An American official confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that “there is no suspicion that Iran was NOT involved in the attack on Abu Dhabi, and the Yemenis were the ones who launched the attack alone, given that the Emiratis are bombing their cities.” “There has been an increase in coordination between the Emiratis and […]
Iran’s foreign ministry, responding to what it called “recent Yemen-linked developments”, said on Tuesday military attacks were not a solution to the crisis in the region, state media reported. “(Ministry spokesman) Saeed Khatibzadeh, referring to the escalation of regional tensions, said Iran has always emphasised that the solution to any regional crisis is not to […]
Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi movement on the capital Sanaa killed at least 20 people overnight, including civilians, Houthi media and residents said, in one of its deadliest attacks since 2019.Around 14 people were killed when coalition planes struck the home of a high-ranking Houthi military official, including his wife and […]
Iraq will receive two stolen artefacts dating back more than 4,000 years from US authorities this week, its foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.The pieces are made of clay with cuneiform writing. One is from the ancient city of Ur, while the other is from Babylon, the ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Al Sahaf said.An official ceremony will […]
Pakistani and Russian leaders have exchanged views on the current humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.In a phone call on Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Vladimir Putin agreed to remain in close contact on Afghanistan.“The prime minister underscored that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan is pivotal for regional stability,” a statement from his office said.Afghanistan […]
Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and maintenance. The report was declassified Tuesday.The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko, submitted to the Department of Defense in January […]
The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict from 2003 to 2011 that began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States–led coalition which overthrew the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government. […]
A Hebrew newspaper revealed a plan by the extremist and racist Israeli government to set up an intensive immigration system to the occupation entity under the cover of Judaization, in order to maintain a Jewish majority.In an article by writer Carolina Lindsman, the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz said that the government (Judaization law) presented by Religious […]
Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, which severed diplomatic ties in 2016, launched direct talks last year at a time when global powers […]
As the Biden administration tries to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, one of the biggest obstacles is Tehran’s demand that the U.S. provides a guarantee that it won’t again quit the pact and reimpose sanctions, diplomats involved in talks in Austria say.The demand, a reaction to former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 […]