The UN arms embargo on Iran has expired as part of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement covering Iran’s nuclear programme. The JCPOA set an expiry date for the arms embargo of 18 October 2020, after five years after … Read More
PA cabinet leader urges EU to recognize an independent Palestinian state and play role in future political process. Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet leader Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday urged the European Union to play an active role in the future political … Read More
In this July 19, 2020, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Fouad Hussein during his visit to Baghdad, Iraq. –THE ASSOCIATED PRESS China says Iran’s foreign minister will visit … Read More
The information spread by the Armenian side about the losses in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is false, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Lieutenant Colonel Anar Eyvazov said, Trend reports. According to intelligence, the Armenian army suffered serious losses, Eyvazov … Read More
United States to slap sanctions on over two dozen targets tied to Iran arms on Monday, as part of Trump’s effort to limit Tehran’s regional influence, U.S. President Donald Trump at a White House press briefing, September 18, 2020.Credit: Alex … Read More
A small number of troops will also be deployed in the region. The U.S. Army is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Syria to bolster force protection in the region as ISIS “still poses a threat,” according to a coalition spokesman. “The @coalition continues … Read More
Last month, the Palestinian leadership issued a similar response to the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY) The Palestinian Authority leadership on Friday strongly condemned and … Read More
An ambiguously phrased statement has left Jordan guessing whether its custody of Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian religious sites is under threat. A Palestinian Muslim man leaves after performing the Friday prayer in occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on 21 … Read More
Flag of Iran. Photo by Farzaaaad2000, Wikipedia Commons. The blueprint presented by the US to the UN Security Council to re-impose the arms embargo on Iran was ruled out, having 2 ayes, 2 nays, and 11 abstentions as its vote. … Read More
The alliance has been positioned as America buttressing its two allies against the ambitions of Iran and Turkey, but sceptics spy a quid pro quo US wants Arab-Israeli support in countering Beijing’s influence over supply routes seen as a ‘life … Read More