Reports: Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran nuclear deal

Reports: Trump leaning toward decertifying Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump is said to be leaning toward decertification of the Iran nuclear deal, reports said. “I have decided,” Trump told journalists when asked about an Oct. 15 deadline to re-certify the agreement. “I’ll let you know what the decision is.” NBC News, citing four sources, reported […]

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump “wants to redo” the Iran nuclear deal, assessing that the same “kick the can down the road” mistakes governments made with North Korea were made in negotiating the Iran deal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sept. 19. “I think we’re all well familiar […]

Nuclear blackmail: Iran warns it could have highly enriched uranium ‘within 5 days’

Nuclear blackmail: Iran warns it could have highly enriched uranium ‘within 5 days’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2017 The chief of Iran’s atomic program said the United States would be shocked at how quickly the Islamic Republic could rebuild its stocks of highly enriched uranium should President Donald Trump walk away from the nuclear deal. Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also one of Iran’s vice presidents, said […]

Nuclear blackmail, week 2: Iran tries to hold ‘world hostage’, U.S. warns

Nuclear blackmail, week 2: Iran tries to hold ‘world hostage’, U.S. warns

by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2017 After Iran, citing new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, threatened to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Trump Administration was quick to respond. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the Islamic Republic can’t be allowed to “hold the world hostage” over […]

Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani issue sharply-contrasting responses to Trump’s visit

Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani issue sharply-contrasting responses to Trump’s visit

by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump’s $110 billion defense and weapons deal with Saudi Arabia prompted vastly different reactions from Iran’s top leaders. While President Hassan Rouhani called for “more cooperation” with the Saudis in the wake of Trump’s May 20 visit, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the Saudis […]

Report: Iran conducting massive military buildup with funds from nuclear deal

Report: Iran conducting massive military buildup with funds from nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, May 4, 2017 Iran is using billions in funds that were freed up under the nuclear deal with world powers to finance an unprecedented military buildup, a report said. Iran’s defense budget has increased by 145 percent under President Hassan Rouhani and the military is moving forward with a massive restructuring effort […]

Iran condemns Syrian strike as ‘strategic mistake,’ calls for investigation

Iran condemns Syrian strike as ‘strategic mistake,’ calls for investigation

by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 Iran, a top ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, has called for an investigation into U.S missile strikes on a Syrian airbase. “The Americans’ action is a strategic mistake, as they are repeating the mistakes of their predecessors,” supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on April 9, according to […]

Iran scrambles to contain, suppress rising demonstrations

Iran scrambles to contain, suppress rising demonstrations

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2017 The Iranian government is moving quickly to put down massive protests over power blackouts and water shortages in the oil-rich Khuzestan region and ongoing workers’ rights protests in Teheran. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) – a coalition of Iranian opposition groups in exile lead by the […]

Sweden’s ‘first feminist government’ dons hijabs in Iran

Sweden’s ‘first feminist government’ dons hijabs in Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2017 Members of Sweden’s self-declared “first feminist government in the world” were blasted for wearing hijabs and long coats for a meeting on Feb. 11 in Teheran with President Hassan Rouhani. In a statement that has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook, UN Watch, a non-governmental human rights NGO in Geneva, expressed disappointment […]

Iran plans to build aircraft carrier as part of naval upgrade

Iran plans to build aircraft carrier as part of naval upgrade

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 Iran is looking to construct an aircraft carrier and heavy submarines as it upgrades its naval capabilities, a senior Iranian official said. “Building an aircraft carrier is also among the goals pursued by the navy and we hope to attain this objective,” Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Adm. Peiman […]