Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned recent Saudi airstrikes on residential areas across Yemen that killed dozens of civilians on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, Bahram Qassemi denounced the Saudi strikes against a wedding ceremony in the central province of Ma’arib as well as residential areas and shopping malls in different cities in Yemen. Expressing […]

TEHRAN –Experts say Saudi Arabia’s ambitions are limited by its military, which is considered an ineffective force even though the kingdom is one of the world’s largest spenders on defense. In the past few years, Saudi Arabia has led an intervention in Yemen’s civil war, been the driving force behind a diplomatic crisis between Qatar […]

The UK is falling for the second year in a row on the world’s list of countries that have contributed to the “common good of humanity,” due to “vast weapons exports” and inadequate aid to foreign countries. Based on a new study called the “Good Country Index,” Britain has fallen from number four to number eight […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani denounced the British government’s sales of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia, saying such support amounts to involvement in the crimes against the war-torn people of Yemen. In a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Tehran on Saturday, Shamkhani decried the […]

Palestinian officials have expressed worry that Saudi Arabia is forgoing important Palestinian rights as it acts behind the scenes to advance a United States “grand bargain” over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that heavily favors Israel. Four Palestinian officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity on Friday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had communicated a proposal […]

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned Saudi Arabia about “the consequences” of its actions in the Middle East. His warning came Friday during his brief visit to Paris, France, where he commented on Riyadh’s behavior toward Yemen, Qatar and other neighbors. “With respect to Saudi Arabia’s engagement with Qatar, how they’re handling the Yemen […]

TEHRAN – Saudi-led coalition has stepped up attacks on Yemen and its warplanes bombed the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital and some other areas across the country on Monday. The palace in Sana’a, currently used by the Houthi Ansarullah Movement, was pounded by at least four airstrikes late Monday, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported. […]

Some Iranian fans have written an open letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino to prevent Saudi Arabia and the UAE governments from intervening in the football affairs. “We are writing on behalf of 60-million passionate and ardent fans of Persepolis, Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi football clubs in Iran to plead with you to intervene in […]

Paris has suggested that Ankara, Cairo, Riyadh and Tehran join the Contact Group on Syria in the future, French Ambassador to Russia Sylvie Bermann told on Monday, adding that the five permanent member states of the UN Security Council did not see eye to eye on this matter. She said that later the permanent members […]

TEHRAN – The move by Iran to increase bilateral trade with Qatar, following a Saudi-led blockade, has benefited the two countries, according to an expert. “Trade between Iran and Qatar increased by 117 percent in less than six months and it shows the short-term effect of this crisis and bodes well for both countries in […]