Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that Iran will stand on its “honorable and dignified positions” regarding its nuclear accord with the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and respond to any “wrong” move. “The Iranian nation has stood firmly and any wrong move by the ...
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North Korean leader has to give up his nuclear weapons: White House
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has to give up his nuclear weapons, the White House has said, days after US President Donald Trump hinted at launching a possible military strike against the North. Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that North ...
Read More »Bahrain’s king denounces boycott of Israel, says citizens free to visit Israel
Bahrain’s king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah has called for an end to the Arab boycott of Israel, days after the Israeli premier said relations with the Arab world were better than any other time. According to Israeli media, King Hamad’s made the remarks at an event hosted by pro-Israeli ...
Read More »Certain Western states still back terror groups in Syria: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says “certain Western countries” still support, directly or indirectly, terrorist organizations and groups in Syria despite the fact that this wrong policy has already backfired on their governments and people. The Syrian president made the comments in a meeting with an Italian parliamentary delegation headed by Mario Romani, ...
Read More »Saudi prince purging dissent before rise to throne
With a crackdown on dissenters and a charm offensive to woo the kingdom’s swelling youth population, Saudi Arabia’s king-in-waiting Mohammed bin Salman is cementing his grip on power, analysts say. The 32-year-old crown prince, often known as MBS, is set to be the first millennial to occupy the throne in ...
Read More »Trump administration looking at more travel bans: McMaster
The US government is looking at more entry bans like the one imposed against citizens of several Muslim countries earlier this year, says US President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, General H. R. McMaster. Speaking to ABC News on Sunday, McMaster said Trump’s so-called Muslim ban was just “the first step” ...
Read More »Iran confident IAEA will remain impartial: Nuclear chief
The head of Iran’s nuclear agency says the Islamic Republic is confident that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which monitors Iranian compliance with a multilateral 2015 deal, will remain impartial in its reporting. Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), made the remark in ...
Read More »US military forces hold joint military exercises with South Korea, Japan
The United States military has carried out several flights over the Korean Peninsula in joint bombing drills with the South amid escalating tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. Four US F-35B stealth fighter jets and two B-1B supersonic bombers took part in the joint drills on Monday. The fighter jets flew from ...
Read More »May to visit Canada to save billions in post-Brexit UK exports
The UK might lose more than £2 billion in exports to Canada after leaving the European Union (EU), warns a campaign group, as Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to visit the country to discuss future ties. According to Open Britain, the organization campaigning for a soft Brexit, leaving the EU ...
Read More »Persian Poetry Day marked in Iran
ranians have marked the Persian Poetry Day, which is also the anniversary of the passing of renowned Iranian poet Mohammad Hossein Behjat Tabrizi, better known by his pen name, Shahriar. An event was held Monday at the Maqbaratoshoara, or the Tomb of Poets, in the city of Tabriz, in East ...
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