Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani warned foreign actors on Friday against interfering in anti-government protests that erupted early last month and urged political factions to avoid infighting. “No person or group, no side with a particular view, no regional or international actor may seize the will of ...
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, ...