This article is more than 3 years oldThis article is more than 3 years oldForeign minister urges Trump to show respect, while Iranian president says only option for Tehran is ‘resistance’First published on Mon 20 May 2019 08.26 EDTThe Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has hit back at Donald Trump’s “genocidal taunts” after a strongly worded warning from Trump that Tehran should not think of attacking the US.“Goaded by #B_Team,” Zarif on Twitter, in an apparent reference to Trump advisers such as John Bolton, “@realdonaldTrump hopes to achieve what Alexander, Genghis & other...…This article is more than 3 years oldThis article is more than 3 years oldForeign minister urges Trump to show respect, while Iranian president says only option for Tehran is ‘resistance’First published on Mon 20 May 2019 08.26 EDTThe Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has hit back at Donald Trump’s “genocidal taunts” after a strongly worded warning from Trump that Tehran should not think of attacking the US.“Goaded by #B_Team,” Zarif on Twitter, in an apparent reference to Trump advisers such as John Bolton, “@realdonaldTrump hopes to achieve what Alexander, Genghis & other...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldJavad Zarif says the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander assassinated in 2020 dominated Iranian diplomacyLast modified on Sun 25 Apr 2021 15.13 EDTIran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has criticised the dominance of the assassinated Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander in Iranian diplomacy, and admitted his own influence over Iranian foreign policy was sometimes zero in a leaked audio recording.The remarks are from an interview the Iranian foreign ministry admits Zarif gave last March, but it...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldJavad Zarif says the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander assassinated in 2020 dominated Iranian diplomacyLast modified on Sun 25 Apr 2021 15.13 EDTIran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has criticised the dominance of the assassinated Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander in Iranian diplomacy, and admitted his own influence over Iranian foreign policy was sometimes zero in a leaked audio recording.The remarks are from an interview the Iranian foreign ministry admits Zarif gave last March, but it...WW…

Exclusive: Activists say EU should refuse to sign treaty until national security laws and election restrictions are liftedLast modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 00.30 ESTHong Kong democracy activists have warned the EU it must not ratify its planned new investment deal with China at a time when Beijing is tearing up international obligations to the people of .The 24 activists – including 13 in exile – have written to the EU commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to call for the EU to refuse to sign the treaty until China’s national security laws are repealed and restrictions on who can stand...…Exclusive: Activists say EU should refuse to sign treaty until national security laws and election restrictions are liftedLast modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 00.30 ESTHong Kong democracy activists have warned the EU it must not ratify its planned new investment deal with China at a time when Beijing is tearing up international obligations to the people of .The 24 activists – including 13 in exile – have written to the EU commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to call for the EU to refuse to sign the treaty until China’s national security laws are repealed and restrictions on who can stand...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMohammed bin Salman warned of damage to Saudi-UK relations if Premier League refusal not ‘corrected’ Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 00.25 EDTThe Saudi crown prince, , warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government failed to intervene to “correct” the Premier League’s “wrong” decision not to allow a £300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMohammed bin Salman warned of damage to Saudi-UK relations if Premier League refusal not ‘corrected’ Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 00.25 EDTThe Saudi crown prince, , warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government failed to intervene to “correct” the Premier League’s “wrong” decision not to allow a £300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldIranian deputy foreign minister says all Trump-imposed sanctions must be lifted to revive dealLast modified on Fri 9 Apr 2021 09.46 EDTTalks on the terms for the US and Iran to come back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal are to resume next week after making sufficient progress since on a roadmap for both sides.The US has not been in direct talks with the Iranian delegation in Vienna this week but is relaying messages mainly to European members of the body that oversees the deal.Iran is insisting all sanctions...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldIranian deputy foreign minister says all Trump-imposed sanctions must be lifted to revive dealLast modified on Fri 9 Apr 2021 09.46 EDTTalks on the terms for the US and Iran to come back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal are to resume next week after making sufficient progress since on a roadmap for both sides.The US has not been in direct talks with the Iranian delegation in Vienna this week but is relaying messages mainly to European members of the body that oversees the deal.Iran is insisting all sanctions...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWomen are challenging largely male political class as fears grow ‘dinosaurs’ of Libyan politics will try to cling on to powerLast modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 00.01 EDTLibyan civil activists led by an increasingly assertive group of women are demanding their country’s largely male political class stick to their commitment to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 December, the 70th anniversary of Libya’s independence. of , which was made possible by a ceasefire sealed in October, was sworn in on 15 March.The...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWomen are challenging largely male political class as fears grow ‘dinosaurs’ of Libyan politics will try to cling on to powerLast modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 00.01 EDTLibyan civil activists led by an increasingly assertive group of women are demanding their country’s largely male political class stick to their commitment to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on 24 December, the 70th anniversary of Libya’s independence. of , which was made possible by a ceasefire sealed in October, was sworn in on 15 March.The...WW…

Analysis: Country has confirmed itself the weak link in the intelligence chain it joined with the US, UK, Canada and AustraliaLast modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 08.42 EDTJacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister from the centre-left Labour party, has offended devotees of the Anglosphere by indicating she is not prepared to take her country into the kind of trade war with China that Australia has found itself facing.Asserting her country’s sovereignty has potentially deep implications for the “Five Eyes” alliance, the intelligence sharing partnership that emerged after the second world...…Analysis: Country has confirmed itself the weak link in the intelligence chain it joined with the US, UK, Canada and AustraliaLast modified on Tue 27 Apr 2021 08.42 EDTJacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister from the centre-left Labour party, has offended devotees of the Anglosphere by indicating she is not prepared to take her country into the kind of trade war with China that Australia has found itself facing.Asserting her country’s sovereignty has potentially deep implications for the “Five Eyes” alliance, the intelligence sharing partnership that emerged after the second world...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldExclusive: former DfID secretary Mark Lowcock shocked by decision of Johnson’s government to cut aidLast modified on Mon 8 Mar 2021 09.46 ESTMinisters have decided to “balance the books on the backs of the starving people of Yemen” in an act that will see tens of thousands die and damage the UK’s global influence, the head of the UN’s Office for Humanitarian Affairs has said.Speaking with rare bluntness after the UK more than halved its funds to help Yemen, the former permanent secretary at the Department for...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldExclusive: former DfID secretary Mark Lowcock shocked by decision of Johnson’s government to cut aidLast modified on Mon 8 Mar 2021 09.46 ESTMinisters have decided to “balance the books on the backs of the starving people of Yemen” in an act that will see tens of thousands die and damage the UK’s global influence, the head of the UN’s Office for Humanitarian Affairs has said.Speaking with rare bluntness after the UK more than halved its funds to help Yemen, the former permanent secretary at the Department for...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSouthern Transitional Council president says US leader should support a vote on independence for the SouthFirst published on Mon 1 Mar 2021 02.00 ESTJoe Biden can help end the six-year civil war in by backing a UN-sponsored referendum on independence for the South, the president of Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has said.In an interview with the Guardian, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi claimed a referendum would show 90% support for independence for Yemen’s South and should be held exclusively within the...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSouthern Transitional Council president says US leader should support a vote on independence for the SouthFirst published on Mon 1 Mar 2021 02.00 ESTJoe Biden can help end the six-year civil war in by backing a UN-sponsored referendum on independence for the South, the president of Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has said.In an interview with the Guardian, Aidarus al-Zoubaidi claimed a referendum would show 90% support for independence for Yemen’s South and should be held exclusively within the...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLeader of Quds force was killed by US in drone strike in Iraq on 3 JanuaryLast modified on Mon 29 Jun 2020 17.05 EDTIran has issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general and has asked Interpol for help, a Tehran prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr, has said.The US killed Suleimani with a drone strike in on 3 January after it accused him of masterminding attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on American forces across the Middle East.The move caused unease in Europe but the US claims that...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldLeader of Quds force was killed by US in drone strike in Iraq on 3 JanuaryLast modified on Mon 29 Jun 2020 17.05 EDTIran has issued an arrest warrant for Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general and has asked Interpol for help, a Tehran prosecutor, Ali Alqasimehr, has said.The US killed Suleimani with a drone strike in on 3 January after it accused him of masterminding attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on American forces across the Middle East.The move caused unease in Europe but the US claims that...WW…