Special to WorldTribune.com Iran will only partially comply with the nuclear arrangement with world powers unless all sanctions are lifted, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. Khamenei, speaking to a group of clerics, said some U.S. officials had spoken of the “suspension” of sanctions and he insisted “there will be no deal” if the sanctions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran has no intention of following a stipulation in the recent nuclear deal that continues sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s missile program, President Hassan Rowhani said. “We will purchase weapons from wherever we deem necessary and we are not waiting for anyone’s permission; if we deem necessary we will sell our weapons […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif went on a one-day, three-country Mideast tour on July 26 to defend a nuclear deal that many Arab countries are vehemently opposed to. Zarif’s charm offensive in the Gulf included stops in Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq. Teheran has insisted the nuclear deal will not change its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Even before the debates in Iran and the United States could begin over last week’s nuclear agreement, Germany sent its economy minister to Teheran on July 19 to revive a trading relationship in anticipation of the lifting of sanctions. However, a foreign ministry spokeswoman made short work of German Vice Chancellor and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian President Bashar Assad was in full celebratory mode on July 14 after Iran, his top regional ally, triumphed in a nuclear deal that was brokered by nations who support rebel efforts to oust him. Rebels fighting Assad, meanwhile, were deeply concerned that the deal would expand Iranian influence in the region […]
Special to WorldTribune.com In the same nationally televised address on July 14 Iranian President Hassan Rowhani blasted Israel for attempting to derail the nuclear deal, then hailed the deal with Western powers as a “starting point” for building trust between the terror-sponsoring state and the world. Rowhani declared Iran achieved all of it goals in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the imminent nuclear deal with P5+1 powers won’t stop Teheran’s campaign against the United States. Iran’s FARS news agency reported that Khamenei told university students in Teheran to “get yourselves ready for a continuing campaign against the arrogance.” “Campaign against the arrogant powers and hegemonic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran has stepped up its persecution of religious minorities after U.S. President Barack Obama de-linked “demands for improvements in religious freedom and human rights in Iran from the nuclear negotiations,” according to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. Kirk, an Illinois Republican, told The Jerusalem Post of “the Iranian regimes systematic persecution of Christians, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has displayed what it termed were new missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Iranian Defense Ministry has presented two missiles and two UAVs in a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rowhani. Both UAVs displayed on Aug. 24 were described as reconnaissance platforms. “Iran has no intention to interfere in, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has sent troops to bolster the Shi’ite regime of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki. Iran pledged to defend the Al Maliki regime in an effort to head off an Al Qaida onslaught on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Diplomatic sources said Teheran has deployed thousands of troops and […]