Tehran condemned fresh unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States targeting international trade with Iran, vowing vigorous and immediate response. In a tweet on Monday night Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani described the White House’s addiction to sanctions as a characteristic of the US government. “The White House’s addiction ...
Indonesia and the US began a two-week joint military exercise on Monday that Washington announced aims to advance “regional cooperation in support of a free and open” Asia-Pacific region. Asian and US allies expressed concern about China’s “increasing assertiveness in the Pacific,” but Washington claimed that the drills “were not ...