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Coalition forces have taken over the Yemeni Red Sea archipelago after a long battle with the movement and their allies withthe Saudi State television reporting that the forces have “cleansed Greater Hanish”; the biggest island in the archipelago. The Houthis Read more
There are new reports that Tehran went against two U.N Security Council resolutions after it tested a new medium range ballistic missile, on November 21, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The alleged missile test is believed to be Read more
Iran will soon be in possession of the S-300 air defense missile systems marking the beginning of the end of the 2007 $800 million deal signed with Russia. President Putin’s arms trade adviser Vladimir Kozhin told state news agency Tass Read more
In his address to the 3rd summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Tehran, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal called for an agreement between members because the low global prices are not in the interest of the stakeholders. Read more
Turkey could for the first time be engaged militarily in the Syrian war after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated that Turkish forces are “instructed to retaliate to any development that would threaten Turkey’s border security.” The statement was made following Read more
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hinted that Tehran would reconsider its participation in the next round of the Syrian talks in Vienna II scheduled to take place on Saturday if it is “accurate” that Read more
Iran Sunday broke 40 years of man-led foreign policy monopoly as Foreign minister announced appointment of foreign ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, as Iran’s ambassador to Malaysia. Announcing the appointment at a ceremony, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said “Choosing Afkham Read more
China has asked for an upgrade of its military ties with Iran to add up to the two countries’ strong bilateral cooperation in trade, energy and economic sectors. Visiting Iran’s Air Force Commander, Brigadier General Hassan Shahsafi, and his Chinese Read more
U.N secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the participating countries in the Vienna talks on the war on Syria to show “flexibility” in order to make progress since “there is no military solution.” The talks starting this Friday are grouping Read more
Iran is expected to take part in a new round of talks on the Syrian war to be held on Friday in Vienna in a bid to find a solution to the five-year war ravaging the country. U.S. State Department Read more