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The Trump administration confirmed it has imposed sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for defending the Iranian regime on the international front. The move, according to the US administration, targets Zarif’s asset in the US or controlled by US Read more
A close aid of Iran’s Supreme leader Monday said he was approached in December during a visit in Afghanistan by US officials in view of talks with Teheran after tensions between the two countries has grown exponentially, reports say. “During Read more
US President Donald Trump has is not thrilled about Kurds Syrian allies YPG after it transpired that the militia group has been selling oil U.S. Middle East rival Iran which has been under US sanctions. “The Kurds, our partners, are Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Thursday on receiving his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that Ankara would fully support Tehran against what he called “unjust US sanctions” against Iran. Erdogan held a joint press conference with the visiting Iranian President Read more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the withdrawal of American forces from war-torn Syria after he claimed victory over the Islamic State group (ISIS) that he said was the only reason of the American military presence in the Middle East Read more
Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Iran have inked a deal that will facilitate the accomplishment of the Islamic Hajj ritual by Iranians next year. The agreement, signed in Saudi Arabia, provides for “better arrangements for the Iranian pilgrims to Read more
Saudi Arabia has announced Tuesday a 12-per cent cut in its defense and military 2019 budget in a move that hints at a gradual withdrawal of the kingdom from the Yemen war where it is leading an international coalition. The Read more
Protagonists in the Yemen war, the Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, will implement as of this Tuesday (dec.18) the truce they agreed to observe in the vital port city of Hodeida despite deadly clashes at the weekend, a Read more
Yemen rival sides, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-endorsed regular forces, reached on the last day of UN-brokered talks in Sweden a cease fire in the vital Hodeidah port city. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres Thursday said the two sides Read more
Officials of Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority are mulling plans to look up to Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet as the Iranian carriers seek to buy up to 500 aircraft to upgrade their ageing fleets. Ali Abedzadeh, head of the Civil Aviation Organization, Read more