Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the framework aims to ensure safe passage while preserving the sovereignty of both countries.
US President Donald Trump has welcomed the new defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, calling it a “big, bold” first step. Signed in Makkah on August 7, the agreement commits the three countries to collective defense and stronger security cooperation. Turkey says the alliance could expand to include other regional countries.
The US is making military support for NATO members contingent on how closely they align with President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Bloomberg has reported.
Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Qusra have been ordered to leave their homes after a days-long siege and repeated attacks by Israeli settlers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the UK as the “Islamic Republic of Britain,” as the country’s new Labor government weighs taking measures against Israel.
The real Western concern is not quality, subsidies or privacy, but the loss of industrial sovereignty—and the willingness to protect domestic industries at the expense of consumers.
The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.
