American scholar languishes in Iranian jail
Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang’s love of history and languages took him to Tehran two summers ago to learn Persian and conduct research in…
Country Reports on Terrorism 2017
Special Briefing Nathan A. Sales Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Via Teleconference September 19, 2018 MR PALLADINO: Thank you. Hello, everyone. This is Robert Palladino. Thank you…
Brian Hook on Iran’s Missile Proliferation
Special Representative Hook’s Remarks at the Hudson Institute (As prepared) September 19, 2018 Good morning. Thank you to the Hudson Institute for hosting me…
Secretary Pompeo on Refugee Policy
Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 17, 2018 Secretary Pompeo: Good afternoon, everyone. The United States anticipates processing up to…
Treasury Targets Thai Company Supporting Iranian Airline Mahan Air
Treasury Targets Thai Company Supporting Iranian Airline Mahan Air September 14, 2018 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
Statement on the attacks in Iraq
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 11, 2018 Statement by the Press Secretary Over the past few days, we have seen life-threatening…
The arrest and detention of Xiyue Wang
Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing (Excerpts) Washington, DC September 11, 2018 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has now concluded that the Government…
U.S. ends support for ‘flawed’ U.N. Palestinian refugee agency
The United States is cutting all contributions to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and calling upon the international community to find new ways to…
Statement by the U.S. Mission to the UN on President Trump Chairing a UN Security Council Meeting
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy September 7, 2018 As Ambassador Haley stated on September 4, President…
The Iranian network that turned money into violence
Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, carrying out attacks and other destabilizing activities through its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the corps’…
Remarks by Brian Hook at National Security Summit
Remarks Brian Hook Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State and Special Representative for Iran The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Washington, DC August 28,…
On U.S. Appearance Before the International Court of Justice
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC August 27, 2018 Today, oral proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began in…
How U.S. caught Iran’s Central Bank funneling money to Hezbollah
As U.S. sanctions made it harder for the Iranian government to directly fund regional violence and terror, the government used workarounds to supply money to…
Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Heather Nauert Spokesperson Department Press Briefing Washington, DC August 15, 2018 We are closely monitoring reports of numerous human rights defenders and members of minority…
State Department Terrorist Designation of Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, AKA Qassim al-Muamen
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 13, 2018 The Department of State has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, AKA Qassim al-Muamen, as…
Iran arrests scientists trying to solve water crisis
Cities, towns and farms in Iran are running out of water largely due to poorly administered water resource policies and corruption, driving thousands of people…
Reimposing Sanctions On the Regime in Iran
President Donald J. Trump is Reimposing Sanctions Lifted Under the Horrible Iran Deal FOREIGN POLICY Issued on: August 6, 2018 Our policy is based on…
This Iranian airline spreads violence and terror
Mahan Air, Iran’s largest commercial airline, doesn’t just move people, it also moves weapons and funds for terrorism and violence across the Middle East. That…
