Pompeo to urge UN on re-imposing Iran sanctions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to head to UN headquarters in New York on Thursday to demand the re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran, Reuters reported.
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Trump vows to use ‘snapback’ sanctions against Tehran
US President Donald Trump promised Saturday to use what is known as “snapback technique” to unilaterally restore UN sanctions on Tehran.
US fails to extend Iran arms embargo at UN
The United Nations Security Council rejected a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo on Friday.
WSJ: US seizes four Iranian fuel cargos to Venezuela
In an exclusive report published Friday the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said that the US has seized four vessels loaded with Iran fuel transporting to Venezuela.
Russia, China and Iran try to influence US upcoming election
Russia, China and Iran who known as allies and US foes, have been trying to influence the upcoming US presidential election, American officials said.
Iran is world’s No.1 sponsor of terrorism, says US ambassador
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday called the Islamic Republic of Iran “the world’s number one sponsor of terrorism” and warned Tehran’s two allies, Russia and China, that they will become “co-sponsors” if they block a resolution to extend the
China said they will veto extending Iran’s nuclear arms embargo
Iran’s best ally, China, announced Thursday that they will vote against any proposal by the United Nations Security Council that would extend the arms em
Turkey’s first lady gave $2 million-dollar worth birthday gift to daughter
Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given a $2 million-dollar worth diamond necklace to Esra Erdogan, her elder daughter in 2013 for her birthday, a source in the Turkish interior ministry told Avatoday.
France to read black boxes of downed Ukrainian jet, Canada will help
France on Friday confirmed that it would read the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in January.
US sanctions Iranian ship captains for delivering oil to Venezuela
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who had delivered oil to Venezuela, The US Department of Treasury announced.