Vision and Politics

Trump’s new Iran policy seeks perennial conflict
October 21, 2017
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Al-monitor After nine months of disavowing the Obama administration’s Iran policy, US President Donald Trump has finally unveiled his strategy toward...
Canadian diplomatic delegation visits Tehran
October 17, 2017
A delegation from Canadian foreign ministry arrived in Tehran and met with the officials of Iranian foreign ministry, according to an announcement made by FM...
US allies in Europe vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal
October 15, 2017
The leaders of Britain, Germany and France have declared their backing for the Iran nuclear deal renounced by President Donald Trump, saying it is “in...
Boeing’s $8 billion deal on sale of 80 aircraft to Iran Air still safe
October 15, 2017
Boeing’sBA plans to sell commercial jetliners to Iran appears safe for now despite President Donald Trump’s newly announced campaign to “fix” the 2015 nuclear deal....
Theresa May urges Donald Trump to keep Iran nuclear deal
October 11, 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the US to recertify the nuclear deal with Iran because it is “vitally important for regional security”. In...
Commentary: A former Iranian diplomat on what Trump needs to know about Iran
October 10, 2017
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Reuters With the fate of the Iran nuclear deal at stake, Donald Trump has until October 15 to tell Congress if...
Even ‘10 Trumps’ cannot deprive Iran of nuclear deal benefits, Rouhani says
October 8, 2017
The benefits that Tehran has already gained from the 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers are “irreversible” and no one, including the US President...
Trump’s Choice: Iran Deal Model or North Korean Bomb?
October 7, 2017
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian After a White House meeting with U.S. military leaders on Thursday where he discussed the Iranian and North Korean nuclear issues,...
First lawsuit over Trump travel ban filed by Iranian-American group
October 4, 2017
An Iranian-American advocacy group has filed the first federal lawsuit over President Trump’s latest travel ban. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of the District...
Mattis: In US national security interest to stay in Iran deal
October 4, 2017
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Tuesday that he believes it is in US national security interest to remain in the Iran nuclear agreement despite...
Total sticks to Iran gas plan despite US sanctions fears
October 3, 2017
French energy company Total plans to continue developing a huge Iranian gasfield despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump may pave the way for the US...
Iran Air receives two new ATR planes
October 2, 2017
Franco-Italian aviation player ATR has delivered two more turboprop planes to Iran’s national flag-carrier airline Iran Air thus bringing the total number of deliveries to...
Iranian soldier beheaded by IS in Iraq mourned as an icon
September 27, 2017
Thousands of Iranians are mourning the death of a young Revolutionary Guard soldier beheaded by the Islamic State group in Iraq at state funeral in...
New Trump travel ban targets Iranians, but Saudis not included again
September 25, 2017
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member US President Donald Trump has issued new restrictions on people trying to enter the United States from eight nations,...
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Zarif says Trump’s new travel ban shows his fake empathy to Iranians
September 25, 2017
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that US President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is proof of his fake empathy for Iranians. Zarif...
Trump has no good reason to scrap the Iran deal
September 23, 2017
By Fred Kaplan, slate.com President Trump seems determined to wiggle out of the Iran nuclear deal, but all the rationales that he and his top aides have...
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Zarif says Trump’s UN speech belongs in “medieval times”
September 20, 2017
Iran is not too happy with President Donald Trump’s speech at the UN this morning, and its top diplomat didn’t have a particularly diplomatic response. “Trump’s ignorant...
Iran’s Rouhani: US will pay a high cost if Trump scraps nuclear deal
September 19, 2017
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that America will pay a “high cost” if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threats to scrap...
US sanctions continue to backfire: China opens $10 billion credit line for Iran
September 17, 2017
Assisting Tehran with sidestepping an ongoing Washington sanctions regime against the country, China has opened a $10 billion line of credit intended to finance energy,...
Exclusive photos: Iran sends first humanitarian aid shipment to Rohingya Muslims
September 16, 2017
Iran’s first humanitarian aid shipment was sent to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar through Bangladesh on Friday. The consignment weighing around 40 tons includes foodstuff and...