The absence of effective bureaucratic orderliness was painfully evident in Trump’s recent unsettling performances that stunned other senior US government officials, including his lopsided concessions to North Korea at the Singapore summit, his alienation of European allies at the NATO summit, his..…
NEW YORK - The United States will pursue strategy of isolation, including sanctions, with its allies U.S for Syria told Reuters on Friday.. ..…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has underlined the need for the involvement of influential external players, including Iran, in efforts to resolve the conflict gripping Syria.. ... Elsewhere in his remarks, Russian diplomat..…
(Photo by AFP) US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov are joined by seven foreign ministers from the region - Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt – to work out a solution to the conflict three weeks after the collapse of a US-Russia..…
Muallem's scheduled visit on Friday had earlier been announced by Russian Foreign Ministry.. Iran and Russia have similar stances on the ongoing deadly crisis Syria. ..…
Robin Yassin-Kassab, the co-author with Leila Al-Shami of Burning Country Syria Revolution and War, talked with Ashley Smith about the results and prospects of Syrian struggle. ..…
His last articles for Consortiumnews were “Unjust Aftermath: Post-Noriega Panama”; “The Earlier 9/11 Acts of Terror”; “America’s Earlier Embrace of Torture”; “Risky Blowback from Russian Sanctions”; and “Neocons Want Regime Change in Iran.” . . . . . . ..…
Some of his previous articles for Consortiumnews were “Unjust Aftermath: Post-Noriega Panama”; “The Earlier 9/11 Acts of Terror”; “America’s Earlier Embrace of Torture”; “Risky Blowback from Russian Sanctions”; “Neocons Want Regime Change in Iran”; and “Saudi Cash..…
Report: Syrian Air Defense Unit Jailed in Russian Air Force Base . . . . . . ... Iran . The Bibi Syndrome: Iranians Take Selfies with Exposed Nuclear Facility . . . . ..…
In this covert action of the Clinton administration, according to Risen, the CIA recruited a Russian scientist to provide flawed nuclear weapons designs to Iran, in hopes of delaying the country’s progress toward constructing a bomb. ..…
“This could be the precipitating event: the emerging Sunni-Shia civil war coupled with the sale of advanced Russian air defense systems to Iran,” said one defense analyst. ... Some of his previous articles for Consortiumnews were “Unjust Aftermath: Post-Noriega Panama”; “The..…
Russian and Uzbek officials claim that Yuldashev also received funding from the intelligence agencies of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey and from Islamic charities and organizations in those countries. ..…
While European firms have largely abandoned Iranian markets, the EU is proposing mechanisms to evade US sanctions targeting Iran. On September 24, they met with Chinese, Russian and Iranian officials to agree to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) funding scheme. ..…
Our exclusive sources report Putin has been pushing this plan in back-channel contacts with Washington and Jerusalem in the hope of cooling the crisis sparked by the downing of Russian Il-20 spy plane by Syrian missiles. On Thursday, Patrushev put the offer before Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of..…
Trump takes aim at Iran, China at UN Security Council . . Yemen govt ends cooperation with UN rights mission . . State Mufti receives Russian delegation . . Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’ to further boost ties with Brunei . . ..…
Today Russian diplomats’ discussions are mainly with their counterparts from countries that have a direct influence on the ground: Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. ... On 14 November Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov made a statement affirming the legitimacy of..…
Statement In response to Russian and Syrian regime attacks on Eastern Gouta, Syria U.S administration condemned the military that Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, had been conducting Syria's Eastern Ghouta region... Release Russian 'Oligarch The Department of Treasury..…