Trump Needs a Tutorial on How International Agreements Work
Two years ago, the Trump administration withdrew from an international agreement that had lifted most sanctions on Iran in exchange for strict limits on Iran’s...
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U.S. Prepares to Reimpose U.N. Sanctions on Iran Over Objections of World Powers
WASHINGTON — Over the strenuous objections of its closest allies, the Trump administration is planning to reimpose United Nations sanctions against Iran on Saturday, though...
As U.S. Increases Pressure, Iran Adheres to Toned-Down Approach
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has increased criticism and pressure on Iran in recent days: accusing the country of planning assassinations of American diplomats, announcing...
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
In March, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said they had won a major victory in the government’s fight to enforce sanctions on Iran when a jury...
War Crime Risk Grows for U.S. Over Saudi Strikes in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The civilian death toll from Saudi Arabia’s disastrous air war over Yemen was steadily rising in 2016 when the State Department’s legal office...
The Love Triangle That Spawned Trump’s Mideast Peace Deal
Having covered Arab-Israel diplomacy for more than 40 years, I have to say that the normalization agreements signed Tuesday between Israel and the United Arab...
A Rare Middle East Triumph
For years, the Trump administration’s peacemaking efforts in the Middle East have been the object of relentless derision in elite foreign-policy circles, some of it...
Trial of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran Is Postponed
A new trial in Iran to present fresh charges against a British-Iranian woman who has been held in the country since being detained in 2016...
Iran Executes Wrestler Accused of Murder After He Took Part in 2018 Protests
Iran said Saturday that it had executed a 27-year-old wrestler accused of murder after he took part in antigovernment protests two years ago, a case...
Microsoft: Russian, Chinese, and Iranian hackers are targeting the US election
Hackers from Russia, China, and Iran are targeting individuals and organizations involved in both Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s presidential campaigns, according to a new...