Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Wednesday’s summit with his Russian and Turkish counterparts should pave the way for a subsequent congress for Syrian-Syrian talks about the future of the Arab country in the post-Daesh era. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Wednesday morning before departing for Russia’s Sochi, President Rouhani said the summit he […]

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri held talks with his Turkish counterpart General Hulusi Akar in the Russian resort city of Sochi. During the meeting late on Tuesday, Baqeri and Akar discussed the latest developments in the region, Syria in particular, prior to a trilateral summit expected to be […]

TEHRAN — The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs and the European Union’s special representative for human rights held a meeting in Tehran. In a recent tweet shared late Monday VP Masoumeh Ebtekar wrote about her visit with Stavros Lambrinidis in Tehran, however, she hasn’t mentioned the exact date of the session. “We […]

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani argued that if ISIL had achieved its goals, a major disaster would have occurred, adding some of the countries in the region has an ISIL-manufacturing factories. “If ISIL had achieved its goals, a major disaster would have undoubtedly occurred,” Ali Shamkhani said in an interview […]

Iran-Turkey cooperating in preserving Iraqi territorial integrity was very important, says Ali Larijani, the Iranian Parliament Speaker in his meeting with his Turkish counterpart İsmail Kahraman on Tuesday. Iran-Turkey cooperating in preserving Iraqi territorial integrity was very important, says Ali Larijani, the Iranian Parliament Speaker in his meeting with İsmail Kahraman Speaker of the Grand […]

Iranian Cabinet spokesman Nobakht hailed on Tuesday the end of ISIL existence in Syria and Iraq officially announced late on Monday.  “Despite all odds and the inhumane behavior of terrorists, the resistance front proved once again that national persistence will end up with victory,” said Iranian Cabinet spokesperson Mohammad Bagher Nobakht on Tuesday. The Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday harshly criticized the Arab League’s inaction in the face of savage acts by Daesh in Syria, calling it a “worn-out” and “ineffective” body. “Where was the Arab League when the Syrians were beheaded in Aleppo?” Rouhani asked in a speech at the 5th National Congress of the […]

TEHRAN – Thanking Quds Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani for congratulating him on the fall of Daesh in both Syria and Iraq, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution issued a message in which he said the defeat of Daesh dealt a great blow not only to this sinister and repressive group it also came as […]

TEHRAN – A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission warned against attempts by Washington and Paris to pressure Tehran and said French authorities should be aware that the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not subject to negotiation. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Javad Jamali denounced recent anti-Tehran remarks […]

TEHRAN– Rouhani said that after the end of ISIL, the fight against terrorism in the region should continue, adding “Iran urges end to Yemen’s bombing and the launch of Yemeni-Yemeni talks. President Rouhani made the remarks in a phone conversation with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday and discussed the most important bilateral, regional and international issues. Rouhani […]