Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and their implications for regional stability. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the call took place at the initiative of the Iranian side. Araghchi briefed Lavrov on stepsContinue Reading

  The African Union urged cooler heads to prevail on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, warning that conflict could risk harming people on the continent. In a statement, the pan-African body’s head, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf called “for restraint, urgent de-escalation and sustained dialogue”. “FurtherContinue Reading

  Saudi Arabia strongly condemned what the “heinous Iranian aggression” and a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, the Kingdom expressed its full solidarity with the brotherly countries andContinue Reading

  Around 10 am local time Saturday, a series of loud explosions jolted the Iranian capital of Tehran in quick succession, and Xinhua reporters saw thick plumes of smoke rising from several parts of the city. Soon it turns out that the United States and Israel have launched an attackContinue Reading

  The US and Israel have launched co-ordinated strikes across Iran, including Tehran, on Saturday, in a “preventative attack”. Iran have retaliated with the Israel Defence Forces confirming that they had identified missiles launched towards them, and were intercepting the threat. President Donald Trump confirmed a “major combat operation” inContinue Reading