Putin Studies Options As Tensions Rise Between Iran And Israel
By Mustafa Fahs (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Western countries have repeatedly asked Russia to pressure Iran into pulling the militia groups under its control out of Syria. Meanwhile, Moscow has been trying to defuse the tensions between...
U.S. And UK Behind Attacks On News Sites, Says Iran Cyberspace Watchdog
February 13, 2018 Iran's Maher Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center has published an extensive report on the February 10 cyber attacks on a number of Iranian online news sites including Qanoon, Arman and Setareh...
Russia Will Not Support US Bid to Change Iran Nuclear Deal
MOSCOW, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify the Iran nuclear deal, arguing such a move could also complicate diplomacy...
Putin Announces Partial Troop Withdrawal from Syria
President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base in Latakia Governorate, Syria on December 11, where he met with President Bashar al-Assad and senior Syrian and Russian military officers. He...
UK Proposes to Ease Tensions With Iran, Help Release Nazanin
November 16, 2017, The U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office is drafting a package of measures aimed at easing tensions with Iran prior to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s visit to Tehran, according to the Guardian...
U.S. Calls For Unconditional Release of Iranian-Americans
August 9, 2017 In July 2017, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, introduced a companion legislation to U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s bipartisan resolution calling for the unconditional release of U.S. citizens and permanent legal...
U.S. Senate’s Iran Sanctions Are Breach of Nuclear Deal Says Senior Iranian Official
June 16, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran is an "unquestionable" violation of a nuclear deal reached in 2015 between Tehran and six major powers including the United States, Iranian...
Trump to Resume Precision Munitions Deliveries to Saudis – Officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The Senate voted...
Germany Urges Iran to Avoid Any Moves to Exacerbate Tensions in the Gulf
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German government spokesman on Friday urged Iran to avoid any actions that could further exacerbate tensions in the Gulf after key Arab states cut off ties with Qatar, and underscored Germany's...
Kremlin Says Iran Attack Shows Need to Unite Against Terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that an attack on two targets in Tehran by armed men underlined the need for countries to pool their efforts to fight against terrorism, something it...
