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 […]
Horrendous year for Rohingya refugees worsened by intl. inaction
It has been one year since Rohingya Muslims were forced to leave Myanmar following brutal crackdown by Myanmar military with tacit support from the government. As per conservative estimates, there are around 905,000 Rohingya refugees presently in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, although some human rights bodies have put the figure higher. The exodus of persecuted Rohingya […]
Arab League slams US aid cut to UN Palestine agency
The Arab League on Saturday condemned a US decision to end funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA. “Washington will be responsible for the great harms caused by this decision to around five million Palestinian refugees who are dependent on the agency aid,” Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said. On Friday, US State Department […]
Russian navy, warplanes start massive drills in Mediterranean
The Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces will hold joint large-scale training exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on September 1-8. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the drills will involve 26 warships from the Northern, Baltic, Black Sea Fleets and the Caspian Flotilla, including two submarines, and 34 long-distance, military transport and naval aircraft. The Northern […]
Syrian government has sovereign right over its territory
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed that the Syrian government has the sovereign right over its territory, pointing out that Russia supports all efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution no.2254. In a press conference with his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh, Lavrov said that terrorists are preparing […]