Trump, Macron To Face Differences On Iran, Trade, As French Visit Begins
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday to kick off a three-day state visit expected to be dominated by...
Senior Iranian Official Hopes U.S. Forces Will Be Driven From Syria
BEIRUT/MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Thursday he hoped the Syrian government and its allies would drive U.S. troops from eastern Syria, challenging U.S. President Donald Trump as he weighs action...
Iran Says Syria Gas Attack Reports “Excuse” for Military Action
DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday reports of a gas attack in Syria were not based on facts and were an "an excuse" by the United States and Western countries to...
Iran Hit by Global Cyber Attack that Left U.S. Flag on Screens
DUBAI, April 7 (Reuters) - Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a U.S. flag on screens along with a warning:...
Netanyahu and Zarif’s War Of Words at Munich Security Conference
More than 450 world leaders and diplomats attended the 54th Munich Security Conference in mid-February. The conference heard 10 keynote speeches including by British Prime Minister Theresa May, President of the European Commission Jean...
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...
