A general in the Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s ideological army, was killed during a “mission” in Syria, Iranian state media reported today. “General Abolfazi Alijani, a member of the Revolutionary Guards’ ground forces who was on a mission to Syria as a military adviser, was martyred on Sunday,” state television said on its website. Alijani […]
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Borrell on Iran nuclear deal: Most countries agree with EU proposal
Most countries participating in talks on Iran’s nuclear program agree to an EU proposal aimed at saving the 2015 international agreement, European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today. “Most agree, but I still don’t have the answer from the US who, as I understand, are discussing it and we expect their answer this week,” […]
Russia – Iran: An alliance on the brink of… oil
By Ariel Cohen The war in Ukraine forces Russia to reach out to rogue states: Belarus, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela, among others. This is probably not the multipolar world envisioned by Vladimir Putin, and before him by “geopolitical mastermind” Yevgeny Primakov – but that’s how it is. The Russian president met his Iranian and […]
WTI fluctuates around $87.80 due to US reserves and the Iran nuclear deal
WTI trims part of its losses on Tuesday, rising 0.80% in the American session. US EIA stockpiles shed 7.06 million barrels last week, fueling a jump in oil prices. China’s slower-than-expected growth rate and the Iran nuclear deal held back the rise in oil prices. Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) prices They ranged in a meager […]
Iran says it is ready for a prisoner exchange with the US
Iran says it is ready for a prisoner exchange with the United States and calls on US President Joe Biden to “take action instead of making plays.” “We are ready to exchange prisoners with Washington… The United States must release imprisoned Iranian citizens unconditionally,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted as saying by […]
Gold smuggling – Reza Zarrab: Purges and imprisonments in the Turkish MİT to ‘lose’ the traces
The Iranian branch of Turkey’s National Intelligence Service (MİT) ceased to exist after several police investigations revealed how senior government officials, including then-Prime Minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were in close cooperation with Iranian agents over the infamous Turko case -Iranian gold smuggler and Erdogan’s treasurer, Reza Zarrab, who although accused of violating […]
Brussels ‘consults with partners’ on Iran’s response to ‘final text’ to save nuclear deal
Brussels is “studying” Iran’s response to the “final text” drafted by the EU to save the 2015 deal on Iran’s nuclear file, “in consultation with their partners,” a European Commission spokesman announced today. “We received Iran’s response on Monday night, we are studying it and we are in consultation with the rest of the deal […]
Today Iran’s response to the EU proposal on its nuclear program
Iran will respond to the European Union’s (EU) “final” text by midnight today, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, calling on the United States to show flexibility in order to save the 2015 deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. “We don’t want to reach an agreement that after 40 days, two months or three months will […]
Lebanon: Hezbollah denies knowledge of attack on Rushdie
An official of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon said today that the group has no additional information on the knife attack on author Salman Rushdie. “We do not know anything about this case. So we will not comment,” the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hezbollah is backed by Iran, whose […]
The tanker Lana is preparing to return to Iran
The Iranian tanker Lana will soon return to the country with its cargo of oil, months after it was seized off the Greek coast as part of a US crackdown on Iranian crude exports. Lana’s cargo is currently being transferred back to the ship, Iran’s embassy in Athens said in a tweet late Friday night, […]