TEHRAN, Jun 4 -The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which the US said would rapidly send to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, has stayed outside of the strategic Persian Gulf waters, with its commander saying that the US navy seeks to avoid escalation.
TEHRAN, May 24 - US President Donald Trump has rejected any "need" for additional troop deployments in the Middle East after reports claimed the Pentagon was considering sending up to 10,000 troops to the region.
TEHRAN, May 19 - The growing aversion to the US across Muslim countries and the strong anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiments among the younger generation have turned the Middle East region into a tinderbox for the US, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said.
TEHRAN, Apr 07 - The first pre-phase of Tehran Metro Line 6, considered as one of the longest subway routes in the region, was inaugurated on Sun. in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani and a number of City Council members.
TEHRAN, Mar 26 -Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc will spend $3.1 billion to acquire Middle East rival Careem, buying dominance in a competitive region ahead of a hotly anticipated initial public offering.
TEHRAN, Jan 24 -While the world has clearly vastly changed since the 19th century, the statesmen of 19th-century Europe would have recognized the political workings of the world in the 21st.
TEHRAN, Jan 18 - The United States was able to persuade Poland to jointly host an anti-Iran summit next month due to vulnerabilities in Polish politics, says an American writer and former professor.
TEHRAN, December 24 -Former US presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul has backed President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, adding that the United States needs to "have a clean cut" with military involvement in the Middle East.
TEHRAN, December 08 -Iran has strongly criticized US policy of pouring weapons into the Middle East far beyond its real defense needs, warning that this has turned the region into a "powder keg".
TEHRAN, November 14 - A senior Iranian diplomat has warned that the possible collapse of a historic nuclear agreement signed between Iran and major world powers in 2015 would certainly add to political complications in the Middle East.
TEHRAN, November 12 -European countries have approved arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE worth more than $86.7 billion since 2015, according to figures compiled by leading online news outlet Middle East Eye.
TEHRAN, October 31 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan have similar stances on developments in the Middle East and are determined to strengthen joint cooperation.
TEHRAN, October 23 - Boeing-subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to lend in-transit visibility, or ITV, services for ground transportation logistics, deepening the contractor's relationship with countries in the Middle East.
TEHRAN, October 14 - “To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.” That oft-quoted but mischievous characterization of diplomacy and diplomats by American writer and historian Will Durant has a counterexample in Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a top aide to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
TEHRAN, September 29 -Iran is a major player in resolving the Syria crisis, says an analyst, adding that it is one of the countries that is preventing an “absolute chaos” in the Middle East.
TEHRAN, September 16 - German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday said she could not rule out a longer-term deployment of German forces in the Middle East, amid a broader debate about a role for Germany in possible military action Syria.
TEHRAN, September 08 - South Korea reported its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in three years, health officials said on Saturday.