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Obama to deliver farewell address in Chicago on January 10

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell address on Jan. 10 to reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters, he said in an email statement released on Monday.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 17:29

Trump Praises Putin for Rejecting In-Kind Response to Obama

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin as “very smart” after the Russian leader ruled out a tit-for-tat retaliation for the Obama administration’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over cyberattacks aimed at interfering with the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 04:29

Abe Answers Obama’s Hiroshima Visit With Pearl Harbor Trip

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, the first Japanese leader in decades to tour the site of the surprise attack that drew the U.S. into World War II.
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Publish Date:28/December/2016 | 05:00

Obama points finger at Putin for hacks during U.S. election

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence officials say were aimed at helping Republican Donald Trump win the Nov. 8 election.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:49

Obama Says U.S. Cautious in Handling Russian Election Hacks

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said the U.S. government took a cautious approach to allegations the Russians had hacked Democratic Party officials before the election out of concern that the issue would escalate or become politicized.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:11

Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature

EghtesadOnline: In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran's concerns that the U.S. is backsliding on the nuclear deal, AP reported.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 09:39

Obama Pressed to Wade Into Israel-Palestinian Fight Again

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama , whose administration failed to break the impasse between Israel and the Palestinians during eight years in office, is coming under pressure to act one last time as events in Israel and at the UN clash.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 13:16

Iran to respond firmly to sanctions renewal

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called Obama to block a law that would extend the U.S. president’s authority to impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 24:12

Obama bars China's Fujian from buying Aixtron's U.S. business

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama blocked a Chinese investment fund from acquiring the U.S. business of German semiconductor equipment maker Aixtron because the deal posed a risk to American national security, the Treasury Department said on Friday.
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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 12:24

Cubans fret over life after Castro with Trump next door

EghtesadOnline: From the Bay of Pigs invasion to a historic visit by President Barack Obama to Havana, Cubans have known for generations that whenever the United States turns its face to Cuba, Fidel Castro would be staring right back.
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Publish Date:28/November/2016 | 08:16

Obama says history will judge Castro's impact on world

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama in a statement on Saturday offered his condolences to Fidel Castro's family and added that history would judge Castro's impact on Cuba and around the world.
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Publish Date:26/November/2016 | 21:47

Obama administration aims to secure JCPOA

EghtesadOnline: The Obama administration is considering new measures in its final months in office to strengthen the nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 08:52

Obama’s Doubts on Trump Seep Through Somber Facade on Last Trip

EghtesadOnline: Barack Obama once expected his last foreign trip as president to be a farewell tour to a world enjoying the fruits of a foreign policy he thought would last: an outstretched hand to peaceful Muslims, a strengthened alliance with Europe, a deal to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
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Publish Date:21/November/2016 | 08:14

Trump's National Security Picks Want to Air Obama's Iran Secrets

EghtesadOnline: For years, many Republicans and conservatives have charged that President Barack Obama was shielding embarrassing intelligence and policy details about Iran in order to support the nuclear deal reached last year.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 10:11

China's Xi calls for 'smooth transition' in relationship with U.S

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for a "smooth transition" in Beijing's relationship with Washington and praised outgoing President Barack Obama for strengthening ties between the two nations.
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Publish Date:20/November/2016 | 07:01

Obama, EU leaders agree to stick together, stay tough on Russia

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in NATO and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord.
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Publish Date:19/November/2016 | 06:14