Marvin Zonis, Professor of international political economy believes that the Pompeo speech was an exercise in idiocy that only provides Trump with excuse to pressure the government in Iran in any way possible to bring about regime change in Iran. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo laid out the Trump administration’s new strategy for […]

TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, an adjunct professor in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford and a Middle East expert, says that “President Trump’s withdrawal from the JCPOA was opposed virtually by the entire world, with the exception of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.” “I believe that Iran’s best option would […]

TEHRAN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday that he was not surprised by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s attack on the Iran nuclear deal, before adding, “We do not see at this time a better alternative.” Maas also said he will travel to Washington to meet Pompeo to discuss Washington’s stance […]

TEHRAN – Dhia al-Asadi, head of the political bureau of the Sadrist Movement, has said that the movement has stable relations with Iran. Speaking with Al Mayadeen on Tuesday, al-Asadi also said, “We will never surrender to any foreign demands, whether from the United States or other countries,” ISNA reported. He also said Muqtada al-Sadr […]

 Speaking during a trip to Buenos Aires on Monday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson cast serious doubt on the success of Trump’s new policies against Iran. Criticizing Trump’s hardline approach towards Iran, Johnson highlighted that it is “very, very difficult” to achieve what US wants from Iran. The US approach would be discussed at the meeting of […]

The EU’s foreign policy chief on Monday warned there was “no alternative” to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed unprecedented sanctions against Tehran following Washington’s withdrawal from the pact. Pompeo, a longtime Iran hawk and fierce opponent of the 2015 agreement, earlier Monday outlined […]

The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has created a new rounds of speculations about the three European major players’ (the UK, France and Germany) capabilities and abilities to keep the deal alive without the US. Following the US President’s unilateral move to withdraw from the Iran’s Nuclear Deal, lots of […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that foreigners should respect the Venezuelan people’s votes in the presidential elections. Venezuelan officials declared Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s presidential election. Qassemi said, “Holding elections in spite of domestic pressure and foreign threats and sanctions is a great victory for democracy in […]

TEHRAN – After Trump announced U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) on May 8, his new secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Monday set out Washington’s plan B which looked more like a declaration of war rather that a new roadmap. Pompeo said the U.S. will apply economic and military pressure against Iran […]

The Syrian army resumed its offensive against Daesh terrorists in south Damascus on Monday after a short ceasefire to allow women, children and old people leave, a report said. State television broadcast footage of the shattered area and said air strikes “were targeting the last terrorist remnants” in the area after reporting earlier that a […]