House approves bill to sanction Iran for ballistic missiles The Republican-led House overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation Thursday that would slap new sanctions on  Iran  for its pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles without derailing the 2015 international nuclear accord that President Donald Trump has threatened to unravel. Reps. Ed Royce and  Eliot Engel  sponsored the bill, which requires the Trump administration to identify for sanctions the companies and individuals inside and outside of Iran that are the main suppliers of Tehran's ballistic missile programs. Lawmakers voted 423-2 to pass the measure. Royce, a California Republican, is chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Engel, who is from New York, is the panel's top Democrat. Both opposed the nuclear agreement when it was forged two years ago, but neither lawmaker is in favor of ditching the deal now. Lawmakers are aiming to hold Iran accountable for what they say is rec...

Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, slaps sanctions on IRGC in broadside at ‘radical regime’ 10/14/2017 10:31:29 PM The White House unveils new Iran strategy Fox News, Oct. 14, 2017  - President Trump announced Friday he will decertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying he believes the “radical regime” has committed multiple violations of the agreement as he kicked a decision over whether to restore sanctions back to Congress.  “I am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification,” Trump said during a speech at the White House. “We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror, and the very real threat of Iran's nuclear breakthrough.” Friday's announcement does not withdraw the United States from the Iran deal, which the president called “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.” But the president threatened that he could still ultimatel...

Trump's New Policy Will Focus on Iran's Meddlers The centerpiece of Trumps new Iran strategy will be the designation of Irans Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization Designating the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization could put pressure on the regime. By Eli Lake Bloomberg, October 4, 2017  - After more than nine months in office, President Donald Trump finally has an Iran policy. Last month before the opening of the U.N. General Assembly,  Trump  approved the long-awaited strategy to deal with Iran, according to administration officials. These officials tell me it will outline a new aggressive approach to countering Iranian threats all over the globe and endeavor to use the leverage of Trump's threats over the Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to spur U.S. allies to begin to address its flaws. On Wednesday at a press conference to dispel news reports that he considered quitting his post ove...