DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying "America should know ... war with Iran is the mother of all wars," the state new agency IRNA reported.Iran faces increased U.S. pressure and looming sanctions after Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a 2015 international deal over Iran's nuclear program.Addressing a gathering of Iranian diplomats, Rouhani said: "Mr Trump, don't play with the lion's tail, this would only lead to regret," IRNA reported. "America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars," Rouhani said."You are not in a position to incite the Iranian nation against Iran's security and interests," Rouhani said, in an apparent reference to reported efforts by Washington to destabilize Iran's Islamic government. In Washington, U.S. officials familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Trump … [Read more...] about Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump ‘war with Iran mother of all wars’
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Officials: US Campaign to Try to Undercut Iran’s Leaders
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said. More than half a dozen current and former officials said the campaign, supported by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, is meant to work in concert with U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to economically throttle Iran by re-imposing tough sanctions. The drive has intensified since Trump withdrew on May 8 from a 2015 seven-nation deal to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The current and former officials said the campaign paints Iranian leaders in a harsh light, at times using information that is exaggerated or contradicts other official pronouncements, including comments by previous administrations. The White House declined comment on the campaign. The State Department … [Read more...] about Officials: US Campaign to Try to Undercut Iran’s Leaders
Iranian media: Southern Iran jolted by magnitude 5.7 quake
Updated 2:50 am CDT, Sunday, July 22, 2018 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has jolted a town in the country's south. ISNA says the temblor rocked the town of Ruydar, in Hormozgan province, early on Sunday. The town is located some 940 kilometers, or 580 miles, south of the capital, Tehran. The United States Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.4. There was no immediate word on casualties. The quake was shallow, 8 kilometers or 5 miles deep, making it likelier to cause damage. The town of Ruydar has about 8,000 residents. Iran sits on major fault lines and is prone to regular earthquakes. A magnitude 7.2 quake hit western Iran in November, killing more than 600. In 2003, a 6.6 magnitude quake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people. … [Read more...] about Iranian media: Southern Iran jolted by magnitude 5.7 quake
Letter: Watch out for Europe in dealing with Iran
Sunday July 22, 2018 12:01 AM Other governments may undermine efforts to put pressure on Tehran. Editor:" 'Escalation' between U.S., Iran forecast" (Reading Eagle, July 13) gives some information about what is happening with regard to Iran. As our secretary of state said, according to the article, we are asking our allies and partners to join our economic pressure campaign against Iran's regime. He said we must cut off all funding the regime uses to fund terrorism and proxy wars.But what would be the consequences of Europe's appeasement of the Iranian regime?An article by Michael Ledeen at frontpagemag.com explained that the Iranian regime's assassins are in action in Europe, North Africa and Saudi Arabia.Ledeen wrote that there has been an appalling move by Germany to send cash to the Iranian regime, an action that reportedly made Ledeen shudder, since its effect is to pay the world's greatest sponsor of terrorism to send assassins to the West, including here.Israel's prime … [Read more...] about Letter: Watch out for Europe in dealing with Iran
U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran’s leaders
By Jonathan Landay, Arshad Mohammed, Warren Strobel and John WalcottWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.More than half a dozen current and former officials said the campaign, supported by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, is meant to work in concert with U.S. President Donald Trump's push to economically throttle Iran by re-imposing tough sanctions. The drive has intensified since Trump withdrew on May 8 from a 2015 seven-nation deal to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. The current and former officials said the campaign paints Iranian leaders in a harsh light, at times using information that is exaggerated or contradicts other official pronouncements, including comments by previous … [Read more...] about U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran’s leaders