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‘Pompeo’s speech shows Trump administration has no knowledge of history: Limbert

John Limbert, a former deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran, has said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo showed that President Donald Trump’s administration has no knowledge of history.

By Hanif Ghafari

NATO is worried about Trump!

In recent days, Western analysts have analyzed and evaluated various aspects of the tensions and challenges among NATO members. The majority of NATO members are European countries.

Zarif to Trump: BE CAUTIOUS! 

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Monday warned U.S. President Donald Trump to “BE CAUTIOUS” after a day earlier Trump threatened that Iran “will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered.” 

By Payman Yazdani

Trump is looking for new alliances: Almut Moller

Commenting on the necessity of a right balanced engagement between Russia and the EU, Almut Moller, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin, says Donald Trump is “looking for new alliances”.

Government can be reformed: Iran’s vice president

TEHRAN - Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that the government can be reformed and suggested that anyone who cannot help solve the people’s problems should delegate his responsibility.

Iran able to ‘adopt any strategy’ in Strait of Hormuz: military chief

TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri issued a statement on Tuesday saying Iran is capable of adopting "any strategy" in the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf region.

‘EU package should guarantee Iran’s interests’

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that any economic package by the European Union, Russia and China should “guarantee Iran’s interests” if the 2015 nuclear agreement is going to continue to exist.

Jimmy Kimmel exposes Trump’s hypocrisy on Iran

TEHRAN – Jimmy Kimmel, an American television host, said on Monday that it was “interesting” President Donald Trump had reacted so strongly after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said hostile U.S. policies to Iran may lead to “the mother of all wars”.

Larijani shreds ‘charlatan’ Trump for empty words

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent Twitter threats against Iran as the “empty words” of a well-known “charlatan” which do not deserve a response.

No country has signed up for new Iran sanctions: U.S. senator

TEHRAN – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Monday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, saying no country has supported Washington’s effort to impose new sanctions on Iran.

By Hanif Ghaffari

What Republicans are worried about?

The decline in the popularity of the U.S. President over the past few days has attracted a lot of media attention.as the NBC news reported, After an eventful and tumultuous month in American politics, majorities of American voters disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Russia and immigration at the border, while half approve of his job on the economy, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Sanctions and stirring unrest are Trump’s approach toward Iran: Prof. Zonis

Marvin Zonis, a professor of international political economy at Chicago University, is of the view that U.S. President is a pathological narcissist that tries to press Iran by increasing sanctions and stirring domestic unrest.

Tweets won’t get a better deal, Sherman tells Trump

TEHRAN – Wendy Sherman, who served as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Obama administration, on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s Iran policy, saying “tweets won’t get a better deal”.

Pro-reform Hope faction backs Rouhani’s strong warning against Trump

Rouhani praises Hope faction’s supports

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday praised support for his government by the pro-reform Hope parliamentary faction.

Strait of Hormuz must be open for all or no one, general warns

TEHRAN – The Iranian Army Ground Force chief on Sunday supported President Hassan Rouhani’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz if Iran would not be able to export its oil, saying the strait must be open to all or no one, Mehr reported.

Ex-IRGC chief to Trump: You be cautious

TEHRAN – In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatening tweet against Iran, former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohsen Rezaei hit back soon, warning Trump to be “cautious”.

Zarif says U.S.-Israel Iranophobia project has been defeated

Zarif: Still no European practical action to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have so far failed to take “practical actions” to save the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Trump has tried to compel U.S. Army to attack Iran: commander

TEHRAN – Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said on Sunday that there are reliable intelligence reports that President Donald Trump has made attempts over the past 12 months to compel the U.S. Army to carry out military attack against Iran.

Rouhani cautions the U.S. that ‘war with Iran would be the mother of all wars’

Mr. Trump, ‘do not play with the lion’s tail’, Rouhani warns

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday warned his American counterpart, Donald Trump, about his hostile stance against Iran, saying, “Mr. Trump, do not play with the lion’s tail, this would only lead to regret.”

ICJ can order temporary stop to U.S. sanctions: law professor

TEHRAN - Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois, has said that Iran can call on the International Court of Justice to temporarily stop the return of U.S. sanctions.

Hanif Ghaffari

A Contemplation on Trump's meeting with Putin

Finally, the meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia was held in Helsinki, Finland. At the end of the meeting, the two sides emphasized the need for having interaction with each other to resolve international crises.

Trump’s request to meet Rouhani in Sept. 2017 contradicted his remarks: report

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to meet him during the UN conference in September last year did not match his remarks at the UN General Assembly, a Persian language newspaper reported.

‘Iran’s scientists uncrushed by decades of sanctions’

U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) in May would not affect Iran’s scientific progress, vice-dean for research in the Faculty of Medicine at Tehran University of Medical Sciences has said.

Putin says nuclear deal should be preserved

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is an important document that should be preserved.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Trump’s Campaign against Europe

Many analysts of the international affairs have recently had a special focus on US-EU relations! Some signals and speeches by the President of the United States which are addressed to the European authorities indicate the full opposition of the White House to the European Union.

Tehran: Trump made 8 requests to meet Rouhani

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi announced on Wednesday that President Hassan Rouhani had received eight requests from his American counterpart, Donald Trump, for a meeting.

Putin defends JCPOA in presser with Trump

TEHRAN – In a joint press conference with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Helsinki on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended the Iran nuclear deal.

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One-on-one meeting with Putin a 'good start': Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump described his one-on-one meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin as a "good start" Monday.

By Batool Subeiti

Together against Trump and his dangerous policies

LONDON - Tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of London on Friday to protest against the visiting ‘megalomaniac’ president of the United States.

Iranian politician says ‘egoistic’ Trump is threat to future of the world

TEHRAN – Iran’s experience shows that the U.S. is not committed to documents it signs, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said on Monday, stressing that it is absolutely impossible that Iran negotiate with the U.S.