Cuba ready to cut diplomatic ties with US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Cuba government says it is ready to cut political ties with the US as they want it to be cut with Havana. “There are powerful people today in the US government that want to increasingly apply hostile measures and sever our bilateral relationship,” Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, the Cuban Foreign […]
US sanctions on Iran form of dictatorship
On the sidelines of Doha Forum 2019, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad described US sanctions on Iran as a form of dictatorship.
US to Announce 4,000-Troop Drawdown from Afghanistan
The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported.
US sets conditions for lifting Iran sanctions
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday that Washington would end all sanctions on Iran when Tehran fulfilled necessary conditions.
US-Taliban Talks Pause after Attack on American Airbase
US negotiators are taking a “brief pause” from talks with the Taliban after a suicide attack on an American base outside Kabul killed two civilians, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday.
New US Sanctions Not to Affect Iran’s Airlines
Spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Reza Jafarzadeh shrugged off a recent move by the US government to impose new sanctions on Mahan Air and said such embargoes would have no negative effect on the Islamic Republic’s airlines.
Turkey Raps US Senate Resolution Recognizing Armenia Genocide
Turkey reacted angrily at the US Senate move to unanimously pass on Thursday a resolution recognizing as a "genocide" the mass killings of Armenians a century ago.
Iran’s readiness for comprehensive prisoner swap with US
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has tweeted that Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, adding that “the ball is in the US’ court.”
Mainstream Media Benefit from Backing Aggressive US Foreign Policy
A Canadian international attorney said the mainstream media in the West have an obvious interest in supporting aggressive American foreign policy and rarely criticize US involvement in foreign wars.
Iran Police Successfully Handled Recent Riots
Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari highlighted his forces’ preparedness to counter any security threat and said the police were not taken by surprise during recent riots in a number of cities in the country.