Trump willing to be questioned ‘under oath’ in Russia probe
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he “would love to” be questioned under oath by Russia collusion prosecutor Robert Mueller, adding it could happen in the coming weeks. Trump confirmed that his lawyers were in discussion with Mueller, who is leading the investigation into allegations of collusion between the US president’s campaign and Russia in the […]
Lebanon after best relationship with Iran
TEHRAN – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Davos attendees on Wednesday that he as the prime minister wants the best relationship with Iran. “I would like the best relationship with Iran”, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Davos attendees on Wednesday. Mr. Hariri made the remarks on Wednesday during a panel hosted by CNBC […]
Erdogan calls on Trump to stop arm supply to terrorists in Syria
TEHRAN– Turkey’s President Erdogan and US President Trump held a phne conversation on Wednesday during which Erdogan demanded US to halt supplying the terrorists in Syria with arms. The Wednesday telephone conversation between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump has become a new source of tension between the two countries as […]
Syrian min. says US seeking new sedition in region
TEHRAN– Syria’s new Information Minister Imad Sareh says US and its allies have failed militarily and are now seeking to create new sedition in the region. In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Syria Javad Torkabadi, Syria’s newly appointed Information Minister Imad Sareh said that the world arrogance has failed in their scheme involving Takfirist […]
US Proposed Setting Up 30-km Security Zone in Northern Syria – Ankara
TEHRAN –Turkish Foreign Minister says US secretary of state Tillerson proposes 30 km safe zone in Syria. The Turkish military has launched the military operation in Syria’s Afrin on Saturday after the United States announced their plans to establish security forces consisting of Kurdish militants in Syria the vicinity of the Turkish borders, reported Sputnik. […]
US statements on use of chemical weapons in Syria unacceptable
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov expressed his country’s rejection of the latest US statements on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. “These statements are categorically rejected by us and we can’t work with the US on this basis,” Ryabkov was quoted by Sputnik Agency as saying in a response to the […]
US Initiative on Iran Deal Not to Yield Positive Results, Russia Says
The Russian deputy foreign minister said the so-called initiative put forward by the US, France, Britain and Germany to set up a working group to “fix” the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers is unlikely to bring any positive results. “(Moscow) does not expect any positive developments in the light of such decisions […]
Involving Syrian Kurds in settelment to limit U.S. influence: Logoglu
TEHRAN – Criticizing the U.S. policy in Syria to bring Turks and Kurds into a full scale war, Turkish veteran politician says involving syrian Kurds in the county’s settelment process will limit the U.S. influence in Syria. Turkish military on Saturday announced that it launched “Operation Olive Branch” on Saturday at 5.00 p.m. While Turkey […]
Mogherini ‘extremely worried’ about Turkish Op in Syria’s Afrin
At the meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief expressed concern that the Turkish operation in Afrin may undermine the peace talks on Syria in Geneva and lead to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation on the ground. Ankara has been conducting Olive Branch Operation in Afrin since […]
US wants to protect Nusra to use it in achieving its goals
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, stressed that the United States neglects the fact that Jabhat al-Nusra is on the list of international terrorism and wants to protect it in order to use it in achieving its goals in Syria. In a press conference in Moscow on Monday, Lavrov demanded the UN to pay […]