Tag: Iran

National security adviser H.R. McMaster said while the Trump administration is interested in renegotiating parts of the Iran nuclear deal, including the term, expiration, and details about the country's ability to develop some ballistic missiles, it is just as focused on how Iran can help the Middle East by becoming a stable nation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

H.R. McMaster: Trump focused on Iran’s ‘destabilizing activity,’ not just the nuclear deal

Anna Giaritelli · September 21, 2017 11:50 am

Macron also mentioned that the Obama-era agreement was insufficient by itself. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Emmanuel Macron determined to get Trump to change his mind on Iran deal

Diana Stancy Correll · September 21, 2017 1:21 am

Tillerson described the discussion as useful, noting that all parties were "very open and candid" with each other. (AP)

Rex Tillerson, foreign officials hold ‘candid’ discussion on Iran nuclear deal

Gabby Morrongiello · September 21, 2017 1:08 am

Considering that Trump spoke specifically about his efforts to undo Obama-era foreign policy initiatives, it makes no sense that CNN would make no mention of the fact that chief national security correspondent Jim Sciutto and CNN analyst John Kirby both served in the previous administration's State Department. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

CNN left out that those were Obama diplomatic officials analyzing Trump’s UN speech for 30 minutes

Becket Adams · September 20, 2017 6:09 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Iran President Hassan Rouhani: ‘Rogue newcomers’ in the Trump administration shouldn’t destroy nuclear deal

Anna Giaritelli · September 20, 2017 4:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Beltway Confidential

At the UN, Israel sets red lines for Iran

Tom Rogan · September 20, 2017 4:21 pm

President Trump confirmed he has made up his mind on whether to scrap the Iran nuclear deal. During his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Trump called the deal "one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into."

Trump confirms he’s made a decision about fate of Iran nuclear deal

Gabby Morrongiello · September 20, 2017 2:52 pm

White House Watch: Was Donald Trump’s Big Speech to the United Nations a Success?

Michael Warren · September 20, 2017 9:40 am

Trump leaves himself little room for Iran deal recertification

Sarah Bedford · September 20, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is calling on President Trump to "enforce the hell" out of the Iran nuclear deal rather than doing away with it completely. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce calls for Trump to ‘enforce the hell’ out of Iran deal

Sean Langille · September 19, 2017 9:18 pm

Bolton dismissed Tillerson's sanctions against North Korea as a repetition of failed policies. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

John Bolton: Trump speech showed Rex Tillerson is pursuing the ‘wrong policy’

Joel Gehrke · September 19, 2017 8:13 pm

If Israel truly wants to support the Kurds, then Israeli leaders could counsel Kurds on tough choices taken by the nascent Jewish state decades ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praises Trump’s UN speech as ‘courageous,’ ‘bold,’ ‘forthright’

Melissa Quinn · September 19, 2017 8:04 pm