Petroleum and petrochemicals are major sources of revenue for the Iranian regime, revenue it employs to oppress the Iranian people and to advance its malign foreign agenda. Today, the Department of State is imposing sanctions on Vietnam Gas and Chemicals Transportation Corporation, a vessel manager, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, for knowingly engaging, on ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Speeches
Today, the Department of State has designated the Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for posing a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism that threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Saraya al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
For 13 years, the Iranian regime has denied knowledge of Robert A. “Bob” Levinson’s whereabouts or condition. However, senior Iranian officials authorized Levinson’s abduction and detention and launched a disinformation campaign to deflect blame from the regime. Today, the United States is designating two senior officials of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), who ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
The United States condemns the law recently approved by Iran’s Majles and Guardian Council, which is nothing more than the regime’s latest ploy to use its nuclear program to try to intimidate the international community. If implemented, this law would result in Iran enriching uranium to the dangerous 20% level, while Iran is already exceeding ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Today, the United States is designating Hasan Irlu, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officer Iran recently sent to Sana’a Yemen to serve as the group’s liaison to the Houthi Movement. The United States is also designating Al-Mustafa International University, an Iranian university with over 50 international branches which provide a platform ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
The United States condemns any Iranian regime involvement in a chemical weapons program and will sanction those involved in any such activity. Today, the United States designated Iranian defense entity Shahid Meisami Group and its director, Mehran Babri, under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or WMD delivery systems, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iranian Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), Sanctions, Shahid Meisami Group and Mehran Babri, United States
The United States welcomes the Agreement announced today by the negotiating teams from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. This Agreement is a major milestone in the Afghanistan Peace Negotiations that have been underway since September 12, 2020. The Agreement codifies the rules and procedures the two sides have been negotiating since the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 December, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the United States sanctioned four entities located in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia for supporting Iran’s missile program, under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). We imposed sanctions against Chengdu Best New Materials Co., Ltd. and Zibo Elim Trade Co., Ltd. in the PRC ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: China, INKSNA, Iran, Sanctions
The Maximum Pressure campaign against the Iranian regime continues to be extraordinarily effective. Today, Iran’s economy faces a currency crisis, mounting public debt, and rising inflation. Prior to the Maximum Pressure campaign, Iran was exporting nearly 2.5 million barrels of oil per day. Now it struggles to export even a quarter of that volume. Since ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
One year ago, the Iranian regime killed as many as 148 Iranian civilians in Mahshahr, while imposing digital darkness to hide evidence of their savage crackdown on last November’s protests in that city. Both protesters and bystanders were targeted by snipers on rooftops, tracked down and surrounded by armored vehicles, and sprayed with machine-gun fire. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Human Rights, IRGC, Mahshahr, Massacare, Sanctions
On November 15, 2019 and in the week that followed, brave Iranians took to the streets of more than 200 cities across Iran to protest four decades of mismanagement by a corrupt regime that squandered its people’s wealth on terrorism abroad and oppression at home. As the protesters exercised their freedom of expression, the regime ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
On November 10, 2020 the Department of the Treasury designated an international network of six companies and four individuals for facilitating the procurement of sensitive goods, including U.S.-origin electronic components, for Iran Communications Industries (ICI). ICI is a sanctioned Iranian military firm and a subsidiary of Iran Electronics Industries, which falls under Iran’s Ministry of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Forty-one years ago today, Ayatollah Khomeini’s followers broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took more than 50 U.S. diplomats hostage. For the next 444 days, the Iranian regime tormented these brave Americans and their families who did not know if they would ever see their loved ones again. The survivors of the Iran ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 November, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
One year ago the United States, in conjunction with the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and our local Iraqi and Syrian partners, launched an operation that took out Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This followed the destruction of ISIS’s fraudulent territorial “caliphate” and was another major victory ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Baghdadi, Coalition, Dead, ISIS, Michael R. Pompeo, US
Instead of using its natural resource wealth to improve living conditions for the Iranian people, the Iranian regime prefers to pawn its oil to fund the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and support its terror proxies as they sow chaos and destruction around the Middle East. We will not let that happen. Today, pursuant ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, IRGC, IRGC-QF, Oil, Sanctions
President Donald J. Trump, Sudanese Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today to discuss Sudan’s historic progress towards democracy and opportunities to advance peace in the region. After decades of living under a brutal dictatorship, the people of Sudan are finally ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Israel, Sudan, US
The United States will not tolerate foreign interference in our elections. The whole of the U.S. government is using all the tools at our disposal to target those who attempt to interfere in our democratic process. Today’s action sanctions five Iranian entities pursuant to Executive Order 13848 for their efforts to spread disinformation and undermine ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: cyber, Elections, interference, Sanction
For many years, the Iranian regime and its primary tool of regional destabilization, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), have exploited Iraq to advance their own interests at the expense of the Iraqi people. The IRGC-QF’s activities in Iraq continue to undermine Iraqi security, sovereignty, and prosperity. Today, the United States is taking another ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, Iraq, IRGC, Official, Sanctioned, United States
The international community has long recognized that the Iranian regime uses the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to transport proliferation-sensitive items intended for Iran’s ballistic missile and military programs. One of the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1929 now in effect due to the snapback of UN sanctions mandates vigilance when doing ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
On September 19, virtually all UN sanctions on Iran returned, including re-imposition of the UN arms embargo. Accordingly, the export of certain conventional arms to Iran is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1929 and the procurement of any arms or related materiel from Iran is a violation of UNSCR 1747. The United ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Arms, Iran, Sanctions, UN, UNSCR
Today, the United States is identifying the Iranian financial sector as subject to the terms of Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 and sanctioning 18 major Iranian banks, further depriving the Islamic Republic of Iran of funds to carry out its support for terrorist activities and nuclear extortion that threatens the world. These sanctions will take effect ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 October, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
The Iranian regime must respect the human rights of the Iranian people. Despite its obligations and commitments, the regime continues to subvert its justice system to fuel fear and repression. The United States is committed to holding accountable those who are denying freedom and justice to the people of Iran, and today we are taking ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Courts, Iran, Judge, Sanctions
Today, I am taking new actions to restrict Iran’s nuclear, ballistic missile, and conventional weapons pursuits. My Administration will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, nor will we allow Iran to endanger the rest of the world with a fresh supply of ballistic missiles and conventional arms. To ensure this cannot happen, I ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Iran, Missile, New, Nuclear, President Trump, Sanctions, Weapons
The Trump Administration has made clear that the United States will do whatever it takes to prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism, from spreading death and mayhem throughout the Middle East and the world. Rather than wait for the day that Iran threatens the world with ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: 2231, Iran, New, Sanction, US
The Trump Administration has always understood that the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East comes from Islamic Republic of Iran, whose violent efforts to spread revolution have killed thousands and upended the lives of millions of innocent people. History shows appeasement only emboldens such regimes. Thus today, the United States welcomes the return ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: 2231, Iran, JCPOA, Pompeo, Sanction, UN, UNSCR, US
The Iranian regime is one of the world’s leading threats to cybersecurity and human rights online. Today, the United States is sanctioning the Iranian cyber threat group Advanced Persistent Threat 39 (APT39), 46 associated individuals, and a front company, Rana Intelligence Company (Rana) pursuant to Executive Order 13553. Together, these groups and individuals targeted at least 15 countries ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
“No policy,” said Charles de Gaulle, “is worth anything outside of reality. That maxim guides the United States’ policy regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran. We recognize the regime for what it is: the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and the primary source of instability in the Middle East. I believe our friends in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: France, Iran, Kerry, Le Figaro, Macron, Pompeo, Regime, Sanctions
Today, the Department of State imposed sanctions on five entities, under section 3(a)(ii) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13846, for knowingly engaging in a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran. The Department of State also imposed sanctions, under section 5(a)(vii) of E.O. 13846, on three ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 September, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Even as the pandemic has taken a major hit on Iran, Tehran refuses to let up on its virulent hatred of Jews and targeting of Israel. Which is why the Trump administration’s pushback remains as vital as ever. When the Islamic Revolution swept Iran 41 years ago, an ideology driven by rabid anti-Semitism erased a ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 August, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Political Affairs
Friday, August 21 marks the annual Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. To both remember and honor these victims, today the U.S. Department of State is announcing visa restrictions on 14 Iranian individuals for their involvement in gross violations of human rights on behalf of the Iranian regime, the world’s leading state ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 August, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few minutes ago, I delivered letters to both the UN Secretary-General Guterres and to the president of the Security Council. I notified them that the United States is initiating the restoration of virtually all UN sanctions on Iran lifted under UN Security Council Resolution 2231. This process will lead to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 August, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Iran, Pompeo, Sanctions, UN, UNSCR
Because of the flawed nuclear deal negotiated by the prior administration, the arms embargo on the world’s most heinous terrorist regime is scheduled to expire on October 18th, a mere four months from now. This Chamber has a choice: Stand for international peace and security, as the U.N.’s founders intended, or let the arms embargo ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 July, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements
The Iranian regime uses revenue it receives from the export of metals to provide funding for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, and other malign activities in the Middle East, and beyond. Today, as part of our maximum pressure campaign, the United States designated eight entities connected with Iran’s metal industry ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: China and Hong Kong, Designations, Iran’s Metal Industry, IRGC, IRISL, Sanctions, SDN List, Steel
Today, the United States, under Executive Order 13599, is sanctioning five Iranian ship captains, who delivered approximately 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and related components to Venezuela in support of the illegitimate Maduro regime. These individuals who headed five Iranian-flagged tankers – CLAVEL, PETUNIA, FORTUNE, FOREST, and FAXON – to Venezuela’s shores are now added to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Political Affairs, Statements
More than six years ago, the brave photographer known as Caesar shocked the world by smuggling out of Syria the photographic proof that the Assad regime was torturing and executing many thousands of Syrians in the regime’s prisons. This act of bravery is the inspiration behind the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (the Caesar Act), signed ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 June, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Assad, Syria Caesar Act Designations
Signatories to this statement reiterate our deep concern regarding Beijing’s decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has flourished as a bastion of freedom. The international community has a significant and long-standing stake in Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability. Direct imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 May, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, United Kingdom, United States
Overview Since coming to power in 1979, the Iranian regime has been implicated in assassinations, terrorist plots, and terrorist attacks in more than 40 countries. Senior Iranian officials have declared that Iran follows and constantly surveils Iranian dissidents in other countries to “crack down on them” and “strike decisive blows.” Iran’s global campaign of terror ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 May, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Near East & North Africa | Tags: Alisa Michelle Flatow, Argentina-Israelite Mutual Aid Association (AMIA), Asadollah Asadi, Assasination, BBC, Fallahian, Hizballah, INTERPOL, Iran, Mohsen Rabbani, Terror
As the US special representative for Iran, I receive complaints regularly about Voice of America’s Persian service. Iranian viewers say its American taxpayer-funded programming often sounds more like the “Voice of the mullahs” than the “Voice of America.” VOA Persian needs to do a better job of countering Iranian disinformation and propaganda. This is a ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Brian Hook, Hook, VOA, Voice of America
Today, I am announcing the end of the sanctions waiver covering all remaining JCPOA-originating nuclear projects in Iran – the Arak reactor conversion, the provision of enriched uranium for the Tehran Research Reactor, and the export of Iran’s spent and scrap research reactor fuel. The sanctions waiver covering these activities will end following a final, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Arak, Bushehr, designation, Iran, Israel, JCPOA, Sanctions, United States, waiver
The United States believes that all humans are deserving of dignity, respect, and equality before the law. The Iranian regime clearly disagrees, and their discrimination against the LGBTQ community is another injustice against the Iranian people. Iran’s 2013 Islamic Penal Code continues to penalize consensual same-sex relations between adults by severe and inhumane punishments, including the death ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News | Tags: death penalty, Director of National Intelligence, Islamic Penal Code, LGBTQ, Rezvaneh Mohammadi, Ric Grenell
Today, the United States is imposing financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Iranian individuals and entities under human rights-related authorities. These actions with respect to 12 Iranian individuals and entities by the Department of State and Department of the Treasury send a message of support to the Iranian people that we will continue to amplify ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Policy, Statements | Tags: Ali Fallahian, Alisa Flatow, Buenos Aires, Rahmani Fazli, Sanctions, visa restrictions
The People’s Republic of China is one of the rapidly dwindling number of countries that welcomes Mahan Air, which ferries weapons and terrorists around the world for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Such cooperation has consequences. Today, the United States designated Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited, a PRC-based company that provides general sales agent services for ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 May, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: China, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mahan Air, Sanctions
As we work together to defeat the coronavirus at home, the United States stands with our global partners in their time of need, as we always have. A healthier world means a healthier United States. For more than a half century, the United States has been the largest contributor to global health security and humanitarian ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Africa, East Asia & Pacific, Emergency Services, Europe & Eurasia, Featured Event, Health Issues, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Regions, South & Central Asia, Statements, Western Hemisphere | Tags: AIDS, American businesses, charities, COVID -19 pandemic, HIV, Malaria, nonprofits, Syria, U.S. Foreign Assistance, Venezuela
For years, Iran has claimed its space program is purely peaceful and civilian. The Trump Administration has never believed this fiction. This week’s launch of a military satellite by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, makes clear what we have said all along: Iran’s space program is neither peaceful nor entirely civilian. In February 2020, the head ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, embargo, EU, ICBM, Iran, IRGC, Program, Space, UN
Iran has long used its naval forces to terrorize the international maritime community – this is not a new phenomenon. In 2015, during negotiations of the Iran Deal and after its adoption, the U.S. Navy recorded 22 incidents of unsafe and unprofessional conduct by the IRGC Navy (IRGCN), many that risked collision. An additional 36 ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Fact Sheets, Near East & North Africa, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Collision, International Maritime Security Construct, IRGC, Missile, NAVY, USNS, USS
Chinese authorities routinely prohibit Muslims from practicing their faith — from forbidding fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to punishing halal practices. Regulations in Xinjiang in northwest China specifically forbid men from growing “abnormal beards” and women from wearing veils that cover their faces. Prayer mats and copies of the Quran are regularly confiscated ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa | Tags: China, Iran, Muslims, Uighur, United States, Xinjiang
Iranian academics are faulting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for stifling information on COVID-19 and declining foreign aid, allowing the country’s outbreak to grow into “a national disaster.” In the March 29 letter, reported by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI),
100 academics call Khamenei “the Number 1 culprit” for COVID-19 sweeping the nation unchecked. Now one Iranian is ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Reports | Tags: COVID-19, IRGC-QF, Khamenei, Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), National Development Fund, Qom
· Iran’s slick foreign influence campaign to obtain sanctions relief is not intended for the relief or health of the Iranian people but to raise funds for its terror operations. · Since 2012, the regime has spent over $16 billion to fund its terror proxies abroad while Iranian healthcare services have remained woefully underfunded. This ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Policy | Tags: Fact sheet, Humanitarian Assistance, Iran, IRGC, National Development Fund, President Trump, Qods Force, United States
America gives more medical and humanitarian assistance than any other country. At home, America is meeting the increased medical needs of its citizens in a unique way across with both government and private industry. Two U.S. Navy hospital ships, the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort, are now taking on civilian patients while docked at the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Events, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa
Iran’s leaders have repeatedly refused outside offers to help everyday Iranians who are suffering from COVID-19, worsening the regime’s failed response to the outbreak. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the aid group also called Doctors Without Borders, said March 24 that Iran’s regime rejected previously agreed upon plans for a 50-bed treatment unit for COVID-19 patients ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 April, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa | Tags: Channel, China, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iran, Mahan Air, MSF, United States
The U.S. government has rapidly mobilized unprecedented resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. The United States has made available nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian funding. Along with the U.S. private sector, the American people continue to lead in responding to this pandemic. The $274 million will ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 March, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Official Reports, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & Iran, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Assitance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, humanitarian aid, Humanitarian Assistance, Iran, President Trump, US
Iran recently observed the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The lack of enthusiasm among ordinary Iranians is no mystery. The revolution has failed to deliver the just and prosperous society that Ruhollah Khomeini promised the Iranian people in 1979. Today, the revolution belongs primarily to the regime’s hypocritical elite. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Setad hedge fund, worth tens of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 March, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Immigrant Visas, Near East & North Africa, Science & Tech, Security & Emergency Messages, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Iran | Tags: Brian Hook, IRGC, Students
U.S. innovators are rushing to combat the new coronavirus, with vaccines already in development and new treatment options being tested in the United States and Asia. The rapid response received a boost this month as President Trump signed into law
$8.3 billion in federal funds to fight COVID-19. The funding is helping federal agencies and their private-sector partners to quickly ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Events, Health Issues, Near East & North Africa, News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, President Trump, United States, Vaccines
Iran needs to be essentially blacklisted from participating in the international financial system after the regime’s refusal to implement restrictions against terrorist financing, an international watchdog group said February 21. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had given Iran’s regime a February deadline to enact restrictions against money laundering and terrorist financing. But the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Black List, FATF, Iran, IRGC, Pompeo, Rouhani, Sanctions, United States
“I also want to call attention to the Iranian regime’s misinformation campaign surrounding the origination of the Wuhan virus. Instead of focusing on the needs of the Iranian people and accepting genuine offers of support, senior Iranians lied about the Wuhan virus outbreak for weeks.” The Iranian leadership is trying to avoid responsibility for their ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 March, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Statements
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Exclude All, Notification
This past week, the IAEA issued two reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is hiding nuclear material – its nuclear material and nuclear activities. Iran is party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran’s safeguard agreements under that treaty require it to declare nuclear material to the IAEA and provide the IAEA inspectors with full ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Statements | Tags: Iran, Nuclear, Pompeo, Sanctions, UNSC, US
Women have influenced and advanced every facet of American life and culture. The strength, ingenuity, and spirit of our female leaders, innovators, and pioneers shape our Nation’s character, government, industry, families, and communities. During Women’s History Month, we honor the women who have changed our Nation and the world, and we reaffirm our commitment to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Featured Event, Fundamental Freedoms, History, Human Rights | Tags: Donald J. Trump, March, Women
COVID-19 Information Last updated: 11/6/2020 Country-Specific Information: Iran has confirmed case of COVID 19 in its borders. Government offices, schools, and stores remain in open and operating. The U.S. Department of State continues to monitor developments related to COVID 19 in Iran closely. Entry and Exit Requirements: Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yes Is ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Near East & North Africa, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Alert, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iran
The Iranian regime has been
jamming radio and TV signals across Iran since 2003. The scale to which the regime conducts jamming is so intense that even the Health Ministry and parliament officials openly confessed about its significant health risks. “Side effects of satellite jamming signals could lead to miscarriage and birth defects” said the Health ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 February, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Environment, Health Issues, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa | Tags: Iran, ITU, Jamming, Uplink
Today, the United States designated five members of Iran’s Guardian Council and its Elections Supervision Committee who have played a role in denying Iranians their right to free and fair elections. This includes Ahmad Jannati, the Secretary of the Guardian Council, who has in the past praised the killing of political dissidents and previously called ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Statements | Tags: Elections, Guardian Council, Iran, Jananti, Majles, Michael R. Pompeo, United States
The Iranian regime has yet again taken measures to damage Iran’s economy further. Iran has only a few days left to comply with the commitments it made to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Otherwise, FATF’s countermeasures could be re-imposed on Iran. Based in Paris, France, FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa | Tags: 41 Years of Failure, FATF, Iran
Following a tough and lengthy struggle, American women gained the right to vote in 1920, when Congress ratified the 19th amendment to the US Constitution. Iranian women did not obtain this right easily, either. They earned voting rights in 1963, on the heels of 56 years of protest and persistence. Three women in particular, were ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights | Tags: Elections, Iran, Majles, United States, Women's rights
The United States calls on Iran to fulfill its commitments to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and adhere to the FATF’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism standards that protect the international financial system from illicit finance. Iran should be treated like any other nation. Nearly every country in the world has ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, Statements | Tags: FATF, Iran
The Iranian regime uses satellite launches to develop its ballistic missile capabilities. The technologies used to launch satellites into orbit are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in longer range systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each launch, whether failed or not, further allows Iran to gain experience using such technologies that could benefit its ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 February, 2020 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, Press Releases, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Ballistic Missile Program, Failed Space Program, Iran
Elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran have become such a mockery that even Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is decrying blatant election-rigging in upcoming Iranian elections. The regime’s Guardian Council, an unelected supervisory board, recently disqualified more than half of the 14,000 candidates vying for seats in Iran’s February 21 parliamentary elections. “These elections are ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 February, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Policy, Press Releases, Reports, U.S. & Iran
The U.S. is ensuring that cancer drugs and other lifesaving medicines reach Iranian patients, part of a broader push to support everyday Iranians and bypass the Iranian regime’s systemic corruption and financial mismanagement. The channel, developed in cooperation with the Swiss government, has already delivered at least 180,000 packages of medicine to Iran. “Iranian cancer ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 February, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Iran, Sanctions
One in 4 of Iran’s most educated citizens leave their country when given the opportunity. They leave in search of greater social and religious freedoms and for better employment opportunities. “People are selling their computers, rugs, phones and jewelry to collect money” to leave the country, a travel agent in Tehran told the Wall Street ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 February, 2020 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, Science & Tech, U.S. & Iran
Iranian authorities arrested and imprisoned at least 1.7 million of their own people in the Tehran area over the past four decades, and many were executed, a 2019 report says. Among them: more than 5,700 members of the Baha’i religious minority and at least 860 journalists and citizen-journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders. The ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 February, 2020 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, History, Human Rights, Near East & North Africa, News, Reports, Statements, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Faces of Iran, Iran
دهم ژانویه 2020 بیانیه ی وزیر امور خارجه ی ایالات متحده امروز، ایالات متحده در واکنش به حملات ایران به نیروها و منافع آمریکایی، و با هدف محروم کردن رژیم ایران از درآمد لازم برای اجرای سیاست خارجی خشونت آمیز خود، اقدام هایی انجام می دهد. ما همچنان افراد حقیقی و حقوقی را که در ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 January, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Iran, U.S. Secretary of State
دهم ژانویه 2020 بیانیه ی دونالد ترامپ رئیس جمهوری آمریکا پیرامون فرمان اِعمال تحریم ها بر بخش های دیگر ایران امروز من رژیم ایران را در برابر حمله به کارکنان و منافع ایالات متحده مسئول می شناسم. در این راستا، رژیم ایران را از درآمد چشمگیری که ممکن است ایران برای تامین هزینه و ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 January, 2020 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Statements, U.S. & Iran
Location: Iran Event: Heightened Middle East Tensions There is heightened tension in the Middle East that may result in security risks to U.S. citizens abroad. As outlined in its
Travel Advisory , the U.S. Department of State recommends against U.S. citizen travel to Iran. Those U.S. citizens that must reside in or travel to Iran should exercise ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert
:بیانیه ی مایک پامپئو، وزیر امورخارجه ی ایالات متحده 1398/9/21 امروز، ایالات متحده علیه سه نهاد ایرانی مرتبط با گسترش سلاح های كشتار جمعی اقدام می کند و هشت نهاد دیگررا كه به قاچاق سلاح از ایران به یمن كمك كرده اند تحریم می کند. وزارت امور خارجه ی آمریکا تحریم خطوط کشتیرانی ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Political Affairs, U.S. & Iran
بیانه ی مطبوعاتی وزیر امور خارجه مایک پامپئو دولت آمریکاعمیقا نگران مسائلیست که آژانس بین المللی انرژی اتمی در یک جلسه ی ویژه با هیئت دولت مطرح کرد. اگراین مسئله درست باشد، اظهاراتی که براساس آن وزیر سابق امورخارجه ، جان کری، برجام را پایه گذاری کرد کاملا دروغ و فریب آمیزاست. آژانس بینالمللی انرژی ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 November, 2019 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Statements, U.S. & Iran
Soccer fans around the world are watching to see if the Iranian regime will allow women to attend a World Cup 2022 qualification game to be held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on October 10. Iran is the only country that bans women from watching men’s sporting events in public stadiums, one of many rights for ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 October, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
September 20, 2019 Action targets major sources of funding for the regime’s proxies and terrorist arms, including the IRGC, the Qods Force, Hizballah and the Houthis WASHINGTON- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the National Development Fund of Iran ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases
By Mary Jane Maxwell -Sep 11, 2019 Themes of fortitude, hope and defiance are reflected in
My Iran: Six Women Photographers , a new photo exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Hengameh Golestan is one of the few documentary photographers to capture the women’s protests during the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979 over the law forcing them to wear a headscarf ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 September, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Press Releases
WASHINGTON – The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against a large shipping network that is directed by and financially supports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its terrorist proxy Hizballah. Over the past year, the IRGC-QF has moved oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars or more ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY POMPEO August 28, 2019 Designation of Individuals and Entities Linked to Iranian Procurement Networks under E.O. 13382 (“Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Supporters”) Today, the Department of the Treasury designated nine entities and individuals based in Iran and one entity based in Hong Kong for supporting Iranian proliferation-sensitive procurement ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Statements
Esmail Bakhshi remains in jail today for speaking up about torture in Iranian prisons. Iranian forces arrested and savagely beat Bakhshi for taking part in a November 2018 labor protest in the city of Ahwaz in southern Iran. For three days, he couldn’t move in his solitary-confinement cell.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Peace and security. That’s the vision of Middle East peace advanced by the U.S. and dozens of partners. Iran has a different vision, one where the mullahs in Tehran use violence to extort concessions from the international community.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State
The United States assesses that the M/T Grace I was assisting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by transporting oil from Iran to Syria. This could result in serious consequences for any individuals associated with the Grace I. The IRGC has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the United States. Crewmembers of vessels assisting ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic Republic of Iran is an authoritarian theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on velayat-e faqih(guardianship of the jurist or governance by the jurist). Shia clergy, most notably the rahbar (supreme jurist or supreme leader), and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominate key power structures. The supreme leader is the head ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 July, 2019 | Topics: Official Reports
By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 July, 2019 | Topics: Culture, History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 June, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon. It is the assessment of the United States Government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on an Iraq-based Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) financial conduit, South Wealth Resources Company (SWRC), which has trafficked hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of weapons to IRGC-QF-backed Iraqi militias. SWRC and its two Iraqi associates, who are ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 June, 2019 | Topics: Statements
PGPIC Awards IRGC Construction Firm Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Contracts WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC), for providing financial support to Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters (Khatam al-Anbiya), the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 3, 2019 On behalf of the United States Department of State, I would like to wish all Muslims a blessed Eid al-Fitr. This holiday marks the end of Ramadan and is a time for celebration across Muslim communities worldwide. It is a culmination of a month ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 9, 2019 The Islamic Republic of Iran has engaged in an escalating series of threatening actions and statements in recent weeks. The response of the United States and our partners and allies has been clear: We do not seek war. But Iran’s forty ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release May 8, 2019 One year ago today, President Trump announced the United States would cease to participate in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and would instead embark on a bold new strategy to end Iran’s destabilizing behavior and prevent Iran from ever acquiring ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State
We call on the regime to abandon its nuclear ambitions, change its destructive behavior, respect the rights of its people, and return in good faith to the negotiating table.” – President Donald J. Trump
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases, Statements
May 8, 2019 Statement from President Donald J. Trump Regarding Imposing Sanctions with Respect to the Iron, Steel, Aluminum, and Copper Sectors of Iran One year ago, I dramatically strengthened our national security by ceasing America’s participation in the horrible, one-sided Iran nuclear deal. Today, I am signing an executive order to impose sanctions with ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command region to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements
For Immediate Release Fact Sheet May 3, 2019 The Administration has imposed the toughest sanctions ever on the Iranian regime. We will continue to apply maximum pressure until Iran’s leaders change their destructive behavior, respect the rights of their people, and return to the negotiating table. The United States is committed to denying Iran ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements
Fact Sheet May 3, 2019 Advancing the Maximum Pressure Campaign by Restricting Iran’s Nuclear Activities Maximum Pressure Campaign The Administration has imposed the toughest sanctions ever on the Iranian regime. We will continue to apply maximum pressure until Iran’s leaders change their destructive behavior, respect the rights of their people, and return to the negotiating ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements
Statement by Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson May 3, 2019 Secretary Pompeo Tightens Nuclear Restrictions on Iran The Trump administration continues to hold the Iranian regime accountable for activities that threaten the region’s stability and harm the Iranian people. This includes denying Iran any pathway to a nuclear weapon. As part of the administration’s unprecedented maximum pressure ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 May, 2019 | Topics: Statements
May 3, 2019 World Press Freedom Day On World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to protecting safety and freedom for members of the press. A free and independent media is indispensable to a vibrant, functioning democracy. Despite some progress, journalists around the world continue to be persecuted, targeted with violence, or even killed ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 May, 2019 | Topics: Speeches
The Department of State is appalled by the Iranian regime’s secret execution of two 17-year old males, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, in Adelabad prison in Shiraz, as reported by Amnesty International. According to this report, Iran has resumed its execution of minors, while attempting to keep this inhumane practice hidden from the world. The ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Statements
STATEMENT BY MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON April 30, 2019 The Iranian Regime’s Crackdown on Women Activists The United States strongly condemns the Iranian regime’s growing crackdown on women advocating for their human rights. Yasmin Aryani, Monireh Arabshahi, and Mojgan Keshavarz have been arrested in recent days for the crime of peacefully protesting compulsory hijab. Vida Movahedi, who became the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Transcripts
On-The-Record Briefing April 22, 2019 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. MS ORTAGUS: Go ahead, yeah. We have some familiar faces for all of you for the rest of them. Do you have one in the back? Yeah, go ahead. QUESTION: Hey guys. Thanks very much for doing this. Nick from PBS NewsHour here. A couple of follow-ups: One, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Transcripts
President Donald J. Trump has decided not to reissue Significant Reduction Exceptions (SREs) when they expire in early May. This decision is intended to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero, denying the regime its principal source of revenue. The United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, three of the world’s great energy producers, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements
Statement by Secretary Pompeo April 22, 2019 Decision on Imports of Iranian Oil Today we are announcing the United States will not issue any additional Significant Reduction Exceptions to existing importers of Iranian oil. The Trump Administration has taken Iran’s oil exports to historic lows, and we are dramatically accelerating our pressure campaign in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements
IRAN 2018 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic Republic of Iran is an authoritarian theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the jurist or governance by the jurist). Shia clergy, most notably the rahbar (supreme jurist or supreme leader), and political leaders vetted by the clergy ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 April, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights
Iran Should Reconcile With America Isn’t it time to abandon the policies that have kept the people of Iran and the United States apart since 1979? Mr. Hook is the United States Special Representative for Iran and a senior advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. April 8, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/opinion/iran-united-states.html Iran recently observed the 40th anniversary ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 April, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Transcripts
April 8, 2019 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. MR PALLADINO: Thank you all very much. We now have Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Brian Hook and our Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales. They’d be happy to take additional questions. Please. Let’s start – Associated Press, Matt. QUESTION: ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements, Transcripts
April 8, 2019 Statement from the President on the Designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Today, I am formally announcing my Administration’s plan to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including its Qods Force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases
Today the Secretary of State announced his intent to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including its Qods Force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This designation is a historic step to counter Iran-backed terrorism around the world.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements
The State Department intends to designate as a Foreign Terrorist Organization the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in its entirety, including the Qods Force. This is a historic step to counter Iran-backed terrorism around the world.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements
2:51 p.m. EDT MR PALLADINO: Good afternoon. Sorry for the slightly later than expected start. Today we have a special guest with us, Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Brian Hook. Brian has some remarks at the top that he’d like to make, and then will be able to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 April, 2019 | Topics: Speeches
Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC April 2, 2019 On behalf of the American people, we offer our condolences to the victims of the recent floods in Iran. These floods once again show the level of Iranian regime mismanagement in urban planning and in emergency preparedness. The regime blames outside entities when, in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 April, 2019 | Topics: Statements
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against 25 individuals and entities, including a network of Iran, UAE, and Turkey-based front companies, that have transferred over a billion dollars and euros to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), in addition to procuring millions of dollars’ worth of vehicles for MODAFL. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements
U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC March 25, 2019 I would like to wish a Happy Nowruz to the people of Iran, and to everyone who celebrates this ancient tradition that marks the arrival of spring and a New Year, including people in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
The Imposition of New U.S. Sanctions in Connection With a Key Iranian Nuclear Organization as Iran Refuses to Answer Questions Related to its Secret Nuclear Archive U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson March 22, 2019 Today, the Departments of State and the Treasury designated Iranian entities and individuals under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: Fact Sheets
United States Imposes New Nuclear Sanctions on Iran as it Refuses to Answer Questions Related to Its Secret Nuclear Archive The Trump administration continues to hold the Iranian regime accountable for activities that threaten the region’s stability and harm the Iranian people. This includes ensuring that Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. Today, the United ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements
I send my warmest wishes to those in the United States and around the world observing the ancient holiday of Nowruz. Nowruz is a special time of thanksgiving and celebration for many across western and central Asia, and especially in Iran, to gather and reflect on the blessings of the previous year as they prepare ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 March, 2019 | Topics: Statements
February 13, 2019 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated an Iran-based entity that organizes international conferences that supported the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force’s (IRGC-QF’s) efforts to recruit and collect intelligence from foreign attendees, including U.S. persons, and four associated individuals. OFAC also designated a ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Remarks by Vice President Mike Pence at Warsaw Summit February 14, 2019 Warsaw, Poland [Excerpts] Since day one of our administration, President Trump promised to stand with the good people of Iran and stand up to their oppressors – and that’s just what we have done. And President Trump kept his word when he ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 February, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC February 7, 2019 In defiance of the international community, the Iranian regime continues to develop and test ballistic missiles, including a reported second failed space launch in less than a month. Space launch vehicles use technologies that are virtually identical and interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 February, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC February 4, 2019 Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met today with Iranian women’s rights activist, journalist, and author, Masih Alinejad. Ms. Alinejad is the founder of the My Stealthy Freedom campaign, which initiated the White Wednesdays campaign, both of which work to promote freedom of expression and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 February, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two Syria-based, Iran-backed militias composed of foreign nationals, an Iranian airline linked to designated Iranian airline Mahan Air and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), and an Armenian general sales agent (GSA) providing services to Mahan ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 January, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
MEDIA NOTE January 11, 2019 Joint Statement on the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Poland to announce the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 January, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Speech Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State The American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt January 10, 2019 Thank you, Frank. Thank you to Frank Ricciardone. Thank you for your service to America as well, in addition to the duties that you perform here.I’ve had the good fortune to be a frequent visitor here to Egypt ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 January, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Speeches, Transcripts
Office of the Spokesperson Statement By Secretary Pompeo January 3, 2019 Warning to the Iranian Regime on Space Launches that Defy UNSCR 2231 The Iranian Regime’s Ministry of Defense has publicly announced plans to launch three Space Launch Vehicles (SLV) in the coming months. Such actions would once again demonstrate Iran’s defiance of UN Security ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 January, 2019 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Robert Palladino Deputy Spokesperson Washington, DC December 28, 2018 The United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Iranian regional actions that endanger Israeli national security and the safety of the Israeli people. Iranian support of and supply to terrorist groups in Syria and across the region that have the clear intent ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State United Nations New York City December 12, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you very much, and good morning. Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate them.Just two days ago, the head of the IRGC’s airspace division, Amir Hajizadeh, boasted that Iran is capable of building missiles with a range ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2018 Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights that are inherent to all persons, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Distributing cookies to bus drivers seeking higher wages has landed one Iranian union activist in prison for five years. Ebrahim Madadi was charged with “assembly and collusion against national security” in Iran in October for distributing the cookies and negotiating with government authorities for higher pay. He is among countless workers in Iran who are
harassed, beaten and imprisoned ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 7, 2018 Corruption facilitates transnational crime, fuels terrorism, obstructs economic growth and development, weakens the rule of law, and undermines democracy. Ultimately, it endangers our national security. That is why, as we look ahead to International Anticorruption Day on December 9, we pledge to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
A young Uighur mother says she was tortured and subjected to other brutal conditions in one of the “re-education” camps in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Province where, according to the State Department, China has sent between 800,000 to possibly over 2 million Muslims since April 2017. At a November 26 event at the National Press ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy December 3, 2018 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on an Open Letter by Families of Political Prisoners in Iran The Iranian regime’s long history of human rights violations are well known. Judicial cases, trials, and sentences continue to proceed without ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Special Briefing Brian Hook Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State and Special Representative for Iran en route to, Brussels, Belgium December 3, 2018 The Iranian Government claims that its missile testing is purely defensive in nature. How exactly is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism entitled to a claim of defense? In fact, Iran’s ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2018 The Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying multiple warheads. The missile has a range that allows it to strike parts of Europe and anywhere in the Middle East. This test violates UN Security ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 December, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Special Briefing Brian Hook Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State and Special Representative for Iran Joint Base Anacostia – Bolling Washington, DC November 29, 2018 Good morning, and thank you all for coming. I want to thank Secretary Mattis and the men and women of our armed forces for their brave service to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
Treasury Designates Iran-Based Financial Facilitators of Malicious Cyber Activity and for the First Time Identifies Associated Digital Currency Addresses PRESS RELEASES November 28, 2018 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against two Iran-based individuals, Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan, who helped exchange digital currency (bitcoin) ransom ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 26, 2018 Iranian President Rouhani has once again called for the destruction of Israel. He referred to it as a “cancerous tumor” and a “fake regime.” Such statements inflame tensions in the region by seemingly calling for war. At an international conference on Islamic ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
November 20, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating nine targets in an international network through which the Iranian regime, working with Russian companies, provides millions of barrels of oil to the Syrian government. The Assad regime, in turn, facilitates the movement of hundreds of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
November 13, 2018 Action follows signing of new Hizballah sanctions legislation and re-imposition of Iran-related sanctions Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today to target four Hizballah-affiliated individuals who lead and coordinate the group’s operational, intelligence, and financial activities in Iraq. Specifically, OFAC designated Shibl Muhsin ‘Ubayd ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 November, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Outlaw Regime: A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities Iran Action Group Download the report
The Outlaw Regime Engish Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy
U.S. Government Fully Re-Imposes Sanctions on the Iranian Regime As Part of Unprecedented U.S. Economic Pressure Campaign November 5, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, in its largest ever single-day action targeting the Iranian regime, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than 700 individuals, entities, aircraft, and vessels. This action ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Office of the Press Secretary November 2, 2018 Statement by the President Regarding the Reimposition of Nuclear-Related Sanctions on Iran In May, I announced that the United States would withdraw from the horrible, one-sided Iran nuclear deal. This agreement failed in its fundamental objective, which was to permanently block all paths to an Iranian ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 November, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 2, 2018 Today, we commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. We renew our steadfast commitment to promoting a free and independent press and advocating for accountability against those who commit violence or other crimes against journalists. Commemorating this day is particularly ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 November, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements | Tags: Crimes, Impunity, Journalists
Statement By Secretary Pompeo October 30, 2018 Ending the Conflict in Yemen The United States calls on all parties to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths in finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen based on the agreed references. The time is now for the cessation of hostilities, including missile and UAV strikes ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 October, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements | Tags: Houthis, Saudi, Yemen
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 25, 2018 Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act (HIFPAA) of 2018, which imposes additional hard-hitting sanctions on Hizballah, a radical Islamist terrorist organization and close partner and proxy of the Iranian regime. Hizballah has kidnapped, tortured, and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements | Tags: Hizballah, Marine Barracks
The United States surpassed Russia in crude oil production for the first time in two decades, both in June and August 2018, new figures show. The United States already exceeded Saudi Arabia in oil production back in February 2018, a first in more than 20 years, according to
estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration . The agency expects that U.S. crude ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy
Treasury Sanctions Vast Financial Network Supporting Iranian Paramilitary Force That Recruits and Trains Child Soldiers October 16, 2018 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against a vast network of businesses providing financial support to the Basij Resistance Force (Basij), a paramilitary force subordinate to Iran’s Islamic ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements | Tags: Basij, Child soldiers
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC October 10, 2018 Authorities in Germany announced yesterday the extradition of Asadollah Assadi, an Iranian official working under diplomatic cover, to Belgium for his role in the disrupted Iranian terrorist plot to bomb a political rally near Paris, France on June 30. The scale of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements | Tags: extradition, Iranian official
DV-2020 Program: The revised online registration period for the DV-2020 Program begins on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5). Individuals who submit more than one entry during the registration period will be disqualified. Click ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Visas
To the situation in Iraq, Iran is the origin of the current threat to Americans in Iraq. It is to blame for the attacks against our mission in Basra and our embassy in Baghdad. Our intelligence in this regard is solid. We can see the hand of the ayatollah and his henchmen supporting these ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Remarks Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Westin Grand Central Hotel New York City September 25, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you. Thank you, all. Thank you. Thanks. So I’m still – it’s going to take me just a minute to recover. I was desperately afraid Senator Lieberman was going to ask me to translate some Latin ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Speeches, Transcripts
Hostage taking has been a constant and contemptible feature of the Iranian regime ever since Islamic fundamentalists overthrew Iran’s government in 1979. That year, radicals took more than 60 U.S. Embassy employees hostage and held 52 Americans prisoners for 444 days. Foreigners who come to Iran today to work, study or visit family are frequent ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
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 so much for joining us for today’s call. Today’s call is on the record. And I also want to note that both the call and the report are embargoed until ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Transcripts
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 today. I want to especially thank Rebecca Heinrichs for extending the invitation. As many of you know, Rebecca is a thought leader on nonproliferation and national security issues. I have ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 September, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Speeches
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 310,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Fiscal Year 2019. We propose resettling up to 30,000 refugees under the new refugee ceiling, as well as processing more than 280,000 asylum seekers. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
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 of Iran has no legal basis for the arrest and detention of Princeton University graduate student Xiyue Wang. The UN further notes that Iran committed multiple violations of his right ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
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 help Palestinians. “The United States will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in an August 31 statement. “We are very ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy September 7, 2018 As Ambassador Haley stated on September 4, President Trump will host a UN Security Council meeting when he visits New York for the UN General Assembly at the end of September. In addition to addressing Iran’s destabilizing aggression ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 September, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
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’ specialized military unit called Quds Force (IRGC–QF). A major focus of U.S. sanctions is cutting off revenue streams to this group. In May, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates together took action to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 September, 2018 | Topics: Economic Issues, Human Rights, Policy
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, 2018 Good afternoon. Thank you Mark Dubowitz and to FDD, not only for hosting me but for all the great work you do. About two weeks ago the PBS Frontline ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 August, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Speeches, Transcripts
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 The Hague on an application for provisional measures in a case brought by Iran against the United States, Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 August, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
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 terror groups such as Hezbollah in Syria. This graphic represents one of those illicit financial networks that the U.S. detected and sanctioned. Iran remains the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, carrying ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 August, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Reports
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 groups, such as the Gonabadi Dervishes, who are unlawfully or arbitrarily incarcerated in Iranian regime prisons. Yesterday I tweeted about Narges Mohammadi. She is a mother of two with a ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 August, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts | Tags: Gonabadi Dervishes, Narges Mohammadi, Nasrin Sotoudeh
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 a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 August, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements | Tags: Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, Qassim al-Muamen
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 from their homes and inciting
protests . “The protests of the past few months show that the Iranian people are deeply frustrated with their own government’s failures,” Secretary of State Mike ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 August, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Environment, Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Activists, Gotvand Dam, water scarcity
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 a clear-eyed assessment of the Iranian dictatorship, its sponsorship of terrorism, and its continuing aggression in the Middle East and all around the world. President Donald J. Trump REIMPOSING TOUGH SANCTIONS: President ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 August, 2018 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Human Rights, Policy, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
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 assessment comes from the
U.S. Treasury Department , which earlier this year identified several companies and networks that had procured parts and services for Mahan Air and several smaller Iranian airlines. This was the latest in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Policy
A New York Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of a Persian bas-relief sculpture to Iran, the country from which it was reportedly stolen some 80-plus years ago. A bas-relief is a type of sculpture in which shapes are cut from the surrounding stone so that they stand out slightly against a flat surface. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Human Rights, Policy | Tags: antiquity, Persian, sculpture
The Government of Iran does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Iran remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps to address trafficking, including steps to ratify the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC). However, the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library Simi Valley, CA July 22, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Thank you all. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Well, thank you, Fred, for that kind introduction. It reminded me when I was going through my confirmation process they were chasing down all the people ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Speeches, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
In a Los Angeles neighborhood known as Little Persia or “Tehrangeles,” (a combination of the words Tehran and Angeles), shoppers can buy the latest Persian pop music, browse a Persian-style art gallery or get a scoop of rosewater-flavored ice cream. Ali Kashani-Rafye, founder of Saffron & Rose, opened his Persian-style ice cream shop in the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 July, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Policy
BUREAU OF COUNTERTERRORISM July 5, 2018 Iran’s regime has brought suffering and death to the world and its own people. Just in Europe, Iran-sponsored assassinations, bombings, and other terrorist attacks have scarred countless lives.
Download PDF» Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Press Release July 9, 2018 Washington – Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Mahan Travel and Tourism Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based General Sales Agent (GSA), for acting for or on behalf of Mahan Air, an Iranian airline previously designated in connection with Iran’s support for international terrorism. GSAs ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements | Tags: Mahan Air, U.S. Treasury
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations Washington, DC July 18, 2018 Thank you, very much, thank you. Thank you so much, Kay. And thank you to the Heritage Foundation. It’s great to be back, and I thank you so much for the work that happens ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 July, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Speeches
Water covers more than 70 percent of the planet’s surface. What rules apply in the world’s oceans and seas? That’s where “freedom of the seas,” a fundamental principle of international law, comes in. It’s important because it affects everything from trade to travel to national security. For many thousands of years, we have relied on ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 July, 2018 | Topics: American Spaces, Business, Economic Affairs, Policy
When man-made and natural disasters strike and millions lose or flee their homes, the United States does more to help than any other country. It’s been that way for decades and remains so today. Reducing human suffering and helping the world’s refugees are cornerstones of U.S.
national security policy . All told, through the State Department’s Bureau of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Human Rights, Policy | Tags: America, disasters, humanitarian aid
Statement by Secretary Pompeo June 27, 2018 Recent Protests in Iran The Iranian government is squandering its citizens’ resources, whether its adventurism in Syria, its support for Hizbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, or its ambitions for wastefully expanding its nuclear program, it will only add to the suffering of the people of Iran. As I ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 June, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Interview Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 22, 2018 QUESTION: Secretary Pompeo, thank you for having us. SECRETARY POMPEO: Hugh, it’s great to be with you. Welcome to the State Department. QUESTION: Let me start practical. Great to be here. Let me be practical: You’ve got some empty offices at the Department of State. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 June, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Washington, DC June 19, 2018 SECRETARY POMPEO: Good afternoon. The Trump administration is committed to protecting and promoting the God-given dignity and freedom of every human being. Every individual has rights that are inherent and inviolable. They are given by God, and not ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 June, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Ambassador Haley, Human Rights Council, Michael R. Pompeo
Press Release U.S. Department of the Treasury MAY 30, 2018 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Iranian entities for committing serious human rights abuses on behalf of the Government of Iran, as well as three leaders of one of these entities, the Ansar-e Hizballah organization. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Iran Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic, and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic criteria” and official interpretation of sharia. The constitution states citizens shall enjoy human, political, economic, and other rights, “in conformity ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Remarks by Secretary of State The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC May 21, 2018 Well, good morning, everyone. I first want to thank the Heritage Foundation and its president, Kay Coles James. Thank you for hosting me today. First as a private citizen and then as a member of Congress, and even today, the Heritage Foundation ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
U.S. Department of the Treasury MAY 17, 2018 Action disrupts Hizballah’s global business empire in Europe, Africa, and Middle East Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Hizballah financier Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi and Hizballah’s representative to Iran Abdallah Safi-Al-Din as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Targets Iran’s Central Bank Governor and an Iraqi Bank Moving Millions of Dollars for IRGC-Qods Force MAY 15, 2018 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the Governor and a senior official of the Central Bank of Iran, an ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs May 10, 2018 United States and United Arab Emirates Disrupt Large Scale Currency Exchange Network Transferring Millions of Dollars to the IRGC-QF Washington – Today the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jointly took action to disrupt an extensive currency exchange network in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
The White House Office of the Press Secretary May 10, 2018 Statement from the Press Secretary on Iranian Regime Provocation against Israel The United States condemns the Iranian regime’s provocative rocket attacks from Syria against Israeli citizens, and we strongly support Israel’s right to act in self-defense. The Iranian regime’s deployment into Syria ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 8, 2018 My fellow Americans: Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Office of the Spokesperson Statement by SECRETARY POMPEO On President Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from the JCPOA May 8, 2016 As we exit the Iran deal, we will be working with our allies to find a real, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the Iranian threat. We have a shared interest with our allies in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
The White House Statement by the Press Secretary April 30, 2018 The United States is aware of the information just released by Israel and continues to examine it carefully. This information provides new and compelling details about Iran’s efforts to develop missile-deliverable nuclear weapons. These facts are consistent with what the United States has long ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 May, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Availability John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Toronto, Canada April 23, 2018 ACTING SECRETARY SULLIVAN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be here in Toronto for the G7 ministerial meeting. Toronto is a beautiful city (inaudible) and lovely weather, beautiful facilities here at the university. Very grateful for our hosts here. The Government ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 April, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on “velayat-e faqih” (“guardianship of the jurist” or “rule by the jurisprudent”). Shia clergy, most notably the “Rahbar” (“supreme jurisprudent” or “supreme leader”), and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominate key power structures. The supreme leader is the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 April, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
One of the founding principles of the United States is
freedom of expression . As technology has allowed new ways for people to express themselves, protecting that freedom has meant protecting not just what’s in books and newspapers, on radio and television but also what is on the internet. Because of the First Amendment to the Constitution — ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 April, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Education, Policy
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City April 17, 2018 Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. Lowcock, thank you for your briefing, and Special Envoy Griffiths, the United States welcomes you to this Council. You have taken on one of the world’s most ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 April, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
On April 1, 2018, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan assumed the duties of Acting Secretary of State. He will carry out those responsibilities until the new Secretary is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. As is the case during such transitions, State Department employees will continue to carry on with the Department’s work in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 April, 2018 | Topics: Policy
The White House Office of the Press Secretary March 30, 2018 Statement by The Press Secretary on The Efforts by Yemen’s Houthis to Destabilize The Arabian Peninsula Yemen’s Houthis have responded to efforts by the United Nations to reinvigorate a political process in Yemen by threatening to conduct more reckless missile attacks, like those they ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 April, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson March 26, 2018 Holding Russia Accountable for its Destabilizing Behavior On March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. This attack on our Ally the United Kingdom put countless innocent lives at risk and resulted in serious injury to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: March 19, 2018 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960 Treasury Department Reaffirms Commitment to Fostering Internet Freedom and Supporting the Iranian People WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today highlighted existing guidance ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
March 19, 2018 As spring arrives, I wish the people of Iran and everyone who celebrates this wonderful tradition a happy Nowruz. Today, I offer my best wishes to all of the communities here in the United States, as well as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: Culture, Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 19, 2018 Statement by President Donald J. Trump on Nowruz I wish a beautiful and blessed Nowruz to the millions of people around the world who are celebrating the arrival of spring. The history of Nowruz is rooted in Iran, where for millennia a proud nation ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 March, 2018 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy March 12, 2018 Ambassador Haley Delivers Remarks at a UN Security Council Meeting on the Ceasefire in Syria Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this morning at a UN Security Council briefing on UN ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 March, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
The White House Office of the Press Secretary March 4, 2018 The United States condemns the ongoing military offensive that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, is perpetrating against the people of Eastern Ghouta. After repeatedly delaying the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2401, which demanded a 30-day cessation of hostilities across Syria, Russia has ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 March, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Statement by the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva February 27, 2018 The United States is appalled to learn that the government of Iran is sending its Justice Minister, Seyyed Alireza Avaei, to address the UN Human Rights Council. Minister Avaei oversaw the summary executions of Iranians in the late 1980’s. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
United States Mission To The United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy February 25, 2018 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on Iran Human Rights Violator Speaking at UN Human Rights Council This week, Iran’s Minister of Justice, Seyyed Alireza Avaei, is set to address the UN Human Rights Council. Mr. Avaei is responsible for some of the worst ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary February 15, 2018 Today, our Nation commemorates the birthday of an American hero, visionary, civil rights leader, and pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement—Susan B. Anthony. Born in 1820, Susan B. Anthony lived during a time when women across our country were unable to fully enjoy the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC February 15, 2018 This week marks the seven-year anniversary of the detention of 2009 Iranian presidential election candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, as well as Mousavi’s wife and women’s rights advocate Zahra Rahnavard. The continued house arrest of these three individuals contradicts Iran’s international obligations including ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy February 14, 2018 Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks at a UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Syria. “The Assad regime has become a front for Iran, Hezbollah, and their allies to advance ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Speeches, Statements
Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson February 13, 2018 Death of Pakistani Human Rights and Democracy Advocate Asma Jahangir We join Pakistan and others around the world in mourning the untimely death of Pakistani human rights and democracy advocate, Asma Jahangir. For years, she courageously defended the rights of those who did not have a voice, and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary February 7, 2018 The Donald J. Trump Administration is deeply concerned that Iran has returned United States citizen Baquer Namazi to its notorious Evin Prison after briefly releasing him on bail so he could undergo medical examination. We understand the decision to return Mr. Namazi to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 February, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy January 23, 2018 Reports of chlorine gas being used against innocent civilians in Eastern Ghouta by the Syrian regime are yet another demonstration of its blatant disregard for international law and cruel indifference for the lives of its own people. In ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 January, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
The crowd outside Iran’s most notorious prison, Evin Prison in Tehran, grew in early January as family members and friends waited for news about their loved ones — people who had been arrested and detained by authorities after participating in anti-government protests. “The shroud of secrecy and lack of transparency over what happened to these detainees ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 January, 2018 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Policy
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Hoover Institute at Stanford University January 17, 2018 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.Well, good morning. And I really, really appreciate this opportunity to swing down to Stanford while I was out on the West Coast and particularly to address this group. And I want to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 January, 2018 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Policy | Tags: Rex Tillerson
United States Mission to The United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy January 12, 2018 Statement by Ambassador Haley on the President’s Announcement on Iran Today, the President took decisive action to make it clear the United States will continue to abide by the terms of the Iran nuclear deal, but will not tolerate ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 January, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary January 12, 2018 Statement by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal The Iranian regime is the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. It enables Hezbollah, Hamas, and many other terrorists to sow chaos and kill innocent people. It has funded, armed, and trained more than 100,000 ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 January, 2018 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Release JANUARY 12, 2018 Treasury Sanctions Individuals and Entities for Human Rights Abuses and Censorship in Iran, and Support to Sanctioned Weapons Proliferators Iranian Regime Prioritizes Destabilizing Weapons While Silencing Its Citizens Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 14 individuals and entities in connection with serious ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 January, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Remarks at an Emergency UN Security Council Briefing on Iran Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations January 5, 2018 Thank you, Mr. President, and Happy New Year to all of the members of the Security Council and the General Assembly. In the past week, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 January, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Office of the Spokesperson Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson Designations Under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 In far too many places around the globe, people continue to be persecuted, unjustly prosecuted, or imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief. Today, a number of governments infringe upon individuals’ ability to adopt, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 January, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson January 4, 2018 We continue to monitor closely the protests and violence in Iran. The Iranian people have been expressing their desire for dignified treatment, an end to corruption, improved transparency, and increased economic opportunities. Protesters have also demanded that the regime stop diverting the nation’s ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 January, 2018 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 29, 2017 We are following reports of multiple peaceful protests by Iranian citizens in cities across the country. Iran’s leaders have turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos. As ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 December, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City December 19, 2017 Thank you Mr. President. This discussion couldn’t come at a better time. There were reports this morning that the Houthi militants in Yemen have fired yet another missile into Saudi Arabia. According ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy December 18, 2017 Ambassador Haley Vetoes a Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Jerusalem Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks at a UN Security Council meeting after vetoing a draft Security Council resolution on Jerusalem. In ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 14, 2017 On December 12-14, 2017, the Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG) focused on countering Hizballah’s terrorist and illicit activities convened in Europe for its fifth meeting. More than 25 governments – from the Middle East, South America, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America – ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy
Ambassador Nikki Haley U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations December 14, 2017 It’s really important that you be here today, because we have a story to tell, and the story is a very important one. And it’s not just important for the United States, it’s important for the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements, Transcripts
Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2017 Sixty-nine years ago today, in the aftermath of World War II, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to recognize and elevate the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals, and that these rights are the foundation ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 11 December, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 6, 2017 President Trump‘s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital aligns U.S. presence with the reality that Jerusalem is home to Israel’s legislature, Supreme Court, President’s office, and Prime Minister‘s office. We have consulted with many friends, partners, and allies in advance ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Remarks Regarding the Capital of Israel Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. Old challenges demand new approaches. My announcement today ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Remarks by Secretary Tillerson in the joint statement to the media, with the European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini Brussels, Belgium December 5, 2017 Well, thank you very much. It’s indeed a pleasure to be back in Brussels, and I think meetings like the one that was just held between the high representative and myself illustrate ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
In light of the recent earthquake in Iran, how can I help the Iranian people while making sure to abide by U.S. sanctions? In light of the tragic earthquake in Iran, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) would like to highlight some of the ways in which Americans can provide ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 November, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC November 13, 2017 The United States expresses its sincere condolences to all of those affected by the earthquake in Iran and Iraq. We keep the families of those who were killed, and injured, in our thoughts as well as the communities that have suffered damage to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 November, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
In light of the tragic earthquake in Iran, we would like to highlight some of the ways in which Americans can provide humanitarian assistance to the Iranian people, consistent with the Iran-related sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
General License E , issued by OFAC in 2013, authorizes nongovernmental ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
United States Mission to The United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy November 7, 2017 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on Weapons of Iranian Origin Used in Attack on Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia recently released information regarding a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis into Saudi Arabia in July 2017. The information shows that the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Joint Statement on Syria Chemical Weapons by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2017 On October 26, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary November 8, 2017 White House Statement on Iranian-Supported Missile Attacks Against Saudi Arabia The United States welcomes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s statement exposing the Iranian regime’s support for Houthi militias, including the supply of illegal arms such as ballistic missiles. We condemn the Iranian regime’s activities ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 November, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Office of the Spokesperson Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson November 2, 2017 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists Around the world, journalists work often at great personal risk to report on issues that impact the lives of individuals in all societies. They shine a light on abuses and corruption, expose threats posed by ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 November, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
(Major, U.S. Marine Corps) NASA Astronaut Candidate Summary: Jasmin Moghbeli has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She will report for duty in August 2017. The New York native earned a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering with Information Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a Master’s degree ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 October, 2017 | Topics: Featured Event, Policy, Prominent Iranian-Americans | Tags: Prominent Iranian-Americans
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy October 26, 2017 Press Release: Ambassador Haley on the Release of a Report on Chemical Weapons Use in Syria The findings issued today by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and United Nations’ Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) have concluded ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON October 26, 2017 In Recognition of Intersex Awareness Day In recognition of Intersex Awareness Day, the United States stands in solidarity with intersex persons and their advocates around the world. We recognize that intersex persons face violence, discrimination, harassment, and persecution on account of their sex characteristics. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC October 25, 2017 President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 13780, Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States, was issued in order to protect Americans by addressing weaknesses in our visa program and refugee vetting system. We are taking new steps to eliminate ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements, Visas
Russia has once again demonstrated it will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences for its continued use of chemicals as weapons. By rejecting the renewal of the work of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) – an independent, purely technical body – Russia has made it clear that it does ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy
Name: Mohammad Nazari Occupation: Unknown Date of arrest: 1994 Charges: Supporting the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Sentence: Life imprisonment
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy October 18, 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered remarks this morning at a UN Security Council open debate on the Middle East. “Our goal in discussing the Middle East is to work on peace, security, and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases
Due to technical issues, the registration period for DV-2019 is being restarted, and all entries made prior to October 18, 2017, will need to be resubmitted for the entrant to be considered. We regret the inconvenience to Diversity Visa entrants. In order to ensure fairness and protect the integrity of the process for all those ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 16 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Visas
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP’S NEW STRATEGY ON IRAN “It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that Iran’s government end its pursuit of death and destruction.” – President Donald J. Trump President Donald J. Trump, in consultation with his national security team, has ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Special Briefing Nathan A. Sales Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Washington, DC October 10, 2017 Good afternoon, everyone. This past weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the United States designating Hizballah as a foreign terrorist organization. With backing from its patron, the Iranian regime, Hizballah remains one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations. It continues ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Transcripts
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary October 3, 2017 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani The United States offers its sincere condolences on the passing of Iraqi statesman and former president, Jalal Talabani. We remember him as a true patriot and partner who was instrumental in transitioning ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 4 October, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Name: Soheil Arabi Occupation: Blogger Date of arrest: November, 2013 Charges: Insulting the sanctities and the prophet of Islam Sentence: 7.5 years of imprisonment and no foreign travels for 2 years
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary September 24, 2017 New security measures establish minimum requirements for international cooperation to support U.S. visa and immigration vetting Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the establishment of enhanced national security measures, aimed at creating—for the first time in history—minimum requirements for international cooperation to support visa ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 September, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Name: Reza Shahabi Occupation: Bus Driver/labor activist Date of arrest: June 12, 2010 Charges: propaganda against the state /colluding with intent to act against national security Sentence: 6 years in prison. An additional 1 year was later added for alleged misconduct while in prison
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 September, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Treasury Targets Supporters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Networks Responsible for Cyber-Attacks Against the United States U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs 9/14/2017 Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 11 entities and individuals for engaging in support of designated Iranian actors ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 September, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON September 1, 2017 Sentencing of Mohammad Ali Taheri to Death in Iran We are deeply concerned by reports that an Iranian court has sentenced Mohammad Ali Taheri, the founder of an Iranian spiritual movement, to death. The charges of founding a religious cult and “spreading corruption on earth” are inconsistent with ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 September, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Treasury Sanctions Key Ballistic Missile Entities in Iran Action Follows Iran’s Launch of Simorgh Space Launch Vehicle and Continued Provocations Washington – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned six Iran-based subordinates of Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), an entity central to Iran’s ballistic missile program, in response to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 July, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements, Transcripts
Dr. Abbas Ardehali, a professor of surgery and medicine in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been selected a 2017 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. Ardehali will receive the award at ceremony on May 13 at historic Ellis Island ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 July, 2017 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Policy, Prominent Iranian-Americans | Tags: Prominent Iranian-Americans
Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON July 18, 2017 United States Announces New Iran-Related Sanctions The United States remains deeply concerned about Iran’s malign activities across the Middle East which undermine regional stability, security, and prosperity. Iran continues to support terrorist groups such as Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that threaten Israel ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 July, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
Each year, the Department of State honors individuals around the world who have devoted their lives to the fight against human trafficking. These individuals are NGO workers, lawmakers, police officers, and concerned citizens who are committed to ending modern slavery. They are recognized for their tireless efforts—despite resistance, opposition, and threats to their lives—to protect ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 July, 2017 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, Policy, Reports
Statement from the Press Secretary The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent children. The activities are similar to preparations the regime made before its April 4, 2017 chemical weapons attack. As we have previously ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 June, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Press Releases, Statements
U.S. Supreme Court Decision on the President’s Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 26, 2017 With the objective of maximizing national security, the Department of State will implement Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 27 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, Statements, Travel & Tourism
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary June 24, 2017 On behalf of the American people, Melania and I send our warm greetings to Muslims as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Muslims in the United States joined those around the world during the holy month of Ramadan to focus on acts of faith and ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC June 23, 2017 On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, best wishes to all Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr. This holiday marks the culmination of Ramadan, a month in which many experience meaning and inspiration in acts of fasting, prayer, and charity. This day offers ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 26 June, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Policy, Statements | Tags: Rex Tillerson
Sanctions have long offered an option for U.S. policymakers to leverage negotiations and alter the behavior of a foreign nation or a specific group of people without military conflict. The U.S. has used sanctions dozens of times throughout the last two centuries and has continued to improve upon their application. Sanctions are meant to impose ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 June, 2017 | Topics: Business, Economic Issues, Policy, Trade
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC June 20, 2017 On World Refugee Day, we recognize the plight of those forced by persecution and war to flee their home countries. We also recognize the pressing challenges posed by ongoing refugee crises. Today, refugees number more than 22 million around the world. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 19, 2017 The United States strongly condemns last night’s attack that appears to have targeted Muslim worshippers in London. We extend our sympathies to the families and community of the victims and our hopes for the quick recovery of those wounded. We commend the work of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 19 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON June 7, 2017 Terrorist Attacks in Tehran The United States condemns the terrorist attacks in Tehran today. We express our condolences to the victims and their families, and send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Iran. The depravity of terrorism has no place in a peaceful, civilized world.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC June 3, 2017 The United States condemns the cowardly attacks targeting innocent civilians in London this evening. We understand U.K. police are currently treating these as terrorist incidents. The United States stands ready to provide any assistance authorities in the United Kingdom may request. Our hearts are ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, Statements
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy June 1, 2017 Statement by Ambassador Nikki Haley on the President’s Decision to Withdraw from the Paris Agreement As a Governor, I always worked to balance economic growth and environmental protection. We can, and we must do both. President Trump acted in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 June, 2017 | Topics: Environment, Policy, Statements
The White House Office of the Press Secretary May 21, 2017 President Trump’s Speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit Remarks as prepared for delivery Thank You. I want to thank King Salman for his extraordinary words, and the magnificent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting today’s summit. I am honored to be received by ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 May, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Speeches, Transcripts | Tags: Donald J. Trump
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY SECRETARY TILLERSON May 20, 2017 From a Press Availability in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the Reelection of Iranian President Rouhani What we hope – what I would hope – is that Rouhani now has a new term, and that he use that term to begin ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 21 May, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 17, 2017 We are concerned by the violent incidents involving protesters and Turkish security personnel Tuesday evening. Violence is never an appropriate response to free speech, and we support the rights of people everywhere to free expression and peaceful protest. We are communicating our concern to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 May, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
5/17/2017 Action reflects concern with Iran’s continued development of ballistic missiles Washington – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated seven targets in connection with Iran’s ballistic missile program. OFAC designated two senior Iranian defense officials, including a defense official who facilitated the sale of explosives and provided other ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 May, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, Statements
May 17, 2017 U.S. State Department Issues Report on Human Rights Sanctions on Iran Highlights Iran’s Continuing Human Rights Abuses The State Department released today its semi-annual report to Congress detailing sanctions imposed on persons involved in human rights abuses in Iran. The report cites recent sanctions against the Tehran Prisons Organization and Sohrab Soleimani, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 May, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Press Releases, Statements | Tags: Human Rights, Iran, Sanctions
Office of the Spokesperson May 14, 2017 Statement By Heather Nauert, Spokesperson Nine Year Imprisonment of Bahai Leaders in Iran Nine years ago, seven leaders of Iran’s Bahai community were arrested and convicted of espionage, insulting religious sanctities, and propaganda against the Islamic Republic for activities related solely to their belief in and practice of ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 14 May, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on “velayat-e faqih” (“guardianship of the jurist” or “rule by the jurisprudent”). Shia clergy, most notably the “Rahbar” (“supreme jurisprudent” or “supreme leader”) and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominated key power structures. While mechanisms ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 May, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Reports
Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2017 Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting the fundamental principles of a free press around the world. We honor those men and women who work tirelessly, often at great personal risk, to tell the stories we would ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 May, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
The White House Office of the Press Secretary April 24, 2017 Today, we remember and honor the memory of those who suffered during the Meds Yeghern, one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century. Beginning in 1915, one and a half million Armenians were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in the final ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 April, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Press Availability April 19, 2017 Treaty Room Washington, D.C. Good afternoon, all. The Trump administration is currently conducting across the entire government a review of our Iran policy. Today I’d like to address Iran’s alarming and ongoing provocations that export terror and violence, destabilizing more than one country at a time. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 April, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Speeches
Name: Sina Dehghan Occupation: Student Date of Arrest: October 21, 2015 Charge: “Insulting the Prophet” Sentence: Death
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 18 April, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
REMARKS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson April 6, 2017 Palm Beach, Florida Good evening, all. I particularly want to try to just give you a little bit of background on how we got to the statements by the President and the actions that were taken tonight. As you’re well aware, Bashar al-Assad has carried out ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 April, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Speeches
The Secretary of States’ International Women of Courage Award honors women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve others’ lives. It is an extraordinary opportunity to bring international attention and support to women who have put their lives and/or personal safety at risk in order to improve their communities. Through ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, Human Rights, Policy
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY SECRETARY TILLERSON April 4, 2017 Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria The United States strongly condemns the chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, the third allegation of the use of such weapons in the past month alone. There are reports of dozens dead, including many children. While ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 April, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements
Name: Hengameh Shahidi Occupation: Journalist and Political Activist Date of Arrest: March 09, 2017 Charge: Unknown Sentence: Unknown
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 3 April, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Faces of Iran
First lady Melania Trump honored a group of women from around the world for their bravery in fighting for women’s empowerment and human rights, often at great personal risk. “Each one of these heroic women has an extraordinary story of courage which must inspire each of us to also achieve more than we ever imagined ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Today, we mark the ten-year anniversary of the disappearance of United States citizen Robert “Bob” Levinson from Kish Island, Iran. The Trump Administration remains unwavering in our commitment to locate Mr. Levinson and bring him home. We want him back, and we will spare no effort to achieve that goal. The Levinson family has suffered ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements
International Women’s Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate and reflect upon the meaningful progress women have made throughout society, while also acknowledging that there is still much work that remains to be done to ensure the complete and consequential participation of women in all spheres of economic, political, and public life. Throughout our ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 March, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Policy, Statements
The Department of State released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016. The Secretary of State is required by law to provide to Congress every year, a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights. The Human Rights Reports describe the status in countries around the world of internationally recognized ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 March, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Iran | Tags: Donald J. Trump
Women’s History Month, 2017 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION We are proud of our Nation’s achievements in promoting women’s full participation in all aspects of American life and are resolute in our commitment to supporting women’s continued advancement in America and around the world. America honors the celebrated women ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 2 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy
As the President laid out in his address to Congress, the State Department will continue to engage to advance U.S. interests in the world in cooperation with our partners and allies. We will also continue to support policies and institutions that keep Americans safe, including a robust NATO where Allies meet their responsibilities, an immigration ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 March, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Policy, Statements | Tags: Rex Tillerson
The White House Office of the Press Secretary Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path towards ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 March, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Speeches, Statements | Tags: Donald J. Trump
How do you become America’s Number 1 diplomat? First, a president must decide you’re the best person for the job, as President Trump did in tapping Rex Tillerson, retired chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil, and then the Senate must give its consent, as it did February 1. Tillerson is the 69th secretary of state in ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 February, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Policy
Rex Tillerson, a globe-trotting oil executive and engineer, is the new U.S. secretary of state and chief foreign affairs adviser to President Trump. He was confirmed February 1 as the 69th secretary of state, a position first held by Thomas Jefferson and most recently by John Kerry. Five predecessors won the Nobel Peace Prize. Rex ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 8 February, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, History, Key Officials, Policy, Success Stories | Tags: Rex Tillerson
An order issued by a U.S. District court in the state of Washington on February 3 bars the U.S. government from enforcing certain provisions of Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” including those related to visas and travel for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Visas
Should I attend my interview? At this time, applicants are advised NOT to attend their interview as appointments have been cancelled. Applicants should NOT travel to the consulate at this time. All visa processing is on hold until further notice. For updates please visit: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/news/executive-order-on-protecting-the-nation-from-terrorist-attacks-by-foreign-nationals.html I have a valid visa. Can I use it? If ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 30 January, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Visas | Tags: Donald J. Trump
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 28 January, 2017 | Topics: Policy, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: Donald J. Trump
“Donald Trump” by Michael O’Brien, 1989 (© Michael O’Brien/National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian) One of New York City’s most well-known figures now greets visitors at the Smithsonian Institution’s
National Portrait Gallery in Washington. A week before Donald Trump takes office as the 45th U.S. president, his photo portrait was put on display in the museum that tells the story ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 25 January, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
(© AP Images) By the time a new president is inaugurated, following a long campaign and a hard-fought election, Americans — and the world — know a lot about him. Add to that President-elect Trump’s high profile before he ran for office, and you might think there’s nothing left to learn. But here are five ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 January, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States | Tags: Donald J. Trump
President Trump acted on Monday to keep a signature campaign promise: withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. As he signed the order in the Oval Office, Trump said, “We’ve been talking about this for a long time,” adding it’s “a great thing for the American worker.”
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 January, 2017 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Policy, President of the United States, Speeches, Statements, Transcripts | Tags: Donald J. Trump, TPP
Remarks of President Donald J. Trump Friday January 20, 2017 Washington DC (As Prepared for Delivery ) Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 23 January, 2017 | Topics: Culture, Events, Fact Sheets, Featured Event, Policy, President of the United States, Speeches, Transcripts | Tags: Donald J. Trump
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary December 15, 2016 This Administration has made clear that an extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, while unnecessary, is entirely consistent with our commitments in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Consistent with this longstanding position, the extension of the Iran Sanctions Act is becoming law ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 15 December, 2016 | Topics: Statements
Statement by the President on the 75th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor The White House Office of the Press Secretary Seventy-five years ago today, a sudden and unprovoked attack turned a tranquil harbor into a sea of flames. Over 2,400 American patriots lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor—military and civilian, ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 December, 2016 | Topics: Culture, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Statements, Transcripts | Tags: Anniversary, Attack on Pearl harbor, Barack Obama, Pearl harbor
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2016 On World AIDS Day, we commemorate the lives lost and communities devastated by HIV/AIDS. We also celebrate those lives that have been saved and the courageous individuals who have brought hope and healing to those living with and affected by this disease. Thirty-five ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 1 December, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Statements | Tags: AIDS, HIV, John Kerry, Statement, World AIDS Day
John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 25, 2016 On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United States reaffirms our belief that gender-based violence is never acceptable, that women and girls have the right to live free from violence, and that countries are stronger when homes, neighborhoods, and communities ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 29 November, 2016 | Topics: Statements
Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country. Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division; have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 9 November, 2016 | Topics: News
Name: Esmail Abdi Occupation: Secretary General of the Teachers Association of Iran Date of Arrest: June 27, 2015 Charge: “propaganda against the state” and “collusion against national security” Sentence: 6 years
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 7 November, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights
Name: Mohammad Reza Nekounam Occupation: Cleric Date of Arrest: January 2015 Charge: “Trying to overthrow the Qom Seminary” Sentence: 5 years
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Featured Event, Human Rights | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights
Name: Mohammad Reza Nekounam Occupation: Ayatollah Date of Arrest: January 2015 Charge: “Trying to overthrow the Qom Seminary” Sentence: 5 years
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 31 October, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights
Mr. Abrams: Thank you. It’s a great pleasure to be back in Saudi Arabia. I’ve had some very interesting and very valuable meetings as we anticipated, and I was pleased and honored to have a lengthy meeting last night with His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan. So, it was great to have the ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 13 November, 2012 | Topics: Statements
