Maziar Motamedi

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Why did Israel launch air strikes on Gaza, then ‘resume’ truce?

Palestinians in Gaza have experienced the deadliest 24 hours since the start of the United States-brokered ceasefire between…

Political infighting as Iran navigates sanctions, lingering threat of war

Tehran, Iran – As reinstated sanctions bite and the persistent chance of renewed war with Israel lingers, authorities in…

Hamas tells Israel to cease Gaza City attacks as captives’ lives in danger

Hamas has issued what it calls a “warning” that the lives of two captives held in Gaza City…

Why is the divisive Tony Blair now touted for post-Gaza war interim role?

Tony Blair, who was British prime minister during the 2003 United States-led invasion and occupation of Iraq based…

Iranians fear more economic pain, war as UN sanctions snapback

Tehran, Iran – After about a decade, Iran is once more subject to United Nations sanctions as the…

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech at the UNGA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, signalling he saw no end in sight…

Lebanon pushes for US support as family killed by Israel attack are buried

Lebanon is pushing to get more support from the United States after another deadly Israeli drone attack on…

Hardline lawmakers demand nuclear bomb as Iran braces for UN sanctions

Tehran, Iran – Hardline lawmakers in Iran have once again demanded the country start building a nuclear bomb as…

Israeli attack kills at least 25 from the same family in Gaza City homes

The Israeli military has killed at least 25 members of the same family in the Sabra neighbourhood of…

UK PM Starmer to recognise Palestinian statehood before UNGA meeting

More than 100 years after the Balfour Declaration backed “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for…

Brazil joins South Africa’s ‘genocide’ case against Israel at ICJ

Brazil has formally joined the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that…

Netanyahu and Rubio stick to established Israeli-US narrative on Gaza war

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held further talks as…