Friday, 26 February 2021 _A US military strike on facilities belonging to resistance fighters on the Syrian-Iraqi border, the first authorized by President Joe Biden since taking office, has sparked strong condemnation and outrage.
Russia and China need to work to further reduce their dependence on the dollar and switch to national currencies for trade in order to alleviate the risks of US sanctions, says Russia’s top diplomat.
Sunday, 21 March 2021_The first summit between China and the United States since the election of Joe Biden produced an unexpected and extraordinary diplomatic blow up.
Saturday, 20 March 2021_The first high-level in-person meeting between representatives of the Biden administration and the Chinese government ended with both sides repeating why they have conflicts, signaling a failure to reach any agreement over an array of issues that have pushed the US-China rivalry to its most unsteady point in decades.
Friday, 19 March 2021_Democratic Rep. Grace Meng has accused former President Donald Trump and Republicans of “putting a bull's-eye on the back of Asian Americans across this country.”
Friday, 19 March 2021_High-level US officials have visited South Korea this week taking aim at North Korea and China as the new administration of US President Joe Biden conducts its foreign policy review.
Friday, 19 March 2021_The US government will be “more aggressive” in telling migrants not to come to the United States, a top US official said on Thursday, after earlier warnings failed to stem the flow of thousands of Central Americans to the US-Mexico border.
Sunday, 14 March 2021 _The United States and Israel are trying to prevent cargo ships and oil tankers from entering Syrian waters as part of the economic siege against the Arab country and its reconstruction process following the bloody civil war, a political analyst says.
Monday, 08 March 2021 _This place is all about turning innovative ideas into practice. Toward Stars is the title of this exhibition which puts on display the latest technologies that are made in Iran.
Sunday, 07 March 2021_Amanda Gorman, an African American poet who won wide acclaim for her poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, says she was “tailed” by a security guard.
Two US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to take back the White House's authorization for the use of military force in the Middle East, a week after President Joe Biden ordered an attack on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 (YJC)_ Iran has reiterated that the US has to lift its inhuman sanctions on the Islamic Republic before the two sides could engage in any negotiations.
Tuesday, 02 March 2021 (YJC)_ The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has declassified the aerial surveillance footage of Al-Assad Air Base in Iraq during Iran’s 2020 ballistic missile attacks on that facility in retaliation for the US assassination of top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.
Monday, 01 March 2021_A long-awaited US intelligence report on the brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is expected to be released in short order.
Thursday, 25 February 2021_An American author argues that the Biden administration is continuing the US pattern of dishonesty and double-standards with regard to Iran, instead of making a clear break with the Trump administration’s confrontational policy toward Tehran.
Thursday, 25 February 2021_The Iranian envoy to the UN says there is no need for negotiations over America’s potential return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and that Washington must secure a return to the accord by lifting its sanctions within the next three months, a timeframe agreed between Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog over nuclear inspections beyond the February 21 deadline set by Iran.
Thursday, 25 February 2021_China’s military has slammed the United States for undermining regional “peace and stability,” after a US NAVY warship once again sailed through the Taiwan Strait, which separates self-ruled Taiwan from mainland China.
Sunday, 21 February 2021_A senior Iranian diplomat says the country is considering the European Union’s offer to host an informal meeting between Iran and other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, with Washington also attending as a guest.