US President said he was against war with Iran and wanted to talk about various issues. Donald Trump. After weeks of rising tension amid a spate of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, Iran said on Thursday it had shot down an unmanned U.S. military surveillance drone. Image Credit: Bloomberg Dubai: President Donald Trump…
Ali Shamkhani, senior Iranian official, says ‘no reason for war’ with US, demands reduction of Iran’s obligations under nuclear deal. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council – Reuters A senior Iranian official on Wednesday promised that there won’t be a war between his country and the US, Israel Hayom reported. “There will not…
U.S. Navy photo UN sources believe that the United States is planning to carry out a “tactical assault on Iran” in response to the attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, which it blamed Tehran for without providing credible evidence. Diplomatic sources based at the UN’s New York headquarters told the Hebrew-language…
And will it be a ‘Kaveh’ or an ‘Alexander the Great’ who leads it? Iranian protesters flash victory signs during a protest after Friday prayers at a university in Tehran on July 17, 2009 [File: Reuters] This week, amid the fallout of tough US sanctions and growing political uncertainty, many Iranians are marking the 10th…
LONDON — Explosions crippled two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday in what the United States called “unprovoked attacks” by Iran, raising alarms about immediate security and potential military conflict in a vital passageway for a third of the world’s petroleum. Iran called the accusations part of a campaign of American disinformation…
Northern Command chief accuses Iran-backed terror group of violating UN resolution, threatening Israel with terrorist infrastructure along border. The head of IDF Northern Command, Amir Baram, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the 2006 Second Lebanon War, on June 11, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces) The head of the IDF Northern Command on Tuesday threatened overt…
Confrontation between Washington and Tehran is now “explosive” and could lead to military escalation, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday, becoming the most senior Western official to visit Iran since a war of words erupted last month. Iran accused the United States of waging economic war by reimposing and extending sanctions. Nevertheless, it reassured Germany’s…
Tehran (ISNA) – Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran summit will be held by the end of 2019, Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Bocharnikov announced. Russia and Azerbaijan are developing relations with the countries of the region, and in this sense, cooperation in the trilateral format of Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran is attractive, Mikhail Bocharnikov told during the press conference held at Trend…
Russia, the United States and Israel are uniting against Iran, making it clear to Bashar Assad who will determine the future of the region. Smoke and fire following reported Syrian government forces’ bombardment on the town of Khan Sheikhun, Idlib, June 6, 2019. AFP “The world is watching this butchery. What is the purpose, what will…