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 »
Tag Archives: Iran
Aussie leader: System failed to track siege gunman
Australia’s prime minister acknowledged Wednesday that the nation’s security system failed to keep track of a gunman responsible for a deadly siege at a Sydney cafe, and promised a transparent investigation into why the man was not on any terror
Ex-U.S. Marine held in Iran to start hunger strike
The family of a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran says he is going on a hunger strike and has dictated a letter asking President Obama not to forget him as dialogue continues between the two countries over Iran’s nuclear
Hamas flexes muscles with Gaza drone flight
The Islamic militant group Hamas staged a show of strength to mark its 27th anniversary Sunday, with a military parade through Gaza including a flyover by a drone. Founded in 1987 shortly after the start of the first Palestinian intifada,
Iran extends visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees
Iran said it had agreed to extend temporary visas for 450,000 Afghan refugees for six months, lifting a threat to send them back home to a country facing attacks by resurgent militants. Afghanistan — struggling to cope with hundreds of
EU confirms new Iran nuclear talks on Dec. 17
The European Union confirmed Friday that talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume on December 17 in Geneva. The talks, first announced in a report from Iran on Thursday, will be at the level of
Iran says nuclear talks to resume in Geneva Dec. 17
Iran will resume negotiations with world powers in Geneva next week aimed at reaching a deal over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, its deputy foreign minister said Thursday. Top-level talks will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 17, with meetings at the deputy
Iranian president blames oil price fall on political conspiracy
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has blamed unnamed countries of plotting to bring down crude prices and said the recent slump in oil prices was not based solely on economic factors. With oil prices down more than 40 percent since June,
Iran’s blacklisted Qassem Suleimani spotted in Iraq
U.N. sanctions monitors on Tuesday said photographs taken inside Iraq appear to confirm that the head of Iran’s elite military Quds Force Qassem Suleimani has been spotted in the country, in an alleged violation of a U.N. travel ban. Suleimani,
Syrian FM in Tehran: Iran supports Russian effort for Syria
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said on Monday during a visit to Tehran that Iran is backing the latest Russian effort to end his country’s more than three-year conflict. A delegation of Syrian dissidents tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Syrian foreign minister to visit Tehran
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem will visit Tehran this week for a conference on combating extremism that will also be attended by his Iraqi counterpart, Iranian state media said Sunday. Moallem was set to meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim
Biden: ‘We will not let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon’
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought to nullify all doubts on the United States’ commitment to Israeli security dismissing what he called the “malarkey” circulating about the nuclear deal with Iran. “There’s absolutely no daylight, none, between us and the
Iran confirms it carried out air strikes in Iraq
A senior Iranian official confirmed on Friday that his country had carried out air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq, in an interview with UK-based daily The Guardian. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour
Iran is bombing ISIS in Iraq, Pentagon claims
Iran has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militant targets in recent days, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that the raids were not coordinated with U.S. forces. “We have indications that they did indeed fly
U.S. diplomats to argue against new Iran sanctions
Top U.S. diplomats will this week make a “strong case” to lawmakers to hold off on fresh Iran sanctions, hoping to avoid an ugly political showdown which could scupper nuclear talks. Acting Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman, who has led the
Pro-reform party launched in Iran
A new pro-reform party was launched in Iran on Tuesday to contest legislative elections due in March 2016, targeting the votes of supporters of moderate President Hassan Rowhani. Nedaye Iranian (The Call of Iranians) was “born of the new atmosphere”
Iran’s leader doesn’t oppose more nuclear talks
Iran’s top leader on Thursday said he would not stand in the way of continued nuclear negotiations with world powers and would accept a “fair” agreement, but vowed not to bow to bullying by the United States. Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Khamenei says West will not defeat Iran
Western powers will not be able to bring Iran to its knees in nuclear negotiations, the Associated Press quoted the website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying Tuesday. “On the nuclear issue, the United States and European
Iran can build ‘any’ weapon: IRGC
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps official has hinted at Tehran’s nuclear weapons capabilities, after saying there are “no weapons that the military cannot manufacture.” Brig. Gen. Mohammad Rida Naqdi’s comments were carried by Fars news agency, on the same day
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