China’s prestigious accomplishment vaults it into a new league diplomatically and outshines anything the US has been able to achieve in the region since Biden came to office, states NYT. “The agreement negotiated in Beijing [ More … ]
The surprise deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties offers much for the United States to be intrigued about, an analysis by Reuters states, in comment on restoration of Saudi-Iranian relations. This [ More … ]
On the eve of Blinken’s Middle East tour, Israel carried out drone strikes on an Iranian factory. The attack comes amid growing tensions over Iran’s nuclear program and its continued supply of weapons to Russia, [ More … ]
Amid the rift between the Iranian government and people that has recently become greater than ever and an impasse in foreign policy, an easy new year, 2023, is unlikely. According to a recent report by [ More … ]
The players, some of whom back the protest movement, were intoxicated at a mixed-gender party when they were detained, according to Government-related media. Numerous unidentified Iranian footballers were arrested in the northern city of Damavand [ More … ]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with his Saudi counterpart at a regional conference in Jordan on Wednesday This meeting is the first highest-level public contact between the two countries since they severed the diplomatic [ More … ]
Twenty-nine out of 54 members voted to expel Iran from the UN commission on women over regime’s crackdown on protests sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody. Eight member states voted [ More … ]
New intelligence collected from downed Iranian drones in Ukraine shows that a majority of the aircrafts’ parts are manufactured by companies in the U.S., Europe and other allied nations, reported the Wall Street Journal. This [ More … ]
Qatar is most likely to host the upcoming talks between Iran and the US, mediated by the European Union, to close the remaining gaps in efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal. This comes amid [ More … ]
Disappearance of prominent opposition journalist against the Iran-backed militias in Baghdad raises concerns Iraqi vocal critic of Iran-backed armed militias Ali al-Mikdam went missing in the capital Baghdad on Friday evening, according to activists. Friends [ More … ]
Judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi has been elected as the next president of Iran at a critical juncture for the country. Who is the conservative leader and what are his positions? The 60-year-old Raisi, who enjoys wide backing [ More … ]
Iran has welcomed a “change of tone” from Saudi Arabia, as both countries seem to be open to taking steps to calm tensions and improve cooperation. After six years of asymmetric warfare, proxy battles, and [ More … ]
After suspected Israeli attack on nuclear plant, Iranian official says Tehran will increase enrichment capacity at the same facility Iran will start enriching uranium at 60 percent purity – up from the current enrichment level of [ More … ]
The agreement was signed in Tehran last Saturday by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang, who touched down in Tehran on Friday for a two-day visit as part [ More … ]
The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions after the group launched armed drones towards Saudi Arabia, reported [ More … ]
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