Iran Review | Paul R. Pillar: One of the latest steps in the Trump administrations never-ending pressure campaign on Iran is its attempt to extend a United Nations-imposed embargo prohibiting the export to or import from Iran of conventional arms. At a rhetorical level, the administrations pitch is easy to make no American politician ever lost votes ...
The Wall Street Journal | Warren P. Strobel & Courtney McBride: The Trump administration is planning to sell nearly $500 million in precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, drawing renewed objections from senior Democratic lawmakers who question the timing and justification for the deal.
Preliminary notification of the latest sale was sent ...
Tasnim US President Donald Trump vetoed three joint resolutions prohibiting arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, rejecting an attempt by congressional lawmakers to halt the controversial weapons transfers.
In messages to the Senate, Trump announced he was returning the bipartisan bills that would have blocked licensing for certain ...
Press TV - US senators are pushing hard against a raft of planned arms sales to Saudi Arabia after President Donald Trump said he was circumventing Congress to push them through.
The White House said last month it was making an emergency provision within the countrys arms control law to enable the sale of $8.1 billion worth of arms to the kingdom ...
Reuters - U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to use a loophole and rising tensions with Iran to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia, even though Congress blocked such sales for months over concerns about civilian deaths in the war in Yemen, Senator Chris Murphy said on Wednesday.
I am hearing that Trump may use an obscure loophole in the Arms ...
The Wall Street Journal - The Senate approved a measure on Wednesday that would end U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, reproving the Trump administration for the second time over its support of the kingdom.
The resolution, which now heads to the House, would give President Trump 30 days after its passage to end most U.S. military ...
Tasnim Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman called on Western governments like Britain to show serious determination to resolve the conflict in Yemen by halting arms sales to Saudi Arabia instead of using political rhetoric.
Asked about British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunts trip to Yemen, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told reporters at ...
Press TV - The United States has approved upgrades to Saudi Arabias missile defenses worth $195 million despite global outrage over the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a report says.
In December, the State Department approved the commercial deal and notified Congress of the sale, but the exact dollar value of the transaction was ...
Press TV - US President Donald Trumps son-in-law pushed American officials to pump up numbers for a supposed $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, sources tell ABC News.
There was a back and forth between Kushner and Department of Defense and State officials on how to get to a larger number because the officials initially told Kushner that realistically ...
MNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a post on Wednesday condemning US populism in selling arms to the Middle East and levying accusations against Iran.
In a new post on his Twitter account, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at US officials for both selling arms to the war mongering countries of the region ...
Press TV- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has emphasized the need for setting up a security forum to promote dialogue among the Persian Gulf states, urging certain regional countries to end their arms race.
Addressing a meeting of the European Council on Foreign Relations in the German capital Berlin on Monday, Zarif said the arms ...
American Herald Tribune- In an op-ed forFoxNews.com, Paul said lawmakers and their constituents should have a say in the arms deal.
"In 2016, Congress overwhelmingly voted to allow the family members of those killed in the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. So why, less than a year later, are we agreeing to sell Saudi Arabia billions of dollars in ...
Tasnim Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced recent arms deal between Washington and some reactionary states, saying the Arab countries are attempting in vain to attract the devotion of the enemies of Islam with money.
Some reactionary countries are under the illusion that they can attract the devotion of the enemies ...
American Herald Tribune | Danny Haiphong: The world is made up of interconnected opposites. These opposites are in constant motion and provide the basis for change in all levels of society, whether in the physical, chemical, or biological form. The social world is no different in this regard. Opposing forces, intimately connected to organize the human ...
American Herald Tribune | Shabbir Hassanally: On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, a mere two days after Mr Trump gave his speech and sold his soul (and that of America) to DAESH in a suit. During a photo session with the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, Mr Trump said:
Our countries have a wonderful relationship together, but there has been a little ...
The Guardian- On 19 May 2015, as home secretary, Theresa May, was openly criticised at the Police Federation conference by a former Manchester police officer, Inspector Damian OReilly, who had been named community officer of the year in 2010, but had subsequently resigned in frustration over policing cuts. He told May bluntly: We run the risk here ...
Press TV - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent US arms dealwith Saudi Arabia will fail to guaranteelasting security for Saudi Arabia as claimed by the US Department of State.
On his first overseas trip since taking office, US President Donald Trump attended a signing ceremony on May 20 for almost $110 billion worth ...
The New York Times I Mohammad Javad Zarif: As President Trump was being feted in the palaces of the Saudi royal family after concluding a historic arms deal, Iranians were celebrating the outcome of a hard-fought election. The vote manifested the determination of Irans electorate to continue on the path of moderation and constructive engagement ...
IFP- An Iranian parliamentarian says conclusion of large contracts with the US would bethe Arab states biggest historical mistake.
Senior member of Irans parliament Gholamreza Kateb has, in an interview with ICANA, weighed in on the ramifications of US President Donald Trumps trip to Saudi Arabia.
He said the signing of huge deals ...
FNA- Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that the recent huge arms contract between the US and Saudi Arabia will lead to more insecurities in the region.
"Military supremacy is the result of a thought and internal trends in the Armed Forces to increase any given country's military and security ...
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