Zarif: Netanyahu, Bolton, Gulf leaders ‘thirst for war’ between Iran, US

Islamic Republic’s foreign minister targeted with fresh sanctions, along with its supreme leader, Khamenei By TOI STAFF and AFPToday, 11:44 pm American navy ships USS Kearsarge and USS Bainbridge deployed alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf waters near Iran, May 17, 2019 (MCSN Michael S. Singley, US Navy) Iran’s foreign minister said Monday that […]

Patrushev: Moscow owns a special interest in Israel’s security

Jun 24, 2019 @ 16:43 Diane Shalem Russia’s national security adviser Nikolai Patrushev met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu shortly after he arrived in Jerusalem on Monday to take part in the first trilateral meeting with his American and Israeli counterparts, John Bolton and Meir Ben-Shabbat. The Russian visitor said that Moscow has a special interest […]

Iran currently setting up terror cells in Africa to attack U.S., others

According to the Telegraph, “The aim of the new terror cell is to target US and other Western military bases on the continent, as well as embassies and officials.” By Benjamin Weinthal June 24, 2019 22:07   The Islamic Republic of Iran is spreading its state-sponsored terrorism to Western African countries to attack the US […]

Iran’s Zarif says “B-Team” wants war, not diplomacy, with Tehran

June 24 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a tweet after U.S. imposed new sanctions on Tehran, said hawkish politicians close to U.S. President Donald Trump were thirsty for war rather than diplomacy. “@realDonaldTrump is 100% right that the US military has no business in the Persian Gulf. Removal of its forces […]

Iranian Ambassador to UN: Sanctions show no respect for law and order

REUTERS June 24, 2019 22:43 Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday the latest U.S. sanctions against Iran showed that Washington does not respect international law and called for dialog on regional security. The U.S. decision to impose more sanctions is another indication that the United States “has no respect for international law […]

New Trump sanctions on Iran target Ayatollah Khamenei

New, “hard-hitting” US sanctions deny Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office access to key financial resources under an executive order signed Monday, June 24 by President Donald Trump in response to the downing of a US drone last week.  “We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran, until the regime abandons its […]

Pompeo Meets Saudi King and Crown Prince as U.S. Prods Iran for Talks

The top U.S. diplomat had told reporters before departing on the trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that Washington wanted talks with Tehran The Associated Press and Reuters Jun 24, 2019 1:45 PM    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announcing the Trump administration’s plan to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a “foreign terrorist organization,” April 8, […]

Trump is willing to talk to Iran, top U.S. advisor says

REUTERS June 24, 2019 14:20 BRUSSELS – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to talk to Iran about a deal that would lift American sanctions but Tehran would need to curtain its nuclear and missile program, as well as its support for proxies, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. U.S. Special Representative on Iran […]

[ANALYSIS] What is Sunday’s İstanbul election all about?

The latest polls show that the opposition’s candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, will probably be the winner of Sunday’s İstanbul mayoral election. It will be the second time, but this time, everyone expects more consequences. The March 31 local elections created a power vacuum in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long rule. For the first time he encountered […]

Strength in numbers: Pompeo, Bolton and Hook straddle MidEast

On Sunday Bolton was in Jerusalem meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Seth J. Frantzman June 24, 2019 14:09  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Saudi Arabia on Monday to press for a global coalition against Iran. His trip comes several days after the US abruptly called off air strikes against Iran in […]

Iran will ‘pay the price’ if persists with aggression, Saudi minister tells Le Monde

PARIS (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs warned regional rival Iran there would be more sanctions if it continued its “aggressive polices”, but said Riyadh wanted to avoid war. “Today, Iran is under severe economic sanctions,” Adel al-Jubeir told Le Monde newspaper in an interview published on Monday. “These sanctions will […]

Thousands take to Istanbul streets to celebrate Imamoglu’s victory: video

Thousands of supporters of the newly elected mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, celebrated his victory on Sunday night at his campaign’s headquarters in Istanbul, as the opposition candidate not only won the election re-run but substantially increased his majority since the first vote. Imamoglu, from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had […]

Erdoğan says İmamoğlu can’t become mayor unless he apologizes to governor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said opposition candidate for İstanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu cannot assume the post if he does not apologize to a governor whom he allegedly insulted, according to Turkish media reports on Monday. The governor of Ordu province, Seddar Yavuz, filed a criminal complaint against Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul mayoral […]

Iran and Iraq: Tehran envisions joint military exercises, missile defense and Mosul influence

Iran and Iraq were once enemies when Saddam Hussein’s regime was in charge, but after the US-led invasion in 2003 the countries have grown closer because of the rise of Shi’ite political parties. Seth J. Frantzman June 24, 2019 11:49  Iran wants to hold joint military exercises with Iraq, an Iranian news website reported on […]