Tags - Iran
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a long-time war hawk, has accused Iran of carrying out the recent attacks on oil pipelines and tankers around the Persian Gulf, and warned Tehran to expect "an overwhelming military response" if it harms US interests in the Middle East region.
News ID: 444988 Publish Date : 2019/05/21
Paper:
The six members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) have different views on Washington's confrontation against Iran, a Kuwaiti paper reported on Sunday.
News ID: 444979 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that his country will not sit at a negotiating table with those who make false promises.
News ID: 444977 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
Report:
An unconfirmed report shows Britain has secretly sent troops to the Persian Gulf to help US forces in the region to counter an alleged threat from Iran.
News ID: 444976 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
New Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi warned that the IRGC's power is beyond imagination of enemies.
News ID: 444975 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
IRGC chief:
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran does not seek war but is not afraid of one either.
News ID: 444970 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
Rep. Gallego:
US Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego says that the United States has exaggerated what it describes as threats posed by Iran amid escalation of tensions between the two countries.
News ID: 444968 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
Iraqi commander:
An Iraqi commander says the United States’ increased pressure and threats aimed at Iran indicate Washington’s “new idiocy” and confusion.
News ID: 444966 Publish Date : 2019/05/20
Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani:
Ayatollah Noori Hamedia described the US and its mercenaries as frailer than ever, and said that the US will never see the defeat of Iran, as the US is frailer than ever.
News ID: 444963 Publish Date : 2019/05/19
A senior Trump administration official says the US is “sitting by the phone” to hear from Iran, but it has yet to receive any message suggesting Tehran is willing to accept Donald Trump’s overtures for direct talks.
News ID: 444960 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
The Iraqi parliament is set to vote on a draft bill that would ban the United States-led military presence in Iraq, a report says.
News ID: 444958 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
Scholar:
Iran has been a target of US imperialism since its inception in 1979 as a result of the Islamic Revolution, says Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who has a decades-long interest in international affairs.
News ID: 444956 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
Iran’s ambassador to the UN has called on the US government to declassify its alleged intelligence on "Iranian threat" in Iraq, saying Tehran is confident the claim is "fake".
News ID: 444952 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
US President Donald Trump likes to keep people guessing whether there would be a war between Iran and the United States because that is the only way he can divert the constitutional crisis that is building up in Washington.
News ID: 444950 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
Report:
US President Donald Trump is considering replacing his hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton over his plans to push the United States towards a military conflict with Iran, Venezuela and North Korea, according to a report.
News ID: 444938 Publish Date : 2019/05/16
Defense minister:
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic has currently the highest level of defense preparedness to counter any threat against the country.
News ID: 444937 Publish Date : 2019/05/16
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reassured that his country will leave behind the current difficulties mainly caused by Washington’s harsh policies against Tehran, adding that problems will be overcome with national solidarity, self-sacrifice, planning, better management and better governance.
News ID: 444934 Publish Date : 2019/05/16
US Senator Bernie Sanders has said that war with Iran would be "many times worse than the Iraq War," after a report showed that hawkish American officials, led by National Security Adviser John Bolton, had presented President Donald Trump with a new military plan against the Islamic Republic.
News ID: 444931 Publish Date : 2019/05/16
Iran:
Chairman of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Seyed Kamal Kharrazi said that global efforts to reach multilateralism are in serious danger as some countries are seeking to impose their will and secure their interests by withdrawing from international agreements.
News ID: 444923 Publish Date : 2019/05/15
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi says he believes “things would end well” between the United States and Iran despite growing tensions between the two arch-enemies over Tehran’s nuclear program and its missile capabilities.
News ID: 444921 Publish Date : 2019/05/15