By Roohullah Ghasemian

The third Fox News shock to Trump

New Fox News polls showed once again that US President Donald Trump is not doing well in state and state polls. Accordingly, the likelihood of Trump's defeat in next year's presidential election has increased dramatically. Unless the trend continues, Trump will no longer be at the forefront of US political and executive equations. Trump has twice accused the Fox News network of posting false and untrue polls. However, many US analysts believe that recent Fox News polls are based on current US facts. American citizens' dissatisfaction with Trump's foreign policy, as well as some economic discontent in some states, has contributed to Trump's decline in popularity.

‘Intl. community is responsible to guarantee Iran’s benefits from nuclear deal’

TEHRAN - Agnes Von Der Muhll, the French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, has said that the international community is responsible to guarantee Iran’s benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

The end of John Bolton's political life

In recent days, some media have been reporting the possibility of the removal of US National Security Adviser John Bolton. Accordingly, Donald Trump is likely to oust Bolton by year 2020. The popularity of Trump's foreign policy with American citizens has also fallen sharply.

Trump’s sanctions on Iran block way for any kind of dialogue: professor

TEHRAN – A professor of political science and international relations at the University of California believes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran block the way to any negotiation and diplomacy.

Europe must fulfil JCPOA commitments: MP

TEHRAN - Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a veteran MP sitting on the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Europe must fulfil its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

By Hamid Bayati

The failure of Washington’s economic plans for Iran

TEHRAN - In May 2018 when Donald Trump officially abandoned its nuclear agreement with Iran, he promised that they will pose a new round of very severe sanctions on Iran. United States Department of the Treasury had made a lot of supposedly “detailed” and complicated calculations.

Iranian war veteran writes to Trump

TEHRAN – An Iranian war veteran, Habib Ahmadzadeh, has written an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he rejects the president’s statement saying Iranians never won a war.

By Mohammad Eslami

U.S.-China Trade war: What does it mean for Iran?

TEHRAN – U.S.-China trade war has been one of the game changers among the geopolitical factors affecting the international political and economic sphere. The 10pc tariff will be imposed on the $300bn/yr of imports from China not yet subject to any duties, Trump announced via Twitter a day after the latest round of talks, which concluded in Shanghai.

Why Trump’s 'maximum pressure' foreign policy yields minimum results: Guardian

Donald Trump is heading into the 2020 elections with no clear-cut foreign policy successes, some dramatic failures and a string of looming crises around the world that could undermine his bid for re-election.

By staff and agency

Le Drian to Trump: 'No permission' needed for dialogue with Iran

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday that Paris "needs no permission" to engage in dialogue with Iran, responding to an earlier tweet by President Donald Trump scolding French President Emmanuel Macron over the matter.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Beijing's expanding power over Washington

The President of the United States continues to feel weak and helpless against China. At the beginning of 2017, Donald Trump tried to contain Beijing by restrictive economic policies.

Trump swats at Macron for Iran diplomacy

President Donal Trump on Thursday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending “mixed signals” to Iran, Politico reported.

By Negar Asadi

Healthy economy is antidote to sanctions on Iran: scholar

TEHRAN - A prominent scholar, believes that fighting corruption and building a healthy foundation for economy are catalysts to resist sanctions and external pressure on Iran.

Will Biden conquer the Republican nest?

Controversial poll in Texas

TEHRAN - The rising popularity of the former US vice president in Texas has led to deeply unhappy Republicans. On the other hand, internal Democratic polls show that Joe Biden is more popular than his other candidates. Here's a look at some of the polls and news about the upcoming US presidential election:

By Quayyum Raja

Trump’s offer on Kashmir and bottom line

American President Donald Trump revealed to Pakistani premier Imran Khan in a meeting in White House that the Indian premier Narendra Modi asked him to mediate on Kashmir Issue.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Will Kushner become the Achilles' heel of the Republicans?

TEHRAN - It seems that democrats are going to break their silence about the foreign policy mistakes of Jared Kushner, the senior advisor to the American President Donald Trump who is also his father-in-law. 

By staff and agency

U.S. Congress redoubles efforts to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Twenty-eight lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are pushing legislation to ban the use of funds for military action against Iran without congressional authorization, according to an internal letter obtained by Foreign Policy.

By Martin Love

Iran’s strength lies in continued patience

NORTH CAROLINA - It’s said that Donald Trump is likely to win re-election in 2020 if he avoids war with Iran, keeps up the tariff and political pressure on China, and if the Democrats nominate a neoliberal like Joe Biden or even Kamala Harris.

By Habib Ahmadzadeh

Trump, Zarif and we Iranians

TEHRAN - President Trump, in his latest Tweet, claims that “Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.” As a world citizen, and a veteran of Iran-Iraq war with firsthand experience of the bitterness of war, I have a couple of suggestions and responses for the president of the United States. 

Iran to review nuclear decision if other sides fulfil commitments: MP

TEHRAN - Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said Iran will review its decision to reduce its nuclear commitments if other sides take practical actions to fulfill their obligations.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Zarif says while in UN he was told to go to White House or be sanctioned

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a press conference on Monday that while he was in New York the Americans told him that if he did not accept to go to the White House to meet President Donald Trump he will be sanctioned in two weeks.

New Yorker: Zarif was invited to meet Trump in the Oval Office

Just weeks before the Trump administration placed sanctions on the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, he was invited to meet with the president at the White House, New Yorker reported on Friday in a report by Robin Wright, a summary of which goes below.

By Sadeq Dehqan & Amirhadi Arsalanpour

MP: US has no choice but to return to JCPOA

In order to preserve a nuclear agreement with Iran, “there is no choice for the United States and the European countries but to adhere to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),” said the Iranian lawmaker, Seyyed Hossein Naqavi-Hosseini.

Saeed Sobhani

Two new polls in the U.S., Sanders is still ahead of Trump

The President of the United States of America and his associates continue to monitor and analyze the polls in the country. They believe Trump is not in good shape! Surveys also show this, of course. Here are two new polls in the United States:

By Andre Vltchek

Why should Iran be cherished and defended?

As I pen this short essay, Iran is standing against the mightiest nation on earth. It is facing tremendous danger; of annihilation even, if the world does not wake up fast, and rush to its rescue.

By staff and agency

Sanctioning Zarif further undermines U.S. diplomatic credibility: ex-U.S. ambassador to NATO

In an article published by LobeLog on Thursday, Robert E. Hunter, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, said that Washington’s act in imposing sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will undermine U.S. diplomatic credibility.

By staff and agency

Europeans to opt for route of dialogue with Iran

Nathalie Tocci, special adviser to European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, has said that the Europeans will opt for “dialogue” and “diplomacy” with Iran on the issue of security in the Persian Gulf region.

Iran will take next step to scale back nuclear activities if obligations not met: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran will take the next step in reducing commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the remaining parties to the agreement do not honor their obligations.

Trump again warns he could kill millions of Afghans

US President Donald Trump has once again warned that American troops could win the Afghan war within days by killing millions across the conflict-ridden country.