Tag: Iran
Xinjiang: Pan-Turkism fuels China’s hearts-and-minds campaign
Dr. James M. Dorsey | Chinese efforts to woo Saudi Arabia’s ethnic Chinese community highlight the People’s Republic’s effort to avert criticism from the Muslim...
Iran says Trump ‘destabilising’ oil market
AFP | Iran on Saturday accused US President Donald Trump of destabilising the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC...
Syria says Israeli strikes target air base
AFP | Syria on Sunday accused Israel of targeting an air base in the central Homs province, saying its defences hit a jet involved in...
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat
AFP | Iran's remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy despite the US...
Iran talks aim to save nuclear deal after US pullout
AFP | The top diplomats of Iran and five world powers meet Friday as Tehran seeks assurances it will benefit economically from the nuclear deal...
Israel ex-minister goes on trial on charges of spying for Iran
AFP | A former Israeli government minister went on trial on Thursday on charges of spying for arch-foe Iran in a case which has been...
Arrests in Europe over plot to attack Iran opposition rally
AFP | Belgium, France and Germany have detained six people, including an Iranian diplomat, over an alleged plot to bomb a weekend rally by an...
US sticks to goal of cutting Iran oil exports to zero
AFP | The United States remains determined to force Iran to change its behavior by cutting its oil exports to zero, the State Department said...
Hassan Rouhani in Europe to support for nuclear deal
AFP | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Switzerland on Monday at the start of European trip billed as of "prime importance" after the US...
Global petrol price hike reflected in Pakistan; creates difficulties for citizens
News Analysis | The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)’s President Ghazanfar Bilour has termed the most recent surge in petroleum prices...
OPCW- Can identify culprits of chemical weapons abuse; Implications for Syrian...
News Analysis | Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international body with a mandate to investigate the use of prohibited chemicals as...
Amid U.S. sanctions against Iran, India aims to salvage Chabahar port
News Analysis | India will soon begin talks with Iran on a trade accord just as the US has turned hostile toward the Persian Gulf...
Iran defiant as it holds day of anti-Israel protests
AFP | Iran held its annual day of protest against Israel on Friday, determined to show defiance at a time of mounting pressure from the...
China’s ZTE vows to clean up its act following US deal
AFP | China's ZTE has pledged to dish out internal punishments and address flaws in its corporate culture after Washington and Beijing reached a deal...
China hosts summit with Russia and Iran as nuclear deal wobbles
AFP | Iran, China and Russia may seek ways to salvage the nuclear deal ditched by Donald Trump when their leaders meet this weekend at...
Iran opens enrichment facility at Natanz, 2015 nuclear deal in jeopardy?
News Analysis | Iran has announced on Tuesday that a new enrichment facility has been built in Natanz nuclear site which will enhance its ability...
