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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says a number of European countries are taking another look at extending an existing EU sanctions regime against Iran that targets drone production. Baerbock had campaigned with France and other EU partners late last year to extend the European Union sanctions regime. “I hope that we can now finally take this step together as the EU,” said Baerbock. A virtual meeting of EU foreign ministers on the tensions in the Middle East is planned for Tuesday. source: AlJazeera

Jordanian King Abdullah II said Tuesday that his country must not become ‘the theatre of a regional war’ after Jordan intercepted multiple missiles and drones when Iran attacked Israel at the weekend. The king reinforced the nation’s commitment to upholding its security and sovereignty above all other considerations. He stressed Jordan’s aim was to safeguard its own sovereignty rather than defend Israel. Last weekend, Jordan was among a group of nations that helped Israel shoot down missiles, rockets and attack drones launched by Iran and its allies at Israel. Earlier on Tuesday, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the international community should stop Israeli Prime Minister…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will pay a visit to Türkiye over the weekend. During his visit in weekend , Shoukry is expected to meet with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, according to diplomatic sources. Details regarding the visit will be announced in the coming days. source: Anadolu Agency

Pakistan’s defense minister voices concerns over a possible spillover of the tensions in the region to other nations like Pakistan and warned that nations supporting “Israel” could be caught in the middle. Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif condemned Tuesday the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, calling it a breach of its sovereignty, and continued to declare that Iran’s attacks on “Israel” were defensive and in proportion. Iran, he said during the Geo News’ Capital Talk show, has the right to retaliate given the fact that “Israel” deliberately violated international law in its attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus,…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi lauded the Yemeni nation’s perseverance and resistance, saying their support for Palestine has been extremely effective in deterring the Zionist regime’s atrocities and altered the equations in favor of the people of Gaza. Raisi held a telephone conversation with Chairman of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen Mahdi Al-Mashat on Monday. Praising the support of the Yemeni people and warriors for the oppressed and powerful people of Gaza, the Iranian president stated, “This support, in addition to admirable measures such as magnificent protests, declaration of clear and firm positions in backing the oppressed people of Palestine and also…

Chairperson of Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Ella Pamfilova has bestowed upon Russian President Vladimir Putin the official certificate signifying his election win. “Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], let me hand over to you the [presidential] certificate,” she said during a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin. Putin, in turn, thanked her for her work during the presidential election in March. “I would like to thank you and your colleagues, both in the Central Election Commission and in local commissions,” Putin said. “I know that this was a difficult job, but it was very important for the country, for the state’s internal…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, discussed the latest escalation in the Middle East in a conversation on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. On April 1, Israel delivered an airstrike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus and on April 13, Tehran fired missiles and drones toward the Jewish state after warning regional players. Tehran said it had targeted military facilities only. “Vladimir Putin said all parties would hopefully show a reasonable degree of constraint to avoid a new bout of tensions that may cause disastrous consequences for the entire region,” the Russian presidential press service said. According to…

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran has warned the United States about potential consequences of repeated Israeli military adventurism against the Islamic Republic. The top diplomat made the remarks in a Monday phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. “We have clearly warned the White House that, in case of [fresh] adventurism by the Zionist regime in repeating terrorist aggression against Iran’s interests and security, Tehran’s subsequent response and action would be decisive, immediate, and extensive,” Amir-Abdollahian said. On April 1, the Israeli regime committed a terrorist attack against Iran’s diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital Damascus. The Israeli…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia and Türkiye have a lot of issues on the agenda of bilateral contacts, including those related to the Black Sea. Commenting at a press briefing in Moscow on media reports claiming Russia, Türkiye, and Ukraine had been negotiating an agreement on safe navigation in the Black Sea but failed to achieve any results due to Kyiv’s position, Peskov said: “Indeed, we have many different topics on the agenda with our Turkish partners, we are discussing various issues, including issues related to the Black Sea. But I have nothing to say specifically…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has criticized Britain’s extensive support for Israel even as the regime continues to kill innocent Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. “What good is it for the British government to provide this amount of irresponsible support [to Israel]?” Amir-Abdollahian asked British Foreign Secretary David Cameron during a phone conversation on Monday. It is strange that Britain is concerned about Iran’s response to Israel’s brutal attack on the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic premises in Damascus, but shows no concern about the thousands of tons of bombs dropped on Palestinian homes by the Tel Aviv regime over the past six months. He emphasized that Iran’s retaliatory strikes against…