Saudi Arabia overtakes India as world’s fastest growing major economy
Saudi Arabia has topped India as the fastest growing major economy in the world, with its non-oil sector growing at the fastest rate in more than one year.
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Iran President says riots, sanctions two sides of same coin
President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran’s enemies plotted the recent riots across the country out of outrage at the failure of their sanctions in impeding Tehran’s progress in different fields.
US slams Israeli settlements but stresses Washington’s support for Tel Aviv
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has criticized Israeli policies, including settlement expansion and home demolitions, as detrimental to the two-state solution. Still, at a news conference at the end of his trip to Israel and the occupied Palestin…
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 343
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
Iran warns US against triggering war
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN has warned that American military action against Tehran would risk starting an open-ended war. There has been speculation surrounding Washington’s possible involvement in a recent failed drone strike on an Iranian mi…
Russia says decided to involve Iran in discussions among Moscow, Ankara and Damascus
There is a principle agreement to engage Iran in the trilateral discussions among Russia, Turkey and Syria over the situation in the Middle Eastern Arab country, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Pakistan says Iran has asked for $18bn in compensation over gas pipeline project
Tehran has asked Islamabad to construct a portion of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gasline project on its territory till February-March 2024, or be ready to pay a penalty of $18 billion, a Pakistani official has said.
Ayatollah Khamenei pays tribute to late Imam Khomeini
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on the eve of the 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, paid tribute to the founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini.
Ukraine responds to Iran over failed drone strike
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has accused Tehran of “supporting aggression”, claiming that the reported blast at a military industrial facility in Isfahan was “legitimate punishment.”
Ukraine admits cannot defend against Iranian ballistic missiles
Should Russia obtain Iranian ballistic missiles for use in its war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force has warned that it does not have the means to defend against them.