France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says
France will send two frigates as part of the European Union’s naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. – “We are in the…
Qatar PM urges de-escalation during US-Israel attacks on Iran
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has urged all sides involved in the Middle East war to de-escalate. – “We will continue talking to the Iranians; we…
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei elected new Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has been elected the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran. – Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a body of…
Carney Convenes Incident Response Group Over Escalating Middle East Conflict
Prime Minister Carney convenes the Incident Response Group Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the Incident Response Group (IRG) with ministers and senior officials to discuss the ongoing hostilities…
Malaysia Calls for Urgent Diplomacy Amid Escalating West Asia Tensions
In line with the principled bipartisan stand taken by the Malaysian Parliament, I am encouraged by calls of restraint that have emerged from the highest levels in Iran amid the…
Iran attacks breach international law, Swiss Defence Minister says
The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader…
Pope Leo urges end to bombing, calls for dialogue amid Iran, Middle East violence
Pope Leo said on Sunday that deeply troubling news continued to arrive from Iran and across the Middle East, urging an end to the violence and renewed efforts to open…
Iran has to respond to enemy attacks originating from any country
President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran’s legitimate right to respond to enemy attacks launched from any country. – “If they (the enemies) attack and invade our territory from any country,…
Panel picking Iran’s supreme leader has reached consensus
The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said…
Malaysia Urges Dialogue After Israel–US–Iran Escalation, Says Anwar
During my discussion with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, we exchanged views on recent developments in the Middle East, with particular regard to…