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Israeli Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, expressed the Israeli government’s concern over Washington’s weapons supply to Gulf States to offset the Iranian threat. Speaking at a security conference about the need to maintain Israel’s “qualitative edge”, Yaalon has voiced the fear Read more
Head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Alireza Jahangirian has warned the U.S that Tehran will take legal actions if ever it blocks the first of the eight A340s and one A321 second-hand aircrafts that will become operational in the Read more
Shortly after his arrival back home from the just concluded meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said they have “agreed” with Russia to begin the oil-for-goods trade this week. Iran will Read more
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have re-affirmed their coordination and determination in the fight against terrorism and their firm position against Iran’s influence in the region, and in Yemen in particular. The stand was reaffirmed at a joint press conference held Read more
The United States and Iran have traded charges over the trial of the U.S. reporter Jason Rezaian who is accused by Teheran of spying for the Obama Administration. The US says the trial of the Washington Post reporter is not Read more
Iran deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, criticized Ankara’s request for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Syria and a buffer zone at its border with the warring country before it could join the US-led air-strikes against ISIS militants in Read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stated that countries engaged in talks over the nuclear program should be realistic in their requests rather than making “excessive demands” that might affect the progress of the negotiations. The comments he made Read more
Oman and Iran inked an agreement to demarcate the maritime boundaries they share in the Sea of Oman during the visit of Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif. The visiting minister said the agreement will make ties between the two Read more
After the criticism of the Iraqi army voiced by U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Vice President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to calm down the uproar and reassure officials in Baghdad of Washington’s continuous support. Carter accused Iraqi Read more
During celebrations marking the 33rd anniversary of the liberation of the Iranian city of Khorramshahr, a symbolic victory in the 1980-1988Iran-Iraq war, President Hassan Rouhani stated that the nuclear motivated sanctions imposed on the country are equal to a territorial Read more