Author: Steven Sahiounie

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Malki today briefed his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, on the latest developments in the barbaric Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip, and the importance of France and Europe demanding an immediate halt to the aggression “because what we are witnessing in Gaza in terms of daily massacres and killing of civilians, especially women and children, requires a serious stance and steps.” Malki said that Israel, as an occupying power, has no right to defend itself while it commits crimes and violates all the rules of international humanitarian law,…

The head of the internal intelligence agency, Ronen Bar, was set to meet with senior Egyptian officials to discuss ongoing captive negotiations, Israeli public broadcaster Kann News reported. Egypt was the first Arab country to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel in 1980. Source: Aljazeera

In phone call, Türkiye’s Hakan Fidan stresses urgent need for immediate cease-fire in Gaza, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong discussed recent developments in Gaza, according to Turkish diplomatic sources on Tuesday. The two exchanged views on the current situation in Gaza, where attacks on Palestinian civilians have risen, and tension is escalating, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media. Fidan stressed to Wong the urgent need for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of…

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations warned the international community against the Israeli regime’s arsenal of atomic weapons and its threat to use weapons of mass destruction in the Gaza war. Addressing the fourth session of the ‘Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction’, held in New York on November 13, Saeed Iravaniexpressed Iran’s urgent concern regarding Israel’s policy of nuclear ambiguity and the potential use of weapons of mass destruction in the Gaza conflict or elsewhere. The following is the text of his speech: In the Name…

Families of the Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip have increased their pressure on Netanyahu’s government in light of conflicting information about a possible exchange deal. Demonstrations take over “Tel Aviv”, on Tuesday, as families of the Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip take to the streets, escalating pressure on the government of Israeli occupation government’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding answers amid conflicting news regarding a possible exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance, mediated by Egypt and Qatar and with a US blessing. The settlers protesting Netanyahu’s government, carrying pictures of their children who are being held captive in the Strip,…

The US president was responding to a shouted question at the end of a White House climate event. When asked if he could give a message of hope for those held captive in Hamas, he said: “Yes I can, I’ve been talking with the people involved every single day.” “I believe it’s going to happen, but I don’t want to get into details,” he said, apparently referring to the release of captives. “Hang in there, we’re coming,” he added. Source: AlJazeera

The foreign minister of Iran called for the international community’s mounting pressures on the Zionist regime to stop its brutal strikes on the Gaza Strip. In a telephone conversation on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto talked about the latest developments in West Asia, especially the dire situation in Palestine. The top Iranian diplomat touched on the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip due to the Zionist regime’s heinous crimes, saying, “The regime has openly breached all human and international rights by bombing and mass murder of the people in the Gaza Strip.” The…

The Israeli war machine killed 11,451 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the start of the aggression on October 7 and wounded 31,700 others, today said the Ministry of Health. It said that for the third consecutive day, it faces difficulty in updating the casualty figures due to the collapse of service and communications in northern Gaza hospitals. According to the Ministry, 11,255 were killed in the Gaza Strip, including 4,630 children, 3,130 women, and 682 elderly, while 29,000 were wounded, as 3,250 are missing and believed dead under the rubble, including 1,700 children. The West…

he Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran condemned the Israeli shelling of the Gaza Reconstruction Committee, saying such a crime lays bare the savage nature of the Zionist regime. In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani denounced the Israeli attack on the Qatari Reconstruction Committee of Gaza, saying, “Such crimes clearly reveal the Zionists’ barbaric and anti-human nature.” The public conscience has been shocked by the Zionist regime’s crimes and barbarism against Gaza and cannot stay silent on this cruelty anymore, he added. Denouncing the Israeli regime’s recurrent and brazen violation of international law and its…

The foreign minister of Iran is going to visit Geneva to hold talks with a number of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross officials about the tragedy in Gaza caused by the Israeli regime’s assaults. The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will travel to Switzerland in the course of Iran’s diplomatic efforts in regard to Palestine and plans to deliver humanitarian aid supplies to the people of Gaza. As Iran has intensified efforts at the internal level to drum up support for Palestine, Amirabdollahian will be holding meetings…