Iranian Diplomacy- An analysis published on Principlist Iranian website Tabnak, affiliated with IRGC commander and former presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei, has shed light on a lesser noted dimension of recent developments aimed to resolve differences between Iran and Persian Gulf states. Pinning down two separate updates that came in over the past ...

Since the U.S. and Britain first launched their attack in October of 2001, things have been very unstable and insecure in Afghanistan. The country has one of the lowest life expectancies on earth according to the CIA World Factbook. Instability and violence persists as foreign troops continue to occupy the country. UN Ambassador Mohammed Khazee of ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his country opposes the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan and the region. A Sunday report by the official IRNA news agency quotes Rouhani as telling visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai: "We believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and that the security of Afghanistan ...

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on a cooperation pact withIranon Sunday, an Afghan official said, while continuing to resist signing a long-term security agreement with the United States. Karzai struck the deal with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran in a move that will be greeted with suspicion by his U.S. ally, which is ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday asked Afghanistannot to sign a security deal with the U.S. that could keep thousands of American and allied forcesin its neighboring country for another decade. The request comes ahead of an expected visit to Iran next week by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has endorsed the deal but introduced ...

A senior Iranian lawmaker has cautioned Afghanistan against signing a security pact with the United States, saying such an agreement will threaten the countrys independence. Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Sunday that the security deal between Kabul and Washington will decide the fate ...

Irans ambassador to the UN has called for international support for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan by 2014. Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Mohammad Khazaei expressed hope that the international community would also contribute to efforts to prepare Afghan forces to secure their country and confront terrorist threats ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Thousands of tribal elders are meeting in Kabul to decide on the role of American troops after the bulk of US forces pull out of Afghanistan next year. More than 2,500 delegates from the country will meet over three days to reach a consensus on how many American soldiers will be left in the country after the withdrawal, and also ...