US Intel. Ops against Iran Limited, Not Very Successful
A former military intelligence officer with the CIA described US-led intelligence operations against Iran as “limited” and “not very successful”, saying that Washington is seeking to stir up trouble inside the country through its regional allies.
NATO Plan With no Terrorism Threats recognition is Rejected: Erdogan
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey will oppose NATO plan for the defense of Baltic countries if the alliance does not recognize groups that Turkey deems terrorists, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, ahead of a NATO alliance summit in London. Relations between Turkey and its NATO allies have been strained over a host of issues, […]
Tariffs on Steel from Brazil, Argentina resumes; Trump
TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration would immediately reimpose tariffs on steel and aluminum from two South American countries, blaming the governments of Brazil and Argentina for devaluing their currencies and hurting the US economy. Trump made the announcement in a series of tweets while pushing the Federal […]
Developing weapons of mass destruction must stop, Syria urges Israel
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Syrian Foreign Ministry noted in a Monday statement that US should take practical steps to prohibit developing weapons of mass destruction and to pressure the Israeli regime to sign related conventions. An official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical […]
Iran Selling Oil despite US Sanctions
Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri highlighted the country’s success in countering the US sanctions and said the Islamic Republic is selling its oil despite the embargoes on the oil sector.
CIA behind Recent Unrest in Iran
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former US assistant secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under President Ronald Reagan in 1981, said the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) orchestrated the recent riots in Iran over fuel price hike.
US Supreme Court to Hear Its First Major Gun Case Since 2010
A legal fight over a New York City handgun ordinance that could give the US Supreme Court's conservative majority a chance to expand gun rights goes before the nine justices on Monday in one of the most closely watched cases of their current term.
Speech, Press, Academic Freedoms Threatened in West
An American political expert described the US ad other Western powers as “fantasy democracies” and said speech, press, and academic freedoms are threatened in these countries.
Trump Presidency Would ‘Change Character’ of US; Biden Says
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his “No Malarkey” bus tour on Saturday by warning a crowd in Iowa that Donald Trump presidency would “change the character” of the US if he were to stay in the White House for eight years. “We can overcome four years of Donald Trump […]
Assange’s Father: US targets enemies by abusing legal systems
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The incarceration and extradition trial of Julian Assange is one of many examples of the US abusing the legal systems of other countries to target its political enemies, said John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. Assange is currently held at a top security UK prison pending a hearing on extradition to the […]