Middle East

Asian Football Confederation’s official website has deleted Iran’s national soccer team from its ranking list.

Confidential sources revealed to Avatoday on Friday that a series of talks between Iranian delegation heading by the grandchild of Iranian Revolutionary Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and American officials were held in a hotel in Erbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said on Tuesday that his country is preparing itself for possible escalation of war between Washington and Tehran.

A Yemeni military official noted on Sunday that Iran-backed Houthi militant have been hit hard by the economic outcomes of US sanctions against Tehran, Al-Awsat reported.

Islamic Republic of Iran used civilian plane to transfer weapon and ammunition to the Middle East, aiming at hiding its support for terrorism, confidential sources in Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told Avatoday on Friday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Thursday that Tehran will strongly react against any violation of its borders, the Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Tasnim news agency reported.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs warned Tehran on Monday, saying that the country will “pay the price” if it continues on its aggressive policies, Reuters reported.

Three Iraqi wounded late Wednesday as a rocket landed in the site of several global oil companies in Iraq’s city of Basrah, Aljazeera reported. 

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif immediately responded to Thursday’s suspected attacks on two foreign oil tankers in Gulf of Oman, which caused high alert for many countries including Kuwait and US.

Officials in Oman confirmed a suspected attack on two super tankers carrying crude oil on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, reported Reuters.