Richard Nephew
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Prof. Smith told MNA:
No difference between Biden, Trump on Riyadh
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – Stating that there will be no difference between Biden and Trump on Saudi Arabia, Prof. Robert Smith said that rhetoric about Riyadh might be different, but not much else as it is a key strategic ally in the region.
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Ex-US official says Biden not aware of JCPOA return urgency
TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – "I don’t think that Biden adequately understands the urgency of doing so quickly before the situation enters another downward spiral," Ex-White House official says.
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Ex-advisor to Saudi finance ministry:
US to help bin Nayef, bin Abdulaziz to oust MBS
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Hossein Askari, Professor of Business and International Affairs at GWU believes that rather than imposing serious sanctions on Saudi Arabia, the US will instead help and support bin Nayef and bin Abdulaziz to oust MBS.
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Changing label of Iran’s sanctions to make it harder to remove sanctions: Nephew
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “It is true that this is the Trump Administration's intention: to make it much harder to remove the sanctions in the future because now entities and individuals are considered "terrorists" in addition to "proliferators".”
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Sanctions part of US foreign policy since beginning of Republic: Nephew
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Sanctions have been part of US foreign policy since the beginning of the Republic.”
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US' referring to trigger mechanism is irrelevant: Nephew
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that the US' referring to trigger mechanism “is a bit irrelevant.”
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Trump responsible for Iran halting of some commitments in JCPOA: Nephew
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that I can understand why Iran is preparing to halt its implementation of these key parts of the JCPOA and “do not deny at all the responsibility that the Trump Administration bears in this matter.”