Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that some states exploit the issue of human rights to achieve their political interests, affirming that Russia will continue to support the Syrian army to eradicate terrorism. In a statement before the 37th session of the UN Human Rights in Geneva, Lavrov said that it is unacceptable to divide […]

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is calling on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country.” Ghani spoke Wednesday at the 2nd Kabul Process Conference attended by representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations, AP reported. Ghani said the Afghan government will provide facilities and security for those Taliban who […]

Turkmenistan ambassador to Iran says his country does not have visa waiver with any country, vowing that Iranians will receive visas easily to visit his country for new year celebrations. Ahmad Ghorbanov told MNA correspondent that his country does not have visa waivers with any country, and that makes it difficult to travel there, emphasizing […]

Commenting on Iran’s weak energy diplomacy Omid Shokri Kalehsar, senior energy security analyst says Saudi Arabia tries to weaken Iran’s regional role by supporting TAPI gas pipeline. The long-awaited mega gas pipeline project of Turk­menistan, Afghanis­tan, Pakis­tan and India (TAPI) connecting the energy-rich Central Asian nation with the South Asian countries was inaugurated couple of […]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will visit Iran next week, British Broadcasting Corporation quoted an informed source as saying. The trip was scheduled to take place in January 2018 but it was postponed for some reasons, the report added. In the course of his visit to Iran, French Foreign Minister Le Drian will inaugurate […]

Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, strongly believes that Iran should not agree to “any modification” of its nuclear deal. In a recent interview with the Tehran Times, Professor Askari said “for any accord to be modified, you need the agreement of all […]

“When we look at the UN Security Council resolution, we see that fight against terror organizations is outside its scope. Therefore, it will not affect Turkey’s ongoing operation,” Bozdag told reporters in central Yozgat province. Turkey on Jan. 20 launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK  from Afrin, northwestern Syria. The UN Security Council on […]

TEHRAN – The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Monday on a British-drafted resolution that would condemn Iran for allegedly violating a UN arms embargo against Yemen. The resolution claims that has Iran has been providing missiles and drones to Houthi fighters in Yemen. “We are still working on the text, but the […]

Air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition on settlements in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province have killed 29 civilians, local media reported citing sources. The SANA news agency reported Sunday that the airstrikes targeted the villages of al-Sha’afa and Dharat Allouni in the Deir ez-Zor province. Dozens of people were injured in the attack, the news […]

Under pressure from western powers, the UN Security Council is going to vote on Yemen and condemn Iran for alleged violating a UN arms embargo. Britain drafted the resolution in consultation with the United States and France. Russian has already declared its opposition to the drafted resolution. UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia has said that the […]