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Turkey: US trial of Turkish banker 'legal disgrace'

Thu Jan 4, 2018 13:59:06

Turkey has slammed the conviction in New York of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade sanctions as a "legal disgrace" and a conspiracy against Turkey.

Iran UN envoy slams US 'grotesque meddling' in its internal affairs

Thu Jan 4, 2018 12:02:01

Iran’s UN ambassador has condemned the US support for protests in the Islamic Republic as "grotesque" meddling in the country's internal affairs and a violation of international law.

CIA, Mossad have orchestrated recent violent riots in Iran: Analyst

Thu Jan 4, 2018 08:29:46

The recent protests in Iran were partly orchestrated by American and Israeli intelligence agencies, with clear signs of Western interference in the ensuing violent riots, says a political analyst and author in Chicago.

Hezbollah: Syrian war will be over in 1-2 years

Thu Jan 4, 2018 08:16:11

The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on Wednesday the Syrian war, now in its seventh year, will be finished in one or two years at most.

At least seven Russian planes destroyed by shelling at Syrian air base: report

Thu Jan 4, 2018 07:59:27

At least seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at the Hmeymim air base in Syria on Dec. 31, Russian daily Kommersant reported late on Wednesday, citing two sources.

Trump boasts of `bigger nuclear button´ - but doesn´t really have one

Wed Jan 3, 2018 14:00:55

Donald Trump has boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un - but the US president does not actually have a physical button.

Foreign intelligence agents seek to escalate Iran protests

Wed Jan 3, 2018 12:40:07

Sporadic violence has erupted in some Iranian cities which becamse the scene of initially peaceful protests against economic grievances. But the protests soon turned violent and deadly in some cities, where some groups began to launch attacks on public property, police stations and religious centers. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the enemies are using every possible means to harm the Iranian nation and the Islamic establishment. Press TV has talked to Richard Black, Virginia State Senator, as well as Tony Gosling, investigative journalist, to get their opinions on the latest riots in Iran.

Palestinians won’t be blackmailed by US threat to cut aid: PLO official

Wed Jan 3, 2018 11:36:25

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has voiced anger at a threat by US President Donald Trump to cut off aid to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, saying the nation “will not be blackmailed.”

Jordan raps Israeli measures seeking further occupation, annexation of Palestinian land

Wed Jan 3, 2018 10:44:52

Jordan, the custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem al-Quds, has condemned as “null and void” the latest Israeli measures meant to consolidate the regime’s occupation of the ancient city and annex more Palestinian territory.

Iran won't let infiltrators sabotage people's protests: Zarif

Wed Jan 3, 2018 09:50:21

Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif, reacting to the current protests in the country and the US’ reaction to them, said infiltrators will not be allowed to sabotage the protests through violence.