Japan’s Shinzo Abe in Tehran for talks amid US-Iran tensions

Image copyright AFP/GEtty Image caption Will Ayatollah Khamenei be this friendly given Mr Abe’s close US ties? Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in Tehran for talks, hoping they could ease tensions between Iran and the US. He is the first Japanese prime minister to visit Iran in four decades and is due to meet […]

Japan’s Shinzo Abe heads to Tehran amid US-Iran tensions

Image copyright AFP/GEtty Image caption Will Ayatollah Khamenei be this friendly given Mr Abe’s close US ties? Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Iran with a keen eye on international sanctions and domestic politics. The visit, which begins Wednesday, is partly aimed at easing tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. […]

Japan’s Shinzo Abe heads to Tehran amid US-Iran tensions

Image copyright AFP/GEtty Image caption Will Ayatollah Khamenei be this friendly given Mr Abe’s close US ties? Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Iran with a keen eye on international sanctions and domestic politics. The visit, which begins Wednesday, is partly aimed at easing tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. […]

Nizar Zakka: Iran releases Lebanese US resident convicted of spying

Image copyright Press Eye Image caption Nizar Zakka flashed the victory sign to reporters as he arrived at Lebanon’s presidential palace Iran has released a Lebanese businessman imprisoned on charges of spying for the United States. Nizar Zakka, who is a US permanent resident, arrived in Beirut on a plane with the head of Lebanon’s […]

Nizar Zakka: Iran releases Lebanese US resident convicted of spying

Image copyright Press Eye Image caption Nizar Zakka flashed the victory sign to reporters as he arrived at Lebanon’s presidential palace Iran has released a Lebanese businessman imprisoned on charges of spying for the United States. Nizar Zakka, who is a US permanent resident, arrived in Beirut on a plane with the head of Lebanon’s […]

Iran to release Lebanese US resident convicted of spying

Image copyright Center for Human Rights in Iran Image caption Nizar Zakka was accused of having links to the US military and intelligence agencies Iran’s judiciary has approved the conditional release of a Lebanese businessman imprisoned on charges of spying for the United States. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said Nizar Zakka, who has US permanent […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

UAE tanker attacks blamed on ‘state actor’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah was one of the ships damaged The United Arab Emirates has told the UN Security Council a “state actor” was most likely behind attacks on four tankers off its coast. The 12 May attacks bore the hallmarks of a “sophisticated and co-ordinated operation”, according to […]

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