Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

Iran fires missiles at two US troop bases in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting two Iraqi military bases manned with US and coalition personnel at Ain Al-Asad and Erbil, the Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan...
Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase

(VOVWORLD) - Iran fired rockets early on Wednesday at Iraq’s al Asad airbase, which hosts U.S. forces, hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a...
EU regrets Iran's step back from nuclear deal

EU regrets Iran's step back from nuclear deal

(VOVWORLD) -The European Union’s foreign affairs Chief Josep Borrell said on Monday he regretted Iran’s latest announcement to step back from commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with...
US-Iran tension and its consequences

US-Iran tension and its consequences

(VOVWORLD) - “On the brink of war”, “on verge of conflict”, and “dangerous military confrontation” are the phrases that the media have recently used to talk about the extreme tension between...
Middle East mired in escalating tensions

Middle East mired in escalating tensions

(VOVWORLD) - Tensions in the Middle East has been escalating following the US’s declaration of additional troops deployed to the region after hundreds protesters stormed its embassy compound in Iraq on Tuesday....
Iran's General killed in airport attack

Iran's General killed in airport attack

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi television reported Friday that General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC's) Quds Force, was killed by a US air attack at...
Japan to send military to Middle East

Japan to send military to Middle East

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on Friday explained to visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Japan's plan to deploy its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to the Middle East
Iran ready for prisoner swap with US

Iran ready for prisoner swap with US

(VOVWORLD) -Keyvan Khosravi, the spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Saturday that prisoner swap between Iran and the United States is not the start...
Japan weighing visit by Iran’s President

Japan weighing visit by Iran’s President

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to...
NATO at a new turn after 70 years

NATO at a new turn after 70 years

(VOVWORLD) - NATO leaders will gather in London on Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary and discuss future orientations amidst numerous challenges