Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The UN humanitarian chief said Wednesday he and Iran’s top diplomat had discussed fears of what an expansion of Israel’s war against Palestine might entail, and had agreed it “would not be good”. At a Geneva press briefing, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths voiced deep co...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Arab leaders and Iran’s president meeting Saturday in the Saudi capital roundly condemned Israel’s actions in its war against Palestine. Host Saudi Arabia “confirms that it holds the occupation (Israeli) authorities responsible for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people,” Cr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US military has announced that it conducted airstrikes in Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and associated groups. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media platform X that airstrikes had targeted a facility used by the IRGC and associated groups. “We will take all necessa...
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – AFP Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan hardened his tone against both Israel and the West at a summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation on Thursday. The leaders of Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and other Central Asian states met in Uzbekistan for the ECO summit. While not on the official agenda, Isr...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Saudi Arabia is hosting Arab leaders and Iran’s president for two summits this weekend on Israel’s war against Palestinians. The emergency meetings of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation come after over one month of Israeli bombardment has killed more than 10,000 people in Ga...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Afghanistan’s interim Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund met with top officials in Iran during an official visit, his office said on Monday. Baradar, responsible for the war-torn nation’s economic affairs, met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as well as Ali Akbar Ahmadian, chairman of Iran&...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The head of the Palestinian group Hamas’s political bureau made an unannounced visit to Iran and held talks with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, both sides confirmed Sunday. Ismail Haniyeh and an accompanying delegation discussed developments in the Gaza Strip in the wake of the Hamas-led Ope...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s president on Tuesday warned Hezbollah and Iran to not open new fronts in the current Mideast conflict. “We must (fight a battle) while avoiding (setting) a blaze in the entire region,” Emmanuel Macron told a joint news conference in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I...
United Nations, United States – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday warned Iran that the United States would respond “decisively” to any attack by its proxies, as tensions rise between Israel and Palestinians. “The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. We do not want this war to widen. But if Iran...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday as Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces “catastrophic” shortages. With Israel’s bombing remaining unchecked, Iran said the region...
