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VOA – Russian leader Vladimir Putin travels to Saudi Arabia, a traditional U.S. ally, Monday, offering to act as a peacemaker between Riyadh and Tehran in a diplomatic offensive aimed at balancing Moscow’s relations across the Middle East. Vladimir Putin(artwork by Bozorgmehr Hosseinpur) His second aim, say analysts, is to needle Washington. While courting Iran, Russia’s ally in Syria, the Kremlin …

Radiofarda – An ultraconservative politician in Iran says it was the regular Iranian Army that shot down an American drone on June 20, 2019, but the “credit” was given to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). A pro-reform website, Jamaran cited Abolfazl Tavakkoli Bina a member of the central council of Islamic Coalition Party (ICP) , as saying in a …

Reuters – Iran is prepared to hold talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia with or without the help of a mediator, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, ahead of a visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Asked about reports that Khan, due to arrive in Iran on Sunday, may try to mediate between Tehran and Riyadh, Foreign Ministry …

Radiofarda – Protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Tehran. October 12, 2019. Following protests in Kurdish-populated regions of western Iran on Friday, hundreds of people gathered at the Turkish embassy in Tehran Saturday afternoon to voice their anger at Turkey’s attack on Kurdish areas in Syria. جلوی سفارت ترکیه همین الان pic.twitter.com/0MCIFebeSj— parisa (@Parisa991) October 12, 2019 A …

Radiofarda – Thousands of disappointed Iranians have been forced to return to the country before completing the Arbaeen pilgrimage, an annual ritual that brings millions of Shiites from across the world to the city of Karbala in Iraq. More than two million Iranian Shi’ites have already crossed the into Iraq, the Islamic Republic authorities have maintained. Nevertheless, thousands of them …