UN chief calls for independent probe into suspicious PG tanker attacks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced a Thursday incident involving two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, calling for in an independent investigation to establish those responsible for the attacks.
President Rouhani in Tajikistan to attend CICA
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe late Friday to attend the Fifth Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Ansarullah Abiding by Hudaydah Ceasefire Deal: UN
A UN mission monitoring a peace deal between warring parties in Yemen’s Hudaydah region said Houthi Ansarullah movement has fully honored a ceasefire deal in the port city, saying that it had not detected any Houthi military forces in three key ports in the Arab country.
Blasts Hit Oil Tankers in Sea of Oman; Iran Dispatches Rescue Vessel
Two successive blasts hit two large oil tankers in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Russia, Turkey Broker Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib: Report
Russia and Turkey have brokered a complete ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province between Syrian forces and militants, a report said.
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.