The United States will respond with military force if Tehran attacks its interests, the U.S. special representative for Iran has warned, adding that actions recently taken by Washington in the Middle East had a “deterrent […]
In what appeared to be Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s first direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent denial of intention to change the regime in Iran, Khamenei said on Wednesday May 29 that […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will sanction any country which buys oil from Iran after the expiration of waivers on May 2, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday. Sanctions would […]
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Friday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as American […]
The story was bizarre, but yet simple and straightforward by all Iranian standards: The former mayor of Tehran killed his second wife, disappeared for about seven hours and finally turned himself in to the police. […]
In what appeared to be Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s first direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent denial of intention to change the regime in Iran, Khamenei said on Wednesday May 29 that […]
Fears in Iraq ISIL is seeking to exploit any instability arising out of tensions between the US and Iran. There are fears in Baghdad that growing tension between the United States and Iran could have dangerous implications for Iraq‘s stability. […]
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif insists Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons, accuses US of causing regional tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hit out at the United States after PresidentDonald Trump said Washington was not looking […]
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Parliament on Tuesday, by majority vote, elected Nechirvan Barzani as the new President of the autonomous Kurdistan Region. Barzani received 68 votes out of a possible total of 111 in the […]
A comment in favor of federalism by Iran’s former reformist president Mohammad Khatami has stirred controversy among political activists in Iran and abroad. Speaking during a meeting with Tehran City councillors on May 11, Khatami […]