Us Withdrawal

Rockets fired at Kabul airport in retaliation to Sunday's US drone strike

A Taliban official at the scene of the incident said he believed five rockets had been fired, and all were destroyed by the airport's missile defence systems

Kabul blasts: At least 8 killed, 31 injured in series of rocket explosions in Afghan capital ahead of Pompeo's visit

The explosions hit various parts of central and north Kabul, including in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses embassies and international firms

Iran's foreign policy will protect multilateralism and confront American hegemony amid tussle over nuclear deal: VP Eshaq Jahangiri

Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony and protect multilateralism, Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said. Iran and the United States came to the brink of war last month after the Islamic Republic shot down a US drone. Iran’s relations with Washington have taken a sharp turn for the worse since Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal.

Diplomats from Iran, non-US P5+1 States meet in Vienna to save nuclear deal amid rising tensions between Washington, Tehran

Representatives of Iran, Germany, France, Britain, China, Russia and EU met in Vienna to discuss 2015 agreement that restricts Iranian nuclear program. Iran is pressuring the European parties to the deal to offset the sanctions US President Donald Trump reinstated after pulling out.

Iran nuclear deal: Benjamin Netanyahu embarks on 3-day Europe tour to discuss diplomatic differences after US withdrawal

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks on Monday on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran