| 2015.07.14 | Trump calls the newly-announced Iran nuclear deal "terrible", and says Obama negotiated the agreement "from desperation." nbcnews.com (See also Nuclear Weapons) |
| 2016.11.30 | CIA director John Brennan warns Trump that ending the Iran nuclear accord would embolden hardliners in Iran and potentially set off a Middle East arms race. nytimes.com (See also Nuclear Weapons) |
| 2017.01.16 | This is the full transcript of Donald Trump’s interview with Michael Gove and Kai Diekmann, former chief editor of the German newspaper Bild. thetimes.co.uk (See also First 100 Days, Germany, United Kingdom, Trade, Syria, Afghanistan, ISIS, Russia, NATO, Israel, Ireland, European Union, Mexico, China, Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Muslim Immigration Ban, Muslim Registry) |
| 2017.01.17 | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani calls Trump's talk of renegotiating U.S.-Iran nuclear accord "meaningless" and "mainly slogans." cbsnews.com (See also Nuclear Weapons) |
| 2017.01.24 | Trump expected to sign several executive orders restricting immigration from Syria and six other Middle Eastern or African countries on Wednesday January 25. reuters.com (See also First 100 Days, Immigration, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Jeff Sessions) |
| 2017.01.25 | Trump is readying executive orders to stem refugees from ‘terror-prone’ regions and on the U.N. to halt funding for any organizations that give full membership to the Palestinian Authority, supports abortion programs or evades international sanctions against Iran or North Korea. washingtontimes.com (See also First 100 Days, Immigration, Syria, United Nations, North Korea) |
| 2017.01.29 | Trump’s Muslim travel bans will continue to be enforced by the The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite a New York judge placing a temporary stay on it being executed. independent.co.uk (See also First 100 Days, Department of Homeland Security, Muslim Immigration Ban, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen) |
| 2017.02.01 | National Security Adviser Mike Flynn says Iran is "on notice," but the White House announced no new military action or other responses to what he called its provocations. npr.org (See also First 100 Days, Michael Flynn) |
| 2017.02.02 | Trump's National security adviser Michael Flynn says the White House putting Iran ‘on notice’ following missile test and says recent actions underscored Tehran’s destabilizing behavior. washingtonpost.com (See also First 100 Days, Michael Flynn) |
| 2017.02.02 | US president describes a world ‘in trouble’ in speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, amid a growing number of disputes with foreign leaders theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days, Muslim Immigration Ban, Australia, Mexico, Johnson Amendment, Attacks on Civil Liberties, LGBTQIA, Affordable Care Act, Department of the Treasury, Russia, Yemen, Mike Pence) |
| 2017.02.03 | Trump administration imposes new sanctions on a dozen companies and 13 individuals, including Iranian and Chinese nationals, targeted in response to a January missile test and support for Houthi rebels. theguardian.com (See also First 100 Days, China) |
| 2017.02.09 | The Atlantic's Karim Sadjadpour outlines ways Trump administration could potentially lead U.S. into war with Iran. theatlantic.com (See also First 100 Days, Foreign Policy) |
| 2017.03.13 | A hotel in Azerbaijan that Trump helped build appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. newyorker.com (See also The Trump Organization, Ivanka Trump, Conflicts of Interest, Azerbaijan, Corruption) |
| 2017.03.13 | Trump's hotel in Azerbaijan is linked with corruption and Iran's Revolutionary Guard. newyorker.com (See also Trump Business, First 100 Days, Conflicts of Interest) |
| 2017.04.09 | A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base on Friday crossed "red lines." reuters.com (See also Syria, Russia) |
| 2017.06.28 | The Trump administration is expected to announce how it will implement its modified travel ban, following the Supreme Court's decision lifting a stay on the executive order imposed by two lower courts, barring travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the U.S. for 90 days. npr.org (See also Muslim Immigration Ban, Muslims, Foreign Policy, Syria, Legal Activity) |
| 2017.07.14 | A federal court judge agreed once again to partially halt the ban of certain foreign nationals from six predominantly Muslim countries on a nationwide basis - a direct rebuke to the government's attempt to limit the close family members allowed in the US - allowing "grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of persons in the United States" to gain entry into the country. cnn.com (See also Legal Activity, Muslim Immigration Ban, Syria, Yemen, Supreme Court) |
| 2017.07.22 | Congress agrees on a bill to impose sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea, posing a difficult veto dilemma for Trump. washingtonpost.com (See also Russia, North Korea, Foreign Policy, Trump Relationship with Russia) |
| 2017.08.03 | Trump blamed Congress for the United States’ poor relationship with Russia, a day after he signed sanctions legislation that he said was flawed and unconstitutional. nytimes.com (See also Unpresidential Behavior, Russia, Assaults on Government, North Korea, Russian Meddling in Election) |
