Iran Deal: Finding a Better Strategy Must Address Iran's Dark Human Rights Record Too 10/23/2017 10:19:36 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print President Trump has announced that he will adopt a new policy on Iran By Soona Samsami Independent Journal Review, Oct. 22, 2017   - IJR Opinion is an opinion platform and any opinions or information put forth by contributors are exclusive to them and do not represent the views of IJR. While President Donald Trump's  intention  to not certify the Iran nuclear agreement is on the minds of many Iranians, it's not their only worry. Countless Iranians, especially religious and ethnic minorities, wonder when they will see their imprisoned relatives, when they will get some form of justice for the cousin who was hanged, or the uncle whose limbs were cut off as punishment. They wonder when they will be able not just to live without fear of nuclear war, but also without fear of being lashed by the vi...

Germany worries Trump will quit Iran nuclear deal 10/8/2017 7:54:19 PM German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said The United States is likely to quit the Iran agreement next week -- that is my great concern, BERLIN (AFP) -08 October 2017 -  German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday that he feared US President Donald Trump would quit the Iran nuclear deal next week. Trump is a stern critic of the 2015 accord, which he has called 'the worst deal ever', and US officials say he intends to tell US Congress next week that Tehran is not honouring its side of the bargain. 'The United States is likely to quit the Iran agreement next week -- that is my great concern,' Gabriel was quoted as saying by national news agency DPA. However Gabriel said Germany remains committed to the agreement, which Berlin helped negotiate, to stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb. He accused the US administration of 'replacing the rule of law with t...

Alan Dershowitz: Trump's 'Calm Before the Storm' Is Warning to Iran, North Korea Harvard law professor emeritus told Fox News I think what Trumps saying is the current status quo is unacceptable . Fox News- Oct. 7, 2017-  Alan Dershowitz weighed in on President Trump's ominous 'calm before the storm' comment that has the media buzzing. 'I think what he's saying is the current status quo is unacceptable,' the Harvard law professor emeritus told 'Fox & Friends' on Saturday. President Trump remarked at a dinner with military leaders Friday night that the gathering might represent 'the calm before the storm.' When pressed by reporters he said 'You'll find out.' The president's comment was a warning to North Korea and Iran, Dershowitz said. 'Iran is going to get a nuclear bomb in ten years if they comply with the deal. North Korea is only getting worse. We cannot allow this to continue.' T...