Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
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Saudi Arabia says Iran must immediately halt all forms of military escalation as it condemns in the “strongest terms” the Iranian aggression against Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan – The Kingdom…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS summit scheduled to be held in the Indian capital of New Delhi in September, an Iranian source told TASS. – “His Excellency…
The newly formed Hungarian government is actively seeking to avoid US sanctions that could be imposed on major importers of Russian oil and gas. Marton Hajdu, Chairman of the Hungarian…
Germany is upgrading its security stance to a “high threat level” from a previous “abstract threat level” based on increasing reports and intelligence, the country’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said…
The Belgian federal government has approved a series of measures, including an import ban on goods originating from the occupied Palestinian territory. – The import ban was part of an…
The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim al-Budaiwi, has accused Iran of carrying out “war crimes” in its latest attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, saying they intentionally…
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has spoken by phone with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying. –…
Iran’s IRGC is warning countries hosting US military forces to prepare for a “corresponding response”, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. – The IRGC demanded that such nations “activate…
The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries. – “The…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and elsewhere in the Gulf , “unacceptable”, according to his spokesman.