Middle Orient

Following the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran, the newly appointed Foreign Minister has reaffirmed Syria’s commitment to Iran and the challenges it faces writes SANA. Foreign Minister Dr. Faisal Mikdad and Iran’s Ambassador to Syria Javad Turk-Abadi discussed prospects for relations between Syria and Iran and means of strengthening …

Secretary General of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) strongly condemned the assassination of a prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and said the Zionist regime and the United States are behind the heinous cowardly act.

Turkish forces, and those backed by Turkey, are continuing to arrest and kidnap civilians in the Afrin region, in the hopes of securing a ransom. The Afrin region has witnessed at least 48 cases of arbitrary arrest in areas under the control of the armed factions, loyal to Turkey and …

How will the Islamic Republic respond to the assassination of their top nuclear scientist? This past year hasn’t been great for Iran. Just one day into 2020, Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani, and Iraqi Shi’ite militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were killed in a drone strike outside Baghdad’s airport. With …

Iranian hardline media called on Sunday for a tough answer. Iran will give a “calculated and decisive” response to the killing of its top nuclear scientist, said a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, while a hardline newspaper suggested Tehran’s revenge should include striking the Israeli city of Haifa.

This third way may breakdown the choice of: war v. quick deal. Paradoxically, the assassination of Iran nuclear program “father” Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was probably undertaken to avoid war with Iran.

Chief of staff’s visit comes as Iran vows revenge after top nuclear scientist assassinated. “Our message is clear,” he said two days after Iran’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated near Tehran. “We will continue to act as vigorously as necessary against Iranian entrenchment in Syria, and we are fully prepared …

This was Abbas’s first trip abroad since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday called for intensifying international efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace and end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the two-state solution.

It is unusual for Iran to have a sudden change of heart in its foreign policy. Indeed, it can be said to be one of the firmest and most blatant when it comes to its projection of regional influence, and its rhetoric is just as bold. This has changed with …

Israel and the US are reportedly planning to carry out “covert operations” and increase pressure on Tehran during US President Donald Trump’s final days in office, the Times of Israel reported yesterday.