The following is the Oct. 22, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options. Read More
Tag Archives: Iran
Pentagon Hasn’t Extended Carrier Lincoln Deployment as More Troops Headed to Saudi Arabia
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) transits the Arabian Sea on Sept. 22, 2019. US Navy Photo
THE PENTAGON – Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has not extended the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group even in the midst of what the Pentagon described as a buildup of forces in Saudi Arabia to defend U.S. forces and interests against Iranian aggression, a Defense Department spokesman told USNI News. Read More
Report on Status Iran Nuclear Program
The following is the Oct. 9, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status. Read More
HASC Chair, Members Against U.S. Strike Against Iran for Refinery Attack
Oil fields in Eastern Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, 2019. NASA Photo
Three members of the House Armed Services Committee came down against U.S. armed retaliation against Iran for the attack on Saudi Arabian oil production facilities over the weekend. Read More
U.S. Power to Seize Oiler Grace 1, Now Under Iranian Flag, Is Limited by International Law
As the Adrian Darya 1, formerly the Grace 1, meanders across the Mediterranean Sea, the world is monitoring closely to see where she finally stops to discharge the over two million barrels of Iranian crude oil onboard. Any country or entity aiding the vessel will be deemed by the United States as assisting a foreign terrorist organization. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran’s Internal Politics and U.S. Policy
The following is the Aug. 13, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran’s Nuclear Program
The following is the July 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations. Read More
Experts Mull Who Will Lead Iran After Ayatollah Khameneni
Ayatollah Khameneni
With United States-Iran tensions on the rise, the man who is named to succeed Ayatollah Khameneni as supreme leader will signal Tehran’s choice between confrontation or negotiation with Washington and its neighbors, a panel of experts said Monday. Read More
Report to Congress on Iran Sanctions
The following is the July 12, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Iran Sanctions. Read More
Report to Congress on Saudi Arabia
The following is the June 18, 2019 Congressional Research Service Insight report, Saudi Arabia. Read More
