Library Documents on Iran's Drone Program
September 25, 2019
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that creating trust is prerequisite to any plans for reaching Iranian and American people’s goals, stressing, “We must create mutual trust, and the trust is something that Mr Trump took away from this framework”.
September 25, 2019
SENATOR LIEBERMAN: Thank you. Thank you. It’s a great honor to welcome Secretary Pompeo here. I do want to note there are a lot of honored guests, but I want to pay particular attention and welcome His Excellency Thamer al-Sabhan, the minister of Gulf affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; His Excellency Ambassador Yousef Otaiba from the...
September 25, 2019
Speaking in the House of Commons, Dominic Raab called upon Iran to respect the basic principles of the rules-based international system.The United Kingdom has always been clear-sighted about our engagement with Iran. We want to see Iran come in from the cold. But that can only happen if Iran shows the respect required for the basic principles of...
September 25, 2019
The recent attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia posed a major shock to the global oil market. As news broke that the damage was caused by an actor with significant military capabilities, oil prices initially surged and concerns mounted about how long a major part of Saudi oil production would be offline. In the days since, concerns have been ...
September 24, 2019
[...]QUESTION: Is there anything that you wanted to highlight about your week?ASSISTANT SECRETARY SCHENKER: Well, a lot of the focus obviously is on Iran and what happened to Saudi Arabia. We’re talking a lot with our allies and other states about our – how we view it and our commitment to diplomacy. [...] We’re talking to our allies and other...
September 22, 2019
QUESTION: We begin this morning with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who called the oil field attacks an act of war. Mr. Secretary, good morning.SECRETARY POMPEO: Margaret, it’s good to be with you again.QUESTION: You are the only U.S. official who has directly and definitively blamed every single part of these attacks on Iran. Is there any...
September 18, 2019
The best way to counter Iran’s asymmetric strategy in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere is a U.S. gray zone strategy, which can help manage escalation and buy time for the administration’s pressure policy to work.
August 6, 2019
Stating that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a specialised organ and its workers are the trusted by the entire system in foreign policy, President said, “Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the trustee of the country and protector of the nation’s rights”.Speaking on Tuesday in a meeting with Foreign Minister, his deputies, and the senior managers of...
July 24, 2019
Speaking in a cabinet session on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani said, “One of the efforts of the government from the beginning of its term has been to break the stalemate in the political stage and possible agreements”.“Negotiations that had been happening during eight years before this government took office did not have considerable results...
July 24, 2019
Just three hours into his new job, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper met with reporters at the Pentagon to discuss Iran, China and the proposed defense budget.A top priority: Operation Sentinel, the U.S. Central Command effort to promote maritime stability, ensure safe passage, and de-escalate tensions in international waters throughout the...