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2022-05-06 21:18
Will Biden be trapped by Iran hawks?
TEHRAN – In a blow to the Biden administration’s stated goal of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. Senate approved two motions drafted by Republican senators who vehemently oppose diplomacy with Iran.
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2022-05-06 18:07
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden will be in hot water if this situation persists in 2024: political scientist
TEHRAN - A professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs says that Joe Biden and Democrats may find it hard to defeat Trump if they fail to tame the inflation rate and reduce unemployment.
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2022-05-06 02:27
Senate adopts measure against efforts to revive nuclear deal
President Joe Biden’s bid to revive the Iran nuclear deal flunked its first test in the U.S. Senate, Politico reported.
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2022-04-27 20:11
As U.S. retreats, Saudi Arabia and Iran are trying to mend fences: CNN
TEHRAN - As Persian Gulf Arab states lose faith in the United States' commitment to their security, two West Asian archrivals are taking matters into their own hands.
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2022-04-25 21:19
Does Washington truly want the JCPOA revival?
Biden’s choice
TEHRAN — According to a report published by Barak Ravid, an Israeli author for the Axios website, Washington and Tel-Aviv are set to hold another round of strategic talks focusing on Iran’s nuclear activities. Why does this matter?
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2022-04-24 21:54
Biden internal weakness impedes JCPOA revival
TEHRAN – Despite some European efforts to get the stalled talks in Vienna restarted, chances of resuming the talks remain low due to never-ending political bickering in the United States.
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2022-04-18 22:13
Iran says 30 nationals held overseas on suspicion of evading U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and secretary of High Council for Human Rights, stated on Friday that 30 Iranian citizens are being locked up in foreign jails on allegations of circumventing Washington's anti-Iran sanctions.
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2022-04-17 22:04
Wasting taxpayers’ money on Iron Dumb
TEHRAN — Teetering on its feet like a drunk man due to the unprecedented inflation rate, why does the U.S. want to fund Israeli defense program?
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2022-04-17 18:48
Biden precipitates America's decline
TEHRAN – Joe Biden is politically in trouble. His domestic and foreign allies are equally directing their anger and wrath at a White House increasingly coming up short of solutions.
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2022-04-13 18:38
Russia-Ukraine peace talks “to resume” as Biden seeks escalation
A source has told Russian media that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv are set to resume on Monday after the Russian president said the negotiations had effectively run into a “deadlock.”
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2022-04-12 17:58
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden’s policy in Yemen is ‘disappointing’: professor
TEHRAN - A professor of political science from the University of South Alabama says that the U.S. administration’s performance in Yemen is disappointing despite President Joe Biden’s pledges to put more pressure on the Saudi Kingdom which has been pounding Yemen since March 2015.
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2022-04-10 19:18
A revived nuclear pact could benefit Washington and Tehran: Foreign Policy
In a commentary dated April 5 titled “The little Iran nuclear deal that Couldn’t”, Foreign Policy said a revived nuclear pact could benefit both the United States and Iran but it is proving a hard sell.
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2022-04-06 21:14
The awkward confrontation
TEHRAN— Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday afternoon for the first time since leaving office five years ago.
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2022-04-03 17:51
By Mohammad Mazhari
Saudi Arabia, UAE view Biden admin as unreliable partner: professor
“The Arab states do not want to jeopardize their increasing closeness with Russia”
TEHRAN - A professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar says that leaderships in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates look at the Biden administration as an unreliable partner who is not worthy to jeopardize the ties with Russia.
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2022-03-28 13:34
Macron warns against 'escalation' after Biden calls Putin 'butcher'
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday against a verbal "escalation" of Russia's invasion in Ukraine.
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2022-03-11 21:43
Seizure of Iran’s oil cargo amid Vienna talks may jeopardize agreement
TEHRAN— In an unconstructive move that could jeopardize a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, the United States has discreetly confiscated the cargo of two oil tankers belonging to Iran.
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2022-03-11 17:48
U.S. consumer prices hit new 40-year high
TEHRAN- Consumer prices in the United States spiked to a new high in February to 7.9 percent, the biggest monthly jump since 1982, forcing American families trying to pay for basic essentials such as rent, food, and gasoline to suffer even further.
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2022-02-22 21:14
By Mohammad Mazhari
Trump’s defeat in 2024 election can lead to armed civil unrest: professor
‘Trump views international politics and foreign policy as a set of transactional contracts’
TEHRAN – A professor of politics at the University of California predicts that if Donald Trump runs for the 2024 presidential election and loses the race it can ignite a civil war between the Coasts and Central America.
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2022-02-22 14:16
EU’s Mora: Vienna talks have reached ‘crucial moment’ that entails fixing ‘key issues’
TEHRAN – Enrique Mora, the European Union’s deputy secretary general for political affairs who acts as coordinator in the talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, said on Tuesday that that talks have reached a “crucial moment”, suggesting it is necessary to fix “key issues”.
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2022-02-20 20:50
Persian Gulf Arabs that first opposed nuclear deal now encourage Biden to revive it: senator
TEHRAN – Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said on Saturday that certain Arab countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf which first vehemently opposed President Barack Obama for striking nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 are now supporting President Joe Biden to revive the agreement that was ditched by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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2022-02-18 21:15
By Mohammad Mazhari
Whoever has been in charge of America's foreign policy should hang heads in shame: American writer
‘U.S. is addicted to foreign meddling and military actions’
TEHRAN – Describing U.S. foreign policy as “incompetent”, American writer Charles Ortel tells the Tehran Times that “whoever has been in charge of America's foreign policies should hang heads in shame.”
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2022-02-16 00:04
Is MBS lobbying against Biden?
TEHRAN — According to persons familiar with the situation, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor, met with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and top Saudi Aramco officials in recent weeks as part of a regional tour that mingled personal travel and business.
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2022-02-13 21:36
‘Trump’s Iran policy proved to be a complete, unconditional fiasco’
Trump's Iran failures left Biden with no choice but to make a deal: Senator Murphy
TEHRAN - Chris Murphy, a United States senator representing Connecticut, wrote an article in the TIME magazine on Thursday noting the mess created by Donald Trump’s “complete fiasco” toward the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran has left President Joe Biden with no alternative other than to make a deal with Iran.
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2022-02-13 17:45
Biden under fire for “theft” of Afghan’s frozen assets
TEHRAN- Afghans have staged protests against a decision by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to use $3.5 billion dollars of their country’s frozen assets to help settle lawsuits by the families of 9/11 victims.
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2022-02-11 21:17
Saeed Jalili: Maximum pressure failed miserably
TEHRAN— Saeed Jalili, a member of the Expediency Council and Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Thursday night that the maximum pressure campaign on Iran has failed.
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2022-02-05 09:58
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. is stuck with an 18th-century government in the 21st century: political scientist
“Trump is a brilliant demagogue”
TEHRAN - A professor at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs says that the U.S. political system is stuck in the 18th century.
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2022-02-04 20:55
“Operation Propaganda” completed
TEHRAN — On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. troops have conducted a military operation in northwest Syria, which led to the killing of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the so-called new Daesh leader.
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2022-02-04 20:50
By Mohamamd Mazhari
Israel stumbling block of Iran-U.S. rapprochement: professor
TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, says that Israel and its supporters in the U.S. have played key roles in preventing rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran.
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2022-02-01 10:05
By M.A. Saki
If JCPOA is revived, it will help end conflicts in West Asia: American expert
TEHRAN – Barbara Slavin, director of the Future of Iran Initiative at the Atlantic Council, believes if the 2015 nuclear deal is revitalized, it will serve as a motivation to help “end other conflicts” in West Asia.
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2022-01-31 21:05
Ex-White House official urges Biden to rejoin JCPOA ‘step-by-step’
TEHRAN - A former White House official has said President Joe Biden’s administration should take a "step-by-step" approach to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal as the U.S. maximum pressure campaign against Iran has failed and the Vienna talks could collapse if some significant progress was not made.