Iran

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Illustration on the confluence of Middle East menaces Russia, Iran and ISIS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Allowing Iran to Inspect Themselves Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz promised Starbucks' own hiring blitz two days after President Trump signed an order halting visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Yemen — for 90 days, and halting the American refugee program for 120 days.

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FILE-- In this Nov. 3, 2016 file photo, an Iranian demonstrator holds an anti-U.S. placard in a state-organized annual rally in front of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, marking 37th anniversary of the seizure of the embassy by militant Iranian students. By putting Iran “on notice,” the new U.S. administration is laying the groundwork for a more confrontational approach toward the Islamic Republic. While the U.S. has plenty in the toolbox should it choose to confront Iran more aggressively, Iran has the means to push back too. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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People make their way under a huge billboard showing a painting of Iranian revolutionary Guard speed boats capturing U.S. marines in the Persian Gulf, in a central square of Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 30, 3017. Traditional American allies in the region have kept largely silent about President Donald Trump's executive actions to suspend issuing visas for people from several predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - for at least 30 days. Many welcome tougher action against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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A pedestrian makes her way on a sidewalk in central Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 30, 3017. Traditional American allies in the region have kept largely silent about President Donald Trump's executive actions to suspend issuing visas for people from several predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - for at least 30 days. Many welcome tougher action against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Pedestrians make their way on a sidewalk in central Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 30, 3017. Traditional American allies in the region have kept largely silent about President Donald Trump's executive actions to suspend issuing visas for people from several predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - for at least 30 days. Many welcome tougher action against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Pedestrians make their way on a sidewalk in a central square of Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 30, 3017. Traditional American allies in the region have kept largely silent about President Donald Trump's executive actions to suspend issuing visas for people from several predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - for at least 30 days. Many welcome tougher action against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Passengers travel on a public bus under a huge billboard showing a painting of Iranian revolutionary Guard speed boats capturing U.S. marines in the Persian Gulf, in a central square of Tehran, Iran, Monday, Jan. 30, 3017. Traditional American allies in the region have kept largely silent about President Donald Trump's executive actions to suspend issuing visas for people from several predominantly Muslim countries - Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - for at least 30 days. Many welcome tougher action against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Illustration on the nuclear threats of Iran and North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Iran's future role in Syria by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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FILE- In this Friday, April 8, 2011 file photo, Canadian tourist David Froud, left, and his Iranian wife Mahnaz sightsee the Jomeh mosque, which is now a historical monument, in the city of Isfahan, some 234 miles (390 kilometer) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. A U.S. luxury tour company is offering a new destination that’s sure to raise eyebrows: Iran. Those at Abercrombie & Kent say the tour is perfectly timed as Iran is opening up after the nuclear deal with world powers. However, the U.S. State Department has issued strong warnings about Americans traveling to the Islamic Republic as hard-liners have been arresting people with connections to the West.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Murderous Iran Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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In this Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, people stand in line waiting to enter the Underwood 2016 booth near the Peace Center where the CBS News Republican presidential debate will occur, in Greenville, S.C. Iran’s government has long tried to stamp out American pop culture, but it seems happy to let Iranians watch on state television the backstabbing, deceitful machinations of fictional U.S. politician Frank Underwood in “House of Cards.” (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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Illustration on the Iran/Al Qaeda connection by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the 1988 massacre of 30,000 in Iran by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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This frame grab from Tuesday, January 12, 2016 video by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency, shows detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf, Iran. The 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after their two small boats allegedly drifted into Iranian territorial waters around one of Iran's Persian Gulf islands a day earlier have been freed, the United States and Iran said Wednesday. (IRIB News Agency via AP)

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Administration officials had refused to discuss the details of how the money — owed to Iran from a deposit on a decades-old weapons sale that was never consummated — was turned over to Iran. Officials, including President Obama himself, would say only that it had to be provided to Iran in cash because the Islamist regime had no normal banking ties. (Associated Press)