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The Iranian parliament Sunday impeached the country’s economic affairs and finance minister as U.S. renewed sanctions on the Islamic Republic take toll on the economy and national currency, Rial. The vote in the parliament removed Masoud Karbasian from office after Read more
Air France and British Airways, two major international airlines, have decided to suspend flights to Iran citing business reasons, a month after Washington renewed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. British Airways (BA) of Spanish-registered IAG Thursday said its last flight Read more
The visit Iraqi Prime Minister was to pay to Tehran later this week will not take place as planned after Iranian authorities cancelled the trip over the Iraqi leader’s comments that he will abide by U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Read more
Results of the recount of May pools by the Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) have confirmed Shia and national figure Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc winner of the disputed electoral process, reports say. The IHEC on its website said Sadr’s joint list Read more
The Malaysian government has closed down the Saudi-funded anti-terrorism center, in a new move underlining the new government’s intents to move away from claws of the Middle East major power. Mohammed Sabu, Malaysia’s minister of Defence, Monday announced the closure Read more
The new sanctions imposed on Iran are not meant to incite regime change, US President Donald Trump’s Security Adviser said Tuesday amid rising tensions between the two countries. “The policy is not regime change but we definitely want to put Read more
Saudi Arabia will allow an Iran official to take up position in the kingdom since 2016 the year the largest Sunni country has severed ties with its regional arch rival Iran, reports say. “An informed diplomatic source said Sunday that Read more
North Korea’s Foreign Minister will visit Teheran on Tuesday amid flaring tension between Iran and the United States. Ri Yong Ho is due to meet Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Teheran, Iranian conservative news agency Fars Read more
Iran is deploying forces and military personnel for major naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz that it threatened to block in retaliation, in the event the U.S. disrupts the sale of Iranian oil. “We are aware of the increase Read more
A senior advisor to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday said President Donald Trump’s offer for talks with the Islamic Republic must be preceded by lessening the ongoing international hostile campaign and the return of the Unites States to the 2015 Read more