Tag: Iran

Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, stands in front of a Surface to Air Missile (Sayyad 2C) at the Iranian Materiel Display (IMD) at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. The Trump administration accused Iran of stepping up violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports by sending rockets and other weaponry to rebels in Afghanistan and Yemen. The presentation displays weapons and fragments of weapons seized in Afghanistan, Bahrain and Yemen that it said are evidence Iran is a "grave and escalating threat" that must be stopped.

National Security

US calls for Europe to impose sanctions on Iran’s missile program

Joel Gehrke · December 3, 2018 3:39 pm

The U.S. is home to the Permian Basin, the world's most productive oil field.

Energy and Environment

State Department loses most of its oil industry advisers in sanctions panel reboot

John Siciliano · December 2, 2018 5:00 am

Pompeo on Iran missile test: ‘We are accumulating risk of escalation’

Joel Gehrke · December 1, 2018 6:43 pm

National Security

Military warns EMP attack could wipe out America, ‘democracy, world order’

Paul Bedard · November 30, 2018 2:33 pm

In this Oct. 24, 2018, file photo, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the second day of the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

How the US can police rogue allies in the Middle East

Victoria Toensing · November 30, 2018 5:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., talks with reporters as he heads to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.

Over Mexican food, Corker urges Pence to sanction Saudi crown prince before Congress acts

Susan Ferrechio · November 29, 2018 9:58 pm

State Department: Iran Still Exporting Arms Across Middle East

Jenna Lifhits · November 29, 2018 7:26 pm

Syrian military move along a road near the village of Almajdiyeh, Syria, on Aug. 14, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

America’s latest unnecessary obsession: Iran in Syria

Alexander Moore, Jerrod Laber · November 29, 2018 5:00 am

Former Massachusetts Senator John Kerry points as he speaks at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Boston.

John Kerry on a 2020 run: ‘I’m not taking anything off the table’

Diana Stancy Correll · November 28, 2018 10:02 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to members of the media after a closed door meeting with Senators about Saudi Arabia at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Ending US support for Saudi Arabia would make things much worse in Yemen

Tom Rogan · November 28, 2018 9:38 pm

A ransomware demand for the payment of $300 worth of bitcoin sits on the screen of an Apple Inc. Macbook Air laptop infected by the 'Petya' computer virus inside an electronics store in Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

Justice Department charges Iranian hackers after ransomware attack

Kelly Cohen · November 28, 2018 4:54 pm

Understanding Bitcoin requires a proper frame of reference.

For first time, Treasury targets Bitcoin addresses in sanctions

Colin Wilhelm · November 28, 2018 3:48 pm