The US State Department said Wednesday that the recent closing of China’s consulate in Houston was to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private information, a move that has further strained the already tense relations between the world powers. Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said that under the Vienna Convention states “have a ...
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani denounced the United States’ “illegitimate” presence in the region as the root cause of insecurity, calling for concerted action against Washington’s destabilizing activities. In a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, Shamkhani and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi discussed the ...
