Trump Administration
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Why the world no longer sees US as a reliable partner?
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The United States long portrayed itself as the guardian of a rules-based order. Today, a widening gap between rhetoric and conduct is eroding global trust in Washington.
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Trump signs executive order imposing 10% tariffs on imports
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump announced that he signed an executive order imposing 10% tariffs on imports from all countries.
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US military says it attacked vessel in Pacific Ocean
TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The United States military said it attacked a boat in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest strike on a vessel in international waters that Washington alleges was involved in drug trafficking.
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Any new US strike on Iran is ‘playing with fire’: Lavrov
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that any new US strike on Iran is “playing with fire” and will have “serious consequences.”
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Vatican declines Trump’s so-called ‘Gaza Board of Peace’
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The Vatican said it will not join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” with senior diplomat Cardinal Pietro Parolin stating the Holy See believes global crises should primarily be handled by the UN.
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US courts ruled thousands of ICE arrests illegal
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – More than 400 federal judges across the United States have ruled at least 4,400 times since October that the administration of Donald Trump unlawfully detained immigrants, Western media have said.
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US health secretary admits to using cocaine
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The US health secretary, often called RFK Jr, has confessed he used to 'snort cocaine off toilet seats'.
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Araghchi questions 'narrative' pushed by Trump donor’s outlet
TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has questioned a “narrative” pushed by a media outlet owned by Israeli-US billionaire Miriam Adelson that has advanced a “dramatic claim about Iran,” urging readers to question “who it serves.”
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Trump to repeal EPA’s climate threat finding
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The Trump administration plans to repeal a long-standing scientific finding that forms the legal foundation of federal climate regulation, a move that would sharply curtail US efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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Pompeo admits Washington 'directly helped' rioters in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Former CIA director Mike Pompeo has admitted that Washington played a direct role in recent violent riots in Iran, saying the United States “directly helped” the rioters.
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Admitted realities;
US unable to shape Iran's future
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Security assessments now acknowledge that military threats and efforts to fuel internal unrest in Iran have failed, leaving U.S. strategy at a strategic dead end.
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Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on Canada over China deal
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff against Canada if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney moves ahead with an announced trade deal with China.
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Araghchi to Trump:
It is time to think differently, try respect
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Addressing US President Donald Trump, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that all your options have failed and it is time to think differently. Try respect.
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Iran has always preferred peace to war: FM Araghchi
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran has always preferred peace to war and has been ready for a fair agreement, emphasizing that US hostile actions, from sanctions to military attacks, have failed.
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Iranian Parl. reacts to Trump rhetoric against Leader
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Reacting to Trump’s rhetoric leveled against Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Iranian lawmakers say that any attack against the Leader is tantamount to waging all-out war against the entire Islamic world.
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Iran doesn’t care much about Trump’s rhetoric: Gen. Shekarchi
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – In reaction to the recent threats by US President Donald Trump against Iran, the Iranian military spokesman General Abolfazl Shekarchi has said that the Iranian armed forces do not care much about Trump’s rhetoric.
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Trump admin. has questioned international law regarding Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that what the US President Donald Trump's administration did in dealing with Iran has called into question the international law.
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Protests spark in Greenland, Denmark against Trump plans
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark have protested against plans by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland - an autonomous Danish territory.
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Witkoff claims US preferes diplomacy over war
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Steve Witkoff, the Special Envoy of the US President, has said that the US adminstration prefers to use diplomatic means amid intesified Donald Trump's rhetoric.
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By: Mohsen Pakaein
The Trumps who were overthrown
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The statement of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in his meeting with the people of Qom on Friday, which was delivered with a strong backing of faith and experience, was a message of authority and strength.
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VIDEO: Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents used pepper spray directly in the faces of protesters to disperse them after they took to the streets following the killing of Renee Nicole Good.
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Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – A reported immigration enforcement operation carried out under US President Donald Trump’s expanded crackdown has ended in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis after an agent opened fire on a woman.
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Why did EU opt for silence in US invasion of Venezuela?
TEHRAN, Jan.06 (MNA)–The silence and vague language of Brussels leaders on Venezuela issue shows primacy of their geopolitical dependence over ethics and principles of international law; an approach that has marked collapse of West morality.
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Brazil accuses US of crossing unacceptable line in Venezuela
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Brazil has condemned the United States’ military attack on Venezuela, calling the raid that captured President Nicolas Maduro a dangerous breach of sovereignty and international law that threatens to destabilize Latin America.
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EC chairman slams Trump’s meddlesome comments on Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Condemning US President Trump’s interventionist remarks leveled against Iran, the Expediency Council chairman emphasized that threatening Iran is foolishness and US will receive a more crushing response if US makes a blunder
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Leader’s senior advisor:
Shamkhani reacts to Trump's meddlesome remarks
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says that any interventionist hand approaching Iran’s security under false pretexts will be cut off before reaching the country with a regret-inducing response.
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US kills five people as it attacks ships in Caribbean
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The US military has launched new attacks on the vessels targeting two boats allegedly used by members of drug cartels, killing five people, the US Southern Command said.
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US sanctions 10 people, entities linked to Iran, Venezuela
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) –The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday new sanctions on 10 individual and entities for tgheir alleged links to Iran and Venezuela.
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Iran FM Araghchi to RT:
Iran ready for ‘fair deal’ but rejects dictation: FM Araghchi
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that negotiations with the United States will only resume if Washington proves its readiness for a fair and balanced agreement rather than imposing terms and conditions.
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Iran FM spox:
Trump threatens Caracas with blockade, does not rule out war
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump said he would not rule out military action against Venezuela, after ordering what he described as a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the country.