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Defiant Erdogan says Turkey will continue to buy oil & natural gas from Iran, despite sanctions – report

Posted on October 3, 2019November 22, 2020By Editor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it’s “impossible” for his country to stop purchasing oil and natural gas from Iran … Read More >Defiant Erdogan says Turkey will continue to buy oil & natural gas from Iran, despite sanctions – report

‘The masks are off’: Moscow says ‘occupier’ US openly sided with terrorists with new sanctions

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

By blacklisting a shipping company and five vessels for supplying the Russian military battling terrorists in Syria with fuel, the US has come out as a sponsor of militants there … Read More >‘The masks are off’: Moscow says ‘occupier’ US openly sided with terrorists with new sanctions

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Time for Iran to ‘give up hope’ on Europe defying US sanctions – Supreme Leader Khamenei

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Iran should abandon the belief that Europe will spurn Washington’s hardline policy towards Tehran … Read More >Time for Iran to ‘give up hope’ on Europe defying US sanctions – Supreme Leader Khamenei

Venezuela regime change: US sanctions Cuba’s Raul Castro for ‘gross violations of human rights’

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Doubling down on its campaign for regime change in Caracas, the US has announced sanctions on Cuban leader Raul Castro and his four children … Read More >Venezuela regime change: US sanctions Cuba’s Raul Castro for ‘gross violations of human rights’

Russia

New Sanctions Against Russian Firm US Claims Provides Jet Fuel to Syria Unacceptable – Moscow

Posted on October 3, 2019By Editor

Earlier in the day, the US Treasury announced that it has imposed new sanctions on Russia … Read More >New Sanctions Against Russian Firm US Claims Provides Jet Fuel to Syria Unacceptable – Moscow

US sanctions wreak havoc on Venezuela as Washington plays ‘lifesaver’ with aid dollars

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Despite years of devastating US sanctions on Venezuela, White House officials have painted themselves in the role of savior for the country, lavishing favored political operators with millions in aid as average citizens suffer. … Read More >US sanctions wreak havoc on Venezuela as Washington plays ‘lifesaver’ with aid dollars

Iran, Russia Turn to Trade in National Currencies to Ditch Dollar

Posted on October 2, 2019November 19, 2019By Editor

The head of Iran’s Central Bank Abdolnaser Hemmati said Wednesday that Iran and Russia have turned to bilateral trade in national currencies as both countries fall under US sanctions. … Read More >Iran, Russia Turn to Trade in National Currencies to Ditch Dollar

‘Wherever America goes, terror expands’: Rouhani says US is ‘supporter of terrorism’ over sanctions & bombing Syria

Posted on October 1, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the United States has fueled terrorism in the Middle East, slamming US policies for spreading chaos and radicalism across the region. … Read More >‘Wherever America goes, terror expands’: Rouhani says US is ‘supporter of terrorism’ over sanctions & bombing Syria

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Following US steps? Boris Johnson calls for ‘new’ Iran nuclear deal, but Tehran says first comply with old one

Posted on September 29, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a “new” nuclear deal with Iran, winning approval from US President Donald Trump but raising questions if London will now follow Washington in abandoning the existing agreement. … Read More >Following US steps? Boris Johnson calls for ‘new’ Iran nuclear deal, but Tehran says first comply with old one

Maduro Ready for Direct Talks With Trump if US Abandons ‘Obama’s Failed Policy of War’

Posted on September 29, 2019November 17, 2019By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told Rossiya 24 that he was not ruling out the possibility of direct talks with his US counterpart. … Read More >Maduro Ready for Direct Talks With Trump if US Abandons ‘Obama’s Failed Policy of War’