US-China ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal to Be Postponed until next year

Completion of a partial trade deal between the US and China will likely be postponed to next year, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks and Washington counters with more demands of its own, according to trade experts and people close to the White House A so-called “phase one” ...

Armed Forces to Stage Joint Air Defense Drill in Central Iran

Iran’s Air Defense units are going to stage a large-scale military exercise in the northern parts of the country. The joint air defense exercise, codenamed ‘Guardians of Velayat Sky-98’, will be held over an area of 416,000 square kilometers mostly in the province of Semnan. The war game is aimed ...

Armed forces to stage joint air defense drill in central Iran

IRGC: Ringleaders of Recent Riots Arrested

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesperson said the ringleaders of the recent riots in Iran have been arrested in four provinces of the country. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, General Ramezan Sharif said the ringleaders of unrest in four provinces of Iran have been arrested. He said the ...

Arab League to Meet over US Support for Israeli Settlements

The Arab League will hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers Monday to discuss Washington’s change of position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Egypt’s state news agency MENA said Wednesday. US President Donald Trump’s administration Monday abandoned the United States’s four-decade position that the settlements were “inconsistent ...

Speaker Berri: Sedition the Big Loser in Lebanon

Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said that his move to extend the mandate of the parliamentary committees has protected Lebanon from vacuum. In his weekly meeting with Lebanese journalists, Speaker Berri said “the big loser yesterday was the sedition and the big winner was Lebanon and its civil peace.” He noted ...

Rouhani Lauds People’s Vigilance in Foiling Enemies’ Plots

President Hassan Rouhani lauded the Iranian nation’s unity in thwarting enemies’ most recent plot, which was aimed at undermining the country’s security under the disguise of fuel price hike protests. “Today, I want to thank the great Iranian nation for its vigilance and bow before them because of their patience ...

Russia: Israeli Strikes on Syria ‘Wrong Move’

Russia on Wednesday slammed as ‘wrong move’ the Israeli strikes which targeted outskirts of Syria’s captal, Damascus. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said the Israeli air strikes on Syria were a wrong move, and Moscow had contacted its allies about the incident, Interfax reported. “Striking the territory of a sovereign ...