Tag Archives: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran and Turkey are poised to reach $30 billion worth of trade transactions between the two sides. To this end, the Chairman of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei met on Monday with Nail Olpak met on Monday with Nail Olpak, …

TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cautiously backed the government’s decision to increase gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread unrest, calling “thugs” those who threatened public property during protests and suggesting a possible crackdown. 80 million people across Iran were shut down by the government to …

TEHRAN – Iran is hosting the 33rd International Islamic Unity (IIU) Conference marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him). The event will be held in Tehran on November 14-16 with the participation of 350 personalities from 93 countries. The conference, which is themed “Ummah unity in …

MOSCOW – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its latest “confidential” report, which was leaked to media, that it had detected “natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran not declared to the agency”. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said there is no …

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said that he will meet with the United States President Donald Trump ahead of the NATO Meeting in London on 3-4 December. Macron tweeted that on Monday night he had an “excellent discussion” with Trump about Syria, Iran and the alliance with the NATO …

ASTANA – The next round of Astana talks on the crisis in Syria could be held in late November or early December in Kazakhstan’s Nur Sultan, Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Aibek Smadiyarov, said. “We have not yet received an official note from the guarantor states [Russia, Iran and Turkey] on …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President, Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz, proposed the establishment of a Joint Chamber of Commerce between Pakistan and Iran to improve trade and business relations. In his meeting with Iranian Consul General Mohammad Bagherbeyghi on Thursday, he made the remarks and called …

DOHA – The top US and Qatari defense chiefs discussed a “broad range” of mutual security issues, including Doha’s commitment to upgrade the country’s key air base, the Pentagon said Wednesday. During their conversation, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Qatari State Minister of Defense Khalid al-Attiyah reaffirmed “the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said Tuesday it will have fenced off its traditionally porous border with Afghanistan by the end of next year, leading to an improved security situation in the region, Voice of America (VOA) reported Wednesday. According to VOA report, the military-led massive construction program, launched in mid-2017, is …

WASHINGTON – When voters in several states took the polls in crucial elections on Tuesday, seven federal security agencies cautioned that “international malicious actors” would try to interfere in US democracy. Heads of Justice, Defence, National Intelligence, the FBI, Cyber Command, and the NSA said in a joint statement that …