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Qatar paid up to $1bn to release members of the Gulf state’s royal family who were kidnapped in Iraq while on a hunting trip, according to people involved in the hostage deal. Commanders of militant groups and government officials …
Donald Trump’s first trip abroad seems to have been a successful one for him
Hassan Rouhani has to overcome the most acute geopolitical challenges during his second presidential term
At the centre of Friday’s contest were differing views over incumbent President Hassan Rouhani’s signature accomplishment:
Iran and Saudi Arabia jostle for regional supremacy
Iran's UN Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo accused the US and Israel of seeking "to remove the Palestinian issue that is central to all the conflicts in the Middle East from these open debates." …
Israel needs full-scale cooperation with Russia, the Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said today. He expressed concern over the activity of "Hezbollah" in southern Lebanon. "We don't want …
Tehran claimes that Washington underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities
Contrary to Ankara and Moscow, Tehran rules out Washington's participation in Astana talks
Iran bristles at the burgeoning Russia-Turkish alliance suspicious of being squeezed out of its winnings in Syria
Moacow plans with Turkey and Iran to prepare its own Syrian peace roadmap
Ceasefire in Syria will not cover terrorist groups banned in Russia like Daesh and Jabhat al-Nusra, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after talks with heads of Iranian and Russian Foreign Ministries in Moscow. …
Lebanon cannot continue with its “politics of no-policy”, referencing the disassociation policy
Iran is increasingly the most influential player in the Fertile Crescent at the expense of Saudi Arabia
By 2024, Iran can resume manufacturing and testing of advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium
The relations between Russia and the United States have once again deteriorated because of the situation in Syria. Washington halted bilateral cooperation with Moscow on the Syrian issues, threatening Russia with new sanctions. But the Kremlin sees no reason...
Both Russia and Iran may wish to cooperate in the face of American influence in the region
It’s more about solidarity with Tehran than changing facts on the ground in Syria
Is the genie finally out of the bottle? Russia is coming in as the only power that has the ability of resolving long standing niggling issues and cleaning up America’s mess
Iran has condemned the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) for its decision to designate the Hezbollah militant group a terrorist organization. "We condemn the statement of the Cooperation Council …
