Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that it is very important to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal. “It is very important to preserve it in its current form and of course the participation of the United States will be a very significant factor in this regard,” Reuters quoted him as telling reporters on […]

Saudi Arabia has signed preliminary agreements to buy S-400 air defense systems and receive “cutting-edge technologies” from Russia as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is on an official trip to Moscow as the first Saudi monarch to visit the European country. Under agreements signed with Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Saudi Arabia is set to […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman have held talks behind closed doors in the Russian capital of Moscow, reportedly discussing bilateral and regional issues. The talks were held on Thursday with the participation of other Russian and Saudi officials. “We have held detailed talks behind closed doors to talk about bilateral relations and […]

About 145,000 Rohingya refugee children pouring into Bangladesh to stay safe from a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar government are now at risk of severe malnutrition, a UK charity has warned. According to the Disasters Emergency Committee charity, more than 14,000 of the refugee children under the age of five are already suffering from “severe […]

Donald Trump has accused Iran of not acting in keeping with the international nuclear deal, 10 days before the US president has to report to Congress whether or not Tehran is complying with the 2015 accord. “They have not lived up to the spirit of the agreement,” Trump declared during a meeting with senior military […]

TEHRAN  – The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) called on all countries to fulfill their obligations and help promote global respect for human rights norms. “The NAM Members also reiterate that human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interdependent and mutually reinforcing. All states should fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for and observance […]

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has reaffirmed support for the full membership of the state of Palestine in the United Nations, saying the oppressed Palestinian nation should be given its rightful place in the world community. In a Wednesday statement issued on behalf of the NAM, Es’haq Al-e-Habib, Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, said […]

French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is ready for mediation between Iraq and its Kurdish region seeking secession from the mainland, emphasizing the need to protect the Arab country’s “territorial integrity.” In a joint presser with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Marcon said dialog was the only solution to the dispute between Baghdad and Iraq’s […]

TEHRAN – Emmanuel Macron, who at the age of 39 has brought youth and vigor to the French presidency, is also developing a reputation for stinging and sometimes off-message language. During a visit to a struggling company in the south-west of France on Wednesday, Macron was caught on video discussing clashes outside between the police […]

TEHRAN  – Russia will complete the creation of a network of the Voronez early warning radars by 2019, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Space Forces, Col. Gen. Alexander Golovko, told reporters on Wednesday. “Work continues to create new radars of the missile attack warning system in the Republic of Komi and the Murmansk Region,” the […]