TEHRAN  – Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim warned against the consequences of a unilateral plan by the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum, saying that in case of the Arab country’s disintegration, all sides will be losers. In remarks released on Saturday, Hakim described the residents of the Kurdistan Region as […]

Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. According to a request seen by AFP on Friday, France, Britain, the US, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Senegal and Sweden asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to brief the Security Council on Myanmar’s military […]

The US military has denied ordering American troops and their families in South Korea to evacuate the country, after a number of them reported receiving mysterious text messages that told them to do so. “Anyone receiving this false message should not click any links or open any attachments included in the correspondence,” US Forces Korea […]

US President Donald Trump is preparing to ban or restrict visas for travel to the United States from about ten countries as a replacement to the current travel ban that expires over the weekend, officials said. The new restrictions will vary by country and could range from an all-out ban on travel to the US, or […]

A former senior aide to ex-US President Barack Obama has rejected the narrative by current American administration officials that Iran is “violating the spirit” of a 2015 nuclear deal even as it is in technical compliance with it. “This notion that somehow Iran is in violation of the spirit of the deal… There’s no spirit […]

Thailand’s deputy junta leader has accused three police officers of helping sneak ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of the country last month, a vanishing act that stunned the kingdom. Yingluck, whose government was toppled by the military in 2014, has not been seen since August 25, when she failed to turn up for a court […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims his country will deploy troops to Syria’s Idlib region as part of the Astana agreement with Iran and Russia on “de-escalation zones.” Erdogan said in a Thursday interview with Reuters, “Under the agreement, Russians are maintaining security outside Idlib and Turkey will maintain the security inside Idlib region.” Turkey, […]

The UN Security Council has warned that a secession referendum planned to be held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region next week is potentially “destabilizing” and threatens the ongoing war against Daesh terrorists. In a unanimous statement on Thursday, the 15-member council also said the referendum could hinder efforts to help those displace by violence return home. […]

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel issued a statement after the EU3+3 Foreign Ministers meeting with Iran in New York. Emphaszing the necessity of sustaining the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) with Iran, the statement reads, “It is in our utmost interest not to jeopardize the nuclear agreement with Iran and certainly not to end it now or […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to maintaining the sustainability of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program. The meeting of the Six (Russia, the UK, China, the US, France and Germany) and Iran was held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “Lavrov confirmed […]