Iran ‘concerned’ by Israeli ‘presence’ in the Caucasus
3 years, 2 months ago

Iran ‘concerned’ by Israeli ‘presence’ in the Caucasus

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s new FM, in Moscow for talks, said Tehran ‘will not tolerate geopolitical change and map change in the Caucasus’. Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, said on Wednesday that Iran “certainly will not tolerate geopolitical change and map change in the Caucasus”. Iran’s army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have recently mobilised forces and held military drills close to its northwestern borders with Azerbaijan amid lingering tensions following Azerbaijan’s 44-day war with Armenia last year. ‘Baseless accusations’ The day before the drills were launched, Amirabdollahian told his Azerbaijani counterpart that Iran would not tolerate Israel’s presence or activity “next to our borders” and vowed to take any necessary action. Iran-Russia relations Before the talks with Lavrov, Amirabdollahian said Iran was after a “big jump in relations” with Russia as the government of President Ebrahim Raisi sought to quickly expand ties across the region.

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Welcome willingness to talk on part of Iran
1 month ago

Welcome willingness to talk on part of Iran

Hindustan Times  

Iran’s decision to hold talks with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — three of the nations that spearheaded a resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency that censures Iran’s “lack of cooperation” over its nuclear programme — offers some reassurance amid rising portents of nuclear harm. The IAEA resolution came soon after the agency’s head visited the West Asian …

Head of UN’s nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump’s return raise worries
1 month, 1 week ago

Head of UN’s nuclear watchdog visits Iran as Mideast wars and Trump’s return raise worries

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Thursday that the “space for negotiation and diplomacy. is getting smaller” over Iran’s advancing atomic program as wars in the Mideast rage on and as President Donald Trump will return to the White House. Rafael Mariano Grossi of the IAEA was visiting Tehran in an effort …

Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Putin and Iranian President Masoud …

Vladmir Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
4 months ago

Vladmir Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist

The Hindu  

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. “We’re talking about the possibility of transporting 15 million tons of cargo per year or more,” he said, adding that the two countries crossed the $4 billion mark …

Putin meets Azerbaijani president as tensions with Armenia persist
4 months ago

Putin meets Azerbaijani president as tensions with Armenia persist

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attend a state reception at the Gulustan Palace in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday. Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s strained trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. Business links were high on the agenda …

Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
4 months ago

Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist

Hindustan Times  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist Business links were high on the agenda as Putin and President Ilham …

Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist
4 months ago

Putin meets Azerbaijani president in Baku to strengthen ties as regional tensions persist

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with his Azerbaijani counterpart as part of a two-day trip to secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes and shore up ties in the South Caucasus. “We’re talking about the possibility of transporting 15 million tons of cargo per year or more,” he said, adding that the two countries crossed the …

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike; muted responses could calm tensions for now
8 months ago

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike; muted responses could calm tensions for now

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war. But the indecisive outcome of weeks of tensions — which included an alleged Israeli strike …

West Asia on edge after Israel vows 'response' to Iran attack
8 months, 1 week ago

West Asia on edge after Israel vows 'response' to Iran attack

The Hindu  

Israel and Iran traded threats on Tuesday after Tehran’s first ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened regional tensions as the Gaza war ground on with no truce in sight. Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Iran would not get off “scot-free” after Iran and its allies launched a barrage of over 300 missiles, drones and rockets …

Israel-Iran News Highlight: Israeli army chief vows ‘response' to Iran's attack
8 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Iran News Highlight: Israeli army chief vows ‘response' to Iran's attack

Hindustan Times  

This handout picture released by the Israeli Army shows the head of the military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, attending a situational assessment with members of the General Staff Forum at the Kirya military base, which houses the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv Israel-Iran News Highlight: Welcome to our live coverage of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, which threaten …

Russia, Iran warn against further escalation in Middle East
8 months, 1 week ago

Russia, Iran warn against further escalation in Middle East

Hindustan Times  

Welcome to our live coverage of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, which threaten to plunge the region into a deeper crisis. The situation has taken a dramatic turn as Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the long-running covert war between the two regional foes. As reports of air raid …

Russia, Iran warn against further escalation in Middle East
8 months, 1 week ago

Russia, Iran warn against further escalation in Middle East

Hindustan Times  

Welcome to our live coverage of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, which threaten to plunge the region into a deeper crisis. The situation has taken a dramatic turn as Iran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the long-running covert war between the two regional foes. As reports of air raid …

Tensions rise amid expectations of Iran retaliation against Israel
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tensions rise amid expectations of Iran retaliation against Israel

Al Jazeera  

Tehran says UN Security Council should have condemned Israel’s deadly air raid on Iranian consulate in Damascus. “Had the UN Security Council condemned the Zionist regime’s reprehensible act of aggression on our diplomatic premises in Damascus and subsequently brought to justice its perpetrators, the imperative for Iran to punish this rogue regime might have been obviated,” the Iranian mission said …

Azerbaijan accuses France of stoking 'new war' in Caucasus
1 year, 1 month ago

Azerbaijan accuses France of stoking 'new war' in Caucasus

The Hindu  

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday accused France of inciting a fresh war in the Caucasus by arming Baku's arch foe Armenia, with which it had fought two wars. is pursuing a militaristic policy by arming Armenia, encouraging revanchist forces in Armenia, and laying the groundwork for provoking new wars in our region," Aliyev said in written comments to an …

'Iran can't say it…': Zelensky on Tehran's role in Ukraine, Israel conflicts
1 year, 2 months ago

'Iran can't say it…': Zelensky on Tehran's role in Ukraine, Israel conflicts

Hindustan Times  

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday linked the assault by Hamas on Israel with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and criticised Iran over both conflicts. Iran has denied it has supplied Russia with Shahed kamikaze drones for use in Ukraine and has said it is not involved in the weekend's attacks on Israel. Iran can't say it has nothing to do …

Israeli arms helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of Armenians
1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli arms helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the dismay of Armenians

LA Times  

Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh travel on a truck on their way to Kornidzor, Armenia, on Sept. 26. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has termed the exodus “a direct act of an ethnic cleansing.” Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry strongly rejected the accusation, saying the departures are a “personal and individual decision and nothing to do with forced relocation.” Israel’s foreign and defense …

Israel’s defense chief travels to Azerbaijan, reaffirming shared opposition to Iran
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel’s defense chief travels to Azerbaijan, reaffirming shared opposition to Iran

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister visited Azerbaijan on Thursday, seeking to strengthen ties between countries with shared opposition to Iran. Defense Minster Yoav Gallant and Azerbaijani officials agreed to work together to deter threats from Iran, the Israeli Defense Ministry said. “Together, we may further deepen the ties between our countries and strengthen the cooperation between our defense establishments and …

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid rising tensions
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid rising tensions

Firstpost  

Dubai: As tension between Iran and Azerbaijan has steadily ramped up in recent months and divisive incidents have become almost a weekly occurrence, the foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed “problems and misunderstandings” between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday. “In these frank and transparent discussions, existing problems and misunderstandings and solutions …

Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?
1 year, 8 months ago

Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Al Jazeera  

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, a close ally of Iran’s historical rival Turkey, blamed Tehran after a man stormed the Azerbaijani embassy in the capital in late January, killing its head of security and wounding others. Tehran has been increasingly warning Baku against warming …

Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats amid rising tensions
1 year, 8 months ago

Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats amid rising tensions

Al Jazeera  

Azeri foreign ministry says four embassy employees were carrying out activities ‘incompatible with diplomatic status’. Azerbaijan said it would expel four Iranian diplomats over “provocative actions” in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbours. The move on Thursday came hours after Baku said it arrested six men, who it claimed were linked to Iranian secret services and were plotting …

Iran says embassy attack should not affect Azerbaijan relations
1 year, 10 months ago

Iran says embassy attack should not affect Azerbaijan relations

Al Jazeera  

Iran and Azerbaijan disagree on whether Friday’s attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran constituted a ‘terrorist act’. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Azerbaijani counterpart that bilateral relations should not be affected after an attack on Baku’s embassy in Tehran that left one person dead. The Iranian president’s website also quoted Aliyev as saying “this …

Russia’s security chief discusses Ukraine, trade on visit to Iran
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s security chief discusses Ukraine, trade on visit to Iran

Al Jazeera  

Nikolai Patrushev meets his Iranian counterpart and Iran’s president, as Moscow and Tehran look to deepen ties. Tehran, Iran – Russia’s security chief has held talks about the war in Ukraine and improving bilateral relations with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and top security official Ali Shamkhani. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia, met the Iranian president …

Iran is slowly entrenching itself as a player in the Ukraine war
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran is slowly entrenching itself as a player in the Ukraine war

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Nasser Kanani, the spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, denied the allegation, saying Iran “has always opposed the continuation of the war.” Despite their differences, Iran and Russia have been getting closer because they …

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey
2 years, 5 months ago

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

Deccan Chronicle  

TEHRAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine. In only his second trip abroad since Russian tanks rolled into its neighbor in February, Putin is scheduled to hold talks with Iran’s President Ebrahim …

Israel prefers diplomacy on Iran but can act alone, says Bennett
2 years, 6 months ago

Israel prefers diplomacy on Iran but can act alone, says Bennett

Al Jazeera  

Israel threatens Iran with military action, as nuclear talks between Iran and the US look no closer to concluding. The Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog that his country would prefer a diplomatic resolution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, but could take independent action, reiterating a longstanding veiled threat to launch a …

Iran says won’t endanger national interests after Russian demand
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran says won’t endanger national interests after Russian demand

Al Jazeera  

An agreement on Iran’s nuclear deal appeared imminent, but a new Russian demand has cast doubt over the talks. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called the demand “irrelevant” as he said the issue is unrelated to the talks – which are aimed at restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is formally known, by lifting …

EXPLAINER: Why Israel is mediating between Russia, Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why Israel is mediating between Russia, Ukraine

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — With his surprise visit to Moscow on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is assuming the unlikely role of mediator between Russia and Ukraine. Additional criticism mounted in the lead-up to Russia’s war with Ukraine over Bennett’s reticence to censure Russia — breaking with Israel’s allies in the West who were stepping up sanctions. Israel relies …

Iran nuclear talks reverberate in the Gulf
2 years, 11 months ago

Iran nuclear talks reverberate in the Gulf

The Hindu  

While Iran is engaged in negotiations in Vienna on matters relating to the U.S.’s re-entry into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the relaxation of the sanctions, two parties absent at the talks are watching developments very closely — Israel and the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council — whose interests directly impinge on the outcome of the …

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran
3 years, 7 months ago

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

Associated Press  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s re-engagement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a key Biden ally dispatched on overseas diplomatic missions, told reporters in the UAE’s capital of …

Israel’s ‘shadow war’ and plans to scupper Iran’s nuclear deal
3 years, 7 months ago

Israel’s ‘shadow war’ and plans to scupper Iran’s nuclear deal

Al Jazeera  

Hawkish elements in Israel will continue to play a leading role moving forward on Tehran’s nuclear programme, analysts say. ‘Considerable damage’ Yaniv Voller, senior lecturer in Middle East politics at the University of Kent, said Israel’s efforts against Iran’s nuclear programme – often described as “the shadow war” – are likely to continue given the positive events in Vienna after …

Iran Says 'Serious Indications of Israeli Role' in Assassination of Prominent Nuclear Scientist
4 years ago

Iran Says 'Serious Indications of Israeli Role' in Assassination of Prominent Nuclear Scientist

News 18  

Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated on Friday in an attack on his car outside Tehran that it accused arch foe Israel of being behind. The scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “seriously wounded” when assailants targeted his car before being engaged in a gunfight with his security team, Iran’s defence ministry said in a statement. Fakhrizadeh, …

US wades in cautiously to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace effort
4 years, 2 months ago

US wades in cautiously to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace effort

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration waded cautiously Friday into international efforts to halt fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which are engaged in their worst conflict in more than 25 years. The State Department said Pompeo had emphasized to Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov the need “to end the violence and protect civilians.” “Both must …

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