Ankara, Moscow seal historic S-400 missile deal
TEHRAN – Turkey and Russia have signed an accord on a loan deal for Moscow to supply Ankara with S-400 surface-to-air missiles on Dec. 29 finalizing a deal the two countries have been working on for more than a year. The signing of the deal was announced by Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) on […]
Erdogan calls on US, Israel not to ‘escalate tensions’
TEHRAN– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged the US and Israeli regime to “not take steps that will escalate the tensions.” The Turkish president’s remarks were broadcasted as a video message during the 16th Islamic Circle of North America-Muslim American Society Convention in Chicago, Illinois — one of the largest Muslim gatherings in […]
Crossing controversial president
TEHRAN– Over the past months, there have been whispers in the US political environments and the country’s media regarding Republicans bypassing Trump. The rejection of some Republican prominent senators, including McCain, with Trump, as well as the opposition of some of the United States former presidents, including George W. Bush, has aggravated this trend. However, […]
Israel, US reach secret deal to tackle Iran: Report
Senior officials from the United States and Israel have secretly met in Washington to hammer out a deal on confronting Iran on several fronts, a new report says. The closed-door meeting, led by US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat, took place at the White House on December 12, and […]
Beijing blasts Trump’s claim on China
Beijing has rejected claims that it has illicitly sold oil supplies to North Korea in contravention of UN resolutions, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, disputing earlier claims by US President Donald Trump. Responding to Trump’s claim that China had been “caught red handed” transferring oil to North Korean vessels, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua […]
Putin signs law to ratify Russia-Syria agreement on Tarts naval base
Russian president’s approval is the final step of implementation of the Russia-Syria agreement, which was signed on January 18, after the expansion of the Russian naval facility was ratified by the Russian State Duma on December 21. On Friday Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the deal on the expansion of the Russian naval facility in […]
Former Lebanese Pres. lauds Nasrallah as man of action
Former Lebanese president criticized Arab countries for lack of action against Israeli and American plots in the region, and applauded the resistance forces for being the men of action. Referring to the efforts to disarm the Lebanese resistance movement, Emile Lahoud Lebanon’s former president said the weapon of resistance should remain because it complements the […]
US helicopters secure movements of ISIL leaders inside Syria
US helicopters evacuated on Wednesday leaders from ISIL terrorist organization in several areas of Deir Ezzor countryside to unknown place in Hasaka countryside. Civil sources reported that a number of the helicopters came from the northern countryside Deir Ezzor and flew on a low altitude above al-Sad camp for the displaced and landed near al-Basel […]
US must leave Syria: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, stated on Thursday that the US forces must leave all of Syria. Speaking to Interfax news agency on Thursday, Lavrov stated that the UN Security Council has not approved the work of the United States and its coalition in Syria, nor has been invited by the Syrian legitimate government. On […]
In MbS’s kingdom, Saudis will see what despotism is really like
For decades, no Saudi ruler has drawn world attention the way the current crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has done. Interest in him is not confined to the Arab world but has gripped the entire world. He has even been suggested as the political personality of the year, whether because of the influence he wields […]