Johnson Faces ‘Biggest Brexit Crisis’ Yet after Election
Boris Johnson is deceiving voters by claiming he will “get Brexit done” quickly and hiding the “biggest crisis” yet to come, a former ambassador to the EU is warning.
Convert to Lira, Erdogan Urges People
TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks to convert their foreign currency to Turkish lira, asking them to “leave the dollar”. “Leave the dollar and the rest. Let’s convert to our money, the Turkish lira. The Turkish lira doesn’t lose value anymore. Let’s show our patriotism like this,” Erdogan said, World […]
Syrian Refugees Return Hometowns
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hundreds of Syrian refugees return from neighboring countries after Syrian forces managed to liberate their hometowns from the clutches of Takfiri terrorist groups. Hundreds of families returned to their homes and lands in Halfaya city in Hama northern countryside, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported. The refugees hailed sacrifices made by […]
Hezbollah rejects US conditions for government formation
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has dismissed the condition promoted by the United States as a prerequisite for the formation of a new administration in Lebanon, amid nationwide anti-government demonstrations that have led to the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem dismissed the US […]
Camps for migrants in Greece as ‘Prison’
Greece is poised to create “prison” island camps for migrants, said aid groups amid growing criticism of government plans to overhaul refugee reception centers on Aegean outposts facing Turkey. As the UN Refugee Agency’s top official, Filippo Grandi, prepared this week to fly to Lesbos, where almost 16,000 people are crammed into a single facility, […]
Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib; Russia Warns
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia’s Defense Ministry warned the White Helmets organization, jointly with militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Nusra Front), are preparing for staging airstrikes and usage of chemical weapons in Syria’s northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone. “Several sources have confirmed the information — militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham […]
Hong Kong leader will ‘listen’ to voters
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Hong Kong leader vowed Monday to “listen humbly” to voters after the opposition camp scored a landslide victory in community-level elections that revealed broad public support for a protest movement that has stirred months of violence. In a rout that stunned the semiautonomous territory, opposition candidates seized an overwhelming majority of […]
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite US condemnations
Turkey has announced it will test the S-400 missile defense systems it purchased from Russia in Ankara on Monday and Tuesday as the row with the US deepens.
Doctors Fear Assange Could Die in UK Jail
More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published Monday saying they feared Julian Assange's health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail.
Russian S-400 Systems Will Be Tested in Turkey
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defenses, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system. Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 systems has been a major factor souring relations with the United States, […]