US not Kabul government can secure release of Taliban prisoners
In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid said that the Afghan government does not have authority over the release of the Taliban prisoners and the United States should act in that regard.
Iran dismisses allegations on organizing cyber-attack on Australia
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed allegations about Iran’s backing a cyber-attack against Australian Parliament, describing these claims as part of enemies’ psychological war.
EU Feels Emotional Hatred toward Trump
A political commentator based in Moscow highlighted reasons behind some differences of opinion between the European Union and US President Donald Trump’s administration, saying EU leaders feel “an emotional hatred” toward the president personally.
Thousands in Montenegro Rally against President Djukanovic
Thousands protested in Montenegro's capital Podgorica on Saturday, the fourth such rally in as many weeks, demanding that President Milo Djukanovic and his government resign over alleged corruption, cronyism and abuse of office.
China’s Currency Becomes Key Issue in US Trade Talks
US officials have said any trade deal with China will include a provision to prevent manipulation of the exchange rate to help exporters but Beijing's currency regime reflects a complex reality.
No one can affect Iran’s sovereignty over its trio islands in Persian Gulf
Tehran has called on the UAE to abandon divisive and sectarian claims over the trio islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, saying such baseless claims will never affect Iran’s sovereignty and rule over its islands.
Pakistan embraces Iran’s mediatory role to ease tensions with India
Pakistan Army Spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor welcomed the recent offer of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to help achieving a peaceful resolution for the differences between Pakistan and India.
Israeli Forces Injure 17 Palestinians in Gaza Strip
A day after UN investigators issued a report indicating that Israeli forces were committing war crimes in their violent repression of protests in Gaza, Palestinians once again demonstrated in the besieged coastal enclave on Friday as part of the Great March of Return.
Washington continues to invest in terrorism in Syria
Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that Western states, particularly the United States, are working to prolong the crisis in Syria by investing in terrorism, stressing that a military resolution in Idleb is inevitable if the political efforts to implement the Sochi agreement fail.
Pageantries, photo-ops, flip-flops don’t make for serious diplomacy
In his reaction to the failed US talks with North Korea, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said that Trump should've now realized that pageantries, photo-ops & flip-flops don’t make for serious diplomacy.