Friday, 19 February 2021_European Council President Charles Michel says the EU remains committed to the Iran nuclear deal and is making efforts to facilitate Washington's return to the landmark accord. The European Commission says it is still working on efforts to allow trade between the EU and Iran in defiance of US sanctions.
Saturday, 13 February 2021_Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on the United States to “pay” for the presence of its military forces in the Asian country if the new administration wants to keep a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with Manila.
Friday, 12 February 2021 _A famous American actress has been fired from her role in a popular series and also disowned by her agency after using an Instagram post to compare the current level of intolerance in the US with the hatemongering that paved the way for the Holocaust.
Monday, 08 February 2021_The United States reportedly plans to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018, in a move that is expected to draw rebuke from those who have recoiled at the body's criticism of Israel.
US Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have called for action against the Wall Street abuses by hedge funds exposed by the recent scandal over GameStop shares.
Saturday, 30 January 2021_The US military has protested to Chinese military activities in the South China Sea as leading policy outlet Politico says the new Biden government is reorienting foreign policy priorities to China and Asia from the Middle East.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not accept the US demand that it resume full nuclear compliance before Washington lifts sanctions on Tehran.
Friday, 29 January 2021 _The Pentagon says the Biden administration will not commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by May after it accused the Taliban of not honoring the commitments they made in their deal with the United States.
Wednesday, 27 January 2021_Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will take proper action whenever the United States lifts the sanctions to pave the way for its return to the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that the Islamic Republic takes Washington’s actions, not words, as its yardstick.
Wednesday, 27 January 2021_The commander of DC National Guard says his authorities were restricted ahead of the Jan. 6 deadly breach of the US Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
Canada’s parliament has approved a motion calling on the government to formally designate an American group that supports former US president Donald Trump as a terrorist entity, alongside outfits like al-Qaeda and Daesh.
The United States and its Asian ally Japan have agreed to strengthen their military alliance under the new administration of US President Joe Biden, in an apparent effort to further challenge China’s sovereignty in the South China Sea.
Thursday, 21 January 2021_Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has slammed the US sanctions against the Syrian nation as “political, unlawful, and inhumane”, calling for the immediate removal of those bans.
Iranian COVID vaccine inches closer to market. One month has passed since the volunteers got their first injection of the COVIRAN vaccine and now they received the second jab.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021_The British military complex is a shadow of its former empirical past plagued by huge budget deficits, deteriorating equipment, and a very demoralized staff. Therefore, in order to bolster the bank balance, the British have leaned on their experience in the service sector and have turned their military into a training facilitator for paying customers.
Thursday, 14 January 2021_The US Air Force announced Wednesday that the new US Space Command headquarters will be in Huntsville, Alabama, after the state was selected over five others competing for the project, including Colorado, where Space Command is provisionally located.