Lifting sanctions been Iran’s condition for talks
TEHRAN (Irannews) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that removal of sanctions was Iran’s condition for President Hassan Rouhani’s talks with leaders of the 5+1 group. “Our condition for Mr. Rouhani’s talks with heads of state of the 5+1 group, and not just between Mr. Rouhani and Mr. Trump, was lifting sanctions,” […]
Yemen Ansarullah: Saudi Arabia Now An Easy Target
Iran (Irannews) – In an interview with Tasnim on Sunday, Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of Ansarullah, highlighted the results of the massive military operation, codenamed God’s Victory, which destroyed several Saudi-led brigades and marked the largest operation by Ansarullah over the past five years. “The operation altered the equation of power in […]
Syria Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Foreign Forces, Again
Syria’s foreign minister demanded on Saturday that American and Turkish forces evacuate the war-ravaged country immediately or face “any and all countermeasures authorized under international law.” Irannews quotes the story of Syria from nytimes. Syrian officials have made similar threats in the past to push unauthorized forces from the country but have never taken serious […]
Afghanistan Presidential Election; Over 1mln Votes Counted
Tehran (Irannews) – More than 1 million votes have been counted as tallying in Afghanistan Presidential Election continues, Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced Sunday. “According to initial figures, 1,051,998 voters cast their votes in 2,597 polling centers out of 4,905 polling centers where election materials were dispatched,” the IEC said in a […]
Saudi Arabia’s King Bodyguard Shot Dead in Personal Dispute
Saudi Arabia’s King TEHRAN (Irannews) – The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead in a personal dispute, a report said. Major General Abdul Aziz al-Faghm, bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King, was killed in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, where the government relocates for the summer months, state television al-Ekhbariya […]
Japan, France coop. to reduce tension between Iran, US
Senior officials of foreign ministries of Japan and France agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts for reducing tensions between Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States.
Iran resolved to expand regional railway ties: RAI head
Managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Saeed Rasouil said in an interview with Mehr news agency that Iran is resolved to improve its regional railway ties and will help Jordan improve its railway infrastructure and fleet by producing wagons and constructing railroad for the country.
Kuwait ready to help region stabilize: deputy FM
Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah voiced his country's readiness for making efforts to help stabilize the Middle East region.
Zarif says U.S. is playing a very ‘dangerous game’ in the region
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the U.S. is playing a “very very dangerous game” by increasing its military presence in the region.
U.S. policies in the region have failed: general
Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, said on Saturday that the U.S. policies and strategies in the Middle East region have ended in failure. “The U.S. spent a lot and at the end left Syria. The U.S. signed the JCPOA [the 2015 nuclear deal] and then pulled out of it. The […]