By Javad Heirannia

Pompeo will have less weight in Trump’s national security team: expert

TEHRAN - Research Assistant at Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security, says in the absence of Bolton, I think Pompeo, another Iran Hawk will have less weight in Trump’s national security team.

By staff and agency

U.S. Congresswoman says Trump’s information about Iran cannot be trusted

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that President Donald Trump administration’s information about Iran cannot be trusted.

By Alireza Hashemi

Reuters scraping the barrel implicating Iran in Yemeni drone attacks

It appears the western MSM have found a new pretext to further their pro-war line on Iran, this time using a Yemeni drone attack into key Saudi oil installations to bolster the case for confrontation with Iran.

Iran says U.S. hasty claims about strikes on Aramco harmful to all

TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday that the United States’ claims about Iran’s role in the drone strikes on the Saudi Aramco oil installations were “hasty” and will be harmful to all countries in the region.

U.S. maximum pressure has turned into ‘maximum deceit’: Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the United States’ failed policy of maximum pressure on Iran has turned into “maximum deceit”.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

‘With or without Bolton’ that is not the question

TEHRAN – The US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, was forced out from the White House last Tuesday due to, as believed, his different stances from those of Trump on issues such as the US foreign policies towards specific countries including Iran.

‘Thirst for war and maximum pressure should go with the warmonger-in-chief’, Zarif says in reaction to Bolton ouster

TEHRAN – In reaction to the ouster of White House national security advisor John Bolton by Donald Trump on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted, “Thirst for war—maximum pressure—should go with the warmonger-in-chief”.

Zarif asks Pompeo: “What exactly is extortion”!? 

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that “what exactly is extortion?”

Zarif says ‘we will sell oil to any and all buyers’

‘Stop nagging’, Zarif tells Pompeo

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “stop nagging” about the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, saying that Iran “will sell oil to any and all buyers”.

By M.A. Saki

It’s shameful that Pompeo talks about JCPOA provisions

TEHRAN – Speaking at a United Nations Security Council Session on Middle East Peace and Security on August 20, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is concerned about the approaching end of some of the UN arms embargo and other sanctions against Iran based on the JCPOA.

IRGC: Augmenting defense power on agenda of Iran’s armed forces

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it is on agenda of Iran’s armed forces to continuously increase their defense power.

Pompeo does not even know about Tisha B’Av night: Iran

TEHRAN – The Iranian government spokesman has lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his remarks about Palestine, questioning the American diplomat’s qualification to express opinions about the issue.

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.

Lebanese health minister describes sanctions on as “cruel”

Iran’s health minister calls U.S. sanctions crime against humanity

TEHRAN – Iran’s Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Monday that the U.S. sanctions are “crime against humanity”.

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 Reza Resalat

Pumping like Pompeo: Convincing Iranian public through sanctions?

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been talking about his show trip to Iran against the fact that according to U.S. sanctions, anybody visiting Iran would face liabilities.

Pompeo’s call for interview with Iranian media lacks ‘honesty’: Tehran

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has reacted to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s call to be interviewed by Iranian media outlets, saying Iranian journalists have frequently invited him and other U.S. officials for interviews, but they have flatly refused the offers.

Iranian TV denies any plans to interview Pompeo

TEHRAN – Iran’s English-speaking Press TV channel says the news outlet has no plan to hold an interview with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, after Western media misquoted another Iranian official that the U.S. diplomat was invited to an interview.

Hanif Ghaffari

The rule of Anarchism in Washington

The United States is not in a decent position. Donald Trump's political management has led to the creation of a kind of pomegranate in the country. The presence of people like John Bolton at the White House has strengthened this trend.

Iran rejects claims it is willing to talk its missile program

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has rejected claims about Iran’s willingness to hold talks on its missile program.

By Martin Love

Iran will have the world’s respect, and prevail

NORTH CAROLINA - An outsider with just some knowledge about Iran can be easily whipsawed by the horrible dilemma the U.S. has dumped on the country over the past 14 months. Yes, Iran must do all it can to defend itself, if it is attacked military, and meanwhile must do all it can to circumvent, with assistance, the draconian U.S. economic sanctions.

By Javad Heirannia

Impossible to predict where Trump will go with Iran policy: Falk

TEHRAN - Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, says “We have learned that it is impossible to predict where Trump will go with Iran policy.”

By Hanif Ghaffari

Why Pompeo is travelling to Middle East? 

TEHRAN - American Secretary of States Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday that he will travel to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss the issues of western Asia. 

By Javad Heirannia

Trump's willingness to talk with Iran is “Not a serious”: Robert Hunter

TEHRAN – Robert E. Hunter, the former U.S. ambassador to NATO, says Trump's willingness to talk with Iranian authorities is “Not a serious proposal.”

By Javad Heirannia

Trump himself is serious about talking to Iran: Shireen Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “Trump himself is serious about talking to Iran and his position is not merely a campaign ploy.”

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

Pompeo knows the real meaning of “disinformation”

TEHRAN - Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State has turned into a symbol of the failure of U.S. foreign policy and in particular, that of Trump’s administration. 

By Hanif Ghaffari

Trump’s new deal: exchanging Bolton and Pompeo with Esper

TEHRAN - It seems that the power game in White House has become more complicated than ever. The United States President Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper as his next Defense Secretary. 

By staff and agency

Susan Rice says Trump should sideline Bolton and Pompeo, send envoy to Iran to defuse tension

Susan Rice, the former U.S. national security advisor, has said President Donald Trump needs to sideline John Bolton, the national security advisor, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and send an envoy to Iran for talks if he seeks to defuse tension.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Political and military defeat of the White House against Iran

TEHRAN - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps declared that it had stuck down the RQ-4 Global Hawk over Iranian airspace. Also Commander of the IRGC Major General Hossein Salami stressed that the move should alert Washington officials to stay away. The incident sent "a clear message" to the U.S. and other enemies that Iran will show a firm and crushing response to any aggression, Salami stated.

By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Pompeo’s plot: U.S. stages Gulf of Tonkin revival in Gulf of Oman

“It is the assessment of the United States government that Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today.”    —U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo