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Impeachment Inquiry: Trump calls the hearing ‘unfair’ 02 Dec 2019

Impeachment Inquiry: Trump calls the hearing ‘unfair’

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump and his lawyers will not participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, the White House has said, citing a lack of “fundamental fairness” in impeachemnt inquiry. Trump’s aides responded defiantly on Sunday to the first of two crucial deadlines he faces in Congress this week as […]

Antonio Guterres says climate change must stop 02 Dec 2019

Antonio Guterres says climate change must stop

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far, stressing that ”Our war against nature must stop”. Iran News quotes. Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the UN chief said the impact of rising temperatures – including […]

Assange’s Father: US targets enemies by abusing legal systems 02 Dec 2019

Assange’s Father: US targets enemies by abusing legal systems

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The incarceration and extradition trial of Julian Assange is one of many examples of the US abusing the legal systems of other countries to target its political enemies, said John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father. Assange is currently held at a top security UK prison pending a hearing on extradition to the […]

Iraqi PM resignation accepted 02 Dec 2019

Iraqi PM resignation accepted

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraq’s Parliament accepted the Iraqi PM, Adel Abdel Mahdi, resignation on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left more than 420 people dead. Iraqi PM Adel Abdel Mahdi said Friday he would submit his resignation to Parliament following a spike in the death toll among protesters. Parliament opened […]

Forced Conversion, an International Crisis 02 Dec 2019

Forced Conversion, an International Crisis

The seminar, held in Seoul, South Korea, was devoted to the protection of the rights of religious minorities targeted by the majority groups, particularly in the context of anti-human rights situations such as the forced conversion that occurred in Korea. Iran News quotes the report of the seminar told by peaceinitiative.net. Forced conversion, also known […]

US Abuses Justice Systems to Target Its Enemies 01 Dec 2019

US Abuses Justice Systems to Target Its Enemies

The incarceration and extradition trial of Julian Assange is one of many examples of the US abusing the legal systems of other countries to target its political enemies, said John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks’ founder.

China Wants Rollback of Tariffs in Phase One Trade Deal with US 01 Dec 2019

China Wants Rollback of Tariffs in Phase One Trade Deal with US

Beijing is insisting US tariffs must be rolled back as part of any phase one trade deal with Washington, China’s Global Times newspaper said on Sunday citing unnamed sources, amid continued uncertainty on whether the two sides can strike a deal.

Impeachment Report Voted Soon 01 Dec 2019

Impeachment Report Voted Soon

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The US House Intelligence Committee will vote Tuesday on Chairman Adam Schiff’s impeachment report, which will make a case for the congressional removal of President Donald Trump. The vote, likely to break along party lines, is a formality allowing the Democrat-controlled body to pass the impeachment inquiry report on to the […]

Prosecution of top officials over corruption; Iraq says 01 Dec 2019

Prosecution of top officials over corruption; Iraq says

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A high-ranking Iraqi official says authorities are going after prosecution of a number of top officials and refer them to the judiciary for trial over charges of corruption, as part of the government’s reforms after a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption, and lack of public services hit the country. Iraqi […]

Saudi Military Aircraft Down by Yemeni Forces 01 Dec 2019

Saudi Military Aircraft Down by Yemeni Forces

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ansarullah Houthi forces announced on Saturday that a Saudi military aircraft was shot down over Northern Yemen just a day after the movement had brought down a Saudi Apache helicopter. “Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down a Chinese-made Wing Loong fighter reconnaissance aircraft in the Hiran district of Hajjah […]