As Trump Takes His Sanctions Battle to Europe, Who Is More “Isolated”: Iran or US?

“Today, all speak about the isolation of Trump, [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad] bin Salman. These three persons are the symbol of suppression, violence and mistrust in the world.” – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, left, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters address a press conference after their meeting at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 7, 2018. Mark Mitchell | New Zealand Herald via AP

BRUSSELS – The U.S. has made good on its threats to reimpose sanctions on Iran following Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the six-party nuclear deal. The new package of restrictions on the Iranian economy came despite widespread friction between Washington and its transatlantic allies who sought to do business with Iran. The sanctions

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Will the UAE Join China and the EU in Helping Iran Deflect US Sanctions?

The UAE’s potential role in helping Iran deflect US sanctions may not be surprising given the fact that Dubai has long functioned as a key transshipment point for Iran with trade in the year ending at the end of March topping US$16.8 billion

Dr. James M. Dorsey
By Dr. James M. Dorsey
A cargo ship docks to off load its containers at the Jebel Ali port terminal 2 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 8, 2009. Kamran Jebreili | AP

Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge alongside China as the Islamic republic’s foremost lifeline in seeking to blunt the impact of harsh sanctions. Russia and Oman rather than Europe are emerging as runners-up in possibly enabling Iran to

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China is Fighting to Salvage the Iran Nuclear Deal

In an environment in which the Middle East views conflicts as zero-sum games, China is likely to find it increasingly difficult to remain aloof and straddle both sides of the fence.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, Sunday, May 13, 2018. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Analysis (MES) -- Conventional wisdom has it that China stands to benefit from the US withdrawal from the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, particularly if major European companies feel that the risk of running afoul of US secondary sanctions is too high. In doing so, China would draw on lessons learned from its approach to the

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Defending Nuclear Deal, Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Has ‘No Clue’ About International Treaties or Law

“You are just a businessman, a tradesman,” Iranian president declared, addressing Trump. “You are a tower builder. How is he going to pass judgment on international issues?”

Jon Queally
By Jon Queally
President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a conference in the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, April 25, 2018. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

The nuclear deal is the nuclear deal, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in response to comments by both U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House a day earlier in which Macron suggested that changes could be made to (or alongside) a multilateral nuclear agreement in order to save it from sabotage by the

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Iran: ‘Entire World Will Condemn America’ If Trump Kills Nuclear Deal

“We have achieved benefits that are irreversible. Nobody can roll them back, neither Trump, nor 10 other Trumps.”

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Amid reports that President Donald Trump is planning to decertify the Iran nuclear accord sometime this coming week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that any attempt to undermine the deal will earn the United States condemnation from "the entire world." "We have achieved benefits that are irreversible. Nobody can roll them back,

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‘Sad Day For Warmongers’, UN Finds Iran In Total Compliance With Nuke Deal

The U.S. has isolated itself from other signatories in its search for reasons to declare Iran to be noncompliant.

Julia Conley
By Julia Conley
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan and European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, arrive at the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (AP/Ronald Zak)

On what one observer called "a sad day for warmongers," the United Nations declared Friday that Iran is fully adhering to the nuclear deal reached in 2015, and that inspectors will not go looking for infractions at the request of the Trump administration. Trump and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, have regarded Iran and

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