U.S. demands restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran
The United States is demanding that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, a move that follows America's embarrassing defeat to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.
U.N. soundly defeats U.S. demand to extend arms embargo on Iran
Friday's vote in the 15-member council was two in favor, two against and 11 abstentions, leaving it far short of the minimum nine "yes" votes required for adoption.
U.S. says Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz
The Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S., a U.S. military official said Thursday.
Trump’s Iran envoy quits administration as U.S. pushes embargo
Brian Hook is leaving one day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would call for a U.N. Security Council vote next week on resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo beyond October.
The Trump administration is pressing ahead with efforts to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran despite widespread opposition to such a move at the world body.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported on Tuesday.
The Pentagon has raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran's missile strike earlier this month on an Iraqi air base, It's the third time the number of injuries has been increased.
In our news wrap Friday, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out at the U.S. amid new unrest in his country. He addressed Friday prayers for the first time in eight years, telling crowds the U.S. is lying when it says…
After trading threats with the U.S., Iran said Tuesday night it launched ballistic missiles on Iraqi facilities housing U.S. troops in retaliation for the American killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The attacks come after President Trump and top U.S. officials…
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