US Keeps Troops in Syria
TEHRAN (Iran News)- The United States will maintain about 600 troops in Syria, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said on Wednesday, despite President Donald Trump’s desire to end US involvement in what the president calls “endless wars”. “We’re still moving troops out of Northeastern Syria,” the US defense secretary stated as he traveled to Seoul, where […]
Morales Warns Bolivian Leaders to Calm the Nation
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Former Bolivian president Evo Morales warns Bolivian leaders to not “stain themselves with the blood of the people,” after his supporters took to the streets in support of the embattled former leader. Protests in the country’s main city La Paz broke out Wednesday amid calls from Morales and his backers to […]
Israel Agreed with Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Demands
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said it is holding fire after the regime in Israel accepted Islamic Jihad’s demands, including stopping targeted killings, as part of an Egypt-mediated truce aimed at ending the military confrontation between the two sides. Speaking on Thursday morning, the Islamic Jihad’s spokesman, Musab al-Braim, confirmed […]
Police in Catalonia Oust Pro-Independence Protesters
Spanish police on Wednesday cleared out scores of protesters supporting Catalan independence who had trapped around 500 vehicles while blocking a major highway for more than 15 hours.
Unidentified People Attempt to Take Over Venezuelan Embassy in Brazil
Various local media and politicians on Twitter have reported that an unidentified group of people tried to invade Venezuela’s embassy in Brazil's capital on Wednesday just hours before the start of the BRICS summit.
Ukraine, Victim of US Politics
Regardless of how the House of Representatives’ impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump ends, some Ukrainian-Americans believe their ancestral homeland has already become an unwitting victim of tumultuous US politics. “I think Ukraine is kind of a victim of US politics in this case because I believe they were pushed to do something that is […]
Bolivian Opposition Leader Claims Presidency, Tensions Rise
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Clashes broke out in the streets of the capital Tuesday evening when a Bolivian opposition leader claims presidency, in the Senate after Evo Morales fled to Mexico following his surprise weekend resignation. Jeanine Anez, Bolivian opposition leader claims presidency even though she lacked a quorum because of a boycott by Morales’ […]
Islamic Jihad Targets Rafah in Response to Israel Attacks
TEHRAN (Iran News)- The military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Saraya al-Quds, announced that it has targeted a gathering center of the Israeli soldiers in Eastern Rafah with several missiles. The Arabic-language Al-Ahd news website reported on Wednesday that during the missile strikes as Islamic Jihad targets Rafah, several Israeli soldiers were wounded. The […]
Second Day of Firing Gaza: Israel attacks again
Two more Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military renews its air raids against the besieged coastal enclave for the second day of firing Gaza, prompting retaliatory rocket fire into the occupied territories. Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamist Jihad movement, said on Wednesday that a member of […]
Turkey to free ISIS prisoners if EU impose sanction
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a veiled threat suggesting Turkey could free the ISIS prisoners it holds and sends them to Europe, due to anger at an EU decision to slap sanctions on Ankara over its drilling for natural gas in Mediterranean waters off Cyprus. Speaking to reporters before a visit to […]