Tag: Iran
Link Chabahar with Gwadar: Iran tells Pakistan
News Analysis | In a three-day tour of Pakistan, the Iranian Foreign Minister invited Pakistan to participate in the port of Chabahar. Dr. Javad Zarif,...
‘Internal Security’ being provided by Pakistani troops in KSA: Khawaja Asif
News Analysis | The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on Friday, told MNAs that Pakistani troops stationed in Saudi Arabia are only there for ‘internal security’...
Donald Trump accepts Kim Jong Un’s invitation for a meeting: History...
In what might be the most crucial development of this year so far, President of United States Of America Donald Trump has accepted an...
Indo-Iran ties and implications for Pakistan
News Analysis | The Iranian foreign minister, Javed Zarif, is all set to visit Pakistan for a three-day tour beginning from Sunday, the Iranian ambassador...
The Middle East’s nuclear technology clock starts ticking
James M. Dorsey | The Middle East’s nuclear technology clock is ticking as nations pursue peaceful capabilities that potentially leave the door open to future...
Iran acid attack victims find new identity in art
AFP | Massoumeh Attaie does not want to be defined only by the evil that drove her father-in-law to blind her with acid in her...
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary: ‘we await the adoption by New Delhi of...
News Desk | GVS: World around us is changing, transforming at a rapid pace; how Pakistan’s foreign Office looks at all that? Foreign Secretary, Ms. Tehmina...
Saudi-Iranian rivalry: The way forward!
News Analysis | Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said, “Iran is ready to discuss regional security issues with its Gulf Arab neighbors as long as foreign...
Iran VP says government against using force over hijab
AFP | Iran's vice president for women's affairs insisted Wednesday the government opposed using "force" to ensure women wear the hijab, after a spate of...
Iran sticking to nuclear deal: UN watchdog
AFP | Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Thursday, four months ahead of US President Donald...
Why the US wants to put Pakistan on global terror-financing ‘watch...
News Desk | The US has presented a resolution seeking to place Pakistan on a global terror-financing ‘watch list’ which has been submitted to the...
Battle to free Mosul of IS ‘intellectual terrorism’
AFP | In a classroom of the University of Mosul, in the Islamic State group's former Iraqi capital, around 50 volunteers have undergone a week's...
Iran military official: West used lizards for nuclear spying
AFP | The former chief-of-staff of Iran's armed forces said Tuesday that Western spies had used lizards which could "attract atomic waves" to spy on...
Chief of Army Staff meets Ambassadors of Iran and Turkey
News Analysis | The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa met Mr Ishan Mustafa Yurdakul, newly appointed Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan and...
Olympics committee apologies to Iran over Samsung ‘misunderstanding’
AFP| Pyeongchang Olympic organisers said they had apologised to Iran on Friday after a diplomatic furore over its athletes being denied special Samsung phones issued...
Protests against Iran hijab ban highlights years of evolution
AFP | A spate of unprecedented protests against Iran's mandatory headscarves for women have been tiny in number, but have still reignited a debate that...
What is the biggest threat to the United States?
Jacob G Hornberger | The New York Times recently profiled three military veterans who are running for Congress. All three are women and all three...
Asia’s dark underbelly: Conflicts threaten long-term stability and development
James M. Dorsey | A host of conflicts, stretching across the Asian landmass from the Middle East to Southeast Asia and northwest China, are likely...
How risky is Trump’s Iran policy?
By James M. Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s inclination to withdraw from a three-year old international agreement that curbs Iran’s nuclear program is...
Gulf crisis continues to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran
James M Dorsey | Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey’s military offensive...
Iran: Protests and threat of renewed sanctions lead to revolutionary guard...
James M Dorsey | Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in the wake of recent anti-government protests to have put his weight behind President...
Kulbhushan pops up as India-Pakistan spar at the UN
News Analysis | At a high-level Security Council meeting, Pakistan has raised the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the RAW officer apprehended by Pakistan on its...
Saudi Arabia announces $2 billion bailout for Yemen government
AFP | Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen's central bank, following desperate calls for funding from the war-torn...
US creates rift among Russia, Turkey and Iran
M K Bharakumar | Five days after Turkey summoned the US charge d’affaires in Ankara to convey its concerns over the US’ continuing support for the Kurdish militia...
What changes will the Iran protests lead to?
Nader Habibi | A series of urban uprisings in Iran that began on Dec. 28 in its second-largest city shocked the country’s Islamic regime, as well...
2018 brings Marvel movie Black Panther to the big screen
News Desk | Marvel has been one of the most successful blockbuster franchises in the history of the world. They have been producing films that...
Hybrid wars against Pakistan
Saud Bin Ahsen | War is the oldest of adventures of the human race since times that created human civilization. Although it has nothing to...
Iran and Saudi Arabia revisit their strategies
James M Dorsey | Expressions of support by US President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu have provided the grist for Iranian...
Fresh Iran protests lead to 9 fatalities and hundreds of arrests
AFP | Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state television said Tuesday, while hundreds have been arrested as authorities crack down...
Protests in Iran posing threats to Saudi and US policymakers
James M. Dorsey | If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s chequered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him...
Is Iran’s failing economy the real cause for protests?
AFP | Despite demonstrators chanting provocative slogans against Iran's Islamic rulers, analysts say the roots of the current protests lie in the same anger at...
Could the US be responsible for anti-government protests in Iran?
James M Dorsey | In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what...
52 people protesting high prices arrested in Iran
AFP | An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested in the previous day's protests against high prices that highlighted deep-rooted economic...
Morality police in Iran taking softer line on Islamic codes: chief
AFP | Iranian police are taking a softer approach to breaches of Islamic rules, opting for education over punishment, Tehran's police chief said on Wednesday. "According...
Kulbhashan’s Mother & Wife arrival still not confirmed by Indian Govt..?
Islamabad - Pakistan Foreign Office informed journalists, on Saturday (23 Dec), that as of now, Indian government has not confirmed any arrival schedule of...
Finding balance amid KSA-Iran tussle
Junaid Ali Malik | Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Iran both have immense importance for Pakistan. Iran was the first country that recognized it. Saudi Arabia...
