Officials described the foreign minister of Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who worked closely with the Obama administration, as being part of a “propaganda arm.”
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
In Escalation, Iran Tests Medium-Range Missile, U.S. Official Says
A military official said on Thursday that Iran had fired a Shahab-3 medium-range missile on Wednesday, but added that the test did not pose a threat to Western interests in the region.
North Korea Tested New Ballistic Missile, South Says, Flouting U.N. Ban
The two projectiles North Korea launched off its east coast on Thursday were a new type of ballistic missile, South Korea says.
Iran Tells Boris Johnson It Doesn’t Want Confrontation, but Will Protect Itself
The comments came shortly after Boris Johnson won the contest to become Britain’s prime minister and days after Iran seized a British tanker.
Iran’s Top Leader Strikes Defiant Tone as Trump Says ‘We’re Not Looking for Regime Change’
The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested he had no interest in using diplomacy to resolve escalating tensions between Iran and the West.
E.U. Ministers, Scrambling to Save Iran Nuclear Deal, Play Down Breaches
“There is no alternative” to the 2015 deal that President Trump has rejected and Iran is backing away from, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said.
U.K. Offers to Return Seized Iranian Oil Tanker
In exchange, Iran would be asked to guarantee the oil will not go to Syria.
Trump’s Asia Gamble: Shatter Enduring Strategies on China and North Korea
Trump officials are pursuing unorthodox Asia policies that are winning more support across Washington, including from some Democrats. But the moves could deepen conflicts.
Europeans Warn of Formal Complaint Against Iran, a Threat to Nuclear Deal
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Britain called on Iran to return to full compliance “without delay” and moved closer to filing a formal complaint, a step that could collapse the accord.
Janne E. Nolan, Principled Adviser on World Affairs, Is Dead at 67
Sought out by the White House and the State Department, she stressed the importance of ethics in policymaking and of heeding one’s conscience.