The Swiss government has confirmed that it will officially take up a protecting power mandate in the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict, representing the rivals’ consular interests in each other’s capital, Reuters reports. Though it has been on …
Israel is willing to resort to military action to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, the Israeli intelligence minister said on Thursday in Japan where he is seeking backing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tougher line …
The House of Representatives passed four bills on Wednesday that would sanction Iran’s ballistic missile activity and Hezbollah’s terrorist practices. Three Hezbollah-related measures passed by voice vote, without opposition. The House will vote on Thursday on …
Many people in Iran have received a mysterious text message on their phone, warning them not to participate in any gathering on October 29 at Pasargadae, the resting place of the founder of the first …
A UN special rapporteur on Wednesday urged Iran to stop harassing BBC employees from the Persian service after Tehran launched a criminal investigation of 152 staff for “conspiracy against national security,” BBC reports. David Kaye, the …
Reformist MPs and Iranian university students have come out strongly against President Hassan Rouhani’s nominee to head the Science Ministry, Mansour Gholami, claiming he supports conservative policies and had previously collaborated with security agencies, the …
Iran’s defense capabilities are not negotiable, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in remarks made previously but which now come amid increased pressure from the U.S. government over Tehran’s ballistic missile program. According to …
Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday which was closed after a referendum on independence, Iranian state media reported as quoted by Arab News. The decision comes on the same day as …
The U.S. President Donald Trump poked fun after accusing the European Union of only supporting the Iran nuclear deal to “make money”, Fox News reports. Trump said he has “allowed” Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent remarks provoked a wave of angry reactions in Lebanon. Political leaders in the March 14 Forces emphasized that his positions reflected a “colonial project that would destroy the sovereignty of …
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