Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Iran
Khamenei: Iran will reduce nuclear commitments until ‘desired result’ reached
:: Iran will continue reducing its commitments under its 2015 nuclear deal until it reaches the “desired result,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, according to his official website. “We will continue the reduction of commitments,” Khamenei said
Pompeo: Adrian Darya 1 is transferring oil to Syria despite promises
:: The Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 is transferring its crude oil to the Syrian government, breaking assurances it gave not to sell crude to the country, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. “Despite Iran FM Zarif’s
Iran’s IRGC giving assistance to Houthis: Iranian army chief of staff
:: Yemen’s Houthi militia is receiving assistance from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. “We are giving [the Houthis]
Al-Jubeir: Iranian claims Saudi Arabia sent Tehran messages inaccurate
:: Iranian claims that Saudi Arabia has sent messages to the Iranian regime are inaccurate, said Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir on Twitter on Wednesday. “We informed them that the Kingdom’s position is to always
Iran court cuts Rouhani brother jail term to 5 years
:: An Iranian court has reduced the jail sentence against President Hassan Rouhani’s brother to five years on charges of corruption, a judiciary spokesman said Tuesday. “Regarding the case of Hossein Fereydoun, the sentence of seven years handed down by
Iran is storing missiles in underground tunnels: IRGC air force head
:: Iran is storing military equipment in underground tunnels, according to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday. “Very complex tunnels have been dug deep
Iran can attack enemies anywhere, destroy Israel: IRGC commander
:: Iran is capable of attacking its enemies anywhere, said the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami on Monday, adding that Israel’s destruction is an “achievable goal,” the semi-official Fars news agency reported. “Today, we can
NCRI: ‘Reliable sources’ say Khamenei ordered, Rouhani authorized Aramco attack
:: Iran’s top leaders ordered and authorized the September 14 attack on two oil installations in Saudi Arabia, a US-based Iranian opposition coalition announced in a press conference on Monday. The US Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance
US shifts Middle East command center from Qatar to South Carolina after 13 years
:: The US command and control in the Middle East moved its post in Qatar back to the US on Saturday for the first time in 13 years, according to The Washington Post. Since the 1991 Gulf War, the Al-Udeid
Iran Defense Minister: US ‘maximum pressure’ policy turned to ‘maximum begging’
:: Iran has turned the US’ “maximum-pressure” policy against Tehran to “maximum begging,” claimed Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Sunday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. “Resistance in our country has made the enemies go from maximum pressure to
Iranian opposition announces launch of ‘transitional movement’ at UK conferen
:: Members of the Iranian opposition have announced the launch of an opposition movement, which they said will be the nucleus of an alternative transitional government to the current regime in Tehran. During a two-day conference that began on Saturday
Iran releases photo of Khamenei with Hezbollah’s Nasrallah
:: Iran has released a “never before seen” photo of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah. The photo published on the supreme leader’s official website shows Nasrallah with Khamenei on his right and
Rouhani: Iran not involved in Saudi attacks, does not have to provide evidence
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is not involved in the attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and does not have to provide evidence. He also challenged countries who accused Iran of carrying out this month’s attacks on
If US lifts sanctions, Iran to accept ‘small changes’ to nuclear deal: Official
:: Iran is willing to give reassurances on not seeking nuclear arms and accept “small changes” to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers if the United States returns to the deal and lifts sanctions, a government spokesman said on
Pentagon chief: ‘Iran is responsible for extraordinary attack on Saudi Arabia’
:: On Tuesday the US Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, took to Twitter to state that having met with some of the US’s key allies, “The consensus is clear – Iran is responsible for the extraordinary attack on Saudi Arabia.”
Trump must restore trust before any talks: Rouhani
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump needed to restore trust before the possibility of a meeting. “We must create mutual trust,” Rouhani told Fox News, which Trump regularly watches after the US leader
Iran’s Rouhani says he is open to discussing small changes to nuclear deal
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was open to discussing small changes, additions or amendments to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers if the United States lifted sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic.
Detained British-flagged tanker heads out of Iran waters
:: A British-flagged oil tanker, which had been held off the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for more than two months, has set sail, a specialist shipping website reported on Tuesday. Government spokesman Ali Rabiei had announced on Monday that
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