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US admits it did not give Iraq notice of attacks despite earlier claims

Washington has admitted it did not notify the Iraqi government before its recent airstrikes in the country after a top White House official claimed Baghdad had been informed in advance.

Iran says committed to Iraq’s security, stability

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali-Akbar Ahmadian has stressed Tehran’s commitment to the security and stability of Iraq in an official visit to the neighboring country.

UN says to probe Palestinian refugee agency for ‘neutrality’

The United Nations has announced it will investigate its own agency for Palestinian refugees to ensure “neutrality” following allegations by Israel that several UN staffers assisted Hamas’ October 7 military operation against Israel.

Amnesty says Israel used unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in West Bank

Israel has unleashed unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out unlawful killings and displaying “a chilling disregard for Palestinian lives”, Amnesty International has announced.

Egypt’s Sisi starts new term with law expanding military power to arrest civilians

A rights group has sounded the alarm over a new bill passed by the Egyptian parliament that grants the African country's military expanded policing powers which "could be used for political repression."

Iranian military delegation visits Saudi Arabia 

An Iranian military delegation visits Saudi Arabia where members thereof have held talks with the chief of the kingdom’s General Staff.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: US National not banned from travelling to Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says US citizens face no bans if they decide to visit Iran. Kanaani made this remark in response to a question about the visit of American adult film actress Whitney Wright to Iran.

Iran’s leader calls on elites in Muslim world to create public demand to severe ties with Israel

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that the elites of the Muslim world shoulder a heavy responsibility vis-à-vis the ongoing developments in Gaza, urging them to create a public demand to cut relations with the Israeli regime.

Iran says to hold joint naval drill with Russia, China in near future

Military forces from Iran, Russia and China are going to stage a joint naval drill in the coming weeks, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani stated on Monday.

Nearly 9,800 aid trucks have entered Gaza since start of war: Red Crescent

Only slightly over 9,800 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been carrying out relentless attacks for four months, the Palestine Red Crescent Society has announced in a statement.

Zelensky says planning a “serious” overhaul of Ukraine’s leadership team

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning a “serious” overhaul of the country’s leadership team, he told Italy’s RAI TG1 news channel, when asked about his reported plan to fire Ukrainian military commander General Valery Zaluzhny.

Leader’s advisor dismisses Trump claims on Iran’s targeting of US base in Iraq

A senior advisor to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has rejected former US president Donald Trump’s claim, recently repeating that Iran intentionally avoided targeting a US base in Iraq in January 2020 in retaliation for the assassination of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani.

US says Iraq should do more to combat militia groups that attack American soldiers

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has stated that the Iraqi government should work with the US to combat "the threats" posed by militia groups on its own soil.

Former FM Zarif: Surging migration from Iran can’t be reversed by officials’ hopes, dreams

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the influx of immigration from Iran is a bitter reality that cannot be stopped or even slowed down by only ‘hoping and dreaming.’

Israeli war leaves 110k Gazans killed, injured or missing: Report

"Approximately 110,000 Palestinians are reported killed, missing and injured, leaving many suffering long-term disabilities four months into Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip," Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement issued on Sunday.

Russia says EU threats against Moscow serving own interests

The recent statements by the European Union politicians about the possibility of a war with Russia serve their own domestic interests aimed at distractinh the population from internal issues like tanking economies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. At the same time, claims of an allegedly imminent conflict with Moscow also help to justify continued funding for Kiev, he stressed.

US, UK carry out more air raids on Yemen

The United States and the United Kingdom have launched more airstrikes against Hudaydah and Sa’ada provinces in Yemen.

US Senate unveils $118bn funding bill for Ukraine, Israel

The United States Senate has unveiled a $118bn bipartisan deal that would boost border security and provide wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

US refuses to rule out “attacks on Iran”

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has refused to rule out striking targets inside Iran in the wake of repeated strikes on what Washington calls Tehran-linked groups across the Middle East. Iran has warned any attack by the US will be met by crushing response.

Defunding UNRWA ‘disproportionate and dangerous’: EU

The Eurooean Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has rejected cuts to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Several countries, led by the US, have suspended funding the UN agency in response to Israeli allegations that UNRWA employees were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

AFC Asian cup: Iran’s semi-finalist Team Melli training after defeating Japan

In the wake of their thrilling 2-1 victory over Japan, the Iranian national football team, known as Team Melli, found themselves on the brink of the Asian Cup semi-finals.

Russia says EU citizens’ taxes going to terrorists

The West is complicit in the Ukrainian military’s killing of civilians in Donbass, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has claimed. She was referring to the recent Ukrainian attack on a bakery in the city of Lisichansk, apparently involving weaponry provided by Kiev’s allies, which claimed the lives of at least 28 civilians.

Yemen’s Houthis warn US-UK aerial assaults ‘won’t remain unanswered’

Yemen's Houthi movement has announced that the latest wave of airstrikes by the United States and the United Kingdom on the war-ravaged country will not go unpunished.

Spokesman: Iran’s oversight body approves 750 candidates for parliamentary elections

In a recent announcement, the spokesman of the Iranian Guardian Council revealed that more than 750 candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections have been vetted and approved.

Iranians hold funeral procession for assassinated IRGC member

People in the Iranian capital city of Tehran have taken to the streets to show their tribute to Saeed Alidadi, an Iranian military advisor recently assassinated in an Israeli raid in Syria.
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