In a new round of muscle show, Iran and US are showing off their military readiness as well as drumming up the hostile rhetoric.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Aerospace Force of Iran unveiled one of its largest underground ballistic missile sites introduced as “Missile City” on Tuesday, and spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran warned of a severe retaliation against to the Western countries attempting to reimpose UNSC sanctions over Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.
TV footage showed the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri and IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh unveiling the new missile site packed with hundreds of projectiles.
The footage of “missile city” was broadcast after unconfirmed reports said US President Donald Trump in his recent letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has threatened Iran with a two-month deadline to start negotiations over rolling back its nuclear program or face a military confrontation.
There are reports of a significant force of US stealth bombers en route to the strategic British-controlled island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and satellite imagery revealing a buildup of support aircraft, including cargo planes and aerial refueling tankers, deployed within the last 48 hours, to boost US ongoing attacks on Yemen.
While Iranian authorities do not reject talks with the US in principle, they maintain Tehran will not enter any negotiations under Trump administration’s bullying tactics which US has dubbed as the Maximum Pressure campaign.
"The unjust use of the trigger mechanism will ensue an appropriate and severe response from Iran," said Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi after threats by Britain, France, and Germany to activate the mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal. He dismissed the threat of snapback of UN sanctions in October as "hollow and empty”.
With nuclear states in its neighborhood, Iran and world powers signed the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) 2015 in Vienna agreeing to limits on Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
However, the US withdrew in 2018 under Trump’s first presidency and reimposed sanctions, prompting Iran to scale back its commitments under the deal. Talks to revive the deal remain inconclusive since 2021.
"One of the pressure tools that Western countries are talking about these days is the use of the trigger mechanism. It is truly ridiculous that they want to punish Iran for a violation that others committed," Mehr News Agency quoted the spokesman saying.
South Africa’s 2024/25 maize harvest is now forecast at 14.66 million tonnes, up 14 % from last season and slightly above March’s estimate, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its latest outlook.
U.S. Treasury primary dealers want Congress to scrap the federal debt ceiling, warning in new TBAC minutes that the limit lifts borrowing costs, fuels market turmoil and could weaken the dollar’s reserve-currency standing.
Canada’s economy contracted 0.2 % in February, its first monthly decline since November, as slumps in mining, oil and gas extraction, and construction dragged overall output lower, Statistics Canada said.
Romanians vote Sunday in a rerun presidential election with far-right eurosceptic George Simion leading the polls, a potential upset that could unsettle markets and raise alarms in the EU and NATO.
Russia and North Korea have commenced the construction of a new road bridge across the Tumen River, marking a significant step in expanding their strategic partnership and enhancing bilateral trade links.
South Africa’s 2024/25 maize harvest is now forecast at 14.66 million tonnes, up 14 % from last season and slightly above March’s estimate, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its latest outlook.
An explosion rocked a residential area in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, northern China, killing at least one person and injuring 21 others, according to state media.
U.S. Treasury primary dealers want Congress to scrap the federal debt ceiling, warning in new TBAC minutes that the limit lifts borrowing costs, fuels market turmoil and could weaken the dollar’s reserve-currency standing.
Russia and North Korea on Wednesday launched construction of a road bridge between the two countries that will span the Tumen river, marking strategic partnership between the two countries, Russia's prime minister said.
Canada’s economy contracted 0.2 % in February, its first monthly decline since November, as slumps in mining, oil and gas extraction, and construction dragged overall output lower, Statistics Canada said.
Russia launched a major missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight on April 24, killing at least twelve people and injuring 90, including children and a pregnant woman, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
In an expansive interview marking his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump sketched out an agenda that touches everything from punitive tariffs and China policy to cease-fire hopes in Ukraine and an overhaul of domestic programmes. Below are the highlights.
A deadly explosion at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port has left at least 40 dead, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, halting operations at one of the country’s most vital trade hubs.
For three generations, the Liebigs built railcars in Görlitz. Now, the factory that shaped their lives will produce parts for battle tanks.
North Korea has launched a new 5,000-tonne destroyer as part of Kim Jong Un’s plans to expand the country’s naval power far beyond its coastal waters.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Americans to remain patient following a first-quarter economic contraction, insisting the downturn was not caused by his tariff policies.
China has lifted sanctions on five current and former Members of the European Parliament, signaling a move to ease tensions with the European Union and revive stalled trade negotiations.
Lars Klingbeil, Germany’s incoming finance minister, is set to reshape fiscal policy with a sharp focus on defense spending, marking a shift from austerity as Berlin boosts military investment amid global tensions.
Iran has announced plans to significantly expand its economic relationship with Afghanistan, targeting $10 billion in bilateral trade, as regional powers ramp up efforts to turn Afghanistan into a strategic trade and transit hub.
Germany edged out of recession with 0.2 % growth in the first quarter, but the recovery looked shaky as unemployment climbed to its highest level since the pandemic and looming U.S. tariffs threatened to stall momentum.
South Africa’s 2024/25 maize harvest is now forecast at 14.66 million tonnes, up 14 % from last season and slightly above March’s estimate, the Crop Estimates Committee said in its latest outlook.
An explosion rocked a residential area in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, northern China, killing at least one person and injuring 21 others, according to state media.
U.S. Treasury primary dealers want Congress to scrap the federal debt ceiling, warning in new TBAC minutes that the limit lifts borrowing costs, fuels market turmoil and could weaken the dollar’s reserve-currency standing.
Russia and North Korea on Wednesday launched construction of a road bridge between the two countries that will span the Tumen river, marking strategic partnership between the two countries, Russia's prime minister said.
Canada’s economy contracted 0.2 % in February, its first monthly decline since November, as slumps in mining, oil and gas extraction, and construction dragged overall output lower, Statistics Canada said.
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