US airstrikes on Iranian-backed forces a ‘good move’: National security analyst
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US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria
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The strike was intended to halt and deter future rocket attacks by the Iranian-backed militia. The U.S. military carried out an airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria Thursday, a senior official told Fox News. In the first known military action … Read More
US claim for legitimate self-defense in case of terror of Gen Soleimani rejected
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New York, Feb 25, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi has announced that the US claim for legitimate self-defense in case of the Jan 2020 assassination of General Qassem Soleimani was overwhelmingly … Read More
Germany urges Iran to accept US overtures
Germany’s Foreign Minister: Iran should accept the offer of diplomacy that’s on the table, including from the United States. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas – Reuters Germany’s Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, on Wednesday urged Iran to accept diplomatic overtures from … Read More
Pompeo, other critics pan Biden WH offer to restart Iran nuclear talks
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‘Adopting the European Union model of accommodation… will guarantee Iran a path to a nuclear arsenal,’ Pompeo said. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others slammed the Biden administration Thursday after the White House signaled it was ready to restart diplomacy with Tehran over a nuclear deal. The … Read More
Iran’s president claims ‘big victory’ in legal efforts to end US sanctions
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Rouhani applauds UN court’s decision to hear case filed in 2018 over the legality of sanctions reimposed by Trump. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech before the heads of banks, in Tehran, Iran, January 16, 2020. (Office of the … Read More
After Eleven Days in Office, President Biden Has Yet to Call Israel’s PM Netanyahu
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Then-Vice President Joe Biden with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, March 2016. Photo: US Embassy Tel Aviv/Wikimedia Commons. i24 News – Newly installed US President Joe Biden has still to call Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 11 days into … Read More
Israel Is Right to Doubt Negotiations Will Work With Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures during a meeting with organizers of events to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo: Official Khamenei Website / Handout via … Read More
Joe Biden in no hurry to find compromise as Iran ramps up nuclear programme
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The president’s team has made clear that rejoining the Iran nuclear deal isn’t imminent. US President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. AP For Iran, the inauguration … Read More
