U.S. threatens sanctions as Europeans try to salvage Iran nuke deal
As remaining parties to 2015 nuclear agreement try to keep it alive, top White House envoy warns anyone buying Iranian oil will be punished
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As remaining parties to 2015 nuclear agreement try to keep it alive, top White House envoy warns anyone buying Iranian oil will be punished
Iran expert Suzanne Maloney talks with Major Garrett on "The Takeout" this week about U.S. strategic options as tensions with Iran continue to rise
Europeans at the G-20 will say the nuclear deal Mr. Trump abandoned is the only way to avoid what Iran says would be a protracted war
"We are in a very strong position," Mr. Trump says in response to questions if war with Iran was on the horizon
He made the threats a day after issuing new sanctions on Iran's supreme leader
President Hassan Rouhani suggests Trump admin. "afflicted by mental retardation" as his country declares diplomacy dead
The sanctions come as Iran faces high inflation and skyrocketing unemployment
President Trump says the U.S. "can not ever let Iran have a nuclear weapon"
Trump threatens "obliteration" of Islamic Republic as his plans to resolve crisis remain unclear, and Iran threatens it could shoot down another drone
The cyber attacks came as Trump decided not to launch a a retaliatory strike on Iran over the downing of a U.S. drdone earlier this week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she received no heads up that a strike was in the works
Former Vice President Joe Biden called tensions with Iran a "self-inflicted disaster"
The strike, aborted in part due to concerns among U.S. allies, would've been the most significant escalation of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran in decades
American aviation agency's warning of "potential for miscalculation or misidentification" could have a major impact on commercial aviation
The drone left a corkscrew smoke trail as it fell tens of thousands of feet into the sea after being hit by an Iranian missile
Tension in Mideast soars as U.S. and Tehran offer differing accounts of shoot down, and a missile apparently fired by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen hits Saudi Arabia
Iran flatly denies attacking merchant ships, but U.S. Navy shows journalists leftover parts of mine and says it has finger prints
China also urges restraint from Iran, but puts blame for soaring tension in Mideast largely on Trump administration after troop surge announcement
But Tehran also says European nations can still save the accord
Crew of a merchant ship that came to the rescue of one of the attacked tankers said he "felt like he had no choice but to comply with Iranian demands"
Secretary of State Pompeo said U.S. intelligence pointed to Tehran being behind attacks on two oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
Joint investigation suggests "sophisticated and coordinated operation carried out by an actor with significant operational capacity," which the U.S. says was Iran
The new sanctions target largest petrochemical company for providing support to the Revolutionary Guard Corps
The carrier was specifically sent to the Arabian Sea in response to threats from Iran
With tension soaring between the U.S. and Iran, key U.S. ally Saudi Arabia is pushing the world to confront its arch-rival