(CNN) Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has responded to President Donald Trump’s recent threats to Tehran on Twitter, saying that the United States “is not in a position to obliterate Iran.” Speaking exclusively to CNN a week after Iran downed a US military drone, Zarif said that US actions have […]
Middle East
Iranian FM Takes Flak For Claiming Tehran Has Never Called For Destruction Of Israel
When Iranian officials say Israel will be wiped off the map, does it mean they are suggesting that Iran should be the one to do it? The debate was renewed last week by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. When an interviewer from a French news magazine suggested that Paris might […]
American Journalists in Trouble in Bahrain
Bahrain has been the hosting grounds for Shia-Sunni conflicts for many years now. The protests and uprisings from the Shia population in the country have been causing a lot of conflict in the country. While 2011 was the year of the uprising, small protests have been taking place throughout the […]
Islamic State Accepts Responsibility of Killing Yemen Official
The governor of Aden was killed by a suicide car bombing and the Islamic State has accepted the responsibility of the attack. This is a huge blow to pro-Saudi Yemeni forces who have been struggling to maintain a grip on the strategic port city since July when they took it […]
Tourists Killed in Egyptian Air Raid
Photo via reuters.com On Monday, the authorities said that the Egyptian Army aircraft had been in search of militants in the desert and bombed a convoy of Mexican tourists mistakenly, killing 12 and injuring 10. According to survivors, helicopters and a plane bombed their group. Egyptian security sources elaborated that […]