Section: Iran
New Humanitarian Convoy Travels from Russia to Ukrainian Donbass
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new humanitarian aid convoy from Russia is traveling towards the state border with Ukraine, a source from the press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said. …read more Source: Fars News...
Russia’s Putin warns of ‘sabotage’ plots against Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Crimean officials to be on the alert for acts of sabotage by foreign-trained elements. According to Press TV, Putin said on Wednesday at a meeting on regional security in Crimea’s naval port city of Sevastopol “It’s obvious that a risk remains from outside forces to destabilize the...
US anti-Iran bans no concern of Russia’s in S-300 sale: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow does not care about the United States’ unilateral sanctions against Iran over the delivery of the Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system to the Islamic Republic. According to Press TV, Lavrov told journalists in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on Wednesday “The US...
Russia’s Putin warns of ‘sabotage’ plots against Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Crimean officials to be on the alert for acts of sabotage by foreign-trained elements. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia’s Putin warns of ‘sabotage’ plots against Crimea
Russia’s President Putin tells Crimean officials to take heed of the foreign threat of sabotage. …read more Source:...
Ukraine economy minister due in Iran for trade talks
Ukraine’s minister of economy and trade says he will soon pay an official visit to Iran to discuss the existing grounds for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The announcement by the Ukrainian minister comes at a time that high-ranking officials from other European countries have already visited Iran following the...
Ukraine economy minister due in Iran for trade talks
Ukraine’s minister of economy will arrive in Tehran next month to discuss expansion of economic ties with Iranian officials. …read more Source:...
Putin plunges deep in Black Sea to visit ancient shipwreck
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a ride in a submersible to visit the remains of an ancient shipwreck off the coast of the Crimea peninsula. According to Press TV, Putin embarked on his 45-minute underwater expedition on Tuesday to have a glimpse of the newly-found sunken Byzantine galley on the Black Sea’s bed in the vicinity of...
Assad’s sanctions-busting ties to Israeli business tycoon
Exclusive: Assad’s uncle is using HSBC and front companies to avoid EU/US sanctions and funnel cash through international tax havens, funding death and destruction back in Syria, al-Araby al-Jadeed reveals. At the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011, the family of Bashar al-Assad’s maternal uncle, Mohammad Makhlouf, were known to...
US military to drastically increase drone flights in conflict zones
The United States is planning to step up its drone flights over the next four years to boost intelligence and combat capabilities across a growing number of conflict zones. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon seeks to expand the number of daily flights by 50 percent. The move is to provide commanders with extra surveillance in...
