Rouhani: Saudi tensions with Iran ‘to cover up defeats’
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has accused Saudi Arabia of stoking tensions with his country to distract from its own problems. In an interview with Iranian television on Tuesday,…
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Iran challenges taboos on discussing sex as HIV rate rises
TEHRAN, IRAN In a square in a poor eastern Tehran neighborhood known for its drug addicts and dealers, psychologist Atefeh Azimi draws another drop of…
Saudi-Iranian cold war in Middle East heats up in Lebanon
With the so-called ‘Islamic State’ terrorist group, or ISIS, all but defeated in the Middle East, at least in terms of territory it once held,…
Saudi Arabia’s Rivalry With Iran Is Further Destabilizing the Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s increasingly erratic behavior has raised questions around the world. After decades in which Riyadh kept a low profile and mainly intervened in world…
No changes in Iran-Total contract
Total’s agreement with Iran has not changed, according to Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mansour Moazami, Iranian media outlets reported. Moazami, who…
Saudis host first Muslim anti-terror summit – but without Qatar, Iran
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday an attack on an Egyptian mosque that killed more than 300 worshippers would galvanise…
Iraq Offers Nine Oil, Gas Exploration Sites Near Iran, Kuwait
Iraq’s government has invited foreign energy firms to bid for the rights to explore for oil and gas in the country’s border areas near Iran…
Iran to widen missile range ‘if threatened by Europe’
The deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that Tehran has so far purposely limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometres, but that…
U.S. Ally Turkey, Working With Russia And Iran, May Begin Talks With Syria’s Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed Friday that he may be willing to talk to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the future, but not to…
Iran: Israel Will Be ‘Eradicated’ In Next War With Hezbollah
One of Iran’s top military commanders has said the Islamic Republic will intervene in any future conflict between Israel and its paramilitary ally in Lebanon,…