Iran’s Larijani says Saudi Arabia, UAE unable to boost oil output

TEHRAN – Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis), believes that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cannot increase their oil production in absence of Iran despite what they claim.

By Payman Yazdani

Impossible to drive Iran’s oil export to zero: Turkish politician

TEHRAN - Condemning the U.S. move to force Turkey to buy oil from Saudi Arabia and UAE instead of Iran, Faruk logoglu says the U.S. move is flagrant violation of international law and his sovereign right of nations to trade freely.

Ex-minister warns Saudi, UAE against teaming up with U.S.

TEHRAN – A former intelligence minister has warned Saudi Arabia and the UAE against becoming the United States’ accomplice in its economic war against the Islamic Republic.

Ex-FM warns UAE against entering into Trump’s ‘dangerous game’

TEHRAN – Former Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has warned UAE sheikhs that by entering into the “dangerous game” of U.S. President Donald Trump against Iran, their oil exports will go down to zero.

Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities: Iran’s oil minister

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Friday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates overstate their oil capacities, IRNA reported.

Rouhani: Iran seeking brotherly ties with neighbors

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran has never started a war in the region and seeks “brotherly ties” with neighboring countries.

U.S. weapons sold to S. Arabia, UAE end up in hands of Salafists in Yemen: CNN

Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to al Qaeda-linked fighters, hardline Salafi militias, and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the United States, a CNN investigation has found.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

The UAE reopens embassy in Damascus; Arabs in line to return to Syria

TEHRAN - Besides the security developments in Syria that have always made headlines and the Zionist’s attacks on Syria, these days Damascus has become a hangout place for states that have not achieved much in the past few years of war against Syria.

UAE officially reopens embassy in Syria

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Information Ministry has announced.

Tehran says Saudi Arabia, UAE have monopolized PGCC

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday indirectly slammed Saudi Arabia and the UAE for turning the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council into a body to express their own views.

By Javad Heirannia

Murder of Khashoggi has hardened Congress resistance to nuclear agreement with KSA: Daryl Kimball

TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, says “I do not believe the Congress will approve a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia if it does not meet the “Gold Standard.”

Iran’s Mardani takes bronze at World Taekwondo Grand Prix

TEHRAN – Sajjad Mardani from Iran won a bronze medal at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on Friday.

By Mohammad Fatemizadeh 

‘Smart’ missiles can change the region’s struggle for power 

TEHRAN - Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have achieved much in the past four years in their resistance against the Saudis crimes. On Sunday, Brigadier Yahya Saree, spokesman of Yemeni Armed Forces and Popular Committees addressed last week’s military operations and missile tests prior to unveiling Badr P-1 missile.

‘Iran’s sovereignty over islands nonnegotiable’

TEHRAN – A member of parliament says Iran’s sovereignty over the three islands of Greater, Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa in the Persian Gulf is unnegotiable, refuting unfounded remarks by an Emirati MP.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

Terror business in Macron’s style; Riyadh pretending to fight terrorism

TEHRAN - In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24 and RFI, French President Emmanuel Macron said: “It is incorrect to state that Saudi Arabia is important economically to France in any area. With Saudi Arabia and the UAE, we have a cooperative relationship based on the whole truth and clarity, but it’s a strategic tie. The fight against terrorism goes hand in hand with these two countries.”.

By Fatemeh Mohammadipour

Resolving Qatar crisis is not easy: Murphy

TEHRAN - Richard W. Murphy, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, says “Washington has strong interests in keeping good relations both with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.”

UAE and Bahrain are undermining their ‘legitimacy’ by ‘blindly’ following ‘dictated policies’, Iran laments 

Tehran dismisses as ‘worthless’ claims of interference in UAE, Bahrain 

TEHRAN – Claims that Iran interferes in the internal affairs of the UAE and Bahrain are “baseless”, “worthless”, and “illusory”, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said late on Sunday.

IRGC warns UAE, Saudis to ‘stop malice’

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Friday warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia against venturing to create insecurity in Iran, advising them to “stop malice and conspiracy” against Iran.

By Payman Yazdani

Ahvaz attack is example of U.S., Saudi, UAE efforts to bring violence inside Iran: Geopolitical expert

TEHRAN - Referring to Ahvaz terrorist attack Anthony Cartalucci the West, Saudi Arabia and UAE have admitted interest in bringing armed violence to within Iranians borders, with Ahvaz being a crystal clear example of this interest materializing.

By Payman Yazdani

U.S., Israel, Saudi and UAE want to “Syrianize” Iran: Prof. Entessar

TEHRAN - Commenting on Ahvaz attack Prof. Entessar says U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia and UAE’s principal goal is to create chaos in Iran to disintegrate the country.

Iran summons UAE envoy over parade attack comments

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the United Arab Emirates’ charge d'affaires to Tehran over comments made by an unnamed UAE official about the terrorist attack on a military parade in Ahvaz.

Tehran says pursuing attack against fishing boat

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Tehran is following up on the report of an attack against an Iranian fishing boat by the UAE coastguards.

Iran never opposed talks with S. Arabia and UAE: Zarif aide

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a top aide to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, says Iran has never opposed the idea of engaging in dialogue with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), urging the two Arab states to follow the path of diplomacy instead of warmongering.

By Javad Heirannia

Arab NATO is exchanging security by economic and financial issues: Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “At least since the mid1970s, there has been a tacit cooperation among Persian Gulf Arab states and the West, including America.”

By Javad Heirannia

Members of Arab NATO have conflicting interests: Adib-Moghaddam

TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that the countries that are said to become a part of this new "Arab NATO" have conflicting interests.

By Javad Heirannia

Security problems in Middle East are not clear situations: Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “The security problems in the Middle East in which Iran is involved are not clear situations, in which there is one aggressor and one victim.”

By Fatemeh Salehi

Iran today is a trans-regional power: Yemeni Expert

TEHRAN - Recently, American and Arab sources have been reporting about U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to forge a new political and security coalition with some Persian Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain), Egypt and Jordan to counter Iran. The White House wants to strengthen collaboration with these countries in the field of missile defense, military training, counter-terrorism and other issues, such as supporting regional economic and diplomatic relations.

By Fatemeh Salehi

Saudi Arabia, the UAE footprint in Eritrea, Ethiopia rapprochement

TEHRAN - The reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eretria after 20 years is top news in the African continent.