Tag: Iran

US sanctions Iran-backed paramilitary groups’ deputy ‘Abu Fadak’ in Iraq
- By Alaina
- . January 15, 2021
On Wednesday, Washington imposed sanctions on powerful Iraqi militia leader and deputy of an Iranian-backed umbrella of paramilitary organizations, terming him as an international terrorist

Israel launches airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants near Abukamal
- By Alaina
- . January 13, 2021
According to Syria’s new agency, Israel has carried out large-scale airstrikes in the Abukamal areas on the Syrian-Iraqi border. The Israeli airstrikes targeted several areas

“The 9/11 terrorists did not come from Iran, but from your favourite destinations in the Middle East,” Zarif replies to Pompeo
- By Roshan Amiri
- . January 13, 2021
On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Al Qaeda terrorists who carried out the September 2001 attacks on the Twin

US, Israel must jointly address Iran’s nuclear programme
- By Alaina
- . January 12, 2021
With days left for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, Iran appears to be building a nuclear crisis in the Middle East region. The Iranian government recently

Iran threatens to expel UN monitors if US don’t’ lifts sanctions
- By Alaina
- . January 11, 2021
Iran has publicly stated that it will expel UN nuclear monitoring inspectors if US sanctions are not lifted by February 21. This comes just a

Iran bans entry of US, UK covid-19 vaccines, Iranian leader calls them ‘untrustworthy’
- By Alaina
- . January 10, 2021
During a televised speech on Friday, Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran would not import the Covid-19 vaccines from US and UK.

Arrest warrants are raining on Donald Trump in the Middle East
- By Alaina
- . January 9, 2021
Not only the risk of being removed from the US presidency due to the recent violent attack on the US Congress, but also problems overseas.

Iraq faces its worst economic crisis since Saddam Hussein’s time
- By Alaina
- . January 7, 2021
Iraq is currently facing one of its worst economic crisis, equivalent to the one it faced during the 2003 invasion, which brought down Saddam Hussein’s

Iran seizes South Korean Tanker over $7Bn Frozen in Korean banks
- By Alaina
- . January 7, 2021
According to Reuters, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean flagged ship. Iran’s military has arrested its staff, sparking tensions between Tehran and Seoul over

US B-52 bombers flying over the Middle East are a warning to Iran
- By Alaina
- . January 4, 2021
US B-52 fighter jets fly over the Middle East amid tensions between the United States and Iran. The US B-52 serve as a warning of