Saudi Crown Prince departs for France on official visit
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman departed for France on an official visit, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. – French President Emmanuel Macron will host the…
China says US ‘sanctions and pressure’ on Iran not a solution
China said on Friday that US “sanctions and pressure” would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts to isolate the Iranian economy.…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah rejects US claim that it operates under the control of the Quds Force
Hezbollah has rejected a US claim that the Lebanese group operates under the control of Iran’s Quds Force, an affiliate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, after Washington announced new…
Iran says Tehran must overcome ‘unjust sanctions’ as US ramps up economic pressure
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf said on Friday that Iran must plan to overcome “unjust sanctions”, a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what he described as…
US has no idea of how long its economic pressure on Iran will take — Vance
US Vice President J D Vance de-facto admitted that he has no idea for how long he will have to implement US President Donald Trump’s campaign of economic pressure on…
Iran condemns new US sanctions, calls them ‘economic terrorism’
Iran’s foreign ministry condemned newly announced US economic and trade sanctions on Thursday, saying they targeted ordinary Iranians and amounted to “economic terrorism” and crimes against humanity. – US President…
Bessent says US to impose ‘toughest’ ever sanctions on Iran, urges China to cooperate
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday Washington will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran and urged Beijing to cooperate with the U.S., but China said sanctions…
China pushes back against Trump’s talk of economic warfare against Iran
China has slammed the US president’s “economic D-Day” campaign against Iran, saying more sanctions will not help solve the outstanding issues. – “Imposing sanctions and pressuring do not help to…
Qatar foreign minister calls for halt to ‘blackmail’ in Strait of Hormuz
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said traffic in the Strait of Hormuz must go back to what it was before the US-Israeli war…
Trump announces ‘crushing’ economic campaign against Iran
US President Donald Trump has announced what he described as the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”, saying Washington would pursue “economic warfare and isolation on an…