Washington, July 10 (IANS) Israeli intelligence recently warned the United States that Iran had devised a fresh plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and CNN, hours after which Trump publicly said he was Tehran’s “number one” assassination target while defending his administration’s military campaign against Iran.The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Israelis recently shared intelligence with Washington indicating that Iran was c…
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Washington, June 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump has defended recent US military action against Iran, saying Tehran’s armed forces had been severely weakened and asserting that Iran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference, Trump said his administration had achieved what previous presidents could not.”Last week, we signed a historic agreement to accomplish what no president has ever been able to accomplish bef…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump used a gathering of conservative Christian activists to declare that religion is “back” in the United States, highlight his administration’s policies on religious liberty and social issues, and warn that what he described as the rise of “communism” posed the greatest threat to the country.Addressing the annual Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference in Washington, Trump said his administration had moved swiftly to reverse poli…
Tehran, March 18 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that its secretary Ali Larijani has been killed in an attack, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported early Wednesday.In a statement, the council said Larijani died early Tuesday alongside his son Morteza Larijani, deputy for security affairs at the council’s secretariat Alireza Bayat, and several others, Tasnim reported.The council praised Larijani’s long service to Iran’s development and called for national unity in the face…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The recent conviction of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national, in a US federal court for murder-for-hire and attempting an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, reveals a troubling dimension of the “long shadow war” between Iran and the United States. The charges were linked to a foiled plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump as well as other prominent American leaders, including former President Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, a report said on Monday. Acc…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump said that his administration had reshaped global dynamics through assertive diplomacy and military action, laying out an expansive account of US foreign policy and economic gains during remarks at a Florida event.Trump said US actions abroad had produced swift and decisive outcomes. “We have peace in the Middle East. Nobody thought that was going to be possible,” he said, pointing to what he described as multiple agreements reached within a ye…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has warned Iran of a “very strong action” if its authorities begin hanging protesters, escalating his rhetoric amid reports of widespread killings during anti-government unrest.Speaking in an exclusive interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Trump said he had not yet confirmed reports that Iran planned to execute demonstrators but made clear the United States would respond forcefully if such actions occurred.“I haven’t heard about the hangi…