Iraq has rejected as ‘unacceptable’ any Israeli participation in a naval force sought by the US in Strait of Hormuz. Iraq “rejects any participation of forces of the Zionist entity in any military force to secure passage of ships in the Arabian Gulf”, Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim wrote on ...
Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned against an arms race in the Middle East, saying recent US weapons sales have turned the Gulf region into a “tinderbox ready to blow up”. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Monday, Zarif said more warships in the Gulf ...