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
Defiant Iran in missile exercise after sanctions
Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. The Guards’ Sepahnews website said the manoeuvres were
US sanctions strike Iran’s missiles, Guards
The US Treasury Department on Friday issued sanctions against organizations and individuals aiding Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as for acting for or on behalf of, or providing support to, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF). The statement
Iranian turned away by Trump travel ban back in US
An Iranian man denied entry into the United States following President Donald Trump’s travel ban was back in Los Angeles — the first person allowed to return to the country under a judge’s ruling. Ali Vayeghan, who for 12 years
Iran to impose legal restrictions on some US entities, individuals
Iran denounced on Friday as illegal new sanctions imposed on it by the United States and said it would impose legal restrictions on American individuals and entities helping “regional terrorist groups,” state TV quoted a Foreign Ministry statement as saying.
US announces new Iran-related sanctions
The United States on Friday sanctioned 13 individuals and 12 entities under US Iran sanctions authority, days after the White House had put Iran “on notice” over a ballistic missile test and other activities. In a statement on its website,
Trump: Iran is ‘playing with fire’
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of “playing with fire” after the Islamic republic dismissed his warnings over its latest missile test as unfounded and provocative. In a series of early morning tweets, Trump wrote: “Iran is playing
US expected to impose fresh sanctions on Iran
The United States is expected to impose sanctions on multiple Iranian entities as early as Friday following Tehran’s recent ballistic missile test, but in a way that will not violate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, sources familiar with the matter
Top Khamenei ally: Useless for US to threaten Iran over missile test
A top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday Iran will not yield to “useless” US threats from “an inexperienced person” over its ballistic missile program. US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, said on
UAE summons Iran envoy over arms to Houthis
The United Arab Emirates’ assistant minister of foreign affairs has summoned on Thursday the Charge d’Affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, handing him a note of protest on Iran’s illegal provision of weapons to Houthi militias in Yemen.
Imam in US disputes man’s claim that mom died due to travel ban
A Detroit-area woman whose son told television stations that she died because President Donald Trump’s travel ban prevented her from returning to the US for medical care actually died several days before the order was signed, the leader of a
Iran: We will not negotiate our missiles
Iran announced on Wednesday that it will not negotiate over its controversial missiles program. Iran’s announcement came in light of International positions refusing its recent ballistic tests and demands within the US administration of President Donald Trump, to review the
Ahmadinejad pictured with Italians arrested for smuggling arms
Italian police arrested four people on Tuesday who are suspected of smuggling weapons into Iran and Libya, violating international embargos, Italian media reported. Three of those who were arrested were Italian nationals, couple Mario Di Leva and Annamaria Fontana, and
US envoy to UN slams Iran missile test
Iran’s test-firing of a medium-range ballistic missile is “absolutely unacceptable,” US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday following a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council. The United States requested the urgent talks following the weekend missile launch, the first action
UNSC to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test
The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran’s test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said. The United States requested the emergency consultations after the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations called for council action. “In light of
Iraq parliament appoints new defense and interior ministers
The world’s largest body of Islamic nations said on Monday that it has “grave concern” over US President Donald Trump banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, warning such moves would only embolden extremists. The 90-day ban, imposed on Friday, affects
Fires erupt in refinery, oil field in Iran
Three fires have broken out in refineries and an oil field in Iran in the past week. The blazes were at Abadan refinery in southwest Iran in Ahvaz, a refinery in Tehran and in an oil field, southwest of the
Iran says will respond in kind to Trump’s ‘insulting’ ban
Iran will ban Americans from entering the country in response to President Donald Trump’s “insulting” order restricting arrivals from Iran and six other Muslim states, the foreign ministry said Saturday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran… has decided to respond in
Forces destroy Iranian drone in Yemen’s Mokha
Arab Coalition Forces, with the help of UAE Air Force in Yemen, have destroyed on Saturday an Iranian military drone in the northern port city of Mokha. The aircraft was at a mobile launching platform, intended to target Yemeni forces
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