Trump Administration

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

5 killed in US strikes on 2 boats in eastern Pacific

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The US military said on Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.

Maduro responds to Trump’s threats

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of seeking to overthrow his government and turn Venezuela into a colony, rejecting Washington’s recent threats and oil blockade as a “diplomacy of barbarism.”

India's oil imports from Russia rises despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – India's Russian oil imports are poised to top 1 million barrels per day in December, trade and refining sources said, according to Western media.

Maduro:

US plan to turn Venezuela into its colony will never happen

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that the US plan to turn his country into its colony ‘will simply never happen’.

Trump's approval rating drops to 39%: Poll

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump's approval rating slipped in recent days to nearly its lowest level of his current term as voters from his Republican Party soured on his handling of the economy.

Iran judicial official

Sacking Iranian professor shows US human rights reality

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iran's Judiciary official has denounced the firing of an Iranian professor of Arkansas University as yet another clear example of violation of human rights by the US government.

Iranian professor at University of Arkansas fired

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – The University of Arkansas in the United States has dismissed an Iranian professor from her position as director of the Middle Eastern Studies department over her social media posts in solidarity with Iran and Palestine.

Trump admin to expand US travel ban to over 30 nations

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will expand the US travel ban from 19 to over 30 countries, following a deadly shooting near the White House involving an Afghan asylum seeker.

Maduro says;

Venezuelan army, nation ready to defend country from threats

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Both the Venezuelan people and armed forces are ready to defend the republic from imperialist threats, President Nicolas Maduro says.