U.S. Calls For Unconditional Release of Iranian-Americans
August 9, 2017 In July 2017, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, introduced a companion legislation to U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s bipartisan resolution calling for the unconditional release of U.S. citizens and permanent legal...
U.S. Senate’s Iran Sanctions Are Breach of Nuclear Deal Says Senior Iranian Official
June 16, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran is an "unquestionable" violation of a nuclear deal reached in 2015 between Tehran and six major powers including the United States, Iranian...
Trump to Resume Precision Munitions Deliveries to Saudis – Officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The Senate voted...
Germany Urges Iran to Avoid Any Moves to Exacerbate Tensions in the Gulf
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman on Friday urged Iran to avoid any actions that could further exacerbate tensions in the Gulf after key Arab states cut off ties with Qatar, and underscored Germany's...
Kremlin Says Iran Attack Shows Need to Unite Against Terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that an attack on two targets in Tehran by armed men underlined the need for countries to pool their efforts to fight against terrorism, something it...
Giuliani, Mukasey Can Represent Turkish Gold Trader Zarrab – U.S. Judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey have potential conflicts of interest, but may help the wealthy...
New U.S. instability, Old MidEast Quagmire – Annual Peace Index
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North America into deep instability in 2016 while the Middle East sank deeper into turmoil.
Despite depicting...
U.S. Visas Issued to Citizens of Trump Travel Ban Nations Continue toDdecline
May 25, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued about 50 percent fewer visitor visas in April to citizens of seven countries covered by President Donald Trump's temporary travel bans than it...
Trump Says Concerns About Iran Driving Israel, Arab States Closer
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
May 22, 2017 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that shared concern about Iran was driving Israel and many Arab states closer and demanded that...
Rouhani Hopeful Europe Will Not Follow Trump’s Lead on Iran
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran welcomes cooperation at all levels to bring stability to the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart on Monday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump lambasted Tehran again...
