Guy Taylor
Articles by Guy Taylor
Iran pleads with Europe to stand against Donald Trump
A key Iranian political leader called Tuesday on European nations to stand with Tehran against Washington and "show their strength in the face of American pressure" in a bid to salvage the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal following President Trump's withdrawal of the accord. Published May 22, 2018
Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in to meet on North Korea summit
President Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in spoke Sunday to ensure that the U.S. summit with North Korea is still on track, despite Pyongyang's threat to cancel the high-stakes meeting between Mr. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Published May 20, 2018
Donald Trump’s Iran, Korea policies take different approaches
Outrage over Iran stands in sharp contrast with the thaw President Trump appears bent on quickly achieving with North Korea. Published May 20, 2018
Donald Trump to meet South Korean president amid uncertainty over Kim Jong-un summit
President Trump will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House next week for a meeting expected to center on clarifying expectations for an upcoming summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Published May 18, 2018
Europe vows to hold Iran deal together, but will ‘talk’ with Trump
Germany vowed Thursday to continue trying to hold the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal together, even if President Trump levels new sanctions against European companies doing business with Tehran. Published May 17, 2018
North Korea summit threat used to hide nuclear weapons
North Korea's abrupt threat this week to pull out of the upcoming summit with President Trump was highly calculated, according to intelligence officials who say Pyongyang wanted to harden its negotiating position against a quick "Libya-style" surrender of its nuclear programs sought by the Trump White House and buy time to hide its nuclear weapons. Published May 16, 2018
North Korea cancels talks with South, threatens to pull out of U.S. summit: Report
North Korea sent shock waves through the Trump administration's hope for a history-making summit with Kim Jong-un, angrily canceling a planned meeting with South Korean officials Wednesday to protest joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises and calling into doubt President Trump's announced meeting with Mr. Kim in Singapore in less than a month. Published May 15, 2018
How Trump is making it easier for U.S. gun manufacturers to export firearms
The Trump administration took a major formal step Monday toward officially shifting authority from the State Department to the Commerce Department over the approval of U.S. small arms exports, including semiautomatic rifles and weapons ranging in size up to .50 caliber. Published May 14, 2018
Joe Wilson praises Trump’s ‘courage,’ says embassy move will bring stability
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers celebrating the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday praised President Trump's "courageous decision" to recognize the city as Israel's capital, saying it will promote stability even if many in the Mideast are angered by the development. Published May 14, 2018
Iran regime change seen as goal of Trump sanctions, demands
President Trump says he hopes "maximum pressure" sanctions will coerce Iran into accepting a better and stronger nuclear deal, but with Tehran unlikely to accept concessions being demanded by the White House, many are beginning to suggest that the administration's actual goal is regime change. Published May 9, 2018
Iran’s supreme leader: Trump ‘can’t do a damn thing’
Iran's supreme leader lashed out Wednesday in response to the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, delivering a fiery remarks in Tehran in which he said: "Mr. Trump, you can't do a damn thing." Published May 9, 2018
Iran threatens uranium enrichment, Israel braces for worst after Trump pulls out of nuclear deal
Iran said Tuesday that it was prepared to quickly restart uranium enrichment -- the process needed to make nuclear bombs -- if President Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal leads to a total collapse of the Obama-era accord. Published May 8, 2018
Mike Pompeo visits North Korea for second time
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on his second surprise trip to North Korea in as many months, holding discussions ahead of a planned summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the North's nuclear program. Published May 8, 2018
Tehran won’t ‘remain passive’ if U.S. ‘starts a confrontation,’ Iranian official warns
A top Iranian official said Tuesday that Tehran will won't make any new concessions beyond what it agreed to under the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal and warned that the Islamic republic also won't "remain passive" if Washington "starts a confrontation." Published May 8, 2018
Daniel Hoffman, ex-CIA officer: Brennan’s Trump attacks risk national security
A behind-the-scenes U.S. intelligence community fight over the merits of publicly scorning President Trump has burst into the open. Published May 7, 2018
Iranian-Americans plan rally for regime change
Iranian-Americans who want "regime change" in Tehran are holding a major conference in the District of Columbia this weekend to support the protests that have arisen inside Iran against the Islamic Republic's hard-line government in recent months. Published May 3, 2018
Gina Haspel CIA nomination: Waterboarding, Black site work eyed to defeat bid
Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, faces a contentious hearing next week before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence amid questions of her central role in some of the agency's most controversial policies of the post-9/11 era. Published May 3, 2018
North Korea releases U.S. detainees, bows to another Trump demand
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has released three U.S. citizens detained for years in his horrific prison camps, surrendering to another of President Trump's demands in advance of a planned historic summit between the two leaders whose countries have long been adversaries. Published May 2, 2018
Mike Pompeo vows to help State Department get ‘swagger back’
Newly confirmed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's "humbled" to have the chance to serve as America's new top diplomat and determined to help embattled State Department officers get their "swagger back." Published May 1, 2018
Taiwan takes a hit as China influence rises on other side of world
China is expanding its influence in Latin America -- most recently with a push to pump loans and investment into the Dominican Republic -- but the impact might be felt hardest back in East Asia, where the self-ruled island of Taiwan says its facing blowback from Beijing's moves. Published May 1, 2018