TEHRAN – A fledgling party led by popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike gained momentum on Thursday ahead of an Oct. 22 election as the biggest opposition Democratic Party said it would step aside to let its candidates run under her reformist banner. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a conservative who returned to power in 2012, hopes […]

A missile “malfunction” during a US airstrike on the Afghan capital Kabul has resulted in several civilian casualties, NATO says. The strike was reportedly launched in response to rocket attacks that had targeted Kabul’s airport and surrounding areas several hours after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in the country on Wednesday. […]

In a major U-turn, Turkey has agreed to solely deal with the central Iraqi government over crude oil exports, following a contentious secession referendum held by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Baghdad government says. The office of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reported Ankara’s change of mode on Thursday, following a phone call between […]

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim spoke by phone with his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi discussed the recent illegitimate referendum on regional independence in northern Iraq. According to Anadolu, A Turkish prime ministry source said on Wednesday that the two leaders discussed the developments regarding the referendum in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) as well as […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin hails his country’s destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the US of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard. Putin on Wednesday described the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline, as “a historic event,” stressing it was “a huge step towards making […]

A North Korean official says Pyongyang will “show a super response” to recent threats made by US President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with Press TV on Wednesday, Paek Hyon Chol, the vice general director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry’s Asian affairs, said his country was determined to react to Trump’s threats against North Korea’s […]

The Israeli regime will not put an end to its sale of ammunition to Myanmar in light of incontrovertible evidence and United Nations data that the Southeast Asian nation’s military has perpetrated various forms of atrocities, including systematic rape and expulsions, against Rohingya Muslims. English-language Haaretz daily newspaper reported that a group of human rights activists had […]

TEHRAN  – The head of Sudan’s rapid support forces said 412 servicemen of the North African country, which is part of the Saudi-led coalition attacking Yemen, have been killed in the aggression against the Yemeni people. Speaking to the Sudanese newspaper Al-Jarida, Mohammed Hamdan Hamidati revealed that 412 Sudanese servicemen, including 14 officers, have been […]

TEHRAN – US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said Iran is complying with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. “The briefings I have received indicate that Iran is adhering to its JCPOA obligations,” Dunford wrote in answers to questions in advance of his hearing […]

TEHRAN- The Kremlin on Wednesday defended Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 missile defense system amid NATO concerns over the deal. “No one has the right to criticize Russia and Turkey for military-technical cooperation, which is carried out in strict accordance with international law and is not directed against any third countries,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, […]