Qatar has reiterated its readiness to mediate between Iran and the United States days after newly elected President Joe Biden took office “Qatar is ready to mediate between Iran and the United States as the [ More … ]
Iran has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it intends to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 deal with major powers at its Fordow Fuel Enrichment [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Turkey Thursday to discuss regional, bilateral, economic ties Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was in Ankara this week for meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries want strong bilateral ties. They share [ More … ]
A high-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated in an ambush near Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Friday. Fakhrizadeh was shot “by terrorists” in his vehicle in Absard, a suburb in eastern Tehran, later succumbing [ More … ]
Insulin shortage is threatening millions of lives in Iran, with the twin factors of sanctions and cross-border smuggling exacerbating the crisis A new tranche of sanctions imposed by the US on Iran has exacerbated the [ More … ]
The United States will unilaterally declare that United Nations sanctions targeting Iran are once again in force, breaking with almost every other UN Security Council (UNSC) member, including longtime allies! Virtually all UN sanctions on Iran [ More … ]
UN experts accuse coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Houthi movement, of possible war crimes Western powers and Iran are fueling the devastating war in Yemen by continuing [ More … ]
For the first time since September, the three key players in the conflict hold a virtual meeting to map the way forward. Opposing sides in Syria’s war Iran, Russia, and Turkey have held talks reflecting “harmonized” [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and Israel do not share official diplomatic ties, but the two countries have started to normalize relations in recent years, particularly in terms of Iranian foreign policy In the latest display of warming [ More … ]
Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a “tumor” to be eliminated and hailed Tehran’s supply of arms to Palestinians, drawing swift condemnation from the United States and the European Union, reported Reuters. Opposition [ More … ]
In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being “interpreted [ More … ]
Iraq’s new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi took office after the country’s parliament approved a new government on Wednesday following nearly six months of political wrangling. Al-Kadhimi is viewed as pragmatic as well as having good relations with main [ More … ]
US President’s warning comes hours after Iran said it had launched its first military satellite into orbit US President Donald Trump has instructed American naval forces to fire on any Iranian ships that “harass” its [ More … ]
The incident in the Gulf comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and Tehran. Eleven vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came close to United States Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf, [ More … ]
Iranian foreign ministry says the sanctions, which are part of Washington’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, are impeding Tehran’s fight against Covid-19 Iran’s foreign ministry has urged the international community to ignore US sanctions and help the [ More … ]
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