The United States is to cut its contribution to NATO's operating budget, officials said Thursday, with Germany increasing payments as the alliance tries to appease President Donald Trump ahead of a summit next week.

Italy will press ahead with an investment program for F-35 fighter jets, Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini said, after uncertainty over further orders from the Rome government had raised questions on production plans.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump poses one of the biggest challenges to the European Union because he is “seeking” for the EU breakup, European Council President Donald Tusk stated. Trump has welcomed Britain’s decision to leave the EU, labeling Europe a trade “foe” and questioning NATO. “For the first time in history, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi authorities have announced curfew in the holy city of Najaf after masked assailants attacked and set fire on the Iranian consulate. The rioters entered the compound and torched the entire consulate building late Wednesday, police and civil defense sources said. The staff members at the Iranian consulate had been evacuated […]

Public support for President Donald Trump impeachment has tracked steadily higher over the past few weeks, as a US House of Representatives committee held a series of televised impeachment hearings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The latest poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, found that 47% of adults in the United […]

Opposition Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn offered on Wednesday what he described as evidence that access to Britain's health service was being discussed in trade talks with the United States, handing reporters hundreds of pages of documents.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday in addition to Russian S-400 air-defense system, Turkey needs more systems.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – While holding banners calling for the impeachment of the US president, protesters gathered in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday to fly a “Baby Trump” blimp ahead of a Donald Trump campaign. Police were seen present as they separated anti-Trump demonstration and a pro-Trump one, with rival protesters heard arguing with each other, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Police committed “serious human rights violations” as weeks of chile protests across the South American country claimed 25 lives, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday in a report calling for reform of the force. HRW said the police, known as Carabineros, “committed serious human rights violations, including excessive use of force in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it demonstrated its latest weapon, Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, to a team of US inspectors this week as part of transparency measures under the New Start nuclear arms treaty with the US. “The demonstration of the weapon took place on Nov. 24-26 under the Russian-US […]