Iran
Iran’s Rouhani slams ‘hegemonic’ US over Venezuela
Middle East
February 2, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani slams ‘hegemonic’ US over Venezuela
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused the United States of seeking “world hegemony” and denounced…
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win
Middle East
February 2, 2019
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state…
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks in Iran, often as a black-and-white…
Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America
DUBAI (Reuters) – Forty years after its revolution, Iran has no fear of a “declining” America, a senior cleric said…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
Middle East
January 31, 2019
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a European mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
World
January 31, 2019
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
World
January 30, 2019
US intel chiefs at odds with Trump claims on N. Korea, IS and Iran
US intelligence chiefs contradicted some of President Donald Trump’s most fundamental foreign policy claims Tuesday, underscoring a persistent division…
Iran facing toughest economic situation in 40 years: Rouhani
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Iran facing toughest economic situation in 40 years: Rouhani
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s president said on Wednesday the country was facing its toughest economic situation in 40 years, and…
Iran rejects talks on missiles, but says will not increase range
Middle East
January 29, 2019
Iran rejects talks on missiles, but says will not increase range
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday dismissed calls from the United States and Europe for curbs on its ballistic missiles,…