As Lebanon prepares to host a regional economic summit this weekend, the meeting has been overshadowed by divisions over Syria’s future and efforts to contain Iran. Having previously confirmed their attendance at the Arab Economic and Social Development summit in Beirut, many heads of state are now set to stay[…]
Iranian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of links to a suicide car bomb attack that killed at least two policemen earlier this week, police chief Hossein Ashtari said. “Good clues have been obtained and hopefully with the public’s cooperation … we will get to the main leads,” Ashtari was quoted[…]
The Trump administration is set to reimpose all sanctions against Iran that had been lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. “On November 5th, the United States will reimpose sanctions that were lifted as part of the nuclear deal on Iran’s energy,[…]
The World Court ordered the United States on Wednesday to ensure that sanctions against Iran, due to be tightened next month, do not affect humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety. Judges at the International Court Of Justice handed a victory to Tehran, which had argued that sanctions imposed since May[…]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that armed groups must be “cleaned out” of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, Iranian media reports. Zarif made the remarks while visiting Damascus on Monday, where he arrived for talks with Syrian government officials. The top Iranian diplomat was scheduled to hold[…]
It is a landmark deal that has been more than two decades in the making. Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan – all bordering the Caspian Sea – have agreed in principle on how to divide it up. Their leaders signed the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian[…]
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has held talks in Tehran with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho in a show of defiance, as the United States reimposed economic sanctions on the Islamic republic. The meeting on Tuesday between the two top diplomats from countries both under American sanctions coincided with[…]
Hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet with Iranian leaders without preconditions on Monday, an aide of Iran’s Hassan Rouhani said Washington should return to the nuclear deal before any potential talks. “Respecting the Iranian nation’s rights, reducing hostilities and returning to the nuclear deal are steps[…]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani not to threaten the United States again after Rouhani cautioned Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran. “Never, ever threaten the United States again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered[…]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has supported a suggestion by President Hassan Rouhani who hinted earlier this month that Tehran may block regional oil exports if its own sales are stopped following the US’ withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Rouhani’s apparent warning on July 3[…]
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