Senior Hamas Member Says Relations with Iran ‘Strategic’
A senior member of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh’s letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei proves that the resistance movement in the Gaza Strip has strategic ties with Iran. “This Letter is indicative of Hamas’ strategic relations with the Islamic Republic of […]
US-led coalition kills about 6k Syrian,Iraqi civilians in 2017
LONDON– The strikes of US-led international coalition killed as many as 6,000 civilians in Syria and Iraq in 2017, more than three times the number of victims in the year before, according to Airwars organization. Airwars, a London-based NGO, said that the coalition strikes moved in 2018 to more densely-populated urban centers with the claim […]
U.S. has “destroyed” Afghanistan, says former Afghan president
NEW DELHI – Addressing the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on Thursday, India’s flagship foreign policy conference held annually, the former Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States, claiming that it had “destroyed” Afghanistan. Participating in ‘The Afghan Poser’ panel session, Karzai said he had invited the U.S. to Afghanistan to bring […]
Britain should take inspiration from Norway’s principled stance on the UAE
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced it has suspended sales of arms and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates. The ministry had expressed concern that these arms could be used in Yemen resulting in an intensification of the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country since the outbreak of the war in 2015. […]
JCPOA failure “alarming message for international security architecture”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said here on Thursday that preserving the international agreement on Iran’s nuclear program was important, as failure of the deal would send “an alarming message for the entire international security architecture.” Speaking at the Security Council, Lavrov said the overwhelming majority of the international community recognizes that the 2015 agreement […]
‘Trump has already done tremendous damage’: Murphy
Philip Murphy, the former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, will be sworn in as New Jersey governor on Tuesday. In an interview, he attacks Donald Trump and his political style. But he also strikes an optimistic note, saying: “We’ll get through it.” He has disparaged other countries as “shitholes,” he decries his critics as “liars” and […]
Iran, Pakistan Urge Regional Cooperation to Counter Outside Meddling
TEHRAN – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that during a meeting he had with Pakistan’s Minister of Defense Production, the two side called for enhancing regional cooperation to counter interfering policies of certain trans-regional powers. Speaking after the meeting on Wednesday, the Iranian defense minister said he and the Pakistani official, Rana […]
Turkey Says Could Act in Syria unless US Withdraws Support for Kurdish Force
TEHRAN – Turkey said on Wednesday it would not hesitate to take action in Syria’s Afrin district and other areas unless the United States withdrew support for a Kurdish-led force there, but Washington denied such plans and said “some people misspoke”. Turkish President Erdogan has repeatedly warned of an imminent incursion in Afrin after Washington […]
France, Britain to Announce New Migrant Treaty: Macron
TEHRAN – French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head to Britain, the French presidency said Wednesday. The treaty, set to be announced at a summit in London on Thursday, will “complete the Le Touquet accord”, Macron’s office said in […]
Yemeni Ballistic Missile Destroys Saudi Military Site
TEHRAN – Yemeni forces launched a missile attack against an operations center of the Saudi military in the kingdom’s border province of Najran. The missile command of the Yemeni army fired a Qaher M2 missile at the center, the Arabic-language Al-Manar television network reported. The missile hit the center, located in the Khadhra crossing point […]