BLOOD-STAINED CAR The explosion was so powerful that it was felt and heard about 50km away, Fars news agency reported. Speaking Sunday at the scene, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said that “the situation has stabilised in the main areas” of the port. He told state TV that workers had resumedContinue Reading
Residents felt the impact of the blast up to 30 miles away, with those near Shahid Rajaee having their windows and roofs destroyed Source linkContinue Reading
“But boosting growth is reliant on building stability. It’s vital we engage closely with partners like Qatar and Oman to strengthen security in the region, this includes countering Iran’s malign activity in the region and bringing the war in Gaza to end.” Source linkContinue Reading
Last month, Beijing hosted the deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Russia to discuss the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. Following the summit, the three countries called on the international community to abandon sanctions as a means for pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions. This approach markedContinue Reading
GUIDANCE FOR SHIPPING The Treasury on Wednesday also updated guidance for shipping and maritime stakeholders on “detecting and mitigating Iranian oil sanctions evasion,” warning, among other things, that Iran depends on a vast shadow fleet to disguise oil shipments. The Treasury said it was the sixth round of sanctions targetingContinue Reading
That initial wave of CyberAv3ngers hacking, both real and fabricated, appears to have been part of a tit-for-tat with another highly aggressive hacker group that is widely believed to work on behalf of Israeli military or intelligence agencies. That rival group, known as Predatory Sparrow, repeatedly targeted Iranian critical infrastructureContinue Reading
MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday (Apr 4) that the question of Iran’s nuclear programme should be resolved politically and diplomatically, urging restraint on all sides. Moscow has offered to mediate between the United States and Iran after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran unless it comes to anContinue Reading
One of the few areas of agreement between the Trump and Biden administrations has been the so-called India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), with both outgoing Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and President Donald Trump endorsing the project earlier this year. Such endorsements came at a time when India, a majorContinue Reading
