Iran
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
Environment
October 30, 2017
Iran moves to save last ‘mascot’ Asiatic cheetahs
Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world’s last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the…
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers may hang in the balance, but you wouldn’t know it at the United Nations…
Iran asks UN nuclear chief to confirm it still follows deal
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Iran asks UN nuclear chief to confirm it still follows deal
Iran’s president on Sunday urged the United Nations nuclear chief to confirm his country still adheres to the nuclear deal…
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Iraqi leader visits Iran as Tehran seeks to drive wedge with Washington
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told Iraq’s US-backed prime minister on Thursday that he should not rely on the…
Israel willing to resort to military action to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: minister
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Israel willing to resort to military action to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: minister
Israel is willing to resort to military action to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, the intelligence minister said on…
Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted
Middle East
October 26, 2017
Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields deserted
When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi‘ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq’s north to retake it…
Iran says defense capabilities not negotiable amid US pressure
Middle East
October 25, 2017
Iran says defense capabilities not negotiable amid US pressure
Iran’s defense capabilities are not negotiable, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday in remarks made previously but which now…
Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media
Middle East
October 25, 2017
Iran opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region: state media
Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday which was closed after a referendum on independence…
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
Middle East
October 22, 2017
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday promoted a Trump administration goal of uniting Saudi Arabia and Iraq in…
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
Middle East
October 22, 2017
Tillerson’s Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
As US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits the Middle East this weekend, he’ll hope to achieve something that has…