Trump’s new policy: Solidarity with Iran’s people Iranian people are fed up with the tyranny they live under By Heshmat Alavi    Al Arabiya, 17 October 2017  - US President Donald Trump decertified the Iran nuclear deal on Friday and referred the case to Congress. It remains to be seen what measures await Tehran, especially considering the highly intensive quarrel that brought us where we are today. What is certain, however, is that this marks a major US policy shift vis-à-vis Iran, having impact across the flashpoint Middle East.     An Iranian woman walks past a mural of the Iranian flag in Tehran on October 14, 2017 Ever since the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower back in the 1950s and since the CIA-backed the 1953 coup d’état against the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh, Washington’s policies have either directly or indirectly supported the ruling regimes in Iran and against th...

Don't let Iran becomes the next North Korea US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at a security council meeting WASHINGTON (REUTERS) Oct. 15, 2017  - Senior Trump administration officials said on Sunday (Oct 15) that the United States was committed to remaining part of the Iran nuclear accord for now, despite President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the deal and his warnings that he might pull out. In a speech on Friday (Oct 13), Trump laid out an aggressive approach on Iran and said he would not certify it is complying with the nuclear accord, despite a determination by the  United Nations  ’nuclear watchdog that Tehran is meeting its terms. The Republican president threw the issue to the US Congress, which has 60 days to decide whether to reinstate US sanctions. He warned that if “we are not able to reach a solution working with Congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated.” In her Meet the Press inter...