Iran’s president calls Israel warmonger as he seeks talks with West
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel of seeking regional war, as he attempted to cast Tehran as restrained and...Geostrategy
Iran arrests 12 accused of collaborating with Israel
Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of 12 people accused of "collaborating" with the country's arch-foe Israel, local media reported...Geostrategy
U.S. rejects surprise Poland offer of jets for Ukraine as not ‘tenable’
NATO has already cleared that it does not want direct conflict with Russia and President Joe Biden has ruled out...Earlier Antony Blinken has said that Washington was “actively” looking at a deal with Poland to provide Ukraine with the MiG-29s
NATO has already cleared that it does not want direct conflict with Russia and President Joe Biden has ruled out sending U.S. troops into Ukraine to fight.
US intel paints Putin as aggrieved, angry over Ukraine war
The long-standing president in Moscow has been "stewing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years," CIA...The long-standing president in Moscow has been "stewing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years," CIA Director William Burns told US lawmakers
He called the invasion of Ukraine a matter of "deep personal conviction" for Putin, his latest defiant clash with Europe and the United States
Jordan prince apologizes to king for 2021 palace crisis
Hamzah, whom the king sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004, accused Jordan’s rulers of corruption and ineptitude in...Hamzah, whom the king sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004, accused Jordan’s rulers of corruption and ineptitude in a video message posted by the BBC
In April last year, Jordanian authorities announced they had foiled a bid to destabilize the pro-Western kingdom and had arrested 18 suspects, though most were later released
US stresses support for Morocco over W. Sahara
"We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said..."We continue to view Morocco's autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic," US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a visit to the US ally
Sherman voiced support for Staffan de Mistura, the UN's Western Sahara envoy, who is working to revive a peace process that has been stalled since 2019
France says ‘worried’ about ‘delays’ to Iran nuclear deal
France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West...“We are very close to a deal,” but Paris is “very worried about risks that further delays could weigh on the chances,” a foreign ministry spokeswoman told reporters
Moscow is a direct party — along with Britain, China, France and Germany — to the ongoing talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal
Two Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli Syria strike: Iran
Both Iran and Russia have provided financial and military support to President Bashar al-Assad's regime since Syria's conflict began in...Both Iran and Russia have provided financial and military support to President Bashar al-Assad's regime since Syria's conflict began in 2011
On Monday a war monitor, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Israeli strikes killed two pro-Iran militiamen and wounded six others
Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee
The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled...Britain said it would phase out Russian oil by year's end while oil giants BP and Shell announced an immediate halt to Russian oil and gas
The latest Western strike at Russia's economy came as the United Nations said more than two million civilians have flooded across Ukraine's borders
Homes of Palestinians accused of killing a settler demolished
The homes of brothers Omar and Ghaith Jaradat and Mohammed Jaradat were demolished with explosives in Silat al-Harithiya village, near...Israel accused them for killing Yehuda Dimentman on December 16, when gunmen sprayed a car with around a dozen bullets as it drove out of the wildcat settlement outpost of Homesh.
Around 475,000 Jewish settlers live in the West Bank, alongside some 2.9 million Palestinians, in communities widely regarded as illegal under international law.
Jordan and Morocco keen to boost bilateral cooperation, regional development
Jordan Senate President Faisal Fayez Monday held talks with Moroccan officials in Rabat on bolstering Jordan-Morocco cooperation and the regional...Jordan's Senate President Faisal Fayez held the discussions with his Moroccan counterpart Naam Miyara in Rabat.
Fayez hailed the role of King Abdulla II and that of Morocco's Mohammed VI in strengthening the bilateral ties.
Israel gives financial guarantees for its flights to Russia
Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as...The $2 billion guarantee had been set to expire on March 9
A misunderstanding over Israel's continued flights into Russia caused a diplomatic flap
