On March 6, 2023, Richard Bennett, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, presented his report on the situation in Afghanistan stating that the situation of...
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Makes Unannounced Visit To Iraq Nearly 20 Years After U.S.-Led Invasion
Topline Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday, moving to bolster U.S. ties just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion ...
Iran Completes Pre-Pilot Phase for Digital Rial
Iran’s Central Bank is making progress with its plans to launch a digital version of the national currency, the rial. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) recently completed the pre-pilot phase for th...
Iran completes pre-pilot phase of central bank digital currency
Iran is moving forward with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) plans, completing preliminary research for the launch of a potential digital rial. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has successfully ...
Iran Is Once Again Talking About Upgrading Syria’s Air Defenses
Iran is openly talking about upgrading Syrian air defenses to help Damascus fend off continued Israeli airstrikes. However, as has been the case for a decade now, Israel will undoubtedly take preempti...
How Iran’s Acquisition Of Russian Military Hardware Could Impact The Middle East
Iran might soon receive advanced Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter jets from Russia and possibly other military equipment, including S-400 air defense missile systems. How substantially these acquisit...
Russia and Iran Are Building a New Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
Iran and Russia are reportedly working together to establish a new gold-backed digital currency that will help each nation avoid sanctions imposed by the United States. Many experts are saying this is...
Iran And Turkey Push Ahead With Ambitious Drone Factory Projects In Russia And Ukraine
Recent reports indicate that Iran and Turkey are pushing ahead with their respective projects to build enormous factories in Russia and Ukraine for manufacturing large numbers of their homegrown Shahe...
Iranian Drones Are Being Modified To Russian Specifications
As Russia and Iran push ahead with plans to build a new factory for manufacturing thousands of loitering munitions (single-use, self-detonating drones) for the Ukraine war, remnants of one of these dr...
Europe Didn’t Escape An Energy Crisis Just Yet
European Commission President Ursula Van Der Leyen. So far, Europe has done better than expected in … [+] dodging a severe energy crisis. Electricity costs are higher. And each country has its o...
Russia & Iran, Join Hands for Gold-backed Stablecoin: Facilitation of International Settlement in Purview
Russia and Iran are both economically sanctioned and looking for ways to circumnavigate them. They are joining hands for a gold-backed stablecoin to facilitate international settlement. The Russian ...
Russia Mulls Gold-backed Stablecoin, Lawmaker Confirms After Iran Visit – Finance Bitcoin News
Russia may issue a stablecoin backed by gold to use in international settlements, a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament has admitted. The matter has been discussed during a recent visit to I...
The Russian Helicopters And Missile Systems Iran Might Soon Acquire
Iran expects to receive the first of the 24 Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets it ordered from Russia as soon as Mar. 21, the Persian New Year. Tehran also claims it has ordered helicopters and missile syst...
Iran and Russia Consider Issuing Gold-Backed Stablecoin, Officials Unveil – Finance Bitcoin News
Tehran and Moscow are discussing the possible launch of a stablecoin for international settlements, the Russian press revealed. In order to mint the gold-backed currency, however, authorities would ne...
Iran and Russia Jointly Working on Gold-Backed Stablecoin
The two countries shall use this stablecoin to facilitate cross-border transactions and foreign trade between the two. Amid the changing global geopolitical scenario, Iran and Russia have come togethe...
Russia Partners with Iran to Build Stablecoin for Cross-border Trades
Russia, and Iran are working together to develop a gold-backed stablecoin. The stablecoin replaces fiat currencies in cross-border transactions. Russia will regulate cryptocurrency transactions in 202...
Iran and Russia to collaborate to issue stablecoin backed by gold
As per reports, the central bank of Iran will be collaborating with the Russian government to jointly issue a new cryptocurrency. The new stablecoin will be backed by Gold. Vedomosti, the ...
Iran drops a blanket of restrictions on local crypto exchanges
Iranian Cyber Police, also known as FATA, has released a set of restrictions for the local cryptocurrency exchanges, according to Saeed Ghasemi, a crypto reporter at the Persian outlet MihanBlockchain...
Stablecoin Backed By Gold To Be Reportedly Launched By Russia And Iran
To better enable international transactions, the governments of Russia and Iran are reportedly considering working together to develop a new stablecoin. Iran is working with the Russian government to ...
Russia Partners With Iran to Release a Stablecoin Backed by Gold (Report)
The Russian government and the Central Bank of Iran are reportedly mulling a partnership to create a new stablecoin that can facilitate cross-border settlements. The token will be pegged to the valuat...
Gold-Backed Stablecoin to be Launched by Iran and Russia
Iran and Russia are exploring the possibilities for a gold-backed stablecoin. Will it establish a new economic order? Governments worldwide replaced the gold standard with fiat money in the 20th centu...
Iran and Russia to develop a gold-backed cryptocurrency
Iran and Russia are reportedly cooperating to jointly issue a new cryptocurrency/stablecoin backed by gold that will avoid having to use the US dollar. According to the Russian Vedomosti news agency,...
Iran and Russia begin working on gold-backed Stablecoins
As per a recent report, Iran and Russia have begun working on gold-backed stablecoins. The stablecoin aims to replace fiat currencies such as the U.S. Dollar, Russian Ruble, and Iranian Rial in cross-...
Iran and Russia want to issue new stablecoin backed by gold
The Central Bank of Iran is reportedly cooperating with the Russian government to jointly issue a new cryptocurrency backed by gold. According to the Russian news agency Vedomosti, Iran is working wit...
Russia and Iran explore launch of joint cryptocurrency backed by gold
In light of the advancements in digital assets and the pressures exerted on states, Russia and Iran are now exploring the development of a joint stablecoin that would be backed by gold. The executive ...
Russia and Iran explore launch of joint stablecoin backed by gold
In light of the advancements in digital assets and the pressures exerted on states, Russia and Iran are now exploring the development of a joint stablecoin that would be backed by gold. The executive ...
Biden’s Old Private Office Held Classified Records About Iran And Ukraine, Report Says
Topline A handful of apparently classified documents found at an office President Joe Biden formerly used at a D.C. think tank included briefings about Iran, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, according ...
Iran Might Be Waiting Until October To Supply Russia Deadlier Drones And Missiles For Ukraine
Since September, Russia has launched hundreds of Iranian-supplied loitering munitions (self-detonating drones) against Ukraine’s power grid. Tehran has much faster and deadlier drones and short-...