United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres also requested that the U.S. extend waivers on Iran's oil trade and “nuclear non-proliferation projects.”
Jonathan S. Tobin: Protests and regime crackdowns show that Trump’s “maximum pressure” on Tehran is working. The worst thing Washington could do is to let up now.
Melanie Phillips: Despite Tehran’s deranged, genocidal call to arms, European governments are still trying to circumvent U.S. policy against Iran in an attempt to keep the nuclear deal alive.
Ariel Ben Solomon: A former Pentagon official sees the pressure and sanctions strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump—one that has been pushed for years by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Obama administration—as having a chance of succeeding and leading to regime change.
In fulfilling a key campaign pledge, President Donald Trump announced in a White House speech on Friday he decertified the Iranian nuclear deal as part of a new and tougher approach towards the Islamic Republic. The move brings a new level of challenges and uncertainty in handling one of the most complex international agreements in recent years.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully today announced that New Zealand has completed the domestic processes required to lift the United Nations sanctions against Iran.
