An American Marine battalion commander who achieved renown for blasting the United States messy withdrawal from Afghanistan, was discharged days before Christmas.
A senior member of the Taliban says Kabul will not allow any individual or group to break the unity of Afghanistan’s Shia and Sunni Muslims through acts of sedition.
Germany's weapons exports reached a record level this year, thanks to the last-minute approval of deals worth nearly €5 billion ($5.6 billion) by then-Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration.
Moscow may choose various responses based on advice from military experts if the US and NATO decline to provide security guarantees, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
A human rights organization has reported a dozen prominent women’s rights activists have been arbitrarily arrested by the Saudi forces throughout this year.
Iran and Oman have held the 8th meeting of their Joint Committee for Strategic Consultations with the attendance of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and his visiting Omni counterpart Sheikh Khalifa al-Harthi.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said improving and expanding relations with neighbors is a priority of the foreign policy of Iranian President Ebrahim Ra'isi's administration.
The Russian military says over 10,000 troops are returning to their permanent bases after a month of training in the region, including in areas near the Ukrainian border.
Kurdish troops have arrested one of the most "dangerous" Daesh emirs who had participated in the 2014 attack on the Kurdish-held city of Kobane,
Farhad Shami, the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) media center, says.
The governor of the Iraqi province of Najaf has resigned, a day after another governor quit following demonstrations against living conditions and ‘corruption’.
Iran’s Foreign Minister has, in a message, congratulated all Christians around the world, particularly those living in Iran, on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ and Christmas.
A senior official with Iran’s Judiciary has slammed the United States for voting against two resolutions related to human rights at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Moscow believes that the Iran nuclear deal officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is still topical and has no other alternatives, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She was commenting on statements by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan over alternatives to the landmark agreement.
China says the US, as the culprit of the Iranian nuclear crisis, should overhaul its erroneous policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran, and “lift all illegal sanctions” on Tehran.
During the last two rounds of talks between Tehran and world powers in Austria, the Iranian team submitted new written proposals, about 80% of which were included in the existing draft, a European source says.
Iran and Russia are preparing to sign a new strategic partnership agreement. That is according to Zvezda TV Channel affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry.
Moscow and Beijing are jointly working to develop state-of-the-art weapons as they cooperate in the security area, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
Iran, Russia and Turkey have agreed to hold a summit within the framework of the Syria peace talks known as the Astana summit in February 2022 in Tehran.
People and officials gathered in Tehran to hold the funeral procession for Hassan Irlu, Iran’s ambassador to Yemen. He died of Covid-19. Iran’s foreign minister says Saudi Arabia hindered efforts to take the late ambassador out of Yemen for medical treatment.
