On the brink
The escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran in West Asia has once again brought the region to the brink of conflict.
The escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran in West Asia has once again brought the region to the brink of conflict.
The US is planning new sanctions against Iran following Tehran's missile and drone attacks on Israel, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said.
The week gone by had four trading sessions in which markets gained on two and lost on two. At the end of it all, benchmark indices ended virtually flat but gave loud indications that all is not well.
The US does not want to go to war with Iran, a White House national security spokesman has said.
It has long been held that embassies should be treated as “off-limits” to other nations. Yet in a single week, two governments – both long-established democracies – stand accused of violating, in different ways, the laws surrounding foreign diplomatic missions.
The trade turnover between Russia and Iran, despite external factors, is growing steadily, it has exceeded $4 billion, Lavrov said at the meeting.
A weak Afghan government would not benefit anyone, he said, adding that the efforts to undermine the current government must stop.
In the second step, Raisi said, Iran seeks to remove the US sanctions through negotiations, in which full respect for the country has been guaranteed.
Iran had answered the questions of the agency, but it was necessary to answer these questions again within a technical framework and within a certain period, he said.
Dozens of people from the Shia community have been targeted in sectarian violence. However, the persecution of Shias in Pakistan is not a new phenomenon.
