Senior UAE official in Tehran on unannounced mission
National Security Adviser of the United Arab Emirates Tahnoun bin Zayed has paid a visit to Tehran on an undisclosed mission meant to defuse tensions in the Persian Gulf, a senior security source in the UAE told London-based news outlet the Middle East Eye (MEE). MEE contacted the UAE Embassy media office in London, but […]
US 7,000 Miles Away, Not Responsible for Protecting Kurds
TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump said the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other countries should be responsible for protecting Kurds in northern Syria against a Turkish incursion, not the US which is “7,000 miles away” from Syria. “Let Syria and Assad try protecting Kurds and fight Turkey for their own […]
Spain’s sentencing of Catalan separatist sparks angry protest
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Thousands of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona and elsewhere on Monday after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for ‘sedition’ over the failed 2017 independence efforts. The long-awaited ruling capped weeks of rising tension, and puts the Catalan […]
British delegation to complete modernization of Arak reactor
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A delegation of British nuclear experts has left for Tehran to complete modernization process of Arak reactor, Iranian ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad announced in a tweet on Monday. “The modernization is done under JCPOA regulations,” he added. “In addition to Iran, China and the US were members of modernization of Arak […]
IRGC Arrests Head of Anti-Iran Media Outlet
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that in a “complicated” operation, it has managed to arrest the head of an anti-Iranian media outlet “directed and supported by France’s intelligence service”.
UAE National Security Adviser Visits Iran in Secret Mission
Tahnoun bin Zayed, the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates and the crown prince’s younger brother, has been in Tehran on a secret mission aiming to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis, a senior security source in the UAE told the Middle East Eye (MEE).
Rouhani: Iran Has Ridden Out Sanctions Storm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country has successfully dealt with the pressure of sanctions, stressing that the US and Israeli plots to harm the Islamic Republic have been defeated.
Iran’s Parliament Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s lawmakers on Monday condemned the Turkish military’s invasion of northern Syria and voiced their support for the Kurds in the Arab country. “Today, the cries of the oppressed Syrian Kurds are loud due to the aggression of the Turkish government,” the Iran’s Parliament members said in a statement read out […]
Russia President in Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday for his second visit to the country after his 2007 trip. Russia President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade. The visit comes as part of Putin’s tour to the […]
Turkish president says no talks with Syrian Kurds
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey’ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected offers for mediation with Syrian Kurds militia as the Turkish military continues its offensive against them in northern Syria. Speaking Sunday, Erdogan slammed Western allies for standing by the Syrian Kurdish militias and said Turkey won’t negotiate with “terrorists,” AP reported. NATO member Turkey views […]