Iran said today it has sanctioned 61 more Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for supporting an Iranian dissident group as months-long talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal stalled, according to Reuters. Others blacklisted by Iran’s foreign ministry for expressing support for the exiled anti-establishment group Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) included President Donald Trump’s […]
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J. Sullivan: Russian officials visit Iran to see drones
The United States believes Russian officials recently visited an airport in Iran to view attack-capable drones, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said today. The United States earlier this week said it had information indicating that Iran was preparing to supply Russia with up to several hundred drones, including some capable of being used as […]
Syrian Democratic Forces call on Russia-Iran to prevent Turkey from launching new attack on Kurds
The leader of the US-backed Kurdish-Arab coalition Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) called on Moscow and Tehran today to prevent Ankara from launching a new offensive in northern Syria, days before a Turkish-Russian-Iranian summit. on the subject of the war in this country. The Turkish army has been deployed since 2016 in northern Syria, around the […]
Iran has unveiled a naval drone division
Iran unveiled today its first naval division consisting of boats and submarines capable of carrying drones, while US President Joe Biden makes his first tour of the Middle East. Iran has been accused by the United States and Israel of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and vessels associated with Israel in the […]
UAE: Abu Dhabi working to send ambassador to Iran, opposes anti-Iranian alliance
The United Arab Emirates is working to send an ambassador to Tehran as it seeks to rebuild relations with Iran, a diplomatic adviser to the country’s president said today, adding that Abu Dhabi does not support the idea of ​​a confrontational approach with Tehran. The Emirates began reaching out to Iran in 2019 after attacks […]
Iran: Tehran warns US not to threaten to use force
Iran’s military warned the United States and Israel today not to threaten Iran with the use of force, Iranian media reported, after US President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapon. “The Americans and the Zionists (Israel) know very well the price if they […]
Biden, Lapid Sign ‘Jerusalem Declaration’, Pledge Iran Won’t Get Nuclear Weapons
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons, in a show of unity from allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran. The pledge, part of the “Jerusalem Declaration” that culminated Biden’s first visit to Israel as president, came a day after he […]
US and Israel to sign joint declaration: ‘We will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons’
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid will sign a joint declaration today vowing not to allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, on the second day of the White House’s Middle East tour. A senior Biden administration official, who briefed reporters on the joint declaration via video conference, explained that the agreement […]
Moscow: ‘No comment’ on possible purchase of drones from Iran
The Kremlin spokesman today declined to comment on US claims that Russia is preparing to buy hundreds of drones from Iran. “We have no comment,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when asked about the matter on a daily conference call with reporters. He assured that President Vladimir Putin will not negotiate the acquisition of such aircraft […]
Iran: Biden’s visit to Israel will not provide security for Tel Aviv
Iranian President Ebrahim Raishi said today that the tour that his American counterpart Joe Biden is starting today in the Middle East will not provide security for Israel. Biden is expected to arrive today in Israel, the first stop of his tour of the Middle East in which he will also visit Saudi Arabia. “If […]