Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55383807
Caption:

The new Iranian long range missile Khoramshahr (front) is displayed during the annual military parade. – AFP

Iran Challenges Trump’s Administration with New Ballistic Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 24, 2017 | World

London- Iran announced on Saturday it had successfully tested a new medium-range ballistic missile in a new challenge to US President Donald Trump’s administration that hinted at the possibility of withdrawing from the Nuclear Deal. Iran said the Khorramshahr...

Media ID: 55373361
Caption:

A picture released on March 8, 2016 by Sepah News, the public relations arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, shows a member of the Guards next to a missile launcher in an underground tunnel/AFP

Iran’s Army Criticizes Rouhani over ‘Ballistic’ Comments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2017 | World

Tehran – Iranian armed forces spokesman General Masoud Jazayeri criticized on Saturday President Hassan Rouhani for speaking against the country’s ballistic program during the second television presidential debate held in Iran last Friday. Without naming him,...

Media ID: 55367428
Caption:

FILE PHOTO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 3rd Meeting of Activists in Fisheries under the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 29, 2015. KCNA/ via REUTERS/ File Photo

North Korea Says Missile Tests Aimed at Developing ‘Self-Defence Capabilities’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 14, 2017 | World

North Korea described on Tuesday its weekend ballistic missile as “self-defence measures”, rejecting U.N. Security Council criticism over the test, but the U.S. demanded international action against Pyongyang’s weapons programmes. North Korea’s...

Media ID: 55367378
Caption:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) attends a photo session with the scientists, technicians, workers of earth observation satellite Kwangmongsong-4 in this undated file photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 19, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA

Pentagon Prioritizes Homeland, Ally Security and Condemns North Korea Missile Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 13, 2017 | World

The Pentagon on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s latest test-firing of a ballistic missile, adding that the United States’ commitment to protect the homeland and allies such as Japan and South Korea was “ironclad.” Pentagon spokesman...

Media ID: 55367328
Caption:

People watch the news showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 12, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Trump Faces Second ‘Ballistic’ Challenge

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | World

London – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, the second challenge of its kind facing the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration following the Iranian test. During his visit to the U.S. where he is spending the weekend at one...