Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that President Bashar al-Assad isn’t just defending Syria; he is defending the entire region against terrorism. In an interview given to Britain’s Channel 4 on Friday, Lavrov said that President al-Assad is defending Syria’s sovereignty and unity, and on a wider scale he is defending the entire region against […]

The transit camp in Myanmar’s Rakhine state stands ready to welcome back 150 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh every day. But on most days it lies completely empty, as members of the stateless minority dread returning to a place they were violently driven from by the military, and Myanmar makes little effort to reassure them things […]

TEHRAN – Two close confidants of U.S. President Donald Trump were scheduled to speak on Saturday before a Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) event, raising fresh questions about the group’s Washington influence as Trump pursues a pressure campaign against Tehran. According to Politico, Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and informal adviser Newt Gingrich were listed as headliners […]

TEHRAN – Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry savaged President Trump on Wednesday, saying that he is undermining U.S. leadership in the world with catastrophic consequences for human rights, global stability, and American power—and that he risks a needless war by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.  “If your house is burning down, do […]

The Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said that Turkey will keep its trade relations with Iran despite US pressures. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made the remarks in an interview with the Turkish new channel NTV, saying that Turkey will only follow United Nations’ resolutions. In a clear reference to the United States, Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey will […]

Robert R. Bianchi, a Professor at the University of Chicago, believes that “single meeting with no defined goals cannot produce lasting improvements in the deeper tensions between Pyongyang and Washington or in the Asia-Pacific region.” Professor Bianchi, who also teaches at the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), adds that “No country trusts Trump’s pledges or […]

 Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Iranian government is composed of Iranian people and that, by virtue of applying sanctions and pain, we were influencing them as well. And that answer is largely true, in my view.” He adds that […]

 Political commentator Mohammad Ghaderi tries to decode the recent remarks of the CIA Director Mike Pompeo in his hearing at the Senate that Iran has never been after nuclear weapons. The CIA Director “Mike Pompeo”, who is nominee for Secretary of State, has recently mentioned meaningful words in his hearing at the Senate on Iran […]

Referring to possible President Erdogan’s surprise efforts to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey, Turkish politician Faruk Logoglu says it would be difficult for him to take unilateral steps on the issue without MHP. On Sunday June 24th, Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a new five-year term as president. Mr. Erdogan got nearly […]

Israeli military forces have shot dead a Palestinian teenage boy in the central part of the occupied West Bank during clashes in protest at US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a statement that 17-year-old Musab Firas al-Tamimi sustained serious gunshot wounds on Wednesday as dozens of […]