TEHRAN – EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini dismissed Washington’s view that the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers should be renegotiated, saying that the agreement is “delivering”. “There is no need to renegotiate parts of the agreement because the agreement is concerning a nuclear program and as such is delivering,” Mogherini told […]

TEHRAN – North Korea’s foreign minister has brushed aside US President Donald Trump’s fiery threat to destroy his nation, comparing it to a “dog’s bark” and suggesting Pyongyang would not be deterred by the rhetoric. Trump used his stormy maiden address at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday to warn the North that Washington would […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the podium at the UN to speak in defense of the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, warning that a failure to honor the accord will be “irresponsible.” “This is a good agreement, an agreement that’s essential to peace,” Macron said in his first address to the 72nd session of the […]

TEHRAN  – One of Australia’s top counter-terrorism officials has joined the ranks of people advising citizens to learn to live under a threat of terrorism, saying that a major attack on Aussie soil is inevitable. “I don’t like to say it but it will happen,” Mark Murdoch told the media on Wednesday. The 37-year-old veteran, […]

NEW YORK– After referring to North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un as “rocket man” in front of the UN General Assembly, US Presidential Donald Trump made a slew of remarks with questionable accuracy. Trump stepped up his aggressive rhetoric toward Tehran, berated Kim’s “suicide mission” in developing nuclear weapons, and spared zero effort touting what he claims are […]

TEHRAN – Police have evacuated part of the City of London amid a security alert over a “suspicious package”. Armed officers and explosives teams with sniffer dogs were seen patrolling in the Liverpool Street and Moorgate areas. Witnesses said trains were running as normal but roads near the stations were closed, Independent reported. Alex Holmes, […]

TEHRAN  – The missile command of Yemen’s army and Popular Committees announced that it has targeted the positions of the Saudi mercenaries in the northwestern province of al-Jawf with a domestically made ballistic missile dubbed “Qaher M2”, local sources said. The missile attack carried out on Tuesday hit a gathering of the mercenaries of the […]

TEHRAN – At a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was ready to take reciprocal measures if London changes its policy toward Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. During their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the sides “discussed […]

TEHRAN  – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Tuesday warned of sanctions against the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) if it proceeds with its planned referendum for independence next week. “We have always supported” the KRG, Erdogan told reporters in New York after his address at the UN General Assembly. “We think this approach of theirs […]

TEHRAN  – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a political crisis pitting Qatar against four Arab states while US President Donald Trump said he expected the dispute to be resolved quickly. Speaking from the podium of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim […]