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
Meet in Geneva highlights ‘enforced disappearances’ in Iran
:: A meet organized in Geneva on Wednesday, September 20, has highlighted the cases of enforced disappearances in Iran. It brought together representatives of ethnic minorities to discuss Iran’s violations of its citizens’ fundamental rights and enforced disappearance in particular,
Rouhani: We will respond decisively to any violation of the nuclear agreement
:: Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Wednesday that Tehran would respond “decisively and forcefully to any violation by any party to the nuclear agreement,” stressing that “Iran will not be the first to violate the nuclear agreement.” “The nuclear
Trump says he has made decision on Iran deal, declines to say what it is
:: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had made a decision on whether or not to pull the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, but he declined to say what
How Iran’s ‘moderates’ turn their backs on human rights
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: There is a correlation between the increasing rate of human rights violations and the rule of moderates in Iran’s presidential office. Whenever Iran’s “moderate” party has a president in office, the country’s human rights
US President Trump slams Iran in first speech to UN
:: United States President Donald Trump says at the United Nations that the Iranian government is an “economically depleted rogue state” whose chief export is violence. Trump told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly that the world cannot
Saudi Arabia leads diplomatic efforts to solve key Middle East issues before UN General Assembly
:: Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations, have given a new dimension to their diplomacy in New York, and intensified efforts ahead of the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting to solve key regional issues that have been hampering peace
US military official: Iran continues to arm Houthi militias
:: A senior US military official revealed the Iranian violations of international resolutions, which prohibit the arming of the Houthi militia in Yemen. Commander of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in the Gulf, Vice Adm. Kevin M. Donegan, said in
Iranian supreme leader’s representative attacked by angry mob
:: A video has surfaced after being shared by Iranian social media users showing an angry mob attacking and breaking into Cleric Hassan Abutrabi, the Iranian supreme leader’s representative and preacher, in Borujerd city. The reason behind the attack was
Iran’s nuclear deal faces tough scrutiny at United Nations talks
:: The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers faces a stern test at the United Nations this week as Europeans try to persuade a skeptical Trump administration to keep it, while Israel lobbies to turn up the pressure
Iran warns Iraq Kurds independence means end to border deals
:: Iran warned on Sunday that independence for Iraqi Kurdistan would mean an end to all border and security arrangements with the regional government. “Border agreements stand only with the central government of Iraq, and secession of Kurdistan region from
Iran warns Iraq Kurds independence means end to border deals
:: Iran warned on Sunday that independence for Iraqi Kurdistan would mean an end to all border and security arrangements with the regional government. “Border agreements stand only with the central government of Iraq, and secession of Kurdistan region from
Iran’s Khamenei warns against US ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
:: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States on Tehran’s nuclear accord with world powers, days after President Donald Trump said Iran violated the agreement’s “spirit”. “The
Saudi Arabia, Iran and distancing hajj from politics
By : Hassan AlMustafa :: During the press conference which Makkah’ governor Khaled al-Faisal held at the emirates’ headquarters in Mina, he talked about the pilgrims coming from Iran and said: “Iranian pilgrims are our brothers in Islam. We’ve received
Iran recruits thousands of Afghan and Pakistani Shiites to fight in Syria
:: Thousands of Shiite Muslims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are being recruited by Iran to fight with President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria. That’s according to counter terrorism officials and analysts who say the fighters are being lured by promises
China provides $10 bln credit line to Iran
:: A Chinese state-owned investment firm has provided a $10 billion credit line for Iranian banks, Iran’s central bank president said on Saturday. The contract was signed in Beijing between China’s CITIC investment group and a delegation of Iranian banks
Qatar’s tactical Turkey policy
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Qatar’s deepening ties with Turkey could have significant consequences for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the US and US-Gulf relations. Doha is trying to drive a wedge between Turkey on the one hand, and
Why Iran’s plan in Syria will fail
By : Amir Taheri :: For the past week or so, Iranian official media and social networks have been abuzz with anecdotes woven around a football match in Tehran between Iran and Syria, and the light it might shed on
Turkey, Iran, Russia to deploy observers around Idlib
:: Russia, Iran and Turkey will post observers on the edge of a de-escalation zone in northern Syria’s Idlib region largely controlled by radical militants, the three nations said on Friday. The move is part of a broader plan under
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