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German FM urges Europeans to play mediating role amid rising Iran-US tensions
Jun 09, 2019 02:05German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warns that strains between Iran and the United States have "reached a fever pitch", calling on European powers to take a lead in negotiations to help resolve the situation.
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Israeli paper betrays scandalous details of 'deal of century'
Jun 02, 2019 02:05US President Donald Trump's "the deal of the century" wants Palestinian refugees to be naturalized and settled in several countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Iraq, Israeli daily Haaretz reports.
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Jordan king meets Kushner, urges formation of Palestinian state with E al-Quds as capital
May 30, 2019 02:36Jordan’s King Abdullah II has called for the formation of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 boundaries with East al-Quds as its capital, in what appears to be at odds with Washington’s upcoming proposal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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New US military convoy arrives in Ein Al-Assad base in Iraq from Jordan
May 21, 2019 10:02An Iraqi security source disclosed that Washington continues sending military equipment from Jordan to Ein al-Assad base in Western Iraq, adding that 70 US-army military vehicles have arrived at the airbase recently.
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West Asia powers partake in Iraq summit in blow to 'Arab NATO'
Apr 20, 2019 07:13Iraq’s parliamentary summit has brought together the country’s neighbors in what has been described as “a display of rare regional unity”, further sidelining a US initiative to form an “Arab NATO”.
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Jordan to recall envoy to Romania over embassy move to al-Quds: Reports
Apr 18, 2019 02:04Jordan will recall its ambassador to Romania in a show of protest after it announced plans to relocate its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied al-Quds, reports say.
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Trump's recognition of Golan annexation violates UN Charter: Russia's Lavrov
Apr 08, 2019 01:46Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has condemned US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the Israeli regime’s "sovereignty" over the occupied Golan Heights, stressing the need for a political solution to the conflict in Syria in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
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Iran says Trump’s ‘ruthless’ policies undermining intl. peace, order
Apr 08, 2019 01:37Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the “ruthless” policies adopted by US President Donald Trump during his term in office have created a tense situation in the world, undermining the global order and international peace.
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Jordanian MPs call for Israeli ambassador expulsion over Aqsa Mosque 'aggression'
Mar 19, 2019 03:30Jordanian legislators have demanded expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to the kingdom, Amir Weissbrod, in response to “ongoing Israeli aggression” at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of al-Quds.
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Iran will be opening new chapter with Iraq: Zarif
Mar 10, 2019 09:19Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says an upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Iraq — the president’s first — will be the beginning of a new chapter in Tehran-Baghdad relations.