If you ever get geopolitical amnesia and forget what the current Iranian regime is all about, don’t worry. It will remind you. Take the news from Australia, where the Prime Minister says Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) orchestrated attacks on Jewish neighborhoods. PREMIUM An Iranian flag flutters outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s rial currency fell to near-record lows Thursday as concerns grew in Tehran that European nations will start a process to reimpose United Nations sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, further squeezing the country’s ailing economy. The move, termed the “snapback” mechanism by the diplomats who…
US President Donald Trump said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students to enter the United States which is double the current figure, and reiterated that President Xi Jinping had invited him “to come to China”. The significant shift in tone from the US government came soon after the Chinese embassy in the US advised students…
Updated on: Aug 26, 2025 09:20 am IST The Iranian ambassador and three other officials have reportedly been given seven days to leave Australia. Australia on Tuesday expelled Iran’s ambassador, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had earlier announced that the country would be taking…
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen ’s capital on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said the strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for a united national front to confront what he described as US efforts to subjugate the Islamic republic. File photo of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.(REUTERS File) The remarks, delivered at a mosque in the capital Tehran and published on Khamenei’s official website, come two…
LONDON The UK warned on Friday that time is running out to reach a diplomatic agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, as talks with European and US partners continue. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Britain remained committed to diplomacy but was prepared to pursue sanctions if no progress was made. In a post…
Iran has slammed the United Kingdom’s imposition of fresh sanctions, describing the move as “fundamentally unacceptable” and a violation of international norms. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London condemned the British government’s decision to sanction one Iranian individual and four entities. The embassy dismissed London’s…
Iran planned to hold a call with three European nations Friday as they threatened to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program. The call Iran will hold with France, Germany and the United Kingdom comes as Tehran faces an Aug. 31 deadline set by the three nations to reach a “satisfactory solution”…
Tankers in Spain Photographer: DeAgostini/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — The US sanctioned a Greek shipper and two Chinese port-terminal operators that it said facilitated the transport of Iranian oil, broadening a so-called maximum pressure campaign against Tehran. Antonios Margaritis was designated, along with a web of companies overseen by him in Greece and the Marshall Islands,…