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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2018
Trump says firms doing business in Iran will be barred from U.S. as 'most biting sanctions' kick in
Firms doing business with Iran will be barred from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as new U.S. sanctions took effect in spite of pleas from Washington's allies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2018
White House to detail implementation of new sanctions against Tehran
The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2018
As tensions with U.S. rise, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it held Persian Gulf drills
Iran's Revolutionary Guard confirmed Sunday it has held war games in the Persian Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at "confronting possible threats" by enemies, state news agency IRNA reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 2, 2018
Congress passes bill forcing tech firms to disclose foreign access to software sold to U.S. military
The U.S. Congress is sending President Donald Trump legislation that would force technology companies to disclose if they allowed countries like China and Russia to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S. military.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2018
Iran seen readying major exercise around vital Strait of Hormuz as tensions with U.S. simmer
The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf in the coming days, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 31, 2018
Trump says he's willing to meet with Iranian leader without preconditions
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be willing to meet Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani with "no preconditions" as tensions between the two countries climb following the U.S. president's decision to withdraw from a 2015 nuclear deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2018
The mother of all wars
The U.S.-Iran stalemate will continue, but don't expect the mother of all wars any time soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2018
Pentagon to avoid buying software from Russia and China
The Pentagon is working on a software "do not buy" list to block vendors who use code originating from Russia and China, a top Defense Department acquisitions official said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2018
How to avoid a catastrophic U.S.-Iran war
The JCPOA represents a model for crisis resolution through diplomacy; its death will mean killing the hope that negotiations can resolve other regional crises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2018
Iran faces consequences for snubbing Trump
The U.S. has made nice with North Korea and Putin, but kept Iran in the firing line.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
M5.9 earthquake injures nearly 130 in western Iran on heels of two earlier jolts in south
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, injuring at least 128 people, hours after two quakes struck Hormozgan province in the south, state television reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018
U.S. launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders
The Trump administration has launched an offensive of speeches and online communications meant to foment unrest and help pressure Iran to end its nuclear program and its support of militant groups, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco refinery in Riyadh with drone but operator lays fire to 'operational incident'
The Iranian-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said it had attacked a Saudi Aramco refinery in Riyadh on Wednesday using a drone, but the oil company said a limited fire at the plant was due to "an operational incident.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank to do business in Iran
EU lawmakers gave approval Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming an attempt to block the move and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Washington grants temporary reprieve to ZTE, allowing Chinese company to maintain U.S. networks
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday granted a temporary reprieve to ZTE Corp. that allows China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment-maker to conduct business needed to maintain existing networks and equipment in the United States as it works toward the lifting of a U.S. sales ban.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018
Trump's mixed oil message won't fix supply fears amid Iran squeeze: traders
U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend of oil diplomacy doesn't change the underlying dynamic of a crude market that's swiftly seeing demand threaten to overtake supplies, analysts said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2018
Saudi Arabia tells Trump it is ready to boost oil production if needed
The leader of Saudi Arabia promised President Donald Trump that he can raise oil production if needed and the country has 2 million barrels per day of spare capacity, the White House said on Saturday, rowing back on an earlier Trump tweet that appeared to suggest the Saudis had agreed to boost output...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2018
Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions
Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018
Sanctions on Iran create diplomatic headache, rather than economic catastrophe, for oil-dependent Japan
A new hard-line U.S. policy aimed at halting imports of Iranian crude oil may deal a significant blow to the growing ties between Tokyo and Tehran.
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2018
U.S. sanctions against Iran begin to bite
U.S. sanctions will hurt U.S. allies as much as they do Iran.

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