Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned of a “direct clash” between Moscow and NATO forces if peacekeepers from the military alliance are deployed to Ukraine. Lavrov made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to students and staff at the … Read More
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, a long-expected encounter that comes amid spiraling tensions between Moscow and Washington. A terse synchronized statement issued by the … Read More
Fearing clashes with Israel, Assad regime and Russia look to reduce Iranian presence near Israeli border. Iran’s allies are mulling limitations on Revolutionary Guard activity in Syrian territory, and may have already begun blocking Iranian access to military facilities in … Read More
Region’s stakeholders all have an interest in rejoining negotiations, while US and South Korea would prefer narrower remit. As the situation on the Korean peninsula shifts rapidly, regional stakeholders are working to ensure they will each have a seat at … Read More
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech in Tehran on February 11, 2018 STRINGER (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP/File) Trump threatened to pull US out of deal unless Europe agrees to supplement it with tougher controls Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged US President … Read More
The Russian president was invited when US President Donald Trump telephoned to congratulate him on his election victory in March. The time and place of the encounter have yet to be agreed. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed … Read More
The United States and its allies are destabilizing the world by continually attempting to settle global issues through “dictating and putting forward ultimatums,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. Lavrov, speaking at an annual news conference on Russian international issues, … Read More
Moscow (CNN)Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the United States of destabilizing the world, airing a list of grievances over the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Lavrov dedicated the opening of his annual press conference Monday to castigating the US, … Read More
What exactly was attacked in Syria? According to leading Iranian news outlets, no Iranian bases were attacked near Damascus. At most it was a “Syrian army weapons depot” a base near Damascus. And yet according to a more detailed report … Read More