Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
The Iranian foreign minister, in a meeting with Syria's president, called for the removal of sanctions against Syria to faciliate aid relief to quake-hit Syrians.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in Israel during a surge in demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plans with thousands of people calling for a “day of resistance to dictatorship.”
Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo airport are impeding the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to earthquake victims, the United Nations has announced.
Israeli special forces have killed three Palestinians in a raid in Jenin in northern occupied West Bank. It comes 48 hours after six others were killed in another raid on the city.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy has received new domestically-designed vessels that have missile launchers mounted on them, as well as an ocean-going carrier.
US lawmakers have voted down a bill seeking to withdraw all American troops from Syria, opting to continue the years-long military occupation despite repeated objections from Damascus.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani have called for the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Hassan Ghafouri Fard, a university professor and the former senior official with Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, passes away after enduring an illness for more than a year.
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani says Tehran is committed to cooperate with neighboring states of Afghanistan and other partners to support the Afghan people.
Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov has stressed that there is still opportunity to reach a final agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Iranians have held a massive gathering in the eastern shrine city of Mashhad to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, the 12th Shia Imam from the infallible household of Prophet Mohammad.
France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Iran’s implementation of its nuclear commitments under the nuclear deal, JCPOA. The troika has called on Iran to fully implement the agreement it recently made with the IAEA.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned anti-Tehran remarks by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to Iraq. He has said Berlin should apologize for the past crimes against Iran and Iraq.
The investigative committee probing the theft of $2.5bn from an Iraqi state bank account has concluded the office of former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was instrumental in the conspiracy, a report seen exclusively by Middle East Eye has revealed.
A former Iranian lawmaker says the recent agreements reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not mean a resumption of talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, but it will help prevent the diplomatic crisis between the two sides from worsening.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud says the kingdom is “open to dialog” with Iran aimed at narrowing down their differences and restoring diplomatic ties.
Thousands of Georgian protesters clashed with the police in the capital Tbilisi over a proposed bill on foreign agents that critics say was modeled after a Russian law. Police used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators.