The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting the construction sector, despite Washington’s announcement a week ago that it had created a new mechanism to facilitate “permissible trade” with Tehran. The US State Department issued a fact sheet Thursday, singling out the sale of software used for industrial purposes, ...
Iraqi President Barham Salih says the country’s embattled Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is ready to step down if a replacement is found, emphasizing that a snap parliamentary election will be held once a new electoral law is passed. “The prime minister announced that he would be ready to submit his ...