A senior member of the Palestine resistance movement Hamas on Wednesday praised Russian efforts in bringing a settlement between Palestine and Israel. Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzouk said at a news conference in Moscow that Russia was restoring the balance of power in the region. Abu Marzouk,...

EU’s foreign policy chief called it a “joint responsibility” to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, while urging Iran again to stick to the treaty. "Preserving the deal is not only our interest and our responsibility -- it is -- but it is also a joint responsibility for all around the...

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country has no choice but to manufacture missiles for defense purposes - comments that reflect more backtracking after a remark by the top diplomat suggesting the missiles could be up for negotiations. Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview...

Shipping companies are hiring unarmed security guards for voyages through the Middle East Gulf as an extra safeguard after a wave of attacks in the region, security companies involved said. Relations between Iran and the West are increasingly strained after Britain seized an Iranian tanker...