Germany needs to step up efforts to increase its defense budget to come closer to the spending target stipulated by NATO, EU budget commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in an interview with the Funke media group. “If Germany wants to be credible in NATO its government must get much closer to the 2-percent target by the […]

Ever since America’s withdrawal from the JCPOA, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been busy negotiating with his European counterparts over the Iran deal, trying to make them heel to the US move and even threatening European business that trade with Iran with economic sanctions. Intense negotiations between the US and Europe over the Iran nuclear deal […]

TEHRAN – The paradoxical Macron game against a nuclear deal with Iran has reduced the credibility of Paris and its role in the international system. Today, few speak of France as an independent player in the world, since after the end of the presidency, Jacques Chirac, all three current French presidents have become one of […]

The Palestinian Health Ministry in a report on Friday said 120 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured since March 30 Felestin Al-Youm (Palestine Today) quoted the Palestinian Health Ministry that some 120 Palestinians were killed and thousands more injured during the six-week “March of Return” protests that first began on March 30 […]

Leaders of Russia, France, Germany as well as the Chinese premier have reiterated their support for the 2015 nuclear deal as Donald Trump has exited the U.S. from the internationally backed agreement. China, Russia, Germany, and France are among the signatories of the nuclear deal with Iran. Talking to reporters in St Petersburg on Thursday, […]

Israeli regime’s government has reportedly moved to alter a law that would allow the prime minister to declare war without the backing of the majority of the cabinet. The Israeli regime’s Security Cabinet has decided to annul a law that was approved by the parliament last month and which effectively grants the  prime minister and […]

Iran is still implementing the 2015 accord over its nuclear program, according to a report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic Energy Agency report, seen by AFP, shows that Iran is abiding by the deal’s key restrictions on its nuclear facilities. The latest assessment from the IAEA comes weeks after US President Donald […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country and China will stay in the nuclear deal with Iran following the US decision to pull out. “As for the Iran deal, it is far from ideal but other options are even less stable,” Merkel admitted. “That is why we will continue to respect this agreement,” she […]

The US-led coalition fighter jets have targeted Syrian government bases in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. “Some of our military positions between al-Bukamal and Hmeimea were hit this morning in an aggression by American coalition warplanes,” a military source told Syrian state news agency SANA on Thursday. The source added that the attack caused […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her country will stay in the nuclear deal with Iran following the US decision to pull out. “As for the Iran deal, it is far from ideal but other options are even less stable,” Merkel admitted. “That is why we will continue to respect this agreement,” she told reporters […]