Might is right, and so Iran is a pariah
Under the Vienna convention, embassies are treated as sovereign territories of the nation concerned, not of the host country.
Under the Vienna convention, embassies are treated as sovereign territories of the nation concerned, not of the host country.
Despite fierce protests from society, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences.
His comments come amid recent attacks on Israel by Iran, reportedly in retaliation to the attack on their embassy.
The UK has announced sanctions on a further seven individuals and six entities who it said "enabled Iran to conduct destabilizing regional activity, including its direct attack on Israel".
The escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran in West Asia has once again brought the region to the brink of conflict.
The meeting between the two Ministers took place in a cordial and warm atmosphere.
China is the only major player still active in the Iranian oil patch. In contrast to virtually all major Western governments, Beijing allows its companies to do business there. China considers sanctions against Iran as an opportunity to secure huge fields and markets which might have gone to Western companies in the absence of sanctions
Meanwhile, the US envoy to Israel said that Israel’s plans to annex West Bank was not “off the table”.
The first round of the parliamentary elections was held on February 21, and the runoff should have been held on April 17 but was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
China has delivered several shipments of medical supplies to Iran. On February 29, a five-member Chinese medical team visited Iran for a month-long mission to help Iran fight the pandemic.
