#BREAKING: US imposes sanctions on Iranian foreign minister Zarif

US Secretary of State Pompeo: The Iranian Foreign Ministry is not only #Iran's diplomatic arm but also a means of promoting destabilizing policies

Rhetoric of @JZarif is reprehensible and more resembles that of a propaganda minister than a foreign minister, says a senior US official.

I’m assuming Zarif can’t attend the United Nations anymore, as the sanctions, as @Joyce_Karam points out, prevent him from entering or making transactions in the US. https://t.co/FJK3JA1yv5

U.S. Senior administration officials said that the designation was due to #Zarif's actions on behalf of #Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei, whom the administration sanctioned in late June.

Zarif, according to a U.S. senior official, "implements the reckless agenda of Iran's supreme leader" as the "primary spokesperson" for #Iran. The official added that the action comes in light of "completely unacceptable" recent behavior by Iran.

Recently, President @realDonaldTrump sanctioned Iran’s Supreme Leader, who enriched himself at the expense of the Iranian people. Today, the U.S. designated his chief apologist @JZarif. He’s just as complicit in the regime’s outlaw behavior as the rest of…

Weibo source confirms numerous US and Taiwanese assets, including 12 F-16s, two AWACs, and one P-8A were active above the skies of the Taiwan Strait yesterday in observation of ongoing PLA exercises... Additional assets were also airborne via Okinawa and…

UPDATE : US Sanctions #Iran Zarif • Blocks property, warns ALL persons that engage w Zarif • Travel assessed “case by case” • US official “he is Not Our primary point of contact” • Zarif on Twitter: tnx for considering me a huge threat @TheNationalUAE ht…

U.S Sec. Of State Pompeo Says "Our Diplomatic Isolation Campaign Will Continue As Far As A Comprehensive Agreement To Stop Iran's Threats

The US' reason for designating me is that I am Iran's "primary spokesperson around the world" Is the truth really that painful? It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no property or interests outside of Iran. Thank you for considering me such a huge…

The excepted huge melting of Greenland ice sheet is confirmed by the HARMONIE-AROME model forced by ECMWF (My MAR model uses GFS as forcing). The peak of melt should occur tomorrow on 01-AUG. https://t.co/4sXMirzEbV

Weibo source confirms numerous US and Taiwanese assets, including 12 F-16s, two AWACs, and one P-8A were active above the skies of the Taiwan Strait yesterday in observation of ongoing PLA exercises... Additional assets were also airborne via Okinawa and…

With that odd era finally behind us, I've refreshed my patreon page in an attempt to raise funds for the relaunch of a website. Nothing here will ever be put behind a paywall, but if you could happen to spare a dime or two, I'd be more than grateful. htt…

Scheduled PLA exercises are expected to end on the 2nd of August.

Not only did the U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, earlier today. Senior administration officials say they will not deal with him in any future negotiation– they expect Iran to send someone else, closer to Ayatollah Khamenei.

(URGENT) N.K. test-fired new multiple rocket launcher under leader's supervision: state media https://t.co/LkypJGHhxL

Kim Jong Un this week oversaw the test of a new guided rocket system, according to KCNA, the official #DPRK news agency.

This just got *very* interesting; pictures soon given that Kim was there: N.K. test-fired new multiple rocket launcher under leader's supervision: state media https://t.co/pL03kCt0yM

That is one beastly MLRS if this wording is accurate. Time to wait for photographs. https://t.co/PoqDKNLefw

The United States does not plan to make changes to an upcoming military drill with South Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, despite a series of recent North Korean missile launches intended to pressure Seoul and Washington to stop joint…