TEHRAN, May 6 - Asian nations should pursue an independent foreign policy to achieve their own development goals, without mimicking the West or seeking its blessing, the Filipino leader has suggested to members of the Asian Pacific community.
TEHRAN, May 6 - In a deepening rift between two major NATO allies, Turkey says it will retaliate if Washington stops the sale of US weapons over Ankara's decision to buy Russian military hardware. Such a move would be "wrong" and "illogical."
TEHRAN, May 6 - White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has been slammed for claiming Democrats who support women’s empowerment should also support Gina Haspel’s nomination to the CIA, despite her record in torture.
TEHRAN, May 6 - U.S. President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 and linking knife crime in London to a handgun ban.
TEHRAN, April 12 - US President Donald Trump administration is warning Pakistan it could lose U.S. civilian aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if Washington finds that the South Asian nation has not done enough to combat human trafficking, U.S. officials said.
TEHRAN, March 15 - The US has announced sanctions against several Russian individuals and entities, according to a statement from the Treasury Department. The new measures are described as “cyber-related.”
TEHRAN, March 14 - The speaker of the Russian lower house has said the West’s sanctions policy has been a response to Moscow's increased competitiveness, and had crashed Western plans to put a “tame and obedient” president in the Kremlin.
TEHRAN, March 14 - Officials in Washington are aiming to maintain a foothold in Syria for a long time, “if not forever,” using chemical weapons provocations to achieve this objective, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
TEHRAN, February 28 - The US is continuing to block all efforts to create a verification mechanism for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention, which came into force in 1975, while creating its own mechanism for biowarfare security, the Russian FM said.
TEHRAN, February 27 - Turkey has not been engaged in any diplomatic talks with the United States over the ongoing military operation in Syria’s northwestern province of Afrin, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has stated.
TEHRAN, February 27 - With the so-called “Western military strategy” having been a failure, Iraqi leaders are now looking to Russia in a bid to improve the country’s defenses.
TEHRAN, February 24 - China has responded to the US' imposition of a new package of sanctions on North Korea, which also target Chinese entities and individuals.
TEHRAN, February 17 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has again dismissed claims of Russian meddling in the US election, saying that until facts are presented by Washington, they are nothing but “blather.”
TEHRAN, February 14 - The United States is deliberately trying to throw Iran off balance by statements about Tehran’s allegedly negative role in regional affairs, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, February 14 - China and Russia are challenging the military supremacy of America and its allies and the West can no longer rely on the strategic advantage it has enjoyed until now, a leading think tank states in its annual report.
TEHRAN, February 11 - US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster held talks on Sunday in Istanbul with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman, a presidential source said, amid persistent tensions between the NATO allies over Syria and other issues.
TEHRAN, February 9 - Russia has reminded the US that its presence in Syria is illegal after the coalition struck pro-government militias. Washington however reserved the right for “defensive” attacks to achieve peace “from a position of strength.
TEHRAN, February 9 - The US government has suffered yet another shutdown – the second in less than a month – after a vote on the budget deal negotiated by Republicans and Democrats was delayed in the Senate beyond the midnight deadline.