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
Iran, Russia accused of abusing Interpol to arrest foes
Russia and Iran are among countries increasingly abusing Interpol red notices to seek the arrest of political opponents, European lawmakers warned Wednesday, citing a five-fold increase in the past decade. The Council of Europe said in a resolution that the
Cyberattacks against Saudi targets continue, new proof of Iran links
Researchers at US antivirus firm McAfee say the cyberattacks that have hit Saudi Arabia over the past few months are continuing, revealing new details about an unusually disruptive campaign. Speaking ahead of the blog post ‘s publication Wednesday, McAfee chief
Murky details emerge of the deal that Obama struck with Iran
More than a year ago on January 17, 2016, then President Barack Obama announced on TV the nuclear deal with Iran and also another secretly concluded deal securing freedom for four Iranian-Americans incarcerated by Tehran. In exchange, Obama said he
Iran confirms upholding British-Iranian’s 5-year sentence
Iran confirmed Wednesday upholding a five-year sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman accused of sedition who has been in jail in the country for more than a year. “She had appealed and the appeals court reviewed her request,” Tasnim
Iran’s Khamenei says next president should be less engaged with West
Iran’s supreme leader called on presidential candidates on Tuesday to champion economic self-sufficiency, further distancing himself from Hassan Rouhani’s policy of opening to the West and seeking foreign investment. Allies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who aim to reclaim the presidency
US Navy fires warning flare at Iranian vessel in intense Gulf encounter
The US Navy says a guided-missile destroyer fired a flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in a tense encounter in the Gulf. Lt. Ian McConnaughey of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet says the incident happened Monday. He says the Iranian
The Iranian presidential candidate accused of executing thousands
Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi approved executing thousands of prisoners in 1988 when he was member of the commission of death that was tasked with eliminating political prisoners who opposed the regime. According to the Iranian opposition, the authorities executed
UAE soldier ‘dies after confrontation with Iranian ship’
A UAE source has confirmed that an Emirati soldier was killed after an Iranian boat entered Emirati territory. A statement released by the UAE’s official news agency WAM said: “The General Command of the Armed Forces has announced the martyrdom
Do not be fooled again: Iran hard-liners vs moderates
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Iran’s government is playing its hand very skilfully in the upcoming presidential elections, as it did in 2013, when the world was sold the idea that a “moderate” was running against a “hard-liner.” Many
Iranian court rejects final appeal of jailed British-Iranian charity worker
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a five-year jail sentence for a British-Iranian charity worker who was convicted on unspecified charges relating to national security, her husband said on Monday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was
Iran’s presidential charade sticks to the script
By : Amir Taheri :: Every four years, the Iranian presidential election campaign is presented as a dramatic quest for power by rival factions defending sharply different programs. A few weeks of excitement are created out of thin air to
Iran violating nuke deal with secret bomb trigger research, says opposition
Despite a landmark international deal to halt its nuclear program, Iran is allegedly “cheating” by conducting research into nuclear weaponry. An Iranian opposition group based in Washington has made the claims, saying that the regime is researching components such as
Saudi Arabia: Iran wants to replicate Hezbollah model wherever possible
Abdullah al-Maalami the Saudi Permanent Representative in the United Nations, said that Iran supports sectarian militias and tries to replicate the Hezbollah model wherever it gets an opportunity. Maalami also stressed that Saudi Arabia is ready to participate in any
Trump: Iran not ‘living up to spirit’ of nuclear deal
Iran is “not living up to the spirit” of the nuclear deal struck with world powers in 2015, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, warning America would set out a position on that soon. “Iran has not lived up to
Trump has to undo Obama’s Mideast legacy
By : Ahmad al-Farraj :: Ever since Donald Trump became president, I have come to realize how bad the situation was during Barack Obama’s term. The latter served two terms which were mostly lean years on the level of America’s
White House confirms Iran deal review
The White House has ordered a review of the Iran nuclear deal, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Asked at a news briefing if Trump had decided to pull out of the 2015 deal, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad barred from Iran election by Guardian Council
Former Iran leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been disqualified from running in the next presidential election, state media reported. Current Iranian President Hassan Rowhani was among the six candidates selected for the upcoming presidential election, the country’s Guardian Council confirmed. Ahmadinejad,
Tillerson: Iran supports Houthis and threatens naval navigation in the Gulf
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a press conference in Washington on Wednesday that Iran continues to support the Houthi militia in Yemen and threatens naval navigation in the Arabian Gulf. Tillerson also noted that Iran funds insurgents
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