Washington, June 18 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said Gulf Arab nations strongly support the Trump administration’s Iran agreement, arguing that regional governments view it as a “transformative” opportunity to weaken Tehran’s destabilising activities and promote long-term stability in the Middle East. At a White House briefing, Vance repeatedly pointed to backing from Gulf countries as one of the strongest endorsements of the agreement, contrasting their reaction with their opp…
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Washington, June 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday signalled further US military action against Iran, saying Tehran would “have to pay the price” after what he described as the downing of a US military helicopter, while insisting that Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. Speaking at the White House after signing the Secure America Act, Trump said the United States had already launched retaliatory strikes and would continue its response.“Well, we’re going to b…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that the United States remains engaged in negotiations with Iran but made clear that any agreement must permanently prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while signalling confidence that Washington would prevail either diplomatically or militarily.Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that nuclear non-proliferation is the central objective of his administration’s approach.“We’re going to see,” Trump said whe…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced what he called “the single largest deregulatory action in American history,” formally terminating the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding that underpinned federal greenhouse gas regulations.“Under the process just completed by the EPA, we are officially terminating the so-called endangerment finding,” Trump said, describing it as “a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely damaged the American…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Newly declassified US diplomatic records show that the Paris climate agreement was carefully shaped with India in mind. The deal was designed to bring India into a global climate framework, while at the same time limiting New Delhi’s ability to rely on older distinctions between developed and developing countries.The documents, released by the National Security Archive on the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, include internal US diplomatic cables, strategy papers…