TEHRAN, October 18 - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned the regional president of Catalonia to “act sensibly” and renounce his push for a breakup with Madrid, 24 hours before a final ultimatum comes to an end.
TEHRAN, October 16 - Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont has less than 24 hours to announce whether or not he will declare independence following a secession referendum.
TEHRAN, October 4 - A senior Iranian lawmaker has denounced the recent Kurdish secession referendum in northern Iraq as a “strategic mistake,” warning that the plebiscite will pose a myriad of challenges to the Kurdish region.