‘People are despairing’: Iranians brace for sanctions to bite

Gloom spreads as dollar price rockets while action is welcomed by region’s US allies.  Iranians shop in a bazaar in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Iranians were bracing themselves for a period of economic hardship on Monday after sweeping US sanctions … Read More

Iran’s President Warns of a ‘War Situation’ as the U.S. Reimposes Sanctions

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(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,” raising Mideast tensions as America’s maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic … Read More

Iran’s Khamenei: ‘No war, no negotiations with the US’

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the shrine of Imam Ridha in Mashhad, Iran.  Khamenei.ir Khamenei said economic woes were result of internal mismanagement by the govt. and not just US pressure. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday … Read More

Prospects of US-Iran talks now more remote than ever

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The US on Tuesday reimposed the first segment of economic sanctions on Iran after President Donald Trump gave carte blanche for America to exercise more pressure on the Iranian government. This is in order to get it to return to the negotiating table and reconsider … Read More

Donald Trump should pursue bigger, better Iran deal: Obama diplomat

Trump is onto something. We shouldn’t walk away from the nuclear agreement but we should get more for American companies and regional security. It was my job in the Obama administration to work with Iran and our allies on implementing … Read More

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