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Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov

2024-12-17 12:27

Russia must be prepared for conflict with NATO: defense minister

A direct clash between Russia and NATO could happen within the next ten years and the country must be prepared for it, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said.

2024/12/11

By Batool Subeiti

The trap of diplomacy

BEIRUT - Diplomatic traps can be more dangerous than the threats of war, as Iranian politician Saeed Jalili has recently said. War traps, however, can sometimes yield remarkable outcomes. In fact, the major achievements accomplished at the national level have often been due to war traps. War demands great leaders who possess the resolve matching the cause they represent.

2024-12-05 15:46

'NATO chief's statement linking Iran to Ukraine war is irresponsible'

TEHRAN - Iran has criticized the new secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for “weirdly” setting the agenda for the incoming U.S. administration, advising him instead to answer for increasing global insecurity due to policies of certain member states of the Western military alliance.

2024-11-22 01:37

Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with new intermediate ballistic missile

President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces have fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, in response to Kyiv’s use this week of US and UK-made missiles in attacks on targets in Russia.

2024-09-22 20:57

Kremlin: West obsessed with fighting Russia until Ukraine runs out of men

The West is "obsessed" with the idea of waging war against Russia until Ukraine runs out of men, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

2024-06-26 23:51

Dutch PM Mark Rutte named NATO chief

Transatlantic military alliance NATO has appointed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next chief, entrusting him with the leadership role during a critical time for European security amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

2024-05-31 19:05

Medvedev: Russia’s nuclear threats over Ukraine are no bluff

NATO countries that have approved strikes with their weapons on Russian territory should be aware that their equipment and specialists will be destroyed not only in Ukraine, but also at any point from where Russian territory is attacked, Russia’s Security Council’s Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on his Telegram channel, noting that the participation of NATO specialists could be seen as a casus belli.

2024-05-27 22:23

Italy rebukes NATO call for more strikes on Russia

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other top officials have accused NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg of escalating tensions with Moscow over comments he made on use of Western arms by Kiev.

2024-05-04 21:22

Zakharova: NATO preparing for potential conflict with Russia

NATO's four-month-long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

2024-04-07 20:47

NATO chief calls Iran, Russia, and China ‘alliance of powers’ working against the West

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that certain countries such as Iran, Russia and China are working more closely by forming an “alliance of powers” against the West.

France has taken a hardline against Russia

2024-03-22 02:51

Ukraine map shows French troop locations in potential intervention: Newsweek

French President Emmanuel Macron's push to deploy troops to Ukraine could yet prove the first domino of an official NATO military presence in the war-torn country, even while Russia's grinding frontline assaults and nationwide bombing campaign continue.

2024-02-19 21:20

Europe finally seems to be considering a future without U.S. nuclear umbrella: Spiegel

“Scholz is betting everything on Biden’s re-election”

In a commentary on Feb. 16, Spiegel International analyzed the threats faced by the Western world as Donald Trump, who has a high chance of grabbing power in the White House, said on Feb. 11 that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense.

2024-02-12 19:46

NATO chief: Trump remarks may put U.S. and EU lives at risk

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has hit back against “any suggestion” countries within the alliance would not defend one another after former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not abide by the collective defense clause at the heart of the alliance if reelected.

2024-02-11 23:29

Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who pay too little

Donald Trump has said he would "encourage" Russia to attack any NATO member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance.

2023-09-30 22:44

NATO failed in South Caucasus region: senior advisor

TERHAN – A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs has said NATO has failed to establish a foothold in the South Caucasus region.

2023-09-18 23:39

By Martin Love

Nuclear war can be avoided if the U.S. gets wise…

From afar one gets the impression that Iran’s fortunes are improving. The exchange of prisoners between the U.S. and Iran and the return of $6 billion stolen dollars to Iran is a positive. Iran also has joined BRICS, the Global South is more or less rejecting Western hegemony, Africa is pushing off French colonialism, and U.S. and Western dominance is unraveling some like never before since World War 2.

2023-08-30 16:12

BRICS now second multilateral platform for Tehran-Riyadh cooperation: Responsible Statecraft

One of the remarkable aspects of the “big bang” expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) announced at the summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week, is the invitation to join the group issued to, among others, Iran and Saudi Arabia — geopolitical rivals in the Persian Gulf.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko

2023-08-19 23:01

By Ali Karbalaei

Lukashenko warns against any foreign aggression

Belarusian president denounces NATO claims that Belarus could enter the Ukraine war

TEHRAN- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stressed that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is not trying to push Belarus into joining the war in Ukraine, dismissing such allegations by the United States and its closest allies.

2023-07-28 19:08

By Abdolrahim Ansari

Are "flying lawnmowers" all the rage?

Since February 2022, when Russia had to launch a special military operation against Ukraine in response to NATO's creeping advances toward the East, until today, Russia and Ukraine have suffered many casualties, including the destruction of the Ukrainian infrastructure, the displacement of people in the conflicting areas, the destruction of expensive military equipment, and heavy damages on the camps of both countries.

2023-07-23 17:50

By Martin Love

The U.S. mainstream media is desperate with lies…

“For the U.S. and its NATO allies, these past 18 months have been a strategic windfall, at relatively low cost (other than for the Ukrainians). The West’s most reckless antagonist has been rocked. NATO has grown much stronger with the additions of Finland and Sweden. Germany has weaned itself from dependence of Russian energy and, in many ways, rediscovered its sense of values. NATO squabbles make headlines, but overall it has been a triumphal summer for the alliance.”

Avoid moral decline because the result is failure…

2023-07-17 11:39

By Martin Love

Avoid moral decline because the result is failure…

America in the distant past had a shred of moral decency. Although Russia essentially won World War 2 against the Nazis and Japanese, even at the very end of the war which it rightfully helped “win” it stooped low to drop two atomic bombs on Japan over which it had already triumphed. Why? Because the U.S. wanted to send a threatening message to countries like the Soviet Union that the U.S. aimed to scare and dominate, not to mention the cruel punishment to Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

2023-07-15 20:55

By Ali Karbalaei

China urges NATO to stop groundless provocative rhetoric

NATO alleges Beijing challenges its "security" through "coercive policies”

TEHRAN- China has strongly denounced accusations by NATO that it poses a challenge to the interests and security of the military alliance. Beijing says the military bloc "must not seek to sow chaos here in the Asia-Pacific".

2023-07-14 21:44

TEHRAN PAPERS:

The diplomatic train reaches Africa

In an analysis, Javan discussed Iran's reinforced relationship with Africa. It wrote: In the foreign policy of Raisi's government, countries in the region have an important role as the thirteenth government reduced its focus on the JCPOA, which was the mostly highlighted in the previous government’s foreign policy.

2023/07/12

Velayati Stresses Vigilance regarding NATO Plot, Future of Caucasus

TEHRAN– Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, underlined the need for the vigilance of all parties, including Iran and Russia, regarding NATO’s plots and the future of the Caucasus region.

2023-07-12 20:49

By Ali Karbalaei

Ukraine lashes out at NATO

President Zelensky fumes as NATO refuses to offer membership timeline.

TEHRAN- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shifted from his diplomatic woo and charm campaign toward Western leaders by lashing out at NATO's inaction on Kyiv's membership.