The new sanctions announced by the White House come ahead of the U.S. president’s Middle East trip next week, which will include stops in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
In his speech to mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, Javad Zarif took aim at the wars Washington has initiated or joined since 2001, Andrea Germanos reports.
After the recent strikes on Saudi oil facilities, E-3 leaders offered a sop to the secretary of state but resisted key elements of his “maximum hostility” campaign towards Iran while Trump also distanced himself.