Riyadh, June 29 (IANS) Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed regional and international developments, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.According to SPA, the two leaders reviewed the latest developments regarding the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran, as well as ongoing efforts to facilitate comprehensive solutions that w…
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Washington, June 29 (IANS) The United States and Iran have agreed to pause mutual attacks “for now” and hold talks on Tuesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to work out their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, US media outlet Axios reported.The two sides will stand down “for now” and “vessels can move freely” as technical talks are set to continue, a US official was quoted as saying.The Tuesday talks were originally set to be held in Switzerland and focused on Iran’s nuclear program. However, re…
Abu Dhabi, June 11 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned the latest Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.“The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile missile and drone attacks by Iran that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain, the state of Kuwait and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the UAE.Reaffirming the UAE’s solidarity with Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan and it…
Baghdad, June 8 (IANS) The Iraqi Shiite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah threatened to attack US military bases and interests in Iraq and the region if Washington joins military attacks against Iran, according to a statement issued by the group.In a brief statement posted on its website, the group said that “if America intervenes in the confrontation, we will target its bases and interests in Iraq and the region.”The statement came after Iran launched multiple waves of missiles toward Israel on Sunday …
Tehran, May 29 (IANS) Iran’s air defences were activated Thursday night in the southern province of Bushehr, with an “invading” US drone destroyed, Iran’s media reported.The semi-official Tasnim news agency cited a military source as saying that Iran’s air defenses intercepted an “invading” US drone near Bushehr by firing missiles.Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars news agency said Iran’s armed forces fired missiles at certain targets from the country’s southern regions, with some local sources r…
Washington, May 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is “in the final stages” of peace talks with Iran and is willing to wait a few days for the “right answer.””We’re in the final stages of Iran,” Trump told reporters. “We’ll see what happens.””We’ll either have a deal, or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty. But hopefully that won’t happen,” he added.The president claimed he is in “no hurry” to finalise a peace agreement with Iran, suggestin…
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) Iran’s army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said that the country’s armed forces are controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and no friendly or hostile vessel can transit the waterway without their permission.Controlling the Strait of Hormuz is “an inherent right” of Iran, of which the country had not made use for years, Akraminia said, according to footage of his remarks carried by Iranian media.”At present, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in the west and the country’s army in…
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) A pro-North Korea newspaper based in Japan on Monday called for countries to distance themselves from the United States in a bid to defend their national interests amid the US-Iran war and Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Choson Sinbo claimed in its commentary that the blockade of the crucial waterway and volatile oil prices showed that the more countries depend on US-led international order, the greater they could face the risk of their national interes…
Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has sent a message to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, pledging continued support for the resistance against the United States and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported early Wednesday.In his message, Iran’s supreme leader appreciated Qassem’s condolences and sympathy for the “martyrdom” of his father, Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran on February 28.Khamenei said steadf…
Tehran, March 6 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday said that “some countries” have begun “mediation efforts” to resolve the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel which also led to the assassination of country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last week.”Some countries have begun mediation efforts. Let’s be clear: we are committed to lasting peace in the region yet we have no hesitation in defending our nation’s dignity and sovereignty. Mediation should addre…