Saudi Arabia
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By: Seyedeh Mahdieh Qoreishi
Saudi Arabia, dilemma over ruling colonial or police state
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) announced the kickoff of Saudi Arabia’s massive Vision 2030 economic reform when implementation of these reforms required maximum stability and control of the country.
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Iran’s UK envoy:
Iran has enough leverage to continue oil exports
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – In an interview with CNN, Iranian Ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, said Iran now has a lot of alternatives to sell its oil seeing that other countries are not willing to comply with the US’ demands as they used to be in the past.
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Bin Salman will step down: Hossein Askari
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that with no doubt Mohammad bin Salman, ordered Khashoggi kidnapping, murder and disposal of the body.
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FM Zarif:
Negotiations contingent on mutual respect, not mutual trust
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said in an interview that speaking of negotiations with US will only be possible when the US begins to respect its commitment to its pledges.
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FM spox:
Iran deeply concerned about critical humanitarian situation in Yemen
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said that Islamic Republic of Iran is deeply worried about the grave humanitarian disaster in Yemen.
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By: Ramin Hossein Abadian
US and the end of Yemen War, Washington’s attempt to save Riyadh’s ruling family
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Recently, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued his strongest statement yet on the war in Yemen, calling for a cessation of hostilities in Yemen under UN-led negotiations.
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NY Times:
Saudis close to MBS tried to kill Iranian officials
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – In a report published on November 11, the New York Times revealed that senior Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, tried to assassinate Iranian officials including the IRGC Quds Force commander last year.
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Saudi regime’s war on free speech, free press
TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – A free and independent media is the watchdog of society, custodian of public interest and stimulus of political and social change. For a free and fearless journalist, truth is sacred, even though it may be unpalatable. In our times, to invoke George Orwell, telling a truth has become a revolutionary act, and often it has landed journalists and activists in troubled waters.
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Iran envoy to London praises Guardian correspondent over revealing on Khashoggi's murder
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad praised the brave act by a Guardian correspondent over revealing that Khashoggi was killed for disclosing Saudi funding of anti-Iran TV channel.
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US must be held accountable for crimes against humanity in Yemen, Iran: Zarif
TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issues strong rebuke against Washington in reply on social media to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Iran wants US to behave like a normal country: envoy
TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said that Iran’s only expectation of the US is for it to behave like a normal country that refrains from bullying and profiting from war by selling arms.
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By: Fatemeh Salehi
Arab NATO against Iran, an unfulfilled dream
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Washington will face defeat in the formation of a united Arab front against Iran, as Arab states are still struggling with many regional and domestic challenges and Iran will remain a strong actor in the region.
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IRGC cmdr.:
Terrorists cleaned out of Muslim countries thanks to Gen. Soleimani
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Jafari has praised the role of chief of the elite Quds Force in fighting foreign-backed terrorism in the region, saying that Islamic countries were cleared of terrorists through the efforts of General Ghasem Soleimani.
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By: Roohullah Ghasemian
Khashoggi’s murder: the beginning of the Greater Middle East Project
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – It's not the first time that the Al-Saud regime brutally treats opponents, but it is the first that Western countries react to its hostility. The West generally hides and rejects anti-humanitarian measures because of their dependence on Saudi’s oil, or the sale of billions of weapons or generous suggestions made by the ruling regime.
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Iran embassy in London ready to help ‘Iran International’ staff
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad expressed the embassy’s readiness to help out the Iranian staff of the UK-based Iran International who intend to end their cooperation with the TV network.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
West and Saudi's petrodollars
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Although Western countries have condemned the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Mohammad bin Salman, they are simultaneously trying to cover the unimaginable crime of the Saudis.
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Senior cleric:
US unable to achieve own political goals through sanctioning Iran
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – “The possibility that America will be able to reach its economic goals by imposing sanctions against Iran is weak, but it will certainly not achieve its political goals,” according to Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani.
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Zarif says no phone call with Saudi FM
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad did not confirm the claim by an Arab news agency that there had been a recent telephone conversation between Saudi FM and Iranian authorities.
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Iran’s UK envoy:
UN call for peace talks raises hopes for ending Yemen crisis
TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinjead said the call by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen for immediate peace talks raises hopes for ending the humanitarian crisis after more than two years of bloodshed.
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Seven countries withdraw from Saudi-led football union
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Seven South Asian countries unanimously withdrew from South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF) which is led by Saudis.
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Guardian sources reveal UK-based Iran International TV’s links to S Arabia
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – A UK-based Iranian TV station is being funded through a secretive offshore entity and a company whose director is a Saudi Arabian businessman with close links to the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, sources have revealed to The Guardian.
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By: Martin Love
Ignorance is the bane of humanity
NORTH CAROLINA, Oct. 31 (MNA) – US citizens will likely not anytime soon hear the end of the horrible tale of the gunman who last week went into a Pittsburgh, Pa., synagogue and killed 11 Jews who were worshipping there.
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Iran's oil exports harder to track as sanctions loom
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – According to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, no one has any idea how much oil Iran will be able to export after new US sanctions against the Islamic Republic to kick off on Nov. 4.
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US calls for ceasefire, peace talks in Yemen
TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – US Defense Secretary James Mattis has called for a ceasefire in Yemen and the start of peace talks in the next 30 days.
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EU's new mechanism for Iran (SPV) to be in place soon
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Stressing that a new European Union mechanism to facilitate payments for Iranian exports will be in place in coming days, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said "US cannot achieve its political goals for sure."
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Zarif in interview with CBS:
US wrong choices lead to disaster in Middle East
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the US 'blind support' for Saudi Arabia and Israeli regime which has led to disaster in the Middle East region.
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Merkel, Macron clash over arms sales to Saudis
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have a serious disagreement in stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Driving Iranian oil export to zero in short term not easy: Energy expert
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) –Touching upon the importance of oil market stability for the US, senior energy expert Omid Shokri says it is not easy to drive Iran’s oil export to zero in short term.
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Iran’s defensive power aims to prevent wars in ME: Senior cleric
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Seyed Mohammad Hasan Aboutorabifard said that Iran’s strategy is to deter wars in the region through its defensive power.
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EU Parl. calls for stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – The European Parliament has called on EU states to unite in imposing an EU-wide arms embargo on Saudi Arabia following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.