Tag: Iran

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hand with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Sept. 6, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

This agreement with India is a clear win, but it’s a long-term bet

Erin Dunne · September 7, 2018 4:39 pm

Smoke rises after a TNT bomb was thrown from a helicopter, hitting a rebel position during heavy fighting between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and opposition fighters in the Idlib province countryside, Syria, Sept. 19, 2013.

National Security

US military starts exercise in Syria amid Russian threats

Travis J. Tritten · September 7, 2018 4:02 pm

Beltway Confidential

Why it's not so crazy to think Russia would attack US forces in Syria

Tom Rogan · September 7, 2018 2:50 pm

Fighters from Kurdish popular defense units YPJ (women) and YPG men) gather during a short break before heading out to fight for new positions in Kobani, Syria.

Preserve US interests in Syria by backing the Kurds

Alan Makovsky and Michael Makovsky · September 7, 2018 12:00 am

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attend a news conference in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Nov. 22, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

US national security must shift to focus on the slow-burning threats of nation-states, not the flash of a terrorist attack

Erin Dunne · September 5, 2018 7:33 pm

Kirstjen Nielsen, secretary of Homeland Security, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Several Democrats challenged NielsenÂ Tuesday on her statements that she couldn't recall whether PresidentÂ Donald TrumpÂ used a vulgarity to refer to Haiti and African nations during a White House meeting on immigration.

National Security

DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen: US witnessing ‘re-rise of the hostile nation state’

Anna Giaritelli · September 5, 2018 1:57 pm

Michael Wolff told Bill Maher recently he was "absolutely sure" the president is currently carrying out an extramarital affair, gesturing towards a passage in "Fire and Fury" that appears to be this one: "The president had been spending a notable amount of private time with Haley on Air Force One and was seen to be grooming her for a national political future."

Nikki Haley: Rouhani can attend Trump’s UN meeting on Iran

Joel Gehrke · September 4, 2018 8:04 pm

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she turned down President Trump's offer to be secretary of state because she didn't think she was qualified for the position. "I just thought he could find someone better." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Russia: UN should review Trump’s exit from Iran deal

Joel Gehrke · September 4, 2018 7:34 pm

In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump said, "As long as I hold this office, I will defend American interests above all else." (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

National Security

Trump to host special session at UN General Assembly this month

Gabby Morrongiello · September 4, 2018 5:12 pm

former Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for a memorial service for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. McCain died Aug. 25 from brain cancer at age 81.

Beltway Confidential

John Kerry’s foreign policy vision is unsuited to the presidency

Tom Rogan · September 4, 2018 4:50 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in New York on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. In his wide-ranging speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Rouhani warned that Islamic terrorists were creating chaos in the Mideast to destroy civilization and generate anti-Muslim hatred, saying they wanted to create "a fertile ground for further intervention of foreign forces in our region." He also said a nuclear agreement was possible before the November deadline if the West wants a deal and shows flexibility. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

An airline embargo would bring down Iran’s terrorist regime

Larry Odhner · September 4, 2018 4:00 am

The business man-turned-GOP-candidate criticized the administration's Iran nuclear deal. (AP Photos)

Trump wants John Kerry to run against him in 2020: ‘I should only be so lucky’

Anna Giaritelli · September 3, 2018 7:46 pm