Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China would “by no means” accept the US’s unilateral sanctions against Iran. “China will by no means accept the unilateral sanctions which are groundless under the international law and we will resolutely safeguard our own legitimate rights and interests,” Chunying told reporters on Monday, according to Chinese Foreign […]

 Reuters market analyst John Kemp has warned against the consequences of Iran’s oil removal from the global markets. MNA republishes the Reuters market analyst’s article published on July 9. The text of the article is as follows: The United States wants to eliminate all Iran’s crude oil exports from November, and is relying on Saudi Arabia […]

A Syrian army unit on Monday carried out precise strikes against fortified positions and infiltration points of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and the affiliated terrorist groups in Quneitra southwestern countryside and in the surroundings of Quneitra city, inflicting heavy losses upon them in the personnel and equipment. SANA reporter in Quneitra said that an army unit […]

Erdogan managed to win the latest election in Turkey preserving his position at the top once again while his new presidential term is of prime importance as he is given more power through the new Constitution. The latest presdiential election in Turkey is of prime importance as the changes made in Turkey’s Constitution has given […]

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Russian media that France, Germany and UK have agreed to continue trade with Iran without using US dollar. Major European countries party to nuclear negotiations with Iran – France, Germany and the UK – have agreed to maintain trade with Tehran independent from the US dollar, said Russia’s […]

The European Union has “a card to play” if it offers a united front in its response to the trade war pitting the United States against China, International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde said Saturday. “In the show of force we see coming to bear… between the United States on the one hand and China […]

The death toll from record rains that have devastated parts of Japan rose Sunday to at least 57, officials said, as rescue workers and troops struggled in the mud and water to save lives. Local media put the toll at 67, with dozens more people missing and the number of fatalities expected to rise. Earlier […]

TEHRAN – Palestinians detained by Zionists have been in a state of limbo in Israeli jails. Often, their incarceration is simply without merit. Hamas authorities have denied Israeli reports about negotiations for a prisoner swap deal with Israel. The head of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Issa Qaraqe, talks to a Mehr News […]

TEHRAN – Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repudiated media reports claiming that the withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria would top the agenda of a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Tass reported on Friday. “In this particular case, either Kommersant’s or Bloomberg’s sources failed them. That’s […]

The Italian air force has already received 10 F-35 fighters, while a long-term program for their production and purchase implies an eventual total of 90 aircraft, according to the Italian media. Italy will not buy more Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets and is mulling whether to hold on to an order to which the […]