Tag Archives: Iran

• Trump vows ‘1,000 times greater’ response to any Iran attack 15 September 2020 This post has 2 comments

  US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude," after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani. ...

• Iran satellite launch fails, in blow to space programme 10 February 2020 | Amir Havasi This post has no comments yet

  Iran said it "successfully" launched a satellite Sunday but failed to put it into orbit, in a blow to its space programme that the US alleges is a cover for missile development. ...

• Is President Trump’s targeting of Iran and China justified? 12 January 2020 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  President Trump's steps against China and Iran have been strong and persistent, making several people wonder what could be the strategy and purpose behind his anti-China and anti-Iran policies. ...

• US won’t grant Iran foreign minister visa for UN visit 7 January 2020 | Matthew Lee This post has no comments yet

  The US won't issue Iran's foreign minister a visa to travel to the United Nations later this week, contending there was not enough time to process the request. ...

• Iran will respond ‘proportionately’ to US killing of general: Zarif This post has one comment

  The killing of a top Iranian general by the United States was an act of state terrorism and Iran will respond proportionately, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday. ...

• Iran vows revenge after US kills top general 3 January 2020 This post has one comment

  A furious Iran threatened to avenge a US strike that killed a top Iranian commander at Baghdad's international airport Friday, raising fears of a wider regional conflict between the arch-foes. ...

• Saudi prince says war with Iran would gut world economy 30 September 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Saudi Arabia's crown prince said in an interview aired Sunday that war with Iran would devastate the global economy and he prefers a non-military solution to tensions with his regional rival ...

• Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani 26 June 2019 This post has no comments yet

  President Hassan Rouhani said Iran "never seeks war" with the US, state media reported Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. ...

• Trump: if Tehran attacks, it will be ‘official end of Iran’ 20 May 2019 | Claire Gounon This post has no comments yet

  President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. ...

• India and Iran agree port deal, reviving trade ties 24 May 2016 | Ali Noorani This post has no comments yet

  India agreed Monday to finance the development of an Iranian port as a trading hub, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to revive economic ties with Tehran after the lifting of sanctions. ...