The first Russian S-400 missile system is planned to be delivered to Turkey in 2019, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said. Speaking to the parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee, Canikli said the agreement for the procurement of the missile system was signed and two S-400 systems, with one being optional, would be procured as part […]

TEHRAN – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri postponed handing in his resignation Wednesday upon the request of President Michel Aoun, amidst Independence Day celebrations. “I offered my resignation to President Aoun and he asked me to put off presenting it, to allow for more consultations on the reasons for it and its political background,” Hariri […]

TEHRAN – The US State Department has cautioned its citizens “to carefully consider” travelling to Saudi Arabia, citing persisting terrorist threats and a spillover of violence from Yemen across the border. The travel warning, issued on Tuesday, warned of the threat of ballistic missiles fired from Yemen into the kingdom, Al Jazeera reported. “In the […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement described the collapse of Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) self-proclaimed caliphate as ‘an important chapter’ in West Asia developments materialized thanks to resistance fighters’ courage. “It seems another important chapter has opened in the history of the vulnerable region of West Asia with the cooperation, […]

TEHRAN – Zimbabweans waited Wednesday to discover when their new leader would be appointed after President Robert Mugabe’s resignation brought a sudden end to a 37-year reign of rule. Mugabe’s tenure ended in an announcement at a special joint session of parliament where MPs had convened to impeach the 93-year-old who dominated every aspect of […]

TEHRAN  – Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday she hopes talks with Bangladesh this week will result in a memorandum of understanding on the “safe and voluntary return” of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh in the past three months. A counter-insurgency operation launched in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has driven […]

TEHRAN _ Boris Johnson’s name is familiar to many people who follow the UK political developments! Johnson is one of the most prominent members of the British Conservative Party. However, he is facing hard times in his country. He is now accused of ineffectiveness in the UK’s political and executive atmosphere by the media and […]

TEHRAN _ Filip Kovacevic, professor of geopolitics says at this particular time NATO is a paper tiger because of member states’ internal divisions and Putin’s acts to end Russia’s geopolitical humiliation. Since the crisis in east of Ukraine began, Russian officials accuse NATO of a series of provocations, threats and hostile actions stretching back over […]

TEHRAN  – Warning of “dark ages” in the Middle East, Qatar’s chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating “drama and discord” as part of a “dangerous game of power”. “Regional players are acting irresponsibly, taking a political gamble with the lives of other nations’ citizens with no exit strategy,” Qatari Foreign Minister […]

TEHRAN  – The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says despite the US claims about fighting terrorism, it spared no effort to help Daesh (ISIL) forces in the Syrian town of Albu Kamal. Seyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a televised address to the Lebanese nation in capital city of Beirut on […]