Conflicts in the East

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Iraqi military base that houses U.S. forces attacked

Iraqi military base that houses U.S. forces attacked

Four people were wounded yesterday in an attack on Balad air base in northern Iraq which houses U.S. personnel. The Iraqi military said in a statement that eight Katyusha rockets had been fired at the base, about 80 km north of …

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

U.S. forces at Iraqi bases most likely had some warning before missiles launched by Iran struck this morning, thanks to a facility devoted to detecting and providing alerts about launches anywhere in the world, according to public documents and a …

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iran says 80 American soldiers killed in missile strikes

Iranian state television said that at least 80 American soldiers were killed in attacks involving 15 missiles Tehran launched on U.S. targets in Iraq, adding that none of the missiles were intercepted. State TV, citing a senior …

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Protesters leave U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests. Yesterday, security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of …

Internet agitators of gasoline protests detained in Hormozgan

Internet agitators of gasoline protests detained in Hormozgan

According to the head of the Hormozgan Provincial Police, Goliamreza Jafari, the Internet agitators of recent protests against rising gas prices were detained. “31 people were detained in the provinces in coordination with the …

Andrei Baklanov: Putin and Erdogan hold radical talks

Andrei Baklanov: Putin and Erdogan hold radical talks

The six-hour talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Syrian settlement that took place in Sochi yesterday were radical in nature in comparison with other …

Houthis report capture of Saudi soldiers and officers

Houthis report capture of Saudi soldiers and officers

Yemen's Houthi movement has said it carried out an attack near the border with the southwestern Saudi region of Najran and captured several army officers, but there was no immediate confirmation from the authorities …

Iranian Foreign Ministry responds to Saudi accusations

Iranian Foreign Ministry responds to Saudi accusations

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi responded to Rhyad’s official accusations in organizing an attack on Saudi oil infrastructure. “Instead of baseless accusations against others, the Saudi government should put …

Scandalous Iranian tanker no longer sailing to Iskenderun

Scandalous Iranian tanker no longer sailing to Iskenderun

Supertanker Adrian Darya 1, which the U.S. is seeking to seize for carrying Iranian oil, is no longer signaling the port of Iskenderun in Turkey, Bloomber reports. The vessel has showing “for order” as its destination, …

Antonio Guterres concerned about Persian Gulf

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

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

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 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, …

Reasons for protests in Iran

Reasons for protests in Iran

A new turn in Iran's domestic political life, which has little in common with demonstrations of 2009.