Nasser Karimi, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Sunday, July 21, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump walks on the tarmac to board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J. Iran said Monday that it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country's nuclear and military sites, and some of them have already been sentenced to death. Trump tweeted that the claim had "zero truth," calling Iran a "total mess."(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Iran says it arrested 17 Iranians allegedly recruited by CIA

by Aya Batrawy Associated Press, and Nasser Karimi Associated PressJuly 22, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Monday announced the arrest of 17 Iranians accused of spying on the country’s nuclear and military sites for the CIA and said some of them have been sentenced to death. President Donald Trump called it “another…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, present details of the new sanctions on Iran, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Iranian Officials Mock, Warn U.S.

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressNovember 6, 2018

In this photo provided by Fars News Agency, a woman takes her children to shelter as an army member tries to help them, during a shooting at a military parade marking the 38th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Gunmen attacked the military parade, killing several and wounding others, state media said. (Fatemeh Rahimavian/Fars News Agency via AP)

Iran Says U.S. Backed Deadly Parade Attack

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressSeptember 23, 2018

In this photo provided by Mehr News Agency, demonstrators attend a pro-government rally in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Tens of thousands of Iranians took part in pro-government demonstrations in several cities across the country on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported, a move apparently seeking to calm nerves after a week of protests and unrest that have killed at least 21 people. (Mehdi Pedramkhoo/Mehr News Agency via AP)

Pro-Government Rallies Held in Iran

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressJanuary 4, 2018

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, anti-riot Iranian police prevent university students to join other protesters over Iran weak economy, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liners held their own rally in support of the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment. (AP Photo)

Death Toll In Iran at 13

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressJanuary 1, 2018

Survivors sit in front of buildings damaged by an earthquake, in Sarpol-e-Zahab, western Iran, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed more than three hundred people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. (AP Photo/Omid Salehi)

More Than 400 Dead in Quake In the Iraq-Iran Border Area

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Amir Vahdat Associated PressNovember 14, 2017

A Tehran resident Hamed Ghassemi speaks in an interview with The Associated Press in a reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of Iran nuclear deal, in central Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. "Iran has in no way violated the nuclear deal, and as far as we know it has always remained committed to its promises, but it has always been them (Americans) who have broken their promises and have had other options on the table," said Hamed Ghassemi. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump’s Speech Sparks War of Words With Iran

by Nasser Karimi Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressOctober 15, 2017

A police officer stands guard as vehicles drive in front of Iran's parliament building in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, May 8, 2017. Police increased their patrols in the streets and subway stations of Tehran on Thursday, a day after a pair of stunning Islamic State-claimed attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader killed at least 16 people and wounded over 40. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Accuses U.S., Saudis Of Supporting Tehran Attacks

by Nasser Karimi Associated PressJune 10, 2017

FILE -- In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, an Emad long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is displayed by the Revolutionary Guard during a military parade, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. At a joint news conference Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 with his visiting French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, refused to confirm that the country conducted a recent missile test, saying Iran's missile program is not part of a 2015 landmark nuclear deal between his country and world powers. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran Stays Mum on Missiles

by Nasser Karimi Associated PressJanuary 31, 2017

FILE - In this June 2003 file photo, a Boeing 747 of Iran's national airline is seen at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran. Boeing Co. has confirmed signing an agreement with Iran Air “expressing the airline's intent” to buy its aircraft. In a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press, Boeing said it signed the agreement “under authorizations from the U.S. government following a determination that Iran had met its obligations under the nuclear accord reached last summer.” (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)

Boeing Signs Historic Deal With Iran Air

by Jon Gambrell Associated Press, and Nasser Karimi Associated PressJune 21, 2016