Persian Gulf airlines continue to fly over Iraq, Iran : Report
Press TV – Persian Gulf airlines, including Qatar Airways and Emirates, continue to fly in Iraqi and Iranian airspace and to cities…
Regional Affairs
Iraq’s power output declines as gas supplies from Iran fall
Bloomberg – Iraq’s production of electricity, excluding Kurdistan, has dropped by 27% within the past three months because of reduced shipments of…
Iran does not seek escalation: Pak FM
IRNA — Pakistani Foreign Minister said at the end of his visit to Washington on Saturday that Pakistan does not claim to…
FM Zarif meets with Omani counterpart
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi in Muscat. The…
Leader wishes swift recovery of Iraq’s Ayatollah Sistani
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has prayed for the speedy recovery of Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric…
India has strong interests in preserving peace, stability in ME region: Indian PM
MNA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his country has many interests in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle…
Iranian, Indian FMs discuss latest regional developments
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held talks Thursday on the latest developments in…
India seeks to strengthen relationships with Iran and Russia as US-made chaos threatens New Delhi
RT | Ashish Shukla: India has not quite switched sides in the Middle East, but today’s visit from two important guests from…
After Soleimani strike, Persian Gulf Arab countries urge Trump to show restraint
Euronews | Dan De Luce and Robert Windrem: Persian Gulf Arab states are on edge after President Donald Trump’s decision to kill…
Pakistan seeks to mitigate US-Iran tensions
Al-Monitor | Sabena Siddiqui: The US drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, took…
Can Iran mobilize allies to end US Mideast presence?
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: Aside from sending US-Iran tensions to all-time highs, the assassination of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in an…
Iranian FM Zarif holds talks with Russian counterpart Lavrov, discusses evolving situation in Persian Gulf
India TV News – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif met his Russian counterpart on Wednesday and discussed the evolving situation in Persian…
FM Zarif meets with India’s top security official
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi…
Iraq’s Sadr urges million-man march against US military presence
Press TV – Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has demanded that Iraqis stage a “million-man march” against the continued US military…
Iranian, Afghan officials hold political talks in India
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the national security adviser of Afghanistan discussed a range of issues at a…
Katyusha rockets target Taji military base housing US forces
Press TV – The Iraqi military says Katyusha rockets have hit an airbase north of the capital Baghdad, which houses the US-led…
‘We Could Feel the Shock Wave’: How US troops withstood attack on Iraq base
The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles: More than two hours before Iran fired its first salvo of missiles at the large…
US troops describe ‘miraculous’ escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran
Reuters | John Davison: Troops at the Iraqi air base that bore the brunt of Iran’s first direct missile attack against U.S. forces…
Larijani: US criminal assassination empowers ‘Resistance’
IRNA – Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that the US criminal assassination resulted in empowering ‘Resistance Front’. Speaking in…
Iran to hold food expo in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah on April 11-21
MNA – The director general of Agriculture Ministry for Intl. Affairs said that Iran will hold Food Expo in Sulaymaniyah of Iraq…
Exports to Iraq through Sumar border terminal resume
Financial Tribune – Exports of commodities to Iraq through the Sumar Border Terminal in Qasr-e Shirin County of Kermanshah Province restarted from…
Hezbollah: It’s time for Iran’s allies to start working to avenge Soleimani
Reuters – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday it was time for Iran’s allies to begin working to retaliate for the killing of…
Iranian, Pakistani top diplomats discuss ties, regional issues
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, held talks on a range of issues,…
Nasrallah says Iran missile strikes showed all US bases in West Asia within range
Press TV – Iran’s precision missile strikes at US military bases in Iraq sent the message that all American targets in West…
Nasrallah vows to take Gen. Soleimani’s revenge: Sheikh Naim Qassem
MNA – The Deputy of Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sheikh Naim Qassem said that the Martyr commander of the…
Al-Nujaba sec. gen. vows to take Gen. Soleimani’s revenge
MNA – Secretary General of Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement Al-Nujaba Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi said that resistance movement will take revenge on perpetrators…
First video from US base describes alarm, massive impact
Press TV – CNN has taken the first tour of the American Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, which was hit by…
Pak FM to arrive in Tehran on Sunday
MNA – Pakistan’s FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi will arrive in Tehran on Sunday to meet and hold talks with his Iranian counterpart…
Daesh terror group praises ‘allied’ US for assassinating Gen. Soleimani
Press TV – The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has hailed the recent assassination of Iran’s top military commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani,…
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies at age of 79
MNA – Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, who ruled the Persian Gulf country for nearly five decades died at the age…
Iran, Qatar discuss bilateral ties, regional developments
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday in a telephone talk with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al…
‘Pakistan can never again be part of any war’: Islamabad calls for international dialogue to reduce US-Iran tensions
RT – Pakistan’s Imran Khan has launched a diplomatic initiative to urge de-escalation between the United States and Iran, dispatching his foreign…
Two rockets reportedly hit Baghdad Green Zone a day after Iran missile attacks on US targets in Iraq
CNBC – Two rockets hit the Green Zone in Iraq’s capital of Baghdad, a day after Iran launched missiles at bases housing…
How Soleimani’s assassination could affect Iran’s Syria strategy
Al-Monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: The assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani by a US strike in Baghdad has…
Ain al-Assad: One of oldest, biggest US bases in Iraq
Press TV – The Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq — situated in Iraq’s western Anbar Province — has long been housing American…
Iraqi PM received word from Iran about missile attack
Reuters – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received word from Iran that its response to the U.S. killing of its top…
Syria expresses full solidarity with Iran’s right to respond to US aggression
Press TV – Syria has expressed its “absolute solidarity” with Iran in the Islamic Republic’s right to respond to US aggression in…
Turkish minister to visit Iraq to ease tensions after Iran strikes
Reuters – Turkey’s foreign minister will visit Iraq on Thursday to try to ease tensions after Iran launched missiles at U.S.-led forces…
‘US attempts to start war in Middle East are MADNESS!’ Iraqi commander killed in US strike on Soleimani once told RT
RT – Iraq and Iran have a mutual interest in each other’s security, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis told RT in 2017. The Iraqi…
Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled
BBC – President Trump has threatened severe sanctions against Iraq after its parliament called on US troops to leave the country. “We…