Have Taliban strengthened their relations with Iran?

News Desk | Commenting on the cancellation of Taliban and US meeting in Riyadh, due to Taliban’s demand of venue change to Qatar, prominent analyst...

Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

News Desk | An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison...

Iran, India move closer on trade as EU stalls

AFP | Iran will boost trade with India as the European Union struggles to find a way to circumvent a fresh US embargo on Tehran,...

India, Iran arrive in Pakistan for tri-nation Kabbadi series

News Desk | A 16-member squad of Kabbadi player from India has arrived in Pakistan to participate in a three-nation Kabbadi series. The Kabaddi matches...

Broadway hits Iran with unique take on ‘Les Miserables’

AFP | Iranian theatre director Hossein Parsaee calls Victor Hugo's classic a "masterpiece without borders" but his groundbreaking production of "Les Miserables" that has hit...

Iran says Afghan Taliban were in Tehran for peace talks

AFP | Iran said Monday that the Afghan Taliban have visited Tehran for a second round of peace talks in just a few days aimed...

Stepped up US military posture in the Gulf threatens Indian hopes for Iran’s Chabahar port – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The arrival of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier group in the Gulf to deter Iran from further testing ballistic...

1979: A pivotal year in the Arab-Muslim world

AFP | A series of dramatic events swept across the Arab and Muslim worlds in 1979, the aftershocks of which still reverberate today, 40 years...

From Iran deal to Khashoggi: A turbulent year fot the Middle East

AFP | A murdered Saudi journalist. A scrapped Iran nuclear deal. The two events alone have undone years of diplomacy in the Middle East, testing...

Netanyahu talks of attacking Iran

AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would be prepared to attack inside Iran if the Jewish state's survival was at...

US sanctions are ‘economic terrorism’: Rouhani

AFP | Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were "economic terrorism", as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on...

Syria air defense fire was a false alarm, reports

AFP| Syrian state media said Sunday that air defences had opened fire near Damascus airport, before withdrawing the report after what appeared to be a...