1992."

This week marks the 65th anniversary of the overthrow of democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh by the CIA.

Iran claims the US' decision violated the Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Relations, signed by the US and Iran in 1955, decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

If Trump doesn't certify Iran's compliance, it goes to Congress, where they will have 60 days to decide whether or not to reimpose sanctions on Iran.

The new Senate sanctions bill, with 48 co-sponsors, imposes sanctions on anyone connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program, including corporations doing business with the program.

'This ruthless regime continues to deny you your freedom. It prevents thousands of candidates from competing in elections. It steals money from your poor to fund a mass murderer like Assad.'

The US and Iran did not draft a written settlement agreement or any other formal documentation of the cash transfers, and Iran directed the Iran-US Tribunal at the Hague that it not record the settlement of its claim.

The Trump campaigned quickly took advantage of the report, with a statement by retired Army General Michael Flynn, who said, "It’s now clear President Obama gave away the store to secure a weak agreement that is full of loopholes."

Adoption Day of Nuclear Iran Deal: "all economic and financial bans against Iran" will be removed.

Speaker of the Iranian Parliament threatens that Iran will cease implementing agreement if West threatens it.

Swiss to lift ban on transport of Iranian crude oil and other sanctions beginning Thursday.

A group of Iraq war vets are targeting members of Congress, imploring them to vote against the Iran deal.

Obama attacks critics (Bibi) as ignorant, deceptive, trying to pull a fast one on the American people.

California Democratic Congressman will vote against Iran deal because it fails to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold state.

The nuclear agreement “ruined the Zionist regime security plan against the Islamic Republic.”

Only one of the major Jewish organizations issued a statement of unqualified support for the nuclear agreement with Iran. Guess which.

SWC leadership calls on P5+1 to condemn Iran's threats to annihilate Israel. *crickets*

It is not called an agreement but instead "key parameters" for a final agreement. Some elements of the agreement may not be made public.

The U.S. and the Europeans expect the process of lifting the restrictions on Iran to last at least one year, more likely two.