Tag: Iran

White House Watch: Trump vs. the Wall Street Journal

Michael Warren · January 15, 2018 10:18 am

After President Trump issued his Friday ultimatum on the Iran nuclear deal, senators like Bob Corker, R-Tenn., (pictured left) and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., (pictured right) are now under more pressure to negotiate a bill that will improve the pact. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s Iran ultimatum puts pressure on Hill negotiations

Joel Gehrke · January 15, 2018 5:01 am

After President Trump said he was going to waive Iran's sanctions for the last time, Iranian officials like Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the decision. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran ‘will not accept’ Trump’s demand to alter nuclear agreement

Gabby Morrongiello · January 13, 2018 1:51 pm

Weekly Trump Report Card: F

Paul Bedard · January 13, 2018 12:27 pm

The Trump administration announced on Friday it would waive sanctions against Iran again, honoring the Obama-era Iran nuclear agreement, but the White House had some technical difficulties actually making the announcement by phone. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House failed to enable muting function on Iran conference call for more than 20 minutes

Mandy Mayfield · January 12, 2018 10:57 pm

President Trump waived sanctions on Iran for the last time on Friday. In doing so, he seems to recognize that the best way to serve U.S. security interests is to persuade the European Union to support improvements to the nuclear deal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Trump takes the right tack on Iran

Tom Rogan · January 12, 2018 7:51 pm

In a Friday statement, President Trump said: "I am waiving the application of certain nuclear sanctions, but only in order to secure our European allies' agreement to fix the terrible flaws of the Iran nuclear deal." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Europe has one ‘last chance’ to fix the Iran deal

Joel Gehrke · January 12, 2018 7:25 pm

"This is the last such waiver he will issue," a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump waives Iran nuclear sanctions for the last time barring changes

Joel Gehrke · January 12, 2018 6:30 pm

Sanctions Could Derail Boeing Deal With Iran Airlines

Jeryl Bier · January 12, 2018 5:08 pm

The Other Iran

The Scrapbook · January 12, 2018 9:00 am

Tommy Vietor implied that any action to take out Qassem Soleimani would have been unjustified because the general is an "Iranian political leader." (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Tommy Vietor just encapsulated team Obama’s Iran delusions

Tom Rogan · January 11, 2018 9:46 pm

"The reality is, the president has the authority to impose tougher sanctions on Iran for their ballistic missile program, for their human rights violations, and their support for terrorism in the region," Sen. Chris Coons said. "And he can use those authorities and take much tougher action than he has so far, without putting the JCPOA at risk." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Senate Democrats: Trump can sanction Iran without shredding nuclear deal

Joel Gehrke · January 11, 2018 8:50 pm