Author: Steven Sahiounie

Japan’s holdings of US Treasuries have continued to grow, exceeding $1.15 trillion in January, according to data released by the US Treasury this week. Tokyo has been the largest overseas holder of US debt since June 2019.

Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad movement Ziad al-Nakhala appreciated Iran for its regional and international diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinian people and resistance amid the Israeli onslaught on Gaza. In a telephone conversation on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Nakhala discussed the latest developments in Palestine and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian leader described the strength and high morale of the resistance front after about six months of Israeli onslaught on Gaza as excellent. He also praised the regional and international diplomatic efforts of Iran in support of the Palestinian people and resistance. The secretary…

The Palestinian Presidency has expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist attack that occurred on Friday evening in the Russian capital, Moscow, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. The Presidency affirmed its solidarity and support for the Russian leadership and the friendly people of Russia, emphasizing its keenness on stability in the friendly Russian Federation. President Mahmoud Abbas offered his condolences to President Vladimir Putin, the Russian people, and the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery for the injured. The Presidency once again expressed its confidence in the Russian leadership’s ability to overcome this ordeal and…

Syria condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted Crocus City Hall near Moscow, stressing the need for intensifying the world efforts to confront these massacres and bring perpetrators into justice. “The Syrian Arab Republic condemns, in the strongest terms, the cowardly terrorist attack that targeted Crocus City Hall near Moscow which comes after the great achievements gained by the friendly Russian people, particularly the special operation in Donbass, and after the elections that took place many days ago,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The statement added that the inhumane brutal attack…

The White House has condemned a major terrorist attack outside Moscow which unfolded on Friday evening, as masked gunmen breached a concert hall northwest of the Russian capital, leaving scores dead and injured. Unofficial reports indicate that at least a dozen people have been killed in the attack at the Crocus City Hall, with around 130 wounded, after the gunmen opened fire at the venue and detonated explosives which set the building ablaze. Speaking to reporters at a briefing in Washington, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the White House sent condolences to the victims of the “terrible” attack, adding that…

Beijing is deeply shocked by a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall outside Moscow and expresses firm support for Russia’s efforts to ensure security, Chinese President Xi Jinping said. “I was shocked by the news of a serious terrorist attack on a concert hall in the Moscow Region, which resulted in a large number of casualties,” China Central Television quoted Xi Jinping as saying in a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “China firmly supports the Russian government’s efforts to maintain national security and stability,” he added, TASS reported. “On behalf of the Chinese government and people,…

The foreign minister of Iran condemned the Friday night’s deadly terrorist attack in Moscow, calling for serious and unbiased action by the international community in the fight against terrorism. In a post on his X account, Hossein Amirabdollahian strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall that has killed at least 60 people and injured more than 145. Expressing sympathy with the families of victims of the attack, Amirabdollahian offered his condolences to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and to the government and people of Russia. “Joint and effective fight against terrorism requires serious and unbiased action by…

A vote at the UN Security Council on a new text calling for an “immediate” ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was postponed to Monday, diplomatic sources said, after a separate, US-lead draft resolution was vetoed.The United States, Israel’s main ally and military backer, had put forward a resolution mentioning “the imperative of an immediate and sustained ceasefire” and condemning the October 7 attack by Hamas.Russia and China on Friday vetoed that resolution, which was also opposed by Arab states for stopping short of explicitly demanding Israel immediately end its campaign in Gaza.The new ceasefire text was meant to go to…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called on the international community to bring to justice the plotters and perpetrators of Friday night’s deadly terrorist attack in Moscow. In a message to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday, the Iranian president offered his condolences on the loss of innocent citizens in a brazen attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall that has killed at least 115 people and injured more than 187 others. Raisi strongly condemned the attack and expressed Iran’s support for the Russian officials’ efforts to protect their country’s national security. The Iranian president also called on the international community to act…

Türkiye ‘strongly’ condemned the terror attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed at least 115 people, said the country’s president on Saturday. “We express our condolences to the Russian government for the terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow, and we strongly condemn the attack,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara. “As a country that knows the bloody and treacherous face of terrorism very well, Türkiye shares the pain of the Russian people,” Erdogan said. Terrorism is “unacceptable” no matter where it comes from or who the perpetrator is, he…