TEHRAN  – US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital has set the region ablaze, said Turkey’s president. “Taking such a step throws particularly this region into a ring of fire. What would you like to do [with this step], Mr. Trump? What kind of stance is it?” Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

TEHRAN– President Trump just officially declared Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to be the capital of Israeli regime threatening to spark massive unrest across the Muslim world. Speaking in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room, Trump also announced his plan to eventually relocate the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Al-Quds and begin the difficult logistical work of […]

TEHRAN – A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement called on the people of Palestine to unite against US President Donald Trump’s planned move to recognize al-Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of the Israeli regime. Davoud Shihab underlined that the recognition of al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime would be a hostile […]

TEHRAN  – The US president has responded defiantly to a guilty plea made by his former national security adviser, saying Michael Flynn’s “actions during the transition were lawful”. But he drew further scrutiny by changing his story on why he fired him. US President Donald Trump on Saturday shrugged off the bombshell news that his […]

TEHRAN – The US Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes. In what would be the largest change to US tax laws since the 1980s, Republicans […]

Stop the state visit. Britain should not allow the U.S. president’s racism to be dressed up in pageantry All relationships have boundaries. Those between nations can be particularly fraught, freighted with ties forged in history and culture. In diplomacy the manners, customs and morals of others need to be acknowledged and respected. But humanity begins […]

TEHRAN  – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump was wrong to retweet a video from a far-right British group which she said was “hateful” and spreads division. Trump sparked outrage in Britain with a sharp rebuke of May on Twitter after she criticized him for retweeting anti-Islam videos […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump clashed with Democratic leaders in dramatic fashion Tuesday, heaping pressure on Congress to craft a compromise on federal spending or face a crippling government shutdown in 10 days. Hours after the president suggested a funding deal with Democrats may be impossible, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and top Senate […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would talk to the US President Donald Trump again in the coming days. In a Justice and Development (AK) Party’s group meeting, Erdogan recalled that he held a phone call with Trump on Nov. 24. “It was a conversation during which we made a connection […]

TEHRAN  – As US President Donald Trump remains entirely silent over a recent deadly earthquake in Western Iran, Sen. Bernie Sanders and four Democratic senators sent a letter to Rex Tillerson demanding that the White House waive certain sanctions on Iran and allow aid to reach those in need. “After earthquakes in 2003 and 2012, […]