German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned on Sunday against undermining NATO security, in Berlin’s strongest response to date to French President Emmanuel Macron’s critical remarks about the security alliance. Macron told The Economist this week that NATO security was experiencing “brain death”, citing a lack of coordination and US unpredictability under President Donald Trump. He […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on European states to develop new weapon systems, including military aircraft and tanks.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi security forces have regained control over three bridges in Baghdad, ending days-long partial blockades of the key passageways into the capital city’s heavily-fortified Green Zone by anti-government protesters. Iraqi forces were able to disperse protesters from the al-Sinek, al-Shuhada, and al-Ahrar bridges and expand the safety buffer around the Green […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Turkey’s military offensive in Syria and Northeast Syria Situation, in a phone call, Turkey’s presidency said. Turkey launched its cross-border offensive one month ago, saying it aimed to drive Kurdish forces from the border region and create a “safe zone” to settle […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and other measures as he sought to bring an end to protests. “Political forces and parties are important institutions in any democratic system, and they have made […]

Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for "martyrs" on Saturday and many demanded "revenge" after a student died in hospital this week following a high fall, fueling anger among pro-democracy demonstrators who first took to the streets in June.

Authorities in Bangladesh have so far evacuated about 100,000 people from its low-lying coastal villages and islands, according to officials, as the country braces for the arrival of Cyclone Bulbul.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Friday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) could become “obsolete” if it does not grow and change, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said the alliance was dying. “If nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing NATO the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Antalya on Saturday, before the 24 edition of Economic Countries Organization (ECO) meeting. As reported, the two FMs discussed mutual ties between Iran and Turkey, regional affairs and Tehran-Ankara cooperation on ECO. The meeting went […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his Turkish forces quit Syria until other countries pull out, insisting that Ankara will continue its cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northeastern parts of the Arab country until every one of them has left the region. Turkish army forces and militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), […]