Tag: Iran

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event.

Beltway Confidential

The Jewish vote is key in Florida, and Ron DeSantis just picked up a huge endorsement

Philip Wegmann · October 31, 2018 7:03 pm

Washington Can Roll Back Iran’s Influence. Here’s How.

Bassam Barabandi, Alireza Nader · October 31, 2018 6:01 am

Denmark's Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen speaks during a press conference in Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, on Tuesday in connection with a police operation last month involving a Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent being arrested in an alleged Iranian intelligence plot to kill an opposition activist in Denmark.

Denmark foils Iranian assassination plot

Joel Gehrke · October 30, 2018 7:02 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks to the media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran.

Europe warns: Iran sanctions threaten US dollar dominance

Joel Gehrke · October 29, 2018 4:00 am

The Facebook app is displayed on an iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in New York on Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Facebook quashes Iranian efforts to sway US voters as midterm elections loom

James Langford · October 26, 2018 5:05 pm

Dr. Herbert Hodes

Beltway Confidential

Trump on verge of caving to Europeans on Iran, breaking ‘maximum pressure’ promise

Philip Klein · October 25, 2018 7:54 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

ABC News reporter tries to embarrass Mike Pompeo, embarrasses self

Tom Rogan · October 25, 2018 6:17 pm

A Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulls crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont., on Nov. 6. A growing push to allow oil companies to export some of the crude oil that is being produced in greater volumes domestically is sparking debate as 2014 nears. The ban on exports stems from a 1975 law passed after the nation suffered crippling shortages of oil and gas. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Saudi drama means it’s time to unleash US energy dominance

Dan K. Eberhart · October 25, 2018 2:00 pm

In a letter to employees, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and President Robert Isom said the company will "distribute $1,000 to each team member (excluding Officers) at our mainline and wholly owned regional carriers." (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

American Airlines trims flights as fuel prices ravage bottom line

Joe Williams · October 25, 2018 12:22 pm

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin leads a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at the Treasury Department in Washington. The Treasury Department on Tuesday targeted a network of banks and businesses that provides financial support to a paramilitary force in Iran, which allegedly trains and deploys child soldiers to fight with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

US targets Iran-Taliban nexus

Joel Gehrke · October 23, 2018 3:34 pm

Michigan running back Karan Higdon (22) breaks through the Michigan State line during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in East Lansing, Mich.

Beltway Confidential

There’s more for the ex-Iranian president to admire about US colleges than Michigan football

Erin Dunne · October 23, 2018 2:23 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Energy and Environment

Mnuchin talks Iran oil sanctions with Saudi crown prince

John Siciliano · October 22, 2018 11:04 pm