Clare Lopez: Trump Takes Aim at Iran’s ‘Clandestine Nuclear Weapons Program’ President Donald J. Trump put the Iranian regime on notice with his  speech  last week: the time when the United States (U.S.) government would turn a blind eye to its  decades-long drive  for deliverable nuclear weapons is over. Citing a long litany of destabilizing, rogue behavior  on the part of Tehran, the president announced he would not re-certify Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)  or Iran nuclear deal. That is a necessary and first step, but must be followed up with a clear U.S. strategy for ending Iranian  support  to Islamic terror proxies and the  criminal regime  of Syrian Bashar al-Assad, its reckless regional  aggression , human rights  abuses  against its own people, and above all, development of an entire range of  Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)  – biological, chemical, and ...

U.S. administration takes new aim at Hezbollah, part of tougher Iran stance The US officials said “We want to counter Iran’s malign activities,” POLITICO- Oct. 6, 2017-  The Trump administration on Friday plans to roll out a new public campaign aimed at cracking down more forcefully on the armed wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon, part of a broader effort to counter the militant Shiite group’s chief backer, Iran. The new push will include instituting cash rewards for its “most wanted” operatives, stepping up U.S. intelligence and law enforcement efforts, and also aims to enlist allies to do more to undermine the group’s global network, three administration officials told reporters Thursday. The so-called Party of God, Hezbollah is also a powerful political bloc in the Lebanese government. It is an avowed enemy of Israel and has been responsible for a series of attacks against U.S. and other Western interests for decades. The State Department designated it a terro...

Trump: Iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence, bloodshed and chaos U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for Bedminster, New Jersey, from the White House in Washington, US., September 29, 2017 Reuters, 6 October 2017  - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had not lived up to the spirit of the nuclear deal agreed with world powers and suggested he would reveal his decision on whether to certify the agreement soon. “We must not allow Iran ... to obtain nuclear weapons,” Trump said during a meeting with military leaders at the White House. “The Iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence, bloodshed and chaos across the Middle East. That is why we must put an end to Iran’s continued aggression and nuclear ambitions. Trump is expected to roll out a broader US strategy on Iran that would be more confrontational. They have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement,” he said. Asked ...