The Straight of Hormuz is subject to sovereign laws of Iran and Oman but under international law, it is also an international waterway COMMENT | NATALIE KLEIN | The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow body of water adjacent to Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf to the …
Read More »U.S., Israeli forces target energy infrastructures in Iranian cities
TEHRAN | Xinhua | U.S. and Israeli forces attacked gas company offices and the gas pressure reduction station in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, and targeted the gas pipeline of a power plant in Khorramshahr city, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on …
Read More »What to know about targeted strikes on Iran’s leadership?
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | In a matter of days, a string of high-profile killings has torn through Iran’s senior ranks, claiming the lives of Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, among others. The wave of targeted strikes raises urgent questions about …
Read More »Middle East is caught in U.S. manufactured conflicts amid security illusion
NEWS ANALYSIS | AHMED SALLAM | When discussing the escalation currently taking place in the Middle East as a result of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, we must return to the period following the end of World War II. At that time, Washington presented itself to the region as the …
Read More »Bombs or butter, why U.S. Operation Epic Fury ignites public fury?
Pentagon officials revealed that the initial six-day surge of the Iran campaign carried a price tag exceeding 11.3 billion dollars, reigniting debate not just over Washington’s fiscal priorities, but the war’s necessity itself BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | What might 11.3 billion U.S. dollars have achieved? It could have …
Read More »Netanyahu reappears
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Thursday that Iran has lost its uranium enrichment and missile production capabilities. Netanyahu said that these were two of the three goals of the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, and that the third goal, toppling …
Read More »Iran envoy urges Africa to be self-reliant amid Iran-US conflict
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majid Saffar, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Uganda, has issued a strong condemnation of what he described as a deadly joint attack by the United States and Israel on a primary school in southern Iran, intensifying debate around war crimes, …
Read More »Why is U.S. struggling to form a coalition in Hormuz?
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has “demanded” several countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil passes. A …
Read More »Trump not ready to end conflict with Iran
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is “not ready” to end the conflict with Iran, which is now entering its third week. “We’re not ready to leave yet, but we’ll be leaving in the near future,” Trump told reporters at the …
Read More »Trump rebukes allies for reluctance to join Strait of Hormuz escort
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday complained that U.S. allies are reluctant to answer his call to join a White House-proposed multinational mission to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. “We’ve protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren’t that enthusiastic. And the …
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