Biden Administration

US senators urge White House to send armed drones to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A bipartisan group of 16 US senators has asked the President Joe Biden administration to consider giving Ukraine advanced drones to fight Russia.

US continues imposing sanctions on Iran-related firms

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – In continuation of the anti-Iran campaign, the United States imposed sanctions on 13 companies based in China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for alleged role in sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products.

US midterm elections starts as Dems, Reps battle escalates

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The US midterm elections started on Tuesday and the outcome will influence the remaining two years of President Joe Biden’s term, local media said in reports.

Report:

UN says US becoming less-developed country

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – The United States is sliding down the rankings of sustainably developed nations, according to the UN.

Cuba slams US funding as intervention, aimed at toppling gov.

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Cuba's Vice Foreign Minister slammed Friday US funding for "democracy promotion" programs as interventionist and illegal, aimed at toppling the government.

More than half of American citizens do not support Biden's cu

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – More than half of Americans do not support Biden’s foreign policy, polls have shown.

Trump describes US as "a nation in decline"

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Former US president Donald Trump has condemned what the United States has become under the current administration, a nation in decline.

US sanctions fail to make Iran budge

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – In a move that contradicted its stated policy of returning to the 2015 Iran deal, the Biden administration imposed new sanctions against Iran allegedly targeting foreign firms facilitating Iranian oil sales.

Biden disputes Saudi account of Khashoggi murder discussion

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden on Saturday differed with Saudi Arabia in their account of discussions at a bilateral summit about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Iran's oil exports volume increased this year

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran has increased its oil exports this year.

Trump Jr criticizes Congress for approving new aid to Ukraine

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Trump Jr has criticized the Biden administration for approving a new aid package to Ukraine while there are serious shortages of the baby formula inside the country.

US behavior in imposing sanctions unpredictable: Kremlin

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The Kremlin spokesman expressed concern about the unpredictability of US behavior in imposing sanctions on other countries and called for an end to Washington's provocative actions against Moscow.

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Biden says would send troops to Eastern Europe in 'near term'

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Amid growing tension with Russia over the issue of Ukraine in a provocative move that can escalate the tensions, US President Biden said Friday he plans to send a number of US forces to Eastern Europe in the “near term”.

US lawmaker:

Weakness of Washington being felt by Russia, China leaders

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – A senior US congress member acknowledged that the weakness of the United States has been felt by leaders of Russia, China, and even North Korea.

US diplomat:

US needs to work with Russia, China and Iran on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – The new US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West has said that his country needs to work with Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iran as well as Central Asian countries on Afghanistan.

US blacklists Israeli spyware company NSO Group

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The US Biden administration has blacklisted the Israeli spyware maker of Pegasus for acting “contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US”, the media have reported.

Biden approval rating drops among Democrats

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – New polling suggests that Democrats haven't been pleased with President Joe Biden's performance since July as his approval rating dropped by seven points among the party, US local media said on Saturday.

Biden reiterates claims on US desire to return to JCPOA

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Addressing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in a message, the US President reiterated Washington's desire to return to the Iran nuclear deal.

US Embassy in Kabul destroying confidential documents: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The US Embassy in Afghanistan has been ordered to destroy sensitive and confidential documents altogether before the siege of Kabul by the Taliban.

Top aide to NY Gov resigns amid harassment scandal

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – A senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of a state attorney general’s report that the governor sexually harassed 11 women.

US extends Iraq's sanction waiver for four months

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The US has granted Iraq a four-month extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas, an Iraqi official said on Wednesday.

WSJ: US combat forces to withdraw from Iraq by yearend

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – According to the Wall Street Journal, Iraq and the US will soon agree on the withdrawal of US combat forces from the west Asian country.

Cuban FM slams US 'slanderous' sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez slammed the new sanctions imposed by the US against the Cuban Interior Ministry and Army.

25% of US Jews believe Israel is an apartheid regime: poll

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – About a quarter of American Jewish voters view Israel as an apartheid regime, according to a newly released survey.

US special envoy for Iran:

"US won't accept partial deal with Iran on prisoners swap"

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – In continuation of excessive US demands, the special envoy for Iran has said that the Biden administration is insisting on the release of all Americans imprisoned in Iran.

Lawmaker:

Problems in Afghanistan to be resolved by all ethnic groups

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Vice Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that internal problems in Afghanistan will be settled by consensus of all ethnic groups in this country only.