US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected a renewed attempt by Arab countries to force Israel to accept a ceasefire in Gaza, where the regime has been involved in an unrelenting military campaign against the Palestinians since October 7.
Blinken told foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt in a press conference on Saturday in Amman that a ceasefire would only help the resistance movement Hamas to regroup and attack the Israeli regime.
“A ceasefire now would simply leave Hamas in place, able to regroup and repeat what it did on October 7,” he said, making a reference to an operation by Hamas which led to some 1,400 deaths among Israeli settlers and troops.
The regime has justified its indiscriminate targeting of civilians in Gaza as a response to the Hamas operation. The US and its allies in Europe have openly supported the carnage by arguing that the regime has a right to defend itself.
Blinken repeated the position on Saturday as his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts called for an immediate halt in the fighting in Gaza and said killing thousands of civilians could not be justified as self-defense.....more
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova earlier said that the treaty provides for various forms of bilateral cooperation.
The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran has entered into force, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
"It is already binding," Jalali said when asked about the date of entry into force of the agreement, as well as whether Iran had notified Russia of the completion of internal procedures.
He recalled that the treaty was ratified by both chambers of the Russian parliament, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed it. At the same time, the document was ratified by the Iranian parliament, approved by the Guardian Council, and the president issued it as a law.
"Therefore, in both countries it currently has the form of a law and, naturally, has entered into force," Jalali said.
On January 17, Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, met in Moscow to sign the Comprehensive Strategic ...
Defying the United States threats, ministers from more than 30 nations have packed Bogotá’s San Carlos Palace to charge the Israeli regime with genocide over its October 2023-present brutal military assault against the Gaza Strip.
The dramatic display of international solidarity saw dozens of high-ranking officials from across the globe convene inside the stately palace on Tuesday, determined to hold the regime accountable for, what they unequivocally called, a “war of genocide.”
The two-day emergency summit, organized under the auspices of The Hague Group -- a coalition co-chaired by Colombia and South Africa -- had representatives, ranging from such countries as Algeria and Brazil to Pakistan and Spain, in attendance.
The participants described the drive as a coordinated effort to stop the Israeli atrocities.
Behind closed doors, ministers and envoys, meanwhile, engaged in intensive sessions aimed at drafting collective measures to pressure the regime -- steps expected to be unveiled by ...
