Iranian-American Businessman Coordinated With UAE Monarch to Target Iran Critics, Lawsuit Alleges

Lawsuit suggests Wall Street Journal journalist also caught up in smear operation

Adam Kredo
October 15, 2019 5:00 AM

An Iranian-American businessman tied to a network of pro-Tehran advocates coordinated with a Middle Eastern monarch to target prominent Americans in an international hacking-and-disinformation campaign, according to court documents filed in the United Kingdom in September.

Trump Sends Emergency Delegation to Turkey Amid Bloody Offensive in Syria

Declares national emergency in Syria

Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij near the Turkish border

Adam Kredo
October 14, 2019 8:20 PM

A delegation of senior Trump administration officials will depart for Turkey "as soon as possible" to negotiate a ceasefire following Ankara's bloody offensive into Syria that killed civilians and helped to reinvigorate the ISIS terror group, according to senior administration officials.

Iranian Supreme Leader Orders Construction of Advanced Weaponry

Ayatollah says Iran needs cutting-edge military tech

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Adam Kredo
October 14, 2019 1:20 PM

Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the country's fighting forces to construct cutting-edge military technology to take on the United States and other nations that the ruler described as god's enemies.

U.S. Secretary of State Calls for EU to Condemn Iran Over Tanker

Reuters
October 9, 2019 9:29 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on the European Union to condemn Iran and hold Tehran accountable after he said oil from Iranian tanker Adrian Darya had been offloaded in Syria.

Iran to Sue U.S. Over Breach of Nuclear Deal

Lawsuit will go to International Court of Justice

Adam Kredo
October 7, 2019 1:30 PM

Iran is readying to sue the United States in the International Court of Justice over President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon the landmark nuclear deal and reapply tough new sanctions on Tehran, according to officials in Iran’s judiciary.

Iran Issues Death Sentence for Accused U.S. Spy

Adam Kredo
October 1, 2019 11:50 AM

Iran has issued a death sentence for an individual it has accused of spying for the United States, according to the Islamic Republic's judiciary.

U.S. Seeks Prisoner Swap With Iran

Exchange would grant Iranian foreign minister Zarif permission to visit sick friend

Adam Kredo
September 28, 2019 9:20 PM

The Trump administration says it is willing to engage in a prisoner swap with Iran, despite increasingly chilly relations between the United States and Tehran, according to a State Department official who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.

Trump Admin Bans Iranian Regime Figures, Families From Entering U.S.

Iranian regime leaders have been sending kids to U.S. for years

Adam Kredo
September 26, 2019 12:50 PM

The Trump administration on Thursday banned all members of the Iranian regime and their family members from entering the United States, a move aimed at stopping regime figures from sending their children to America for schooling and other opportunities.

Gabbard: Iran’s Attacks on Saudi Arabia Were ‘Retaliatory’

Graham Piro
September 25, 2019 9:30 AM

Presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) blamed oil sanctions for Iran's attack on vital oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, justifying it as a "retaliatory attack."

Iran Has Spent More Than $16 Billion on Terrorism in Recent Years

Windfalls from Obama nuclear deal have lined militant regime's pockets

Adam Kredo
September 24, 2019 12:45 PM

Iran has spent more than $16 billion during the past several years to fund militant terrorists across the Middle East, cash that was repatriated to the Islamic Republic under the terms of the landmark nuclear deal, according to new disclosures from the Trump administration.