Resit Kemal As / Editor-in-Chief, World of Global The United States has conducted 193 transport flights to the Middle East and deployed at least 46 aerial refueling aircraft across Europe and various parts of the region. This falls into that second category of developments — the kind that may not dominate headlines but quietly...
The Israeli military has reportedly been placed on alert due to possible U.S. strikes against Iran. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, emergency services and the Home Front Command — the military unit responsible for civil defense — have been ordered to prepare for war. These measures are said to be linked to a...
Commenting on tensions with the United States, Iranian President Pezeshkian stated that they do not seek war, but would not bow down if an imposition were forced upon them. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made remarks during a meeting with representatives of civil society in Lorestan province. Pezeshkian said that the United States seeks to seize...
Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz, if necessary, as soon as possible, Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri said on Tuesday. “If there is a pretext for closing the Strait of Hormuz, our armed forces will carry out this operation as soon as possible,” Tangsiri...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said that both the United States and Iran have signaled mutual flexibility in efforts to reach a nuclear agreement, warning that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program could “drag the region into a new war.” Speaking to the London-based Financial...
A U.S. Boeing P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft and an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were detected near the Iranian border. Sputnik reported, based on an analysis of open-source flight data, that a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and a Northrop Grumman-produced MQ-4C Triton UAV conducted flights near Iran’s borders yesterday. The...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks regarding Iran’s missile program, stating, “Our missiles are not subject to negotiation and will not be.” Araghchi strongly criticized President Trump’s comments on Iran’s ballistic missile program, emphasizing that Iran’s missiles cannot be placed on the negotiation agenda. According to Iranian state television,...
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Doha to discuss diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions in the Middle East. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on diplomatic initiatives underway to...
According to a statement from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing secondary customs tariffs on all countries that import goods from Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that could impose additional customs duties of up to 25 percent on any country that trades with Iran...
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States, which began around 11:00 a.m. (local time) today in Muscat, the capital of Oman, have concluded for the day. While Iran’s Foreign Ministry signaled that negotiations will continue, officials described the talks as “a good start.” According to Iranian state television, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad...