US military tankers smuggle oil from Syria to Iraq: Sources
Tasnim – The US military has dispatched dozens of tankers the Jazira Region of the northeastern province of Hasakah to smuggle the…
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Islamic Revolution lovers’ presence in Syria defeated US
MNA – Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that the defeat of the US and…
UAE-Israel deal is ‘theatre’ fabricated by US, says Iran’s Zarif
Reuters – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif on Friday denounced an accord between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise…
US needs terrorists in region: Bashar al-Assad
MNA – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the United States is in desperate need of terrorists in the region including ISIL…
US concerned about Tehran-Moscow partnership
MNA – “Americans want neither Iran nor Russia to appear as regional powers,” an Iranian expert said in an interview with Mehr…
Iran: US oil deal with Syrian Kurds in breach of Int’l Law
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned an oil agreement between the US and a Syrian Kurdish group as being in contravention…
US officials tour to region aimed at Iranophobia, instability: FM assistant
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs said that trip of Americans to the region is aimed at…
US’ illegitimate presence root cause of regional insecurity: Shamkhani
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani denounced the US’ “illegitimate” presence in the region as the root…
Iran doubts US intentions in Afghan peace process, Deputy FM says
Tasnim – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Tehran has doubts about Washington’s intentions in a so-called peace…
The US is trying to turn China into the next Iran
Bloomberg | Eli Lake: The Trump administration is in the midst of the most profound shift in U.S. strategy toward China in…
Security official says Gen. Soleimani assassination was US gift to Takfiri terrorists
Tehran Times – Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Saturday that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem…
‘US, Europe getting back SAME CHAOS they’ve sown around the world’ – Russia’s FM spokeswoman on riots in America
RT – The West has encouraged destabilization and divided groups against each other around the globe, but now its own problems are…
Iran security chief slams US for pursuing ‘unacceptable’ political agenda in Afghanistan
Press TV – Iran’s security chief has slammed the US for pursuing an “unacceptable” political agenda in neighboring Afghanistan, emphasizing the need…
US, other foreign forces must leave Syria, respect its sovereignty: Iran
Press TV – Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the US must end its illegal occupation of Syria and stop…
US making futile attempt to cut Iran energy exports to Iraq, envoy says
Tasnim – Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad said the US sanctions and pressures in order to deprive Iraq of Iranian energy will get…
Despite US boost, new Iraqi premier faces key challenges
AP | SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA: Despite a boost from the U.S. hours after his inauguration early Thursday, Iraq’s new prime…
US pulls anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
AP — The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said…
Nasrallah: US, Israel behind Germany’s blacklisting of Hezbollah
Tasnim – The secretary-general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement strongly condemned Germany’s banning of his group and its designation as a terrorist…
Iran Ex-Envoy: US bid for strategic dialogue with Iraq to get nowhere
Tasnim – A former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said the US plan for strategic dialogue with the Iraqi government will not meet…
Iran closely monitoring US military moves in region: Top General
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country’s military forces are closely…
After a buildup to counter Iran, US troops begin leaving Mideast
The Wall Street Journal | Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold: U.S. trimming the 90,000 troops across the region as Iran, ravaged…
US operating in Afghanistan ‘under the law of the jungle’: Former US marine
Iran Review – The years-long occupation of Afghanistan by the United States began based on a lie and the US has been…
How US policy of individual assassination could ignite a mach-feared Iran war
Iran Review | Alireza Hashemi: America has issued an official death threat against IRGC’s Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani, following the “targeted…
How months of miscalculation led the US and Iran to the brink of war
The New York Times | Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi: In late September, a plane carrying senior Iranian officials touched…
Iran: US killing of Iranian general weakens ISIS fight
AP – The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Monday the U.S. killing of a high-ranking Iranian general has weakened the fight…
US makes decisions for Saudi leaders: Kharrazi
MNA – The Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Kamal Kharrazi, says while Iran has always been ready to hold…
Oliver Stone: United States is ‘the Evil Empire’
Sputnik – Oliver Stone’s films have won 12 Academy Awards including two for Best Director, as well as a bunch of Golden…
Trump’s ‘win-win’ deal for Israel-Palestine is a bit like his ‘100 percent’ defeat of ISIS, not backed by reality
RT | Danielle Ryan: During self-congratulatory remarks about his “deal of the century” to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict, Donald Trump threw in…
The US thirst for oil
Iran Review | Mohammad Ghaderi: Their claims of human rights are hypocritically shown in their unprecedented sanctions in history on the Iranian…
ISIS tries to stage comeback amid rising US-Iran tensions
AP | BASSEM MROUE: The Islamic State group’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with…
This man is Trump’s biggest problem in the Middle East
The National Interest | Daniel R. DePetris: The United States has a big problem in the Middle East. His name: Mohammed Bin…
Iran-Russia ties advancing against US will: President Rouhani
Press TV – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says bilateral relations between Iran and Russia are rapidly advancing despite the will and intention…
Rising tension in region, US main aim in assassinating Lt. Gen. Soleimani
MNA – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that the main purpose of the United States in assassinating Iran’s…
A new Middle East “MADE IN IRAN” is about to be born
Iran Review | Elijah J Magnier: It would be inaccurate to say the US will leave the Middle East. However, it is…
“America Exists Today to Make War”: Lawrence Wilkerson on endless war & American empire
Iran Review – Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002…
New head of IRGC Quds Force calls US source of wickedness, mischief
Tasnim – The new commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) described the US as the source…
The wrong track for confronting Iran
The New York Times | Vali R. Nasr: The Arab Middle East is far too weakened and divided to support a Trump…
Iran: Region facing dangerous situation due to US combination of arrogance, ignorance
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the region is facing a “dangerous” situation due to the US combination…
Trump’s threat to freeze Iraq’s US bank account over request to withdraw troops is pure mobster-style intimidation
RT | Danielle Ryan: Donald Trump’s threat to cut off Iraq’s access to its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New…
Zarif: Regional tensions a true reflection of US ignorance
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that assassination of General Soleimani and increase of tensions in the…