Category: MIddle East

Won’t allow interference in our domestic affairs, Mullah Baradar tells Iranian envoy

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the economic deputy of the prime minister, said in a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador in Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qomi on Saturday that Afghanistan does not interfere in the domestic affairs of any country and does not allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs. According to a statement released by Baradar’s office, the two sides discussed […]

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Mobilisation stratégique étasunienne contre la Chine, la Russie et l’Iran

En dépit de ses quatre-vingts ans, de ses trébuchements continus et de ses gaffes à répétition, l’État profond a décidé de maintenir la candidature du président américain Joe Biden aux élections présidentielles de 2024. Ce qui amène tout observateur ou analyste politique à se poser la question fondamentale : quelles sont les raisons qui poussent les décideurs aux États-Unis à […]

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Iran asks international community to support Afghan refugees in Iran

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the special representative for Afghanistan affairs, urged the international community to support Afghan refugees in Iran. Qomi called for support during a discussion with Stefan Priesner, the UN representative in Iran, on Sunday. He said on X, formerly Twitter, that: “The development of diplomacy with the United Nations in the framework of the national development plan and […]

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Disengaging with IEA will create vacuum in Afghanistan: Qatar PM

Disengaging with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will create a bigger chaos and will create a vacuum in the country, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani warned on Friday. “We strongly believe that disengaging with Taliban (IEA) will create a bigger chaos and will create a vacuum in the country which unfortunately we are having it from […]

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Pakistan-Iran’s Bilateral Agreements – OpEd

Pakistan and Iran, two neighboring countries with a history of cordial relations, have taken significant steps to enhance their economic and diplomatic ties. In a move that underscores their commitment to cooperation, the two nations recently signed a five-year trade plan aimed at boosting their bilateral trade to $5 billion. The agreements come in the wake of discussions held between […]

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Baradar meets head of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey

First Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with Nail Olpak, President of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) of Turkey and a number of Turkish businessmen in Istanbul on Friday. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said in a statement that in addition to the economic and commercial issues, there were comprehensive discussions about the […]

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The Massive Transformation of India and the Middle East

“Since 1947… Pakistan has initiated three full-fledged wars with India…. In addition, Pakistan has consistently utilized cross-border terrorism in India as an official instrument of state policy, including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people…. Pakistan’s military and ISI spy agency also continues to support the Taliban, the Haqqani group, Lashkar-eTaiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and other affiliated militant groups in Afghanistan […]

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Chief Justice-Designate Of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Qazi Faez Isa: ‘If Anyone Attacks A Church, Muslims Are Obligated To Launch A Jihad Against Attackers’; Editorial In Urdu Daily Roznama Jasarat: ‘Sir, When The Quran Is Set Afire… Who Will Wage Jihad?’

On August 16, 2023, a mob provoked by allegations that several desecrated pages of the Quran were found in a Christian neighborhood attacked five churches, a cemetery, and the homes in the neighborhood. The mob, which was led by Islamists from Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a group that has been using street power in recent years to pressure the Pakistani government,[1] […]

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Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Suspension Could Backfire For US – Analysis

America’s economic siege of Iran has been costly for Tehran’s neighbors, and now it is Pakistan’s turn to pick up the tab. On 7 August, Pakistan announced it was suspending its natural gas pipeline project in Iran under threat of U.S. sanctions, and issued a Force Majeure and Excusing Event notice to Iran under the Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement […]

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Taliban prepare hundreds of suicide bombers over water dispute with Iran

In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences. A well-known Taliban figure offered a mocking gift of a 20-liter water container in response and told him to stop making terrifying ultimatums. About a week later, a skirmish erupted on the border, leaving two Iranian guards and one Taliban […]

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