Trump’s “Israel-First”, “Saudi-Second” And “America-Last” Iran Strategy

Trump’s stance manages to both encourage nuclear proliferation and render it even more difficult for anyone to respect the agreements entered into by the United States government.

Philip M. Giraldi
By Philip M. Giraldi
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump’s move to decertify the Iranian nuclear Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), entered into a little over two years ago, was applauded by Israel, Saudi Arabia and a couple of Persian Gulf States, but by no one else. Quite the contrary, as the European and Asian co-signatories on the agreement, having failed to dissuade

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Rips Trump As Congress Faces Call To “Defend Diplomacy”

President Donald Trump’s decertification of the nuclear deal widened the mistrust “between the global community and the United States,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, and Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif prepare to take their seats for a meeting, Monday, July 17, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that President Donald Trump's decertification of the nuclear deal days earlier widened the mistrust "between the global community and the United States." Zarif, who played a key role in the 2015 deal known officially as JCPOA, including extensive diplomatic efforts with his then-U.S.

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International Support For Iran As IAEA Insists Tehran Stuck To Nuclear Deal

Saudi Arabia and Israel have both expressed their praise for the U.S. President’s move.

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By teleSUR
Members of the Iranian American community listen Former State Department Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan during a hearing on Iran before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

In response to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, with Tehran, the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA,  has confirmed that Iran adhered to the nuclear deal. "As I have reported to the Board of Governors, the nuclear-related commitments undertaken by Iran under the JCPOA

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Watch | Trump Decertifies Iran Nuclear Deal, Sanctions IRGC

President Donald Trump on Friday angrily accused Iran of violating “the spirit” of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal,

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By teleSUR
President Donald Trump speaks on Iran policy from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump has announced that his government will decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, with Iran. "Since the signing of the nuclear agreement, the regime’s dangerous actions has only escalated," Trump said during a press conference. "We cannot and will not make this certification." Trump also announced that

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With Syria Lost And Iran Deal On Block, Trump Turns Hard On Hezbollah

It seems that the recent campaign of the Trump administration to “crack down” on Hezbollah is aimed at targeting Iran — and organizations that are perceived as its proxies — and deeply linked to U.S. loss of Syrian proxy war and Trump’s looming decision to scuttle the Iran nuclear accord.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
A Hezbollah fighter stands on a hill next to the group's yellow flag in the fields of the Syrian town of Assal al-Ward in the mountainous region of Qalamoun, Syria. (AP/Bassem Mroue)

Earlier this month, the leader of the Lebanese political party Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, accused the Israeli government of intentionally pushing the Middle East towards war. He further argued that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was working in tandem with his counterpart in the United States, Donald Trump, to start a regional

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Growing Chorus Of Critics Warn Against Trump Sabotage Of Iran Deal

Trump’s decision to “decertify” the nuclear accord could result in yet another “devastating war of choice in the Middle East”

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking during a rally opposing the Iran nuclear deal outside the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 9, 2015. (AP/Susan Walsh)

With President Donald Trump reportedly set to declare that the Iran nuclear deal is "not in the national interest of the United States" as early as Friday, a chorus of lawmakers, policy experts, and advocacy groups are sounding the alarm, warning that any move to undermine the accord would "open up a nuclear Pandora's box in the Middle East" and

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