Turkey, US pledge to improve ties in Yıldırım, Pence meeting
Ankara and Washington have pledged a new era in the mutual ties following the meeting of Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and U.S. Vice President…
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Is Saudi Arabia bluffing on Iran?
The latest developments that just unfolded in Riyadh are unsettling and carry a high risk of a regional confrontation. An assertive Saudi crown prince is…
Exclusive: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers,…
Middle East tensions rise as Iran and Saudis jostle for power
A string of escalatory moves taken by Saudi Arabia and arch-rival Iran over the past few days suggest the long-brewing cold war between the region’s…
US Condemns Iranian Support for Yemen Rebels
The White House is calling for the United Nations to examine Iran’s role in the conflict in Yemen, alleging the Iranian government is perpetuating the…
Iran pledges to support Lebanon stability after PM resigned
BEIRUT – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his country will “not hesitate” to help maintain the stability of Lebanon following the resignation of the Lebanese…
Riyadh: reluctant US partner in Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Kurdistan 24) – The US opposes Iranian proxies everywhere, it seems, except in Iraq, and a key US partner in Iraq,…
Is Lebanon caught in a Saudi-Iran regional power play?
Recent developments in Saudi Arabia – including the sacking and detention of senior ministers and princes, and the televised resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh –…
The case for getting tough on Iran grows stronger
Iran is determined to terrorize and weaken American interests, whether it is helping proxies fire missiles at the Saudi Arabian capital, trying to kill Americans, attacking Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria,…
Iran: Hariri resignation aims to stoke regional tension
Iran has said that the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday aims to “create tension in Lebanon and the entire region”. In a statement on Iran’s state…