Tensions rising between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Saudi Arabia threatens Iran 'grave consequences' for airport and tankers attack
Conflicts in the East
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Antonio Guterres concerned about Persian Gulf
Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, said that the Secretary General is following with growing concern recent incidents and hardening rhetoric in the Gulf region. In …
There is no link between S-400 and F-35, Erdogan says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan rejected on Saturday the US opinion that purchases of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems could in any way endanger the security of NATO and US military technology. “The S-400s we buy are …
India reports on secret strike on Pakistan
Indian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh said today that over the past five years, India has attacked Pakistan three times, all of which were "surgical blows." He spoke about the first two attacks, and the third left a secret. …
Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic
Iran is to send its newest warship to the Atlantic Ocean on a five-month mission -- the navy's longest in a decade, as the Republic seeks to increase the operating range of its naval forces to the backyard of the United States, its arch-foe, …
Iran, Iraq and Venezuela to veto Saudi-proposed supply boost
Iran, Venezuela and Iraq intends to block a proposal to increase oil production backed by Saudi Arabia and Russia when OPEC and its allies meet in Vienna this week. "Three OPEC founders are going to stop it," Iran’s …
Elkhan Aleskerov: the West does not have resources for the Arab Spring in Iran
The scale of the protests in Iran showed that, even with some external influence, the main impulse of demonstrations against price increases and other actions of Hassan Ruhani’s government proceeded from the very Iranian …
Reasons for protests in Iran
A new turn in Iran's domestic political life, which has little in common with demonstrations of 2009.
Protesters march toward residence of Iran’s Khamenei on New Year's Eve (VIDEO)
Al Arabiya reported today that a crowd of protesters began marching toward Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s residence on Pasteur St. on Sunday night in Tehran. Sources have confirmed security forces and members of …
Two more people die in Iran amid wave of protests
Two people were shot dead in demonstrations in Iran on Sunday evening, bringing the death toll to four. The two were killed in the southwestern city of Izeh, the area’s local member of parliament, Hedayatollah …
What does 2017 bring for Middle East?
The defeat of militants in Syria, the fulfillment of the OPEC deal, the strengthening of Russia's positions and the collapse of the US positions became key events of 2017 in the Middle East, the experts told the correspondents of Vestnik …
Saudi Arabia seeks Iraq's help to improve ties with Iran
The government of Saudi Arabia has sought the help of Iraq's prime minister to mend relations between Riyadh and Tehran, according to news reports. "During our visit to Saudi Arabia, they also asked us to do so, and we said …
Iran's Zarif: Persian Gulf needs mechanism for conflict resolutions
The Iranian top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the need for a permanent mechanism for sustainable regional security, stressing that all countries in the Middle East need a secure neighbourhood. "Now …
Oil in anticipation of new war in Persian Gulf
The current diplomatic rift between Qatar and other Persian Gulf countries will have an insignificant effect on world markets, but the potentially possible prospect of its escalation into a military clash between Arab states can lead to an …
Kremlin hopes Qatar affair will not affect struggle against terrorism
Russia hopes that the Qatar affair will not affect the general intention, including that of the Persian Gulf countries, to fight against terrorism, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov noted …
Tillerson: scandal surrounding Qatar won't affect counter-terrorism
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he does not expect a decision by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to sever ties with Qatar to have a significant effect on the fight against ISIS. …
Bahrain, Egypt, UAE and Saudi Arabia cut off relations with Qatar
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt broke diplomatic relations with Gulf Arab state Qatar on Monday, pointing to Doha's ties to terrorism and the need to maintain national security. The coordinated move …
Netanyahu: misconduct allegations are ‘persecution’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labeled allegations of his misconduct in office as “persecution” and repeated that a new criminal investigation into his affairs would come to nothing. Police are …
Cavusoglu: Martin Schulz’s statements have no effect on Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the European Parliament’s President Martin Schulz’s threatening statements have no effect on Turkey, after the latter criticized the detention …
Anti-US rally staged at NATO Incirlik air base in Turkey
A crowd has been protesting near the Incirlik military base in Adana, Turkey. The facility houses US and NATO forces, RT reports. The demonstrators are calling for the closure of the base, where arrests and searches were made …
