Tag Archives: Iran

TEHRAN | Xinhua | The United States completed a third round of strikes on Iranian military targets on Sunday, while Iran launched attacks on U.S. bases and facilities across the Gulf, marking a sharp escalation despite a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in June. The U.S. Central Command said on …

BAGHDAD | Xinhua |  Millions of mourners gathered in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday for the funeral processions of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Initial reports indicated that over 2.3 million people participated in the first hour of the procession in Najaf that began …

  The strategic implications of America’s capitulation to Iran and lessons for the Russia-Ukraine conflict   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  Paragraph 8 says the two parties also agree to discuss the issue of Iran’s uranium enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to the “Islamic Republic of …

  Why there is unlikely to be an agreement between America and Iran soon over that country’s nuclear program   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Now that we have the actual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USA and Iran over which both Washington and Tehran agree is …

The issue of Iran’s nuclear programme, the main reason stated by the US for the conflict, is still to be negotiated over an extendable 60-day period   Geneva, Switzerland | AGENCIES |  US and Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland for direct talks after signing an initial agreement to end …

There are a lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little   COMMENT | JESSICA GENAUER | The leaders of the United States and Iran have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war between their countries, as well as Israel’s military assault on Hezbollah …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he expects Iran to agree to a final deal within 60 days of the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU). If no deal is reached within 60 days beginning Thursday, “we will do things that won’t make them …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua & Tass | U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran aimed at ending the conflict, according to U.S. media reports. Trump confirmed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. “It’s signed,” he said following …

    How America’s claims to military greatness have been exposed as being hollow   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | So now Donald Trump is claiming to have arrived at a “deal” with Iran. Although the details are not yet known, this is the biggest humiliating military defeat …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States and Iran both claimed victory after digitally signing on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the three-month conflict, yet both sides continue to offer conflicting accounts of its contents as the text remains unpublished. Iran called the deal a triumph …