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Tillerson in India to lay out US strategy in South Asia

Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:02:03

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is meeting India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi after stopping in neighboring Kabul and Islamabad as part of a South Asia trip to lay out the Trump administration's new strategy for the region.

Draft Senate Iran legislation sets tough new U.S. terms for deal

Wed Oct 25, 2017 08:58:29

Draft legislation responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal would set tough new terms for the pact, including restoring sanctions if Iran tests a ballistic missile able to carry a warhead or bars nuclear inspectors from any sites.

Under SDF rule, Raqqa can’t be called liberated: Syria

Tue Oct 24, 2017 13:17:26

A Syrian minister says no land is considered liberated in the country unless national army forces regain control of it and raise the Syrian flag atop its buildings.

Anti-Isis fighters waiting for nobody’s order: Zarif

Tue Oct 24, 2017 08:58:34

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says those forces who are fighting against Isis terrorists have never been waiting for anybody’s order to defend their homeland.

U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya

Tue Oct 24, 2017 08:46:20

The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday.

Abadi defends role of Popular Mobilisation Forces at meeting with Tillerson

Tue Oct 24, 2017 08:34:34

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi defended the role of the Iranian-backed forces at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday in Baghdad.

UK certain Iran nuclear deal to be preserved, U.S. says remains committed

Tue Oct 24, 2017 08:08:56

There is absolutely no doubt that a deal between Western powers and Iran on its nuclear program will survive despite the U.S. decision not to recertify the deal, Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

Iran's regional status has never been stronger: Rouhani

Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:55:18

President Hassan Rouhani stated Mon. Donald Trump’s threats against Iran indicates that the country’s government and its people have chosen the right path.

Iraqi PM's office criticises Tillerson comments on Iranian-backed forces

Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:40:13

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's media office expressed surprise on Monday at comments by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's regarding Iranian-backed Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces.

Boris Johnson to urge Donald Trump to keep Iran nuclear deal

Mon Oct 23, 2017 08:23:41

Boris Johnson will urge Donald Trump to row back on threats to quit the Iran nuclear deal which he will cite as a diplomatic blueprint for solving tensions with North Korea.

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