Early Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a tweet that Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow British…
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘on way home’ to UK after 6 years’ detention in Iran, British lawmaker says
Zaghari-Ratcliffe was first detained at a Tehran airport in April 2016 following a vacation to see…
Iran’s strike on Iraq puts US in awkward position amid nuclear talks
Iran said it was targeting Israeli “strategic centers” in the northern city of Erbil, but Iraqi-Kurdish…
Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day, in the biggest mass execution in decades
The number dwarfed the 67 executions reported in the kingdom in all of 2021 and the…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts Israel in a tricky spot
On the other hand is Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Although he has called for a ceasefire,…
Why Biden’s key Mideast allies aren’t condemning Russia’s Ukraine invasion
Anwar Gargash, adviser to the UAE president, said taking sides “would only lead to more violence.”…
How a 1936 treaty could force Turkey to take sides in the Ukraine war
Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar went on local television last week and appealed for the…
Will $100 oil force Biden to call the Saudi crown prince?
Biden would speak with his counterpart, 86-year-old King Salman, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki last…
Decision on Iran nuclear deal ‘days away,’ says French foreign minister
“We are coming … to the hour of truth,” Le Drian said of ongoing negotiations in…
Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
But a bid to crown his political career with a run for the presidency faced a…
