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UN chief calls for independent probe into suspicious PG tanker attacks 15 Jun 2019

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 15 Jun 2019

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 13 Jun 2019

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 13 Jun 2019

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 13 Jun 2019

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 13 Jun 2019

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 13 Jun 2019

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 12 Jun 2019

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 12 Jun 2019

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 12 Jun 2019

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.