Iran

(Photo: Ben Wilker) Washington, D.C. — September 26, 2018 — In response to Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introducing legislation along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), [...]

Washington, D.C. — July 23, 2018 — In response to president Trump threatening Iran with “consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before,” in all caps on Twitter, [...]

This article was originally published in Common Dreams. Three years after the signing of the Iran nuclear agreement, an array of TV monitors in downtown Vienna still carries live images from [...]

Washington, D.C. — July 12, 2018 — In response to President Trump’s statement at a NATO press conference that “there might be an escalation between us and the Iranians,” Jon Rainwater, Executive [...]

Washington, D.C. — May 8, 2018 — President Trump announced today that he will not waive sanctions on Iran ahead of a May 12 deadline to waive sanctions that were lifted under the Iran nuclear [...]

The Iran Nuclear Agreement has been in President Trump’s crosshairs since he announced his candidacy. Political motivations, rather than real policy concerns, have driven Trump’s disdain [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 26, 2018 — In response to the Senate narrowly voting to confirm Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs [...]

This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org. Candidate Trump appeared on “Meet the Press” in the summer of 2015 just weeks after announcing his run for president. When [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 22, 2018 — In response to President Trump’s announcement that John Bolton will take over as national security advisor effective April 9, 2018, Jon Rainwater, Executive [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 13, 2018 — In response to news of Rex Tillerson’s firing and C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo taking his place as Secretary of State, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of [...]