The United States plans to convene a meeting with the foreign ministers of India, Russia, China, Pakistan, and Iran to forge a common approach to ending the war in Afghanistan while simultaneously taking steps to accelerate a deal with the Taliban. . This was conveyed by US Secretary of State …
Read More »Warning from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Donald Trump to avoid war: beware of traps
Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the president of the United States, Donald Trump, not to be “trapped” by an alleged Israeli plan. Dubai: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday urged US President Donald Trump not to get “sucked in” by an alleged Israeli plan to provoke a war by …
Read More »Ten climbers killed in Iran, boat crew missing after snowfall and storms
A general view shows the Tochal ski resort in northern Tehran, Iran, on December 12, 2019. Dubai: At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran after heavy snowfall, state media reported on Saturday, and all seven crew members of a …
Read More »India, Iran and Uzbekistan to hold the first trilateral meeting on the use of the Chabahar port
India, Iran and Uzbekistan will hold their first trilateral meeting on joint use of the strategic port of Chabahar next week in the context of reports that the incoming Joe Biden administration in the United States will re-engage Tehran on the nuclear issue. The first meeting of the trilateral working …
Read More »Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam who fueled 2017 protests
Ruhollah Zam was charged with “corruption on earth” and sentenced to death in June. (AFP) Tehran: Iran on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was involved in anti-government protests, state television said. The station said “counterrevolutionary” Zam was hanged the …
Read More »Iran News: Iran Prepares To Increase Oil Exports If Sanctions Are Eased; Report | World News
Iran has instructed its oil ministry to prepare facilities for the production and sale of crude oil at full capacity within three months, state media said on Sunday, ahead of a possible easing of US sanctions after the president elect Joe Biden takes office. They cited President Hassan Rouhani saying …
Read More »Army Chief’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the UAE Indicates India’s Intent to Boost Security Cooperation, Experts Say
The upcoming visit of the Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) indicates New Delhi’s intention to boost security cooperation amid the rapidly changing landscape in West Asia, said the Friday experts and former diplomats. The army chief is scheduled to pay …
Read More »Iran Blames Israel and Exiled Group, Says Nuclear Scientist Killed in ‘New and Complex’ Operation
A senior Iranian official said Monday that nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a new type of “complex operation”, blaming arch-enemy Israel and an exiled opposition group. The “operation was very complex, it used electronic equipment and no one was present at the scene,” the secretary of Iran’s Supreme …
Read More »Iranian embassy tries to draw India’s attention to the murder of its top nuclear scientist
The Iranian embassy in New Delhi has called on the international community to condemn the “act of state terror” after its top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated last Friday near Tehran. In a statement released on Monday, the embassy sought to draw the attention of the Indian government and …
Read More »Iran Will Give Calculated Response To Killing Of Nuclear Scientist, Official Says
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was shot in his car. Dubai: Iran will give a “calculated and decisive” response to the assassination of its top nuclear scientist, said a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, while a hardline newspaper suggested that Tehran’s revenge should include attacking the Israeli city of Haifa. “Without a …
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