US to Lead Security Council Talks on Iran in Late Sept.: Haley
US President Donald Trump plans to lead a meeting of the heads of state of the United Nations Security Council on Iran in late September, his envoy Nikki Haley said Tuesday. With the United States now holding the presidency of the Security Council, Haley said the aim is to put further pressure on Tehran over […]
Russia: UN Should Review Trump’s Exit from JCPOA
United Nations Security Council diplomats should review US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at a coming high-level meeting in New York, according to a senior Russian diplomat. “We hope very much aspects linked with the United States’ withdrawal from the JCPOA will be tackled,” deputy ambassador Dmitry Polyansky said, Washington Examiner […]
Syrian warplanes attack terrorists’ positions in Idlib, Hama
Syrian Army warplanes have conducted dozens of air strikes on the positions of Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria’s Idlib and Hama provinces, according to Russian Sputnik. According to Russian Sputnik-Arabic language website, this morning the Syrian warplanes carried out more than 25 air attacks on the positions of Turkistan Islamic Party in several locations in Jisr al-Shoghur area in […]
EU’s help to Iran “not serious”: American professor
Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, told MNA that that “Europe wants to keep Iran committed to JCPOA, and thus makes some vague promises, but it is not willing to give Iran serious help.” “It was recently reported that the EU will offer 18 million euros for some projects in […]
EU not wait for Trump to start building its common security: Former diplomat
Marc Finaud, France Former spokesman of Foreign Ministry says that “EU did not wait for Trump to start building its common security and defence policy, including by including in the Lisbon Treaty an assistance clause even stronger than the one in the NATO Treaty.” Former Senior Resident Fellow at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament […]
British Minister calls for respecting JCPOA
UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, in an exclusive interview with Mehr News, reaffirmed his country’s support to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal following the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the agreement, saying UK, and the European Union, are doing all they can to provide the mechanism by which they can continue […]
Russian Orthodox Church stresses continuity of religious dialogue with Iran
The chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Russian Orthodox Church highlighted the need to preserve Iran-Russia dialogue in the religious domain. Metropolitan Hilarion made the remarks in Sunday in meeting with the chairman of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organizations Abuzar Ebrahimi Torkaman who is also the co-chairman of the Joint Russian- […]
Difficult to take Macron’s remarks seriously: Geopolitical expert
Referring to Europe financial and geopolitical dependence on Washington Anthony Cartalucci says it is difficult to take what Macron says about Europe military independence seriously. Washington’s move to distance itself from the NATO military alliance and its withdrawal from international agreements has thrown light on the urgent need for Europe to take its defense and […]
Role of al-Nujba in providing security of Baghdad ‘commendable’
The deputy commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, visiting Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, appreciated the part of al-Nujaba in the fight against terrorism, especially its role in providing the security of Baghdad belt area. According to the report of al-Nujaba Islamic Resistance Media and Relations Center in Iran, the secretary general of the Movement hosted […]
Taliban and Moscow summit; the diplomatic push to America
The Russian Foreign Ministry has recently announced that 12 countries, including Iran, Pakistan, India and China, have been invited to participate in September in a Moscow summit, but the United States and the Afghan government have stated they will not attend. On the other hand, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid announced that the representatives of the […]