It is not against what US is, but what US does
By: Kiliç Buğra Kanat* The reaction to the U.S. in Turkey is not about the U.S.’s way of life or its values, it is what the U.S. does not do as an ally of Turkey [ More … ]
By: Kiliç Buğra Kanat* The reaction to the U.S. in Turkey is not about the U.S.’s way of life or its values, it is what the U.S. does not do as an ally of Turkey [ More … ]
The first of August was the day a political transition was supposed to begin in Syria, according to US Secretary of State John Kerry. Obviously the transition did not take place, nor did we see any [ More … ]
On July 28, al-Nusra Front announced it was severing all ties with its parent organization, al-Qaeda, and changing its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Conquest of Syria Front). Al-Qaeda gave its blessing to the move, reflecting [ More … ]
The head of Iran’s judiciary, Sadegh Larijani, made an interesting proposition to European countries during a speech Aug. 3 on the occasion of Human Rights Day in Iran. He said Iran is willing to hold [ More … ]
White House press secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged Wednesday that Iran might be using the secret $400 million payment it received from the United States — the same day the country released four American prisoners — [ More … ]
The US President Barack Obama Thursday defended his decision to authorize a$400 million cash payment to Iran that coincided with the country’s release of American prisoners in January. Mr. Obama, speaking at a news conference [ More … ]
Iran-backed Houthi militias insist on rejecting a peace deal proposed by U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, despite the pressure exerted by the ambassadors of the 18 countries backing political talks in [ More … ]
The United States and Israel have closed many of the remaining gaps in negotiations over a new multibillion-dollar military aid package for Washington’s top Middle East ally, and the two sides hope to reach a [ More … ]
What is happening in Syria is a real international farce, especially the crimes being committed in Aleppo and in the surrounding areas. The United Nations, America and the west are witnesses to this farce. While [ More … ]
Iran has executed at least 10 Sunni Muslim prisoners held on terror charges in spite of claims they were subjected to forced confessions and did not have a fair trial. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights, [ More … ]
By: Ibrahim Kalin* – The nationwide consensus on the July 15 coup attempt and the role of FETÖ in it is a source of strength and resilience for Turkish democracy The Gülenist Terror Organization’s (FETÖ) [ More … ]
The United States and Israel have narrowed their differences over what could be decisive negotiations this week to seal a multibillion-dollar military aid package for Washington’s top Middle East ally, officials said on Monday, according [ More … ]
By: Salih Tuna* Why did Germany prohibit President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from joining in the “democracy against coup” rally organized in Cologne via teleconference? Let us ask this question to which everybody knows the answer [ More … ]
Iran’s top leader distanced himself on Monday from the nuclear agreement reached with major powers a year ago, accusing the United States of failing to honor pledges in the accord and citing “the futility of [ More … ]
Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas and Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), met in Paris on Saturday, renewing tensions between the Palestinian leadership and Iran. Abbas hosted Rajavi at [ More … ]
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