U.S. representatives told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday that Iran is not cooperating with the Biden administration’s reckless effort to revive former president Barack Obama’s nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This glum assessment was the latest of many signs that the Iran nuclear deal might dead, at least until after the U.S. midterm elections.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that two B-52H Stratofortress nuclear-capable bombers flew across the Middle East on Sunday in a Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission that included fighter escort planes from the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and briefly Israel.
The government of Iran issued a formal response to a draft text for a renewed nuclear agreement between Tehran and the United States, among other parties, on Friday that anonymous U.S. officials dismissed as “not constructive,” “not all all encouraging,” and “backwards.”
Radical Islamist President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi declared his country “invincible” in a threatening military rant on Thursday preceded by his top diplomat claiming the rogue regime was still “closely studying” a proposal to revive the doomed 2015 nuclear energy deal with Europe and the United States.
Russia took delivery on its first shipment of Iran-built drones two weeks ago, and is reportedly encountering serious technical issues with the weapons as it tries to deploy them against Ukraine.
Following reports of a looming U.S. return to the Iran nuclear deal, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) panned the Biden administration for its “beyond insane” negotiations with the Islamic Republic, calling instead to reinstitute the “maximum pressure campaign that was working under President Trump.”
Iranian officials said on Sunday they are “reviewing” the Biden administration’s latest proposals for reviving former President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal, even as hardline Islamist President Ebrahim Raisi made a mockery of the negotiations by insisting nuclear technology “cannot be taken from us in any way.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that “negotiations on saving the JCPOA and lifting the sanctions on Iran have entered the closing stages,” as reported by Iran’s state Tasnim news agency.
The ranking Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), criticized the Biden administration for reportedly being close to reviving the Iran nuclear deal on the heels of an attack by Iran-backed militants that injured three U.S. servicemembers in Syria.
The Iranian military held two days of very aggressive armed drone exercises on Wednesday and Thursday, even as the regime ostentatiously “reviewed” President Joe Biden’s desperate bid to revive the Obama nuclear deal – and signaled Biden is making concessions too slowly for Tehran’s taste.
President Joe Biden is making progress on negotiations with Iran to revive the nuclear deal previously shattered by former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) slammed the Biden administration’s willingness to grant the Islamic theocracy a “blank check” to fund their growing terrorist activities.
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took steps this week to restore diplomatic relations with Iran, a tacit acknowledgment that President Joe Biden’s reckless determination to restore the Iran nuclear deal will make Tehran vastly more rich and powerful, not to mention bringing it closer to deploying a nuclear umbrella.
During a Wednesday interview on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took President Joe Biden to task over the White House’s plan to reenter the Iran nuclear deal.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that when the United States was in the Iran nuclear deal, “Iran was the one that was isolating itself
During an interview aired on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” U.S. Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley, the chief negotiator in talks on the Iran nuclear deal said that if a deal is reached, Iran would gain access to assets and would be
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell said that there was “friction” between the State Department, “which has been trying to resurrect” the Iran
The “fantasy” of returning to the Obama-led nuclear deal with Iran is both “unrealistic” and “unproductive,” according to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) who slammed the Islamic theocracy for oppressing its citizens, terrorizing countries, and undermining the “stability of the entire region,” while claiming the “overwhelming majority of Iranians have always opposed the violent tactics, extrajudicial killings and nuclear ambitions of the leaders in Tehran.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Iran on Tuesday for a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It was Putin’s first foray beyond former Soviet Union territory since he launched his invasion of Ukraine in February.
Wednesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) weighed in on President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East in which the president is expected to negotiate the Iran nuclear deal and meet with Saudi Arabia.
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, slammed Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) for “appeasing terrorists” and putting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — which “poses a real and immediate threat” to the world — before Americans in uniform “that would sacrifice their lives” for the United States, the Constitution, and our freedoms.
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Iran turning off cameras monitoring its nuclear activity means that getting back into the Iran nuclear deal, which “we spent a lot of time with
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Saturday that Iran took the oil from two Greek tankers last month in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium has swelled to more than 18 times the limit stipulated in the Obama-led nuclear deal, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday.
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri in Tehran on Wednesday. The Iranians pledged their support for mutual ally Russia despite worldwide condemnation of its attack on Ukraine, and indicated a desire for more extensive military coordination with China.
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” author, Washington Post columnist, and CNN political analyst Josh Rogin said it’s “grotesque” that we’re trusting Russia in talks over the Iran nuclear deal and pointed to Russia threatening to
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” author, Washington Post columnist, and CNN political analyst Josh Rogin argued that the Biden administration is so “invested” in striking a renewed Iran nuclear deal that “they’re willing to ignore
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) reacted to reports that the Biden administration is considering allowing Russia to buy Iranian uranium under a revised Iran nuclear deal by stating that doing so
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) argued that it would be “insane” to remove Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from the Foreign Terrorist Organization list as part of a revival of the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be taken off the United States’ Foreign Terrorist Organization list if doing so is needed in order to strike
The United States should capitulate to the Iranian demand to remove the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its foreign terrorist organization list, according to a Foreign Policy magazine essay that admits doing so would alienate Middle East allies and that Iran can not be trusted to follow up on its promises.
During an interview with NBC News aired on Wednesday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a terrorist organization, but responded to a question on whether they’ll remain
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Chris Salcedo Show,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) argued that it makes no sense to use Russia to broker a deal with Iran, especially when Iran has reportedly plotted to assassinate Americans. Tuberville said, “Well,
An impending nuclear deal with Iran currently being pushed by the Biden administration would grant the Islamic Republic hundreds of billions of dollars to be used for “terror and aggression” and wouldn’t avert its attaining of nuclear weapons, warned Israeli opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) reacted to the Biden administration floating the prospect of Russia buying enriched uranium from Iran under a revised Iran nuclear deal by stating that the
On Thursday’s edition of the “Pod Save America” podcast, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet argued that getting back into the Iran nuclear deal is the best path, “particularly, given the moment we’re in, where we were just talking about the
On Thursday’s edition of the “Pod Save America” podcast, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet stated that up until their invasion of Ukraine, Russia was “a relatively constructive part” of the talks over the Iran deal, and that while there was
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) argued that Russia is not participating in the Iran nuclear deal negotiations “in a legitimate or honest way” and is trying to get around sanctions and
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated that “relations with Russia are not at a premium” and shouldn’t be due to their actions in Ukraine and “war crimes” in Ukraine,
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) argued that if the Iran nuclear deal is reinstated, it will result in “a surge of money into Iran, which then will up the terrorist
