We must all cooperate to ease tensions in region
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There’s a chance for change in the Middle East and Britain has a role to play
The Guardian | Alistair Burt: The UK should use its diplomatic reach to help promote a rare opportunity for improvement in US-Iran…
Oil rallies & gold hits 7-year high as tensions flare in the Middle East
RT – The escalating situation in the region following the assassination of a top Iranian military commander has given the yellow metal…
Tensions rise in the Middle East after US assassinating of Iranian military leader
The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles: Iran vows ‘hard revenge’; U.S. to deploy some 3,500 troops to Kuwait President Trump’s decision…
Oil ticks up as Middle East tensions persist
The Wall Street Journal – Brent crude oil is up 0.8% at $66.52 a barrel and WTI futures are up 0.6% at…
DM: Western colonialists plotting return to region
FNA – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami lashed out at Western governments for their destructive role in the Middle East,…
Iran standing at forefront of anti-Israel battles: Rouhani
Press TV – President Hassan Rouhani says the US and its allies have failed in their attempts to portray Israel as a…
China eager to work with Iran on Middle East peace
Tasnim – China’s Special Envoy on Middle East Affairs Zhai Jun expressed his country’s willingness to maintain contact with Iran in order…
Senior MP: Resolving regional disputes possible in absence of Israel, US interference
FNA – Meddling by the trans-regional powers and their regional allies is the main obstacle to the resolution of problems and crises…
Dialog, diplomacy can solve tensions between Iran, some Arab countries: Qatar
Press TV – Qatar says Iran and some Arab countries can solve their existing tensions through “constructive dialog and diplomacy.” “The tension…
Why Iran and the US are at an impasse and how to reduce Mideast tensions in spite of that
Los Angeles Times | Seyed Hossein Mousavian: A lot of effort went in to trying to arrange a meeting between Iranian President…
Rouhani tells US to leave region, as neighbors not outsiders can ensure own security
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no business and is not welcome in the region and must…
Iran, France presidents reaffirm de-escalation in Middle East
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed de-escalation in the Middle East and discussed ways to develop…
Iran Zarif: US arms sales make Persian Gulf into ‘tinderbox ready to blow up
Aljazeera – Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned against an arms race in the Middle East, saying recent…
Sudden US threat against Iran adds to Middle East volatility
The Guardian | Simon Tisdall: Frustration in Washington at its failing foreign policies could be a factor in growing pressure John Bolton’s…
Parl. speaker: New crises created in region
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that new crises have been created in the region. He made the remarks on…
Iranian FM: US, west should account for crimes in Middle-East
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined his country’s distrust of the US and other western states, saying that they…
Iran says Warsaw meeting will only escalate Mideast crises
Al-Monitor – Tehran’s rage and discontent do not seem to have died down since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement of…
Will the oil price blow up with the Middle East?
Forbes | Michael Lynch: Supposedly a woman approached 19th century German Chancellor Bismarck and confessed she didn’t understand the controversy over Schleswig-Holstein and…
Mideast peacemaking is no longer made-in-America
The American Conservative l Sharmine Narwani : The U.S. lost the military gamble in Syria; now it appears to be ceding its…
Trump’s al-Quds bid creates new tension in Middle East: Iran’s Rouhani
Press TV- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has denounced the recent “incorrect and illegal” decision by his American counterpart to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds…
Cooperation among Iran, Turkey and Egypt restores stability to region
IranReview- Q: Recent advances by the resistance front – including Damascus, Tehran and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement – in Syria have increased…
‘Declaration of war’: Trump’s Jerusalem decision lights Middle East powder keg
RT– The IDF is on high alert after Hamas called for a “day of rage” ahead of the White House’s expected announcement…
Settling regional conflicts initially lies with regional players: German ambassador
Tasnim – Germany’s envoy to Iran highlighted the initial responsibility that lies with regional players in the settlement of conflicts, saying the…
Prince Charles blamed ‘European Jews’ for Mideast crisis: Leaks
Press TV- A leaked correspondence of Prince Charles dating back to over three decades ago shows that the heir apparent to the…
Iran FM: Stoking further crisis would be unwise
IRNA – Iranian foreign minister in a reference to certain powers’ plots for fanning turmoil in the region, said stoking further crisis…
The War on Terror: The plot to rule the Middle East – A Book Review
American Herald Tribune | David Brooks: Christopher Bollyn is that rarest of mediaticians, a real-live investigative journalist, formerly of the American Free…
US arms deals will fail to make Saudi secure: Iran FM
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent US arms deal with Saudi Arabia will fail to guarantee lasting security…
‘Beautiful military equipment’ can’t buy Middle East peace
The New York Times I Mohammad Javad Zarif: As President Trump was being feted in the palaces of the Saudi royal family…
UN envoy condemns attacks on medical workers, humanitarian convoys in conflicts
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo strongly criticized attacks on medical centers especially in Palestaine,…
Iranian FM: No military solution to crises in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain
FNA- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that no military solution is envisaged for the crises in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and…
Khoshroo: Global community’s indifference, foreign interference deepen ME crises
New York, Oct 20, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Gholamali Khoshroo has said that the…
IRCS ready to provide humanitarian assistance in region
August 5, The Iran Project – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society has said the United Nation can use IRCS…
Five components of identity crisis in West Asia
Alwaght- Perhaps the most striking feature of the state systems in the Western Asia region is the conflict between the government and…
Political discord and media war continue to damage Iran-Turkey relations
Although in the greater part of their remarks, senior officials of Iran and Turkey note that the two countries share common views…
Zarif calls for redefinition of Middle East crisis
Warsaw, May 30, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday called for redefinition of the Middle East crisis in light…
Washington has ‘Neither the Wisdom nor the Will’ to fix Middle East issues
In the Cold War era, the US had one obvious goal in the Middle East – to contain Soviet influence. After the…
Mideast chessboard: Did Saudis execute Shia cleric to manipulate US?
The execution of a prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, which sparked outrage and protests among the Shias, was a “deliberate…
Mideast tensions soar as Saudi Arabia rallies countries to cut ties with Iran
BEIRUT — The Middle East slid dangerously closer to regional conflict Monday after Saudi Arabia rallied its Sunni allies to sever diplomatic…
Silence in Beirut, roar in Paris
Tehran, November 15, The Iran Project- The Iran and world’s media outlets have extensively reacted to the string of attacks and explosions in Paris on…