Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic “will proudly bypass sanctions” by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country’s oil and financial sectors. “I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it’s against international regulations,” Rouhani said in a televised speech. ...
Hezbollah denounced as oppressive Bahraini regime’s court life sentence against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and two former lawmakers. The life sentences against Sheikh Salman and former MPs Sheikh Hasan Sulttan and Ali al-Asswad “clearly represents the dictator and oppressive identity of the rulers of Bahrain who aim to intimidate ...