Iranian and Qatari leaders meet at Russian energy forum
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani in Moscow on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit in Moscow. They discussed energy cooperation and how to enhance bilateral relations, according to Iranian state media.
Moscow pledges more trade and investment in Africa, where leaders want local industries, technology and jobs.
The strikes hit a major bridge and energy facilities in the Kyiv region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of trying to "push" Ukraine "into a blackout" ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi.
Iran’s supreme leader warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would widen if the US resumes its attacks, dismissing hopes of a policy shift in Washington after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. “Those who still harbour even the slightest hope that the behaviour of the hegemonic system might change through partisan or factional shifts, or who imagine that making concessions to the United States can dissuade it from hostility towards the Iranian nation, are seriously mistaken,” Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement Wednesday.
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tehran views midterm results as a rejection of Trump's 'war on Iran', signalling US frustration with foreign policy.
The top Democrats in the two chambers of US Congress have been hailing their party’s resounding victory in the midterms.