Section: Tasnim News Agency (Iran)
Putin Inaugurates Crimea-Russia Rail Link (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a contentious bridge linking Russia to the annexed region of Crimea. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Normandy Four Declares Progress in Ukrainian Settlement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The leaders of the Normandy Four countries – Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine – declared progress Monday following a meeting in Paris. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Ukraine Threatens to Wall Off Part of Donbass Region If No Agreement with Russia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A top Ukrainian presidential aide on Thursday said Ukraine would wall off the rest of the country from occupied territories if Russia failed to agree to a ceasefire and prisoner swap at a summit in Paris next week. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
US House Impeachment Report Concludes Trump Abused His Office
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US House Democrats accused Donald Trump of abusing his office for political gain and trying to obstruct the Ukrainegate investigation, in a highly anticipated report that paves the way for articles of impeachment and a trial in the Senate. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Trump Impeachment: Giuliani Contacted Pompeo before Ukraine Envoy Was Ousted
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with secretary of state Mike Pompeo in the months before the US ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled, newly released documents show. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Diplomat Says Trump Ordered Him, Others to Help Pressure Ukraine
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior US diplomat said Wednesday that President Donald Trump expressly ordered him and others to help a pressure campaign against Ukraine, and gave testimony in the impeachment inquiry that for the first time put the US secretary of state and vice president at the heart of the c …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Republicans Shift Defense of Trump Who Launches New Attack on Key Witness
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump’s impeachment angst led him to fire off a new attack on a key witness and threatens to deepen in the frenetic week ahead with crucial testimony scheduled from officials caught in the middle of the Ukraine storm. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Three Takeaways from Trump Impeachment Hearing on Friday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump launched a Twitter attack on a former ambassador to Ukraine on Friday while she was testifying to an impeachment hearing in Congress, an extraordinary moment that Democrats said amounted to witness intimidation. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Pentagon Raised Concerns over Stalled Ukraine Military Aid, Transcript Reveals
TEHRAN(Tasnim) – The Pentagon raised concerns over the US government’s hold-up of military aid to Ukraine, which a national security official saw as “essential”, according to a congressional hearing transcript released on Monday. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Trump Faces Perilous Test as Impeachment Hearings Open
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Donald Trump faces the prospect of becoming only the third US president to be impeached when open hearings begin this week into his alleged effort to bolster his re-election hopes by pushing Ukraine to find dirt on a Democratic rival. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
