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Iran's Oil Exports to Europe Down About 40%

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Iran's Oil Exports to Europe Down About 40% 11/13/2017 5:46:41 PM Iranian regime oil tankers sitting idle due to drop on Irans oil export Iran, November 12, 2017  - Iran's state-run Fars news agency, affiliated to IRGC, reported a 39% reduction in Iranian oil export to Europe blaming the US for the fall in the country's oil export. The report says, “Iran's oil sales to Europe have fallen because of the U.S. threats, which has made the Europeans plan to reduce their purchases of oil from Iran despite the nuclear agreement with, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. Iran's total crude oil and condensate exports in October will drop by about a fifth to a month earlier this month, reaching the lowest figure in the past 19 months, according to international news agencies. Iran's exports to Europe this month are expected to drop by 39% from a month earlier from 837,000 barrels to 510,000 barrels a day. Italy, Spain, Turkey an...
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Are Iranian people aligned with US national interests? 10/18/2017 6:45:52 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print President Donald Trump Hamid Bahrami Al Arab i ya, 18 October 2017  - Following a week of political roller coaster, doubts and strategic calculations, the US foreign policy team unveiled its new policy on Iran and measures to address the catastrophic nuclear deal, better known as the JCPOA. During a 20-minute speech on 13 October, President Trump laid out the major points of this new policy, which include the decertification of the JCPOA and designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pursuant to the global terrorism Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. Aside from decertifying the nuclear deal, the announcement of President Trump marks a major policy change that effectively ends the two-decades long failed policy of appeasement against Iranian regime and its malignant role in four corners of the world. In 1997, in ...

U.S. House to vote on non-nuclear Iran sanctions next week

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U.S. House to vote on non-nuclear Iran sanctions next week 10/20/2017 8:53:42 PM House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2017 WASHINGTON, Reuters, OCT. 20, 2017  - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, senior House Republicans said on Friday, seeking to take a tough line against Iran without immediately moving to undermine the international nuclear deal. “It is Congress’ responsibility to work with the executive branch on a clear-eyed strategy to stop Iran’s reckless behavior,” Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the number two House Republican, and Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a joint statement emailed to Reuters. “Immediate action towards this goal will come from the House next week as we vote on legislation...
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Republicans, Democrats Convene on Capitol Hill to Call for a Free Iran WASHINGTON, DC – During a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday titled “Iran Regime’s Threats and Rights Violations: Policy Options,” Republican and Democrat congressmen and congresswomen gathered to express their commitment to supporting the people of Iran in their quest to achieve a free Iran. Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA), Judge Ted Poe (R-TX), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) delivered remarks at the event, hosted by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities (OIAC-US) and members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Four Iranian panelists also spoke at the event. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said President Trump’s decision to “hopefully” decertify the Iran nuclear deal would present the United States with an opportunity to “press the European Union to hold Iran ...

Full transcript of President Trump's remarks about the Iran nuclear deal 10/14/2017 5:20:07 PM

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Full transcript of President Trump's remarks about the Iran nuclear deal 10/14/2017 5:20:07 PM President Trumps remarks about the new US strategy on Iran regime by: Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk   Fox News, Oct 13, 2017  - The White House on Friday released a transcript of President Trump’s speech on the Iran uclear deal. Here are his remarks: “Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: As President of the United States, my highest obligation is to ensure the safety and security of the American people. History has shown that the longer we ignore a threat, the more dangerous that threat becomes. For this reason, upon taking office, I've ordered a complete strategic review of our policy toward the rogue regime in Iran. That review is now complete. Today, I am announcing our strategy, along with several major steps we are taking to confront the Iranian regime’s hostile actions and to ensure that Iran never, and I mean never, ...

Iran attempted to buy nuclear technology illegally 32 times, German agency says

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Iran attempted to buy nuclear technology illegally 32 times, German agency says 10/9/2017 11:29:51 PM A Ghadr-H missile, center, a Sejjil missile and a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are on display for the annual Defense Week Fox News, Oct. 9, 2017- Iran tried to obtain illicit technology that could be used for military nuclear and ballistic missile programs, raising questions about a possible violation of the 2015 agreement intended to stop Tehran’s drive to become an atomic armed power, according to three German intelligence reports obtained by Fox News. The new intelligence, detailing reports from September and October and disclosed just ahead of President Trump’s planned announcement Thursday on whether the U.S. will recertify the Iran deal, reveals that Iran’s regime made “32 procurement attempts … that definitely or with high likelihood were undertaken for the benefit of proliferation programs.” According to the docu...