UN urged to act against Iran over Houthi missiles 12/25/2017 7:30:21 AM The United Nations emblem JEDDAH/NEW YORK, ARAB NEWS, 24 December 2017  - The UN was urged on Saturday to take action against Iran for breaking an arms embargo by illegally supplying missiles to Houthi militias in Yemen. The calls followed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution late on Friday that condemned “in the strongest possible terms” last week’s Houthi ballistic missile attack targeting Al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh. All 15 council members “expressed alarm at the stated intention of the Houthis to continue these attacks against Saudi Arabia, as well as to launch additional attacks against other states in the region.” The council urged all UN member states to fully implement the arms embargo against Houthi militias as required by the relevant Security Council resolutions, and expressed its grave concern about continuing violations of the embargo. It called again for all par...

Joint Statement on Syria Chemical Weapons by Foreign Secretary of Four Major Countries 11/9/2017 6:56:15 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print From left, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2017 ________________________________________ On October 26, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations  Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), a body established by unanimous decision of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), concluded that the Assad regime is responsible for the use of sarin in Khan Shaykhun on 4 April 2017. We have full trust in the JIM’s findings, its professionalism and independence. The Syrian regime violated international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention. We condemn this heinous act and demand that the Syrian regime immedi...

The ultimate multidimensional Iran strategy 10/29/2017 6:22:35 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Iran ballistic missiles Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Arab News, 28 October 2017  - Many governments and institutions have failed to implement a successful Iran policy because they do not examine the whole picture. An effective policy should not just focus on one of Iran’s activities, such as funding and arming terrorist groups. It should be a broad, multidimensional strategy that includes, among other things, Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, regional interventions, terrorist-related activities and human rights abuses. This comprehensive strategy emphasizes the use of soft power and prevents a war with Iran. The ballistic missile program, which is a pillar of Iran’s foreign policy and is directly linked to the nuclear program, should be restricted and part of any nuclear deal. States should urge the UN Security Council (UNSC) to impose sancti...

Iran attempted to buy nuclear technology illegally 32 times, German agency says 10/9/2017 11:29:51 PM A Ghadr-H missile, center, a Sejjil missile and a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are on display for the annual Defense Week Fox News, Oct. 9, 2017- Iran tried to obtain illicit technology that could be used for military nuclear and ballistic missile programs, raising questions about a possible violation of the 2015 agreement intended to stop Tehran’s drive to become an atomic armed power, according to three German intelligence reports obtained by Fox News. The new intelligence, detailing reports from September and October and disclosed just ahead of President Trump’s planned announcement Thursday on whether the U.S. will recertify the Iran deal, reveals that Iran’s regime made “32 procurement attempts … that definitely or with high likelihood were undertaken for the benefit of proliferation programs.” According to the docu...