As the coronavirus ripples through President Trump’s inner circle and beyond, a key lesson of the pandemic is again on full display: Power and privilege are not reliable protections from the virus.
Fines and Business Closures Among New Iran COVID-19 Restrictions
(Reuters) – Concealing one’s COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in announcing new measures to stem a rapid rise in cases. “Anyone …
Canada forms own probe into Iran downing of Ukraine plane
Canada is forming its own forensic examination and assessment team to examine evidence and information after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 …
Russia, Iran Concerned About Syrian and Libyan Fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh: Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif talked by phone on Friday and expressed concern over the involvement of Syrian and Libyan fighters in the …
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: A Widening War Would Engulf Russia, Turkey, Iran In Complex Web Of Ties
Turkey has close ethnolinguistic and trade ties with Azerbaijan Russia has close ties with both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and keeps a military base in Armenia Iran may be supporting Armenia in this …
In Iraq a father faces militia power as he seeks missing son
Ever since, Jasb’s father has been on a search for justice that has run repeatedly against one major obstacle: the increasing helplessness of Iraq’s government in the face of powerful, Iranian-backed …
US regulator fines Emirates $400,000 for flights over Iran
The U.S. Transportation Department fined Emirates airline $400,000 on Thursday for flights through Iranian airspace during a time of heightened political tension between the U.S. and Iran last year.
Turkey’s Halkbank must face US indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules
US prosecutors accused Halkbank of using money servicers and front companies in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to evade sanctions, enabling oil and gas revenue to be spent on gold and …
Turkey’s Halkbank must face U.S. indictment over Iran sanctions violations, judge rules
A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to dismiss an indictment accusing state-owned Turkish lender Halkbank of helping Iran evade American sanctions. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan …
US says ‘can’t tolerate’ attacks by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
Washington warned Thursday that it would not tolerate attacks on US interests in Iraq by Iran-backed militias, as Baghdad worries about a possible US withdrawal.