Tehran and Washington vs. Moscow in Lebanon and Syria
Analysts doubt an assertive and more aggressive Russia can translate its control of Syria into a major influence in Lebanon.
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Iran’s Raisi says foreign policy won’t be limited by nuclear deal
Raisi said on Monday that the United States violated the 2015 nuclear deal and the European Union failed to fulfil its commitments, speaking in his first news conference since his … Read More
Israel allows some Gaza exports, Hamas demands more amid fragile truce
Israel allowed a limited resumption of commercial exports from the Gaza Strip on Monday in what it called a “conditional” measure, one month after a truce halted 11 days of … Read More
Ebrahim Raisi as president will mark a decisive shift in Iran policymaking
Should Raisi use the presidency as a stepping stone to the post of supreme leader, Iran may see its last president.
Syria regime shelling on Idlib kills 9: monitor
Syrian government shelling on the rebel-controlled enclave of Idlib Monday killed at least nine people, including four civilians, a war monitor reported.
President-elect Raisi: Iran’s priority is improving ties with Gulf Arab neighbors
President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday Iran’s foreign policy priority would be improving ties with Gulf Arab neighbors, while calling on regional rival Saudi Arabia to halt its intervention in … Read More
Turkish court accepts indictment seeking ban of pro-Kurdish party
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Monday accepted an indictment filed by a senior prosecutor seeking a ban on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
Danger and demons: Yemen’s mysterious ‘Well of Hell’
Surrounded in mystery and tales of demons, the Well of Barhout in Yemen’s east — known as the “Well of Hell” — is a little-understood natural wonder.
Iran’s Raisi says U.S. violated nuclear deal, EU failed to fulfil commitments
Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the United States violated the 2015 nuclear deal and the European Union failed to fulfil its commitments, speaking in his first news … Read More
Vaccine hesitancy puts gains against virus at risk
In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common refrain among the villagers is that the coronavirus spreads only in cities.