A dispute over UN sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile programme, as well as a broader arms embargo, are said to be among the main issues holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, a day before their latest self-imposed deadline. “The Iranians want the ballistic missile sanctions[…]
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said negotiating teams are close to a historic agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme byt cautioned that the talks could still go either way, and that Washington is still willing to walk away if an acceptable deal is not reached. “It is now time[…]
An Iranian aid ship now anchored at Djibouti Port will not go to Yemen, but its contents will be carried to the troubled country by a United Nations (UN) World Food Program ship, an official from Djibouti said Saturday. The source, who asked not to be named, said the Iranian[…]
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said the upcoming Camp David summit between Gulf leaders and US President Barack Obama will focus on Iran’s “aggressive” moves in the Middle East, SPA reported on Tuesday. “We see Iranian support for terrorist organizations and facilitating the work of terrorist organizations, so the[…]
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and senior ministers Thursday to discuss regional developments including a five-day cease-fire to facilitate humanitarian aid in Yemen. However, the timing and nature of the cease-fire will be discussed[…]
Iran proposed Wednesday to hold UN talks on ending the conflict in Yemen at a neutral venue, pointing to the success of the talks on Afghanistan held in Germany in 2001. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was part of a coalition of Sunni Arab states led by Saudi Arabia that[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton – What country in its right mind would bomb another from the air with no boots on the ground? What country would attack a people who are its enemy’s enemy to get at its other enemy? The answer is Saudi Arabia. The invaded people are the[…]
Iran has demanded that Israel give up its “nuclear weapons”, as it spoke on behalf of the 120-nation Non-Aligned Movement. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif said the bloc also wants a nuclear free-zone in the Middle East. Mohammad Javad Zarif was speaking at the United Nations for the non-aligned[…]
Two Iranian warships reached the Gulf of Aden just off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia said Iran had “absolutely no role to play” in the impoverished country. Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported that two warships had arrived at the Gulf of Aden, a strategic waterway[…]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he invited Hezbollah fighters to fight alongside his regime but has denied the presence of Iranian troops in Syria in an interview with French television. Assad also said that French security officials had been in contact with the Syrian government regarding the Islamic State of[…]
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