Category: 3. Middle East

March 25 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s pursuit of negotiations to end the war with Iran and said he hoped the talks would be given a chance to succeed.

“It is commendable…

Israeli army bulldozers demolished a park and a car showroom owned by Palestinians in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, in the latest wave of demolitions in the occupied territory, Anadolu reports.

Local sources…

March 25 (Reuters) – Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in a televised speech read on his behalf that negotiating with Israel under fire amounts to imposed surrender and called for unity against Israel.

The speech, aired on a Hezbollah…

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday that the US has “clearly made a mistake” in attacking Iran, Anadolu reports.

“What I see is that the United States clearly made a mistake, thinking the…

Australia on Wednesday announced temporary travel restrictions for Iranian visa holders currently outside the country, Anadolu reports.

The ban will be in place for six months starting Thursday under tough new…

By Victoria Waldersee

MADRID, March 25 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday it was unjust for citizens worldwide to bear the cost of what he called illegal U.S. and Israeli actions in Iran, warning the war was…

GCC states, UN rights chief Volker Turk warn of grave repercussions amid war on Iran.

Gulf states’ representatives have told the United Nations Human Rights Council that Iranian attacks on their territories…

Emily Gregory’s victory in the previously GOP-held district is the latest Democratic upset before the November midterms.

Democratic candidate Emily Gregory is projected to win a special election for a Florida…

Since the US and Israel launched the war on Iran in late February, President Trump has made many comments about the success and the length of the war, several of them contradictory. Here’s a look at Trump’s war, in his own words.

By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, March 25 (Reuters) – India has bought its first cargo of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas in years after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on Tehran’s oil and refined fuels, LSG trade flows and three industry sources…