Al-Arabia – Dedicating his first foreign policy speech to the grave subject of Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlined the Trump administration’s new strategy vis-à-vis Iran on Monday, coming shortly after President Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Obama-era nuclear deal. Speaking at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Secretary Pompeo vividly explained how the US …
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Arab coalition says more than 85 percent of Yemen has been liberated
Al-Arabia – The spokesperson of the Arab coalition forces in Yemen, Col. Turki Al-Malki said on Monday that more than 85% of Yemen has been liberated as legitimate forces have advanced on all battle fronts, while confusion has hit Houthi ranks. Malki said during a press conference that a Turkish ship was recently attacked by missiles in front of the …
Read More »Iranian Factory Workers Resume Blockade of Key Railway Line
VOA -Iranian factory workers have resumed a blockade of the country’s main north-south railway line as part of a protest against labor conditions in a western Iranian city.
Read More »After Iran deal exit, average Iranians worried about the future
Al-Monitor – The US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been received negatively by much of the international community, with the exception of Israel and some Arab states.
Read More »Iranian MP: Fate of Iran deal determined in coming weeks
Al-Monitor – As Iran and Europe scramble to save the Iranian nuclear deal, the EU’s commissioner for energy and climate traveled to Iran to meet with Iranian officials. Miguel Arias Canete tweeted a picture of his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and wrote about the need to “defend and fully implement” the Iran deal. He added that …
Read More »Pompeo Says U.S. To Impose ‘Strongest Sanctions In History’ Against Iran
RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington will impose “the strongest sanctions in history [on Iran] once they come into full force” and that the “sting of sanctions will only grow more painful if the regime does not change its course.”
Read More »State TV Says Fishing Rods ‘Used To Communicate With CIA’
Radiofarda – Despite Iran’s Intelligence Ministry insisting there is no proof to suggest that the environmentalists who have been detained were involved in espionage against their homeland, their attorney sees no breakthrough in his clients’ situation.
Read More »Iran Parliament In Heated Debate Over Money Laundering Legislation
Iran’s Parliament (Majles) has discussed four regulatory bills at a closed-door session also attended by “a few senior security and executive officials” on Sunday May 20.
Read More »MP Accuses Khamenei’s Representative of Fueling Unrest
Radiofarda – While clashes between riot police and angry demonstrators continue in the Southwestern city of Kazeroon near Shiraz, local officials blame each other for the unrest that has claimed at least two lives according to official figures.
Read More »Trump’s Withdrawal From The Iran Nuclear Deal: Winners And Losers
Radiofarda – In the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to leave the nuclear deal with Iran, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tehran is most likely the biggest loser. JCPOA was a huge victory for the fundamentalist regime in Iran, and its unraveling represents a considerable blow to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the …
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