Trump on Iran attack: There were no planes in the air

US President says he hadn’t given final approval to military strikes against Iran and no planes were in the air. Ben Ariel, Canada, 21/06/19 Donald Trump Reuters US President Donald Trump said Friday that he hadn’t given final approval to any military strikes against Iran and he added that no planes were in the air. […]

U.S. Envoy for Iran Meets Saudi Deputy Defense Minister, Calls for De-escalation

Meeting takes place as Iranian officials say Trump cautioned Tehran through Oman that a U.S. strike was imminent Sailors stand above a hole the U.S. Navy says was made by a limpet mine on the damaged Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 19, 2019.AP  U.S. Special Representative for Iran […]

Iran shows ‘retrieved sections of US military drone,’ says it warned U.S.

The head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace division said he would say more about the debris later. REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF June 21, 2019 13:50 Iranian state television on Friday showed what it said were retrieved sections of a U.S. military drone downed by Iran. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace division, […]

EU threatens sanctions over Turkey’s ‘illegal’ Cyprus drilling

Latest Revision June 21, 2019, 5:52 AM AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici FILE – Two oil tankers, Ottoman Dignity, Turkish, right, and Sandra Tapias, Spanish, wait at Ceyhan oil terminal on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Sunday, June 22, 2003. The search for marine wealth has rekindled dormant rivalries between the EU and Turkey The European Union threatened to […]

Trump errs on side of caution, again, with Iran – analysis

Trump must decide if the next step will cause a real conflict or if the US can carry out precision strikes and then show Iran that there is now a balance. Seth J. Frantzman June 21, 2019 11:17 The US reportedly was ready to strike Iran overnight, but called off the attacks. If US President […]

Iran: US Not Entitled to Retaliation for Drone Downing

TEHRAN (FNA)- Spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of Iran Keivan Khosravi said that Washington is entitled to no right of retaliation for its drone downing, warring that Tehran will strongly respond if the US tries to conduct any retaliatory strike. Iran will respond firmly to US aggression should it retaliate for the […]

Trump gives Iran an ultimatum

  US Pres. Trump promises to retaliate for downed drone if Iran doesn’t initiate talks. Iran: Khamenei opposes talks with US.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 21/06/19 12:06   Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan flanked by Trump and John Bolton Reuters US President Donald Trump sent a message to Iran setting a deadline for the rogue […]

Germany, which armed Saddam Hussein, says Kurdish state would harm peace

Chancellor Merkel supports Kurdish rights to autonomy Seth J. Frantzman June 20, 2019 17:55 An image of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein printed on copper.. (photo credit: REUTERS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Kurdish students in Germany that Kurds do not deserve a state because it would not “serve peace in the region,” according to […]

Putin says US military action against Iran would be a ‘catastrophe for the region’

Video Pompeo meets with Putin amid US tensions with Iran Iran warns international community against ‘making crises’; reaction and analysis from former congressional aide Rebeccah Heinrichs. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S.  Thursday not to take military action against Iran following the recent downing of an American drone and attacks on oil tankers near the […]

Russia accuses U.S. of pushing Iran situation to brink of war – RIA

By REUTERS June 21, 2019 11:23 MOSCOW – Russia accused the United States on Friday of deliberately stoking dangerous tensions around Iran and pushing the situation to the brink of war, the RIA news agency reported. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called on Washington to weigh the possible consequences of conflict with Iran and said […]

Iran Received Message From Trump on Possible Strike Overnight via Oman − Report

It was reported on Thursday that Donald Trump had approved a military operation against Iran after it downed a US spy drone, but later backpedalled on the decision. Iran has received a message from Donald Trump about an imminent attack following yet another spike in tensions, but refused to have talks with the US president, unnamed […]

With both sides upping pressure, US-Iran tensions unlikely to slacken

Overtures for talks by Trump have little chance of yielding results, putting countries on potentially disastrous collision course, though some see peaceful ways out of standoff By SHAUN TANDONToday, 4:19 am     Protesters hold signs spelling out, “No War,” outside the White House, Thursday June 20, 2019, in Washington, after President Donald Trump tweeted that “Iran […]

U.S. almost strikes Iran: How did we get here?

US President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Military strikes against Iran n Thursday, and then ordered them halted – What could this mean? Yvette J. Deane June 21, 2019 09:29 US President Donald Trump ordered a US military strike against several targets in Iran on early Friday morning, The New York Times reported, and then changed […]

EU to chair high-level meeting on Iran nuclear deal June 28

Published:  06.21.19 , 09:33 The European Union will chair a meeting of the nations involved in the embattled Iran nuclear deal in Vienna on June 28.   Besides the EU, the meeting will be attended by high-level representatives from China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and Iran, the bloc said Thursday in a statement.   It […]