Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed the World Economic Forum (WEF) for revoking an invitation to the annual meeting in Davos over his country's crackdown on recent protests, accusing the forum of applying "blatant double standards" (...)
US forces have fully withdrawn from an air base in western Iraq in implementation of an agreement with the Iraqi government.
Iraq's government on Sunday said US forces completed a "full withdrawal" from military facilities within the country's (...)
Iran's supreme leader has for the first time publicly acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during recent protests, blaming the United States for the violence.
In a speech on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said thousands had been (...)
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Friday targeting Iran-backed Houthi networks involved in oil transfers, weapons procurement and smuggling operations that Washington says help finance the group's attacks and destabilizing (...)
An Air India jet suffered substantial engine damage after sucking in a cargo container while taxiing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport early Thursday morning.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India's aviation watchdog, has (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a new "strategic partnership" with China during a meeting with leader Xi Jinping Friday, as the US ally took steps to reset ties with Beijing in the face of historic friction with Donald Trump.
Canada and (...)
Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops as fighting persists in Gaza and Lebanon and as tensions flare with Iran, Reuters reported citing recent reports by the country's Defense (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a series of phone calls on Thursday with regional and international counterparts to discuss developments in the region.
Prince Faisal spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, (...)
RIYADH — "The region needs stability," Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said, as he addressed questions on escalating tensions involving Iran and warnings of possible US military action.
"Our goal is to achieve (...)
US President Donald Trump has said he has been told "the killing in Iran has stopped", but the US president has not ruled out military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.
The United States has (...)
Iran's military is at its "peak of defensive readiness" and will "confront any aggression", the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said, as the United States ramped up its rhetoric in support of the protesters in the country.
Missile (...)
The United States will pause immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries starting Jan. 21.
According to a State Department memo obtained, consular officers have been instructed to refuse visas under existing law while the department (...)
President Donald Trump has been briefed on strong options as he weighs whether to order a US military response against the Iranian government over a violent crackdown on protests that have left more than 600 people dead, but is holding off for now (...)
The European Parliament has barred Iranian diplomats from entering its premises amid the ongoing crackdown on protesters by Tehran, President Roberta Metsola said on Monday.
The ban is in place in Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and all of (...)
Iran on Monday summoned the ambassadors of Britain, Germany, Italy and France over what it described as their countries' support for recent protests inside the country, according to official media.
The Foreign Ministry invited the diplomats to (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has canceled talks with Iranian officials amid an intensifying crackdown on anti-government protests, pledging support for demonstrators after human rights monitors said the death toll has surged (...)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iranian authorities Sunday to exercise "maximum restraint" and avoid "unnecessary or disproportionate" force against protesters.
"The Secretary-General is shocked by the reports of violence and excessive (...)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is "under control" with "many terrorist operatives" arrested.
He told foreign diplomats in a televised meeting that "confessions will be released soon" and said there (...)
Nationwide protests challenging Iran's ruling system entered their third week on Sunday, as demonstrators again took to the streets in Tehran and the second-largest city of Mashhad, with activists reporting at least 116 deaths linked to the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and a group of Arab, Islamic and African countries on Friday issued a joint statement strongly condemning the recent visit by an Israeli official to the Somaliland region. They described it as illegal and a violation of (...)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday signaled a tougher crackdown on anti-government protests, accusing demonstrators of acting to please foreign powers, particularly the United States, as unrest continued across several cities (...)
Iran's army chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami threatened pre-emptive military action on Wednesday over "rhetoric" targeting the Islamic Republic. He was likely referring to threats made by US President Donald Trump's warning that if Tehran "violently (...)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the concerns of merchants protesting across the country are legitimate but warned that a "hand of the enemy" is behind recent currency fluctuations that have fueled unrest.
In his first (...)
Growing unrest in Iran is reported to have claimed more lives on a fifth day of protests over the soaring cost of living.
At least six people have been killed as demonstrations spread to more parts of the country.
Three people were killed and 17 (...)
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran's authorities against killing peaceful protesters, saying Washington "will come to their rescue".
In a brief post on social media, he wrote: "We are locked and loaded and ready to go." He gave no further (...)
