By Kostas Raptis The new Cold War is rapidly turning into an increasingly Middle Eastern affair. Although, of course, the Middle East did not wait for the outbreak of the war in Ukraine to turn into a field of bloody settlement of accounts of third parties. US President Joe Biden’s tour of Israel, the West […]
Tag: Iran
Nuclear deal: Iran ‘window of opportunity’ to close in ‘few weeks’
Iran has a “window of opportunity” of just “a few weeks” to reach a deal on the country’s nuclear energy program, France’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday, calling the current situation “unbearable”. “We have to show a lot of patience, but the current situation is now unbearable because for months Iran has been holding back,” […]
War in Ukraine: Iran to supply Russia with UAVs
Iran will hand over “hundreds” of drones to Russia, which is struggling to accelerate its advance in eastern Ukraine because of stiff resistance, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday. “Our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to deliver to Russia as many as hundreds of UAVs, including armed” such aircraft, […]
Iran says US, Israel plan for defense pact with Arab states will raise tensions
Iran’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that US and Israeli plans for a joint defense pact with Arab states to counter the threat of Iranian drones and missiles will increase regional tensions, Reuters reported. “The entry of foreigners into the region will not create security and stability, but is itself the main cause of tension […]
Why Israel is threatening to bomb one of Assad’s palaces
By Paul Iddon In August 2003, Israeli warplanes “struck” the summer palace of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the province of Latakia in the west of the country. The Israeli jets reportedly flew so low that they broke the windows of the palace. Assad was not there at the time in question, while he was […]
Britain: The British man allegedly arrested in Iran had left the country in 2021
The British embassy in Tehran announced today that the British diplomat, who Iranian state television reported yesterday, Wednesday, had been arrested in Iran, had left the country in December 2021. Yesterday, Iranian state television and Iran’s Fars news agency reported that foreign diplomats, including a Briton, had been arrested by the Revolutionary Guards on charges […]
US: ‘Freezes’ resources of companies that circumvented sanctions in Iran
The US government on Wednesday ordered the freezing of assets of several companies based in Iran and other countries for circumventing US sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic in the sale of oil and petrochemical products, according to a press release released by the relevant department of the Ministry of Finance. The companies are accused […]
Iran: The Revolutionary Guards arrested foreign diplomats on charges of ‘espionage’
The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s ideological army, have arrested foreign diplomats, including the British deputy ambassador, on charges of “espionage”, Iran’s Fars and Tasnim news agencies and state television reported today. According to information, the British diplomat is to be expelled from the country. “The intelligence service of the Revolutionary Guards identified and arrested diplomats of […]
France: Macron vows to continue efforts to get Iran back into nuclear deal
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed regret today that Tehran still “refuses” to reach a deal on its nuclear program and vowed to continue his efforts to “reason it down”. “Iran still refuses to seize the opportunity offered to it for a good deal, as the latest talks with the Americans in Doha showed, the French […]
Iran: Belgian detained for 4 months on espionage charges
A Belgian citizen was arrested in Iran on February 24 for “an offense linked to espionage”, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Kikenborn announced today, denouncing “the unlawful deprivation of his liberty”. Van Kikenborn made these statements before a parliamentary committee examining the Belgium-Iran agreement on the transfer of convicts, which has sparked backlash. Exiled Iranian […]
