Construction of road bridge between Russia, North Korea nearing completion
The construction of the road bridge between Russia and North Korea is nearing completion, with traffic across it to begin soon, said Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, co-chair…
Lebanon’s parliament speaker meets US military chief
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon have been discussed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and US General Joseph Clearfield, head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L). – Berri said…
Araghchi: Talks with Oman about Strait of Hormuz ‘may reach conclusion soon’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in comments carried by the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), said that negotiations between Iran and Oman “may reach a conclusion soon”. – He says…
IAEA Warns of Growing Nuclear Safety Risks at Zaporizhzhya Plant
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) briefly lost all off-site power on 8 August, the third such loss in a week, underscoring…
Hormuz navigational freedom ruined by US aggression, says Russia’s UN envoy
Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has taken a dig at Washington for calling for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. – “The logic of…
Norway’s FM says Iran war has failed to achieve its aims
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says the war with Iran has failed to achieve its initial objectives and has instead strengthened hardliners in the country. – “I think it’s…
Iran grants ‘general approval’ to strategic action plan for the Strait of Hormuz
A senior Iranian official has said the general principles of a strategic action plan to manage the Strait of Hormuz have been agreed upon in a meeting of the Parliamentary…
GCC condemns attack on ADNOC vessels in Strait of Hormuz
Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, has condemned the Iranian attack on two ADNOC company tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. – Albudaiwi said in…
Lebanese PM stresses need for ‘clear timetable’ for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with US officials to discuss the military aspect of the ongoing negotiating framework and the developments in the country’s south, according to the National…
US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say
The United States wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by Jewish settlers in a Palestinian village, U.S. and Israeli officials said on Friday, as…