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Following Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s damaging remarks against Saudi Arabia and calls for reviewing the management of the annual Hajj, Riyadh, through its Foreign Affairs Minister, responded by stating that Tehran is “politicizing” the fifth pillar of Islam Read more
The first commercial direct flight from England to Tehran has landed on the tarmac on Thursday after a suspension of almost four years. London suspended flights to Iran in October 2012 due to deteriorating bilateral ties and to the instability Read more
The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Lassina Zerbo is expecting Tel Aviv to ratify the treaty by 2021. Zerbo, who had met Prime Minister Netanyahu in June, said “I’m putting five years as the Read more
A source at the Iranian Defense Ministry has hinted that a US drone that was about to enter Iranian airspace probably from Afghanistan “did not do so” after responding to “a warning” because “if it entered, it would have been Read more
Tension between Iran and the U.S. is rising following incidents in the Strait of Hormuz between their naval forces. US officials said that the USS Nitze, a destroyer, was “harassed” on Tuesday by four of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Read more
The newly appointed Secretary General of the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, will be visiting Oman and Iran before the International Energy Forum (IEF) scheduled to take place in Algeria from September 26 to 28. A source Read more
Tehran unveiled its first locally made long-range air defense missile system during the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) in the presence of President Rouhani. The system baptized Bavar-373 is designed to neutralize flying objects like drones, missiles and combat aircrafts. Read more
As speculations increase that oil producers could reach an agreement on freezing their output levels at next month’s International Economic Forum (IEF) in Algiers, former OPEC chief and Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil said “all the conditions are set for Read more
The two-day trilateral meeting between Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia held in Baku ended on a high note on Tuesday with the adoption of a declaration of intent to upgrade their cooperation mainly in the energy and transportation areas and to Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to the United States saying that it “did not successfully pass the test” regarding last year’s nuclear agreement and did “not precisely respected its commitments” under the deal because international financial restrictions against Read more