Thousands of Hong Kong Protesters Gather, Govt. Offices Shut after Violence
Thousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes with police over a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators.
Iraq Says Not Interested in US-Led Bahrain Conference
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf said his country will not attend a forthcoming conference in Bahrain in support of a controversial proposal by the United States.
Some Western states want Iran to violate nuclear deal: Lavrov
Some Western countries want to push Iran to breach the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) so that "someone in the west" could shun responsibilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Reversibility of Iran’s JCPOA measures depends on others: official
Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Gholam-Hossein Dehghani told IAEA chief Yukiya Amano in a meeting on Tue. that the reversibility of Iran’s JCPOA-related measures depends on other parties’ practical ones.
Iran ‘likely’ to change anti-drugs strategy in intl. level
State officials are of the opinion that if international community does not contribute its share in the fight against drugs and narcotics and/or fails to support Iran in this respect, the country may have to make some drastic changes in its anti-drug policy.
UAE trying to become second Israel in MidEast: FM Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is trying to "turn into another Israel" by spending billions of dollars on importing weapons.
Japanese PM to meet with Ayatollah Khamenei during Iran visit
The spokesman of Iranian government says that the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a meeting with the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei during his 2-day visit to Tehran.
Tokayev wins Kazakhstan’s presidential election with 70.96%
– Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has won the snap presidential election in Kazakhstan with 70.96%, the Central Election Commission informed during a briefing on Monday after counting all electoral ballots.
Post-JCPOA talks and the Deal of Century: Two sides of the same coin
One year ago, U.S. abandoned its nuclear deal with Iran and imposed a wide range of sanctions on Iran. Furthermore, over the last year, U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Economic War Room, created by Donald Trump’s administration, adopted a series of strategies to impede Iran from exporting oil and transferring foreign exchange to other countries.
US’ withdrawal from JCPOA impact on regional security negative
–In a meeting with German foreign minister, Iran's Rouhani said that the withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) had nothing but negative impacts on interaction among countries and security of the region.