Pompeo to hold talks on Iran in Brussels en route to Russia
Summary Despite canceling his trip to Russia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi …
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Iraq’s Supreme Leader says Tehran will not negotiate with U.S.
Summary After President Hassan Rouhani hinted at the possibility of talks with the United States if sanctions were lifted, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …
Iran on course to exceed nuclear pact limit within days
Summary Iran is on the verge of breaching a threshold in its nuclear agreement with major world powers by accumulating more enriched uranium than …
Iran Claims to Have Arrested and Sentenced to Death U.S. Spies
Summary An unnamed Iranian official describing himself as the Director of Counterespionage within the Intelligence Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of 17 …
Iran rejects suggestion its missile programme is negotiable
Summary Iran claims that an interview with their Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was mischaracterized to suggest that the country is willing to negotiate …
Britain says it fended off Iranian attempt to block its oil tanker
Summary Iranian vessels attempted to block a British tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz but stopped after being faced with a Royal Navy …
Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and Prime Minister
Summary Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader and will become the next UK prime minister. After his victory, Johnson claimed that he …
Putin orders ‘humanitarian pause’ in besieged Damascus suburb
Summary: After a cease-fire over the weekend approved by the U.N. Security Council failed to take hold in Syria, Vladimir Putin ordered a five-hour lull …
Europe’s Sanctions-Blocking Threats Are Empty
Summary: Ever since Donald Trump took over the office of the president of the United States, the Iran nuclear deal has been one of the …
Syria’s war mutates into a regional conflict, risking a wider conflagration
Summary Syria’s war rapidly turned into a global competition of power and control over Syria- for six countries especially: Syria, the United States, Russia, Turkey, …