US, Russia, China agree on Afghanistan pullout

The US on Friday agreed with rivals Russia on China on the objective of pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan, a key component of a peace agreement being negotiated by Washington. Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy negotiating with the Taliban, met with Russian and Chinese representatives in Moscow as he tries to build an international […]

Deputy AG: Obama Admin Didn’t Tell Public ‘Full Story’ On Russia; ‘Someone’ Selectively Leaked Classified Info

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein delivered some remarks at the Armenian Bar Association’s Public Servants Dinner Thursday night — and made several assertions about the Russia investigation, including the role of the “previous administration,” that have turned some heads.   “At my confirmation hearing in March 2017, a Republican Senator asked me to make a […]

Turkey, Russia and Iran, the guarantor states of the Astana peace process have condemned the U.S. Decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over occupied Syrian Golan Heights in a two-day meeting on Syria in Kazakhstan on Friday.

Turkey, Russia and Iran, the guarantor states of the Astana peace process have condemned the U.S. Decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over occupied Syrian Golan Heights in a two-day meeting on Syria in Kazakhstan on Friday.pic.twitter.com/WSQRbdnYdM 10:20 AM – 26 Apr 2019

Analysis Iranian regime can’t survive 6 years of continuous sanctions: US analyst

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran offering to exchange prisoners with Western countries this week is one of many indicators that it is starting to feel real pressure amid US sanctions on the Islamic Republic and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), hinted American analyst Michael Pregent. “Now we aren’t going to give you 23 prisoners for […]

Russian warns that Time is running out for Syria’s Idlib

Apr 26, 2019 17:03:07 Time is running out for jihadists in Idlib and Russia is growing impatient with their presence in northern Syria, Vladimir Safronkov, Russian representative to the UN said Wednesday. Safronkov said during Security Council session on Wednesday that militant groups such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly Al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front—remained active in […]

Iran, Russia, Turkey ‘determined’ to fight terror in Syria

Press TV – Iran, Russia, and Turkey – the three guarantor states of a ceasefire regime in Syria – are “clearly determined” to continue their fight against terrorism in the Arab country, says the Russian negotiator. The Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev made the remarks in a press statement at the end of the […]

Iran, Russia, Turkey ‘determined’ to fight terror in Syria

Press TV – Iran, Russia, and Turkey – the three guarantor states of a ceasefire regime in Syria – are “clearly determined” to continue their fight against terrorism in the Arab country, says the Russian negotiator. The Russian president’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev made the remarks in a press statement at the end of the […]

US to donate $500K to restore tomb of biblical prophet Nahum in Iraq

1,500-year-old building was for centuries the site of a major annual Kurdish Jewish pilgrimage on Shavuot By TOI STAFFToday, 9:58 pm  0 90shares US Chargé d’Affaires in Iraq Joey Hood (c) tours the Tomb of Nahum in northern Iraq on April 26, 2019, where he pledged $500,000 to restore and preserve the site (Courtesy/US Consulate General in […]

UN: Rockets hit civilian areas in Libya’s capital Tripoli

Rockets and mortar shells were reportedly fired on residential neighborhoods in Libya’s capital Tripoli, where heavy fighting has led to a deteriorating humanitarian situation, the United Nations said Friday.   U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the U.N. is “gravely concerned” at continued reports of indiscriminate shelling of populated areas, including Thursday night.   Forces loyal […]

Trump tells NRA he’s withdrawing from arms trade treaty

With pro-gun legislation largely stalled in Congress, President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is “badly misguided.”   Trump made the announcement as he vowed to fight for gun rights and implored members of the nation’s largest […]

No wind-down for China on stopping its Iran oil buys -Trump officials

Two Trump administration officials said on Friday that neither a wind-down period nor a short-term waiver on China’s oil purchases from Iran are being contemplated after Washington surprised Iran’s customers on Monday by demanding they halt the purchases by May 1 or face sanctions.   The administration has been clear to China, Iran’s top oil […]

US ‘not interested in matching new Russian weapons’, but will use nukes if it ‘has to’

Published time: 25 Apr, 2019 10:41 Edited time: 26 Apr, 2019 07:23 FILE PHOTO A laser-guided bomb fired from a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet strikes a fixed ground tank test target during a guided weapons release test at Edwards Air Force Base, California © REUTERS/US Navy/Handout via Reuters Despite a defense budget bigger […]

Syrian-Iranian-Russian Coordination Excellent: Assad’s Media Adviser

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syrian President’s Political and Media Adviser Bouthaina Shaaban said that Syria will welcome Russian-Iranian relations with Turkey if it helps solving the crisis in Syria. – World news – Stating that Turkey had not been adhered to the Idlib’s peace agreement with the Syrian government, Shaaban added that Russia and Iran have […]

U.S. investigates airstrike that killed Iraqi forces

A social media account under the name ‘Tom Cat’ that follows security issues in Iraq reported that a checkpoint from the Federal Police 3rd division had been mistakenly targeted. By Seth J. Frantzman April 26, 2019 13:12   On April 24 an Iraqi Federal police member was killed and two others wounded in an airstrike […]