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.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed that extra demands beyond the JCPOA by some parties are irrelevant to the potential deal
Iran has struggled to fill in the gap left in the absence of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, who were commanding figures able to push factions into line and resolve disputes among them
It thus comes about that Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, now the judiciary’s deputy head, will replace Ebrahim Raisi, who takes office in August as President after winning the election on June 18.
"Our view as per the negotiations with Saudi Arabia is positive," said Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rouhai claimed that allegations against Tehran were baseless
