On Tuesday, Trump signed a presidential memorandum reimposing sanctions on Iran and emphasized his "maximum pressure" approach, which aims to isolate Iran economically and politically.

Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate ...

Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.

In his first term, Trump pursued a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran. He sought to wreck its economy through intensified sanctions aimed at forcing Tehran to negotiate a deal on its nuclear ...