Tag: Iran

Like "politics," "regime change" has many faces. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Beltway Confidential

Regime change in Iran? It might not mean what you think

Tom Rogan · July 31, 2017 4:09 pm

It's now abundantly clear that North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile program is advancing very rapidly. The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has already upgraded its timeline for when North Korea might be able to strike the U.S. with nuclear weapons. Now, they may have to upgrade their assessment again. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

North Korea just raised the stakes with its ICBM missile test

Tom Rogan · July 28, 2017 7:53 pm

The sanctions freeze all U.S. assets of six companies that support Tehran's missile program. (Iranian Presidency via AP)

National Security

US hits Iran with new sanctions after space rocket launch

Travis J. Tritten · July 28, 2017 5:56 pm

Last week, Iran deal supporters in the administration, led by Tillerson, talked Trump into sticking with the deal and certifying Iran compliance for the second time of his presidency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Looks like Rex Tillerson tricked Trump into keeping the Iran deal forever

Philip Klein · July 27, 2017 7:31 pm

This picture released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Thursday, July 27, 2017, claims to show the launching of Simorgh satellite-carrying rocket in an undisclosed location, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into space

Associated Press · July 27, 2017 4:43 pm

In this May 22, 2017, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference in Tehran, Iran. The Trump administration is pushing for inspections of suspicious Iranian military sites in a bid to test the strength of the nuclear deal that President Donald Trump desperately wants to cancel, senior U.S. officials said. The inspections are one element of what is designed to be a more aggressive approach to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

US seeks to test Iran deal with more inspections

Associated Press · July 27, 2017 4:37 pm

ICBMs are exactly why Iran keeps sending satellites into space. (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry,Vahid Reza Alaei)

Beltway Confidential

Iran is launching satellites to learn how to launch nuclear missiles

Tom Rogan · July 27, 2017 3:25 pm

The Russia, Iran, North Korea Sanctions Bill Is Moving Ahead

Jenna Lifhits · July 27, 2017 3:05 pm

The bill that sanctions Russia and Iran as well as North Korea. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate will pass Russia sanctions bill, send to Trump’s desk

Susan Ferrechio · July 27, 2017 1:03 am

It would be a mistake not only due to the JCPOA's proven effectiveness over its first two years of existence but also because the alternatives for the U.S. are far worse. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Keeping the Iran deal is Trump’s least-bad option

Daniel DePetris · July 25, 2017 10:35 pm

When the dust settled, the bill was laden with a new batch of North Korea sanctions in addition to smaller tweaks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

House passes sweeping sanctions bill punishing Russia, Iran, and North Korea

Joel Gehrke · July 25, 2017 9:14 pm

After the warning shots were fired, the Iranian vessel halted its unsafe approach. (CENTCOM)

National Security

Watch: US Navy patrol boat fires on Iranian vessel during close encounter

Jamie McIntyre · July 25, 2017 6:38 pm