“Although this blind sedition was so small that a portion of the police force was able to nip it in the bud … you can rest assured that your comrades in the Islamic Republic’s army would be ready to confront the dupes of the Great Satan (United States),” Iran Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted….
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Trump for conditionality of aid to Palestinians
Palestinians condemned remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s to withhold future aid payments to the Palestinians’ in case of their unwillingness to engage in peace talks with Israel. …peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more….
EU expects Iran “refrains from violence”
“The European Union is closely following the ongoing demonstrations in Iran, the increase of violence and the unacceptable loss of human lives,” – says the European Action Service (EEAS) declaration. #Iran: Declaration by @FedericaMog on behalf of the European Union #EU: "Peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression are fundamental rights that apply to every country,…
Iran protests high tide
The ongoing anti-government protest in Iran in defiance of a warning by the authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the power of clerics since pro-reform unrest in 2009. https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/947577817192996865 In his first public reaction to the protests, President Hassan Rouhani appealed for calm, however confirming…
Iran denies killings of protestors
An Iranian official blamed two protesters previously reported killed in the city of Dorud, Lorestan Province, on Saturday night during anti-government demonstrations were targeted by foreign agents and not the Iranian police. Official: Two killed during riot in western Iran, no bullet fired by security forces https://t.co/I4HfzaVl2V pic.twitter.com/m5G6JKXbMW — Press TV (@PressTV) December 31, 2017 “Violent…
Attack on freedom in Kabul
In the morning of 28 December, a terrorist attack hit a peaceful gathering at a cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. It has left over 40 persons killed and injured more than 80 others, amongst them women and children. A terrorist attack hit a peaceful gathering at a cultural centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. Over 40 persons…
UN majority vote against Trump decision on Jerusalem
“The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said addressing the 193-member General Assembly ahead of Thursday’s vote on Jerusalem. RT @USUN: “America will…
Trump warns of aid cuts over Jerusalem raw
President Donald Trump warned about possible cut off financial aid to countries voting in favor of a draft United Nations resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. JUST IN: Trump hints at cutting off aid to countries who vote for UN resolution opposing his Jerusalem decision…
EU-Afghanistan in 'new co-operation' fase
From 1 December 2017 the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD) between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will provisionally apply. This agreement, which was signed by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Afghani Minister of Finance, Eklil Hakimi on 18 February, represents the first ever legally-binding framework for relations between…
DPRK must abandon ballistic missile programme
“Today’s missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is a further unacceptable violation of the DPRK’s international obligations as determined by multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions” – says the statement of the European External Action Service. #DPRK Today's missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: a further unacceptable violation…