Iraqi forces say they have taken control of “vast areas” of Kirkuk following clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga forces who had occupied the oil-rich region. The move was announced via Iraqi state TV early on Monday, shortly after reports of government forces advancing towards strategic locations such as airfields and airbases located to the west of […]

The leader of Austria’s conservative People’s Party has declared victory in the country’s general elections, setting him up to become the world’s youngest head of government. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz claimed victory on Sunday night after projections showed his party to be well in the lead with over than 90 percent of the ballots counted. […]

TEHRAN – While stressing the obligation of the government of France to remain committed to JCPOA, the Finance Minister of the country announced the government’s determination to develop economic ties with Iran. The Finance Minister of France Bruno Le Maire made the remarks in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Karbasian. He pointed to […]

TEHRAN – The death toll from Saturday’s blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 189 with more than 200 injured, according to local police and hospital sources. A truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel, near Somalia’s Foreign Ministry, and lined with government offices, hotels, restaurants and shops. The blast injured over 200 people and death […]

TEHRAN – Hillary Clinton has denounced Donald Trump’s bellicose language toward North Korea, believing his verbal aggression has rattled American allies and will set off a nuclear arms race in the region. “We will now have an arms race – a nuclear arms race in East Asia,” Clinton said in an interview with CNN due […]

TEHRAN – The largest group in the Iraqi parliament has expressed its support for the Baghdad government, according to a statement from the Prime Ministry’s Press Office on Saturday. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met the president and members of Iraqi parliament’s largest Sunni group, Sunni Iraqi Forces Coalition (IFC), the statement added. Al-Abadi has […]

TEHRAN- Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement on Thursday on ending a decade-long split following talks mediated by Egypt in Cairo. Under the agreement, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority is to resume full control of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by December 1, according to a statement from Egypt’s intelligence agency, which oversaw the […]

TEHRAN – Russia’s foreign ministry condemned US President Donald Trump’s recent speech against Iran, saying there was no place in international diplomacy for “threatening” and “aggressive” rhetoric. “It is a hangover from the past, which does not correspond to modern norms of civilized dealings between countries,” Russian ministry said in a statement after Trump on […]

TEHRAN – US Republican senator Bob Corker stepped up his public feud with Donald Trump on Friday, saying the president’s undermining of his secretary of state was like castrating him in public. Corker told the Washington Post in an interview that Trump had undercut Rex Tillerson’s efforts to enlist China in reining in North Korea’s […]

TEHRAN – Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed an agreement on Thursday on ending a decade-long split following talks mediated by Egypt in Cairo. Under the agreement, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority is to resume full control of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by December 1, according to a statement from Egypt’s intelligence agency, which oversaw […]