ISLAMABAD – Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday that the breakdown of diplomacy in the Middle East has further complicated the Iranian nuclear issue, with Secretary-General António Guterres warning that the escalating crisis poses a “grave threat to international peace and security.” Read More: At UNSC, Pakistan highlights humanitarian fallout of ME conflict Speaking […]
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China, Russia, Iran forge strategic alliance
China, Russia, and Iran have signed a comprehensive strategic pact, aiming to strengthen ties and counter U.S. influence. Officials said the agreement covers energy, trade, military coordination, and diplomatic strategy. The move signals a coordinated effort to challenge Western dominance and reshape global power dynamics. The pact builds on years of bilateral agreements. Iran and […]
Pakistan urges dialogue at UNSC on Iran nuclear issue
Pakistan has called for diplomacy and dialogue to resolve the Iran nuclear issue, warning that coercive measures could worsen tensions. Ambassador Usman Jadoon told the UN Security Council that sanctions hurt ordinary people and deepen distrust, emphasizing the need for engagement and compromise. He stressed that avoiding confrontation is key to finding a solution acceptable […]
US-Iran escalation
The tension between Iran and America is not a recent development. It’s been going on since 1979. Prior to the Islamic revolution of 1979, relations between the US and Iran were friendly. Iran’s long border with America’s Cold War rival, the Soviet Union, and its position as the largest and most powerful country in the […]
The Muslim world: another turmoil brewing
President Donald Trump’s rage to give bloody cuts to the Muslim world continues unabated at the behest of his blue eyed boy, Prime Minister Netanyahu and, quite unfortunately, some Arab monarchs who, in their narrowness of vision, undermined the broader platform of the Organization of Islamic Conference at the altar of the expedient-ridden and pliable […]
Trump’s hawkish Iran policy
The Trump administration views Iran as a uniquely dangerous actor in the Middle East. Mr Trump’s decision to withdraw United Stares from the Iran nuclear deal, the imposition of trade sanctions and the recent US announcement labelling the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization all speak of a mindset that refuses to accept Iran […]
US sanctions scare EU firms from Iran, imperilling nuke deal
The Iran nuclear deal requires that its partners take action to boost the country’s economy, but European companies remain fearful of exposing themselves to US sanctions, experts told AFP. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday sent a letter to the deal’s other signatories, saying it had decided to suspend commitments it made under the […]
France’s Macron calls for Iran nuke deal to be saved
Iran wants to bring its nuclear deal with world powers “back on track” after the US unilateral withdrawal, the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Thursday, a day after Tehran said it was scaling back curbs to its nuclear program. “Our goal is to strengthen the JCPOA (the acronym for the […]
Boao Forum and China’s pursuit for multilateralism
With a strong call for multilateralism and firm stand for better cooperation, shared prosperity and destiny, Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2019 was concluded at Boao city in south China’s Hainan Province having the theme “Shared Future, Concerted Action, Common Development”. Based on the model of World Economic Forum, BFA has also been termed as […]
Signatories of Iran deal meet in Vienna to keep deal alive
Signatories of the Iran nuclear deal met in Vienna on Friday in a bid to save the agreement, as Iran warned the deal had been put “in intensive care” by Washington’s dramatic withdrawal earlier this month. For the first time since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came into force in 2015, China, Russia, […]