Month: January 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

US Airstrikes Violate Doha Agreement, May Prompt Taliban Reaction, Spokesman Says

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The United States should work to ensure that airstrikes conducted in Afghanistan are done so in a controlled manner to avoid violating the February peace deal reached with the Taliban, also known as the Doha agreement, Taliban* spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Sputnik in an interview. … Read More >US Airstrikes Violate Doha Agreement, May Prompt Taliban Reaction, Spokesman Says

Categories Middle East

Iranian Navy Gets Two Domestically-Made Ships Amid Growing Tehran-Washington Tensions

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On Monday, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Navy, claimed the Islamic Republic is in “full control” of the Persian Gulf, in a statement that came amid increasing tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >Iranian Navy Gets Two Domestically-Made Ships Amid Growing Tehran-Washington Tensions

Categories USA

‘Better Chance Finding a Unicorn’: Pompeo Claims It is Impossible to Normalise Relations With Iran

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The Trump administration abandoned the hard-negotiated Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and re-introduced hefty sanctions against Tehran, threatening to punish any country for continuing to do business with the Islamic Republic. Washington’s policy was heavily criticised by other signatories to the deal and led to Iran ramping up its uranium enrichment. … Read More >‘Better Chance Finding a Unicorn’: Pompeo Claims It is Impossible to Normalise Relations With Iran

Categories Russia

Russian-made Telegram messenger shoots to top of US app charts, amid fears of wider social media crackdown following Trump ban

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While many social media users are abandoning established services such as Facebook and Twitter, or being blocked from the platforms, a Russian-made messaging service has risen to become one of America’s most popular apps. … Read More >Russian-made Telegram messenger shoots to top of US app charts, amid fears of wider social media crackdown following Trump ban

Categories Middle East

Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has registered official accounts on the Telegram and BIP messenger apps, the leader’s press office said on Tuesday, after it abandoned the WhatsApp messenger app following new data-based changes in the latter app’s terms of service. … Read More >Turkish Leader Opens Telegram Account After Presidential Administration Quits WhatsApp