Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks after being welcomed by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2021. (Reuters) July 26, 2021 Jordan's King Abdullah confirmed that his country had previously been attacked by Iranian-made drones, stressing that there are many concerns related to Iran's activities [...]
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (REUTERS) July 14, 2021 Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to accuse Israel’s ally Jordan of aiding Iran’s nuclear program via a never-implemented pipeline deal Monday. Netanyahu’s comments were aimed at prime minister Naftali Bennett, whose government recently agreed to double the amount of water Israel exports to Jordan, which [...]
The brigade will also be tasked with helping to oust military forces loyal to Iran. (Supplied) By Taym Al-Ahmad November 03, 2020 Plans are underway to oust Iranian militias from the Jordan-Syria border, IranWire has learned. A military source told IranWire that on October 29, key Jordanian intelligence and military officials met in Amman [...]
Protesters demonstrate outside the Iranian embassy in London on September 12, 2020 against the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari. (AFP) September 16, 2020 Responding to the execution of young Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, the former Vice President of the International Football Federation, FIFA, Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, is calling [...]
Tehran's Evin prison. (IRNA) February 22, 2019 Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that Iran has informed the senior Jordanian diplomat about its decision to release three Jordanian detainees, who were held by Tehran around two months ago on charges of “mistakenly” entering the country's territorial waters while on a fishing [...]
A 2014 file picture shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II (R) walking with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Amman. (Reuters) February 19, 2019 Jordan on Monday called on Iran to release three of its nationals it said had strayed into Iranian territorial waters in the southern Gulf from the United Arab Emirates [...]
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim (R) receives Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif (L) in Baghdad during an official visit. (AFP) January 15, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif continued on Monday his official visit to Iraq, which coincides with the first trip in a decade by Jordan's King Abdullah II. [...]
“There is no intention to name another Jordanian envoy in Tehran at the time,” the source told Al Arabiya.net. (Al Arabiya) June 17, 2018 A high-ranking Jordanian source told Al Arabiya English on Friday that Jordan transferred its ambassador Abdullah Abu Rumman from Iran to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Amman based [...]
June 21, 2017 Israel and Jordan have intensified diplomatic relations over the last weeks as a response to the changing situation on the ground in Syria and Iraq, Haaretz reported Wednesday. The two countries have noted with growing concern the renewed strength of the Assad regime in southern Syria, particularly in regards to the role played [...]
A 2014 file picture shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II (R) walking with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Amman. (Reuters) Apr 24, 2017 Diplomatic relations between Jordan and Iran are going through a period of unease following the trading of insults between Amman and Tehran. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said it summoned [...]
