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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Turkey “warned” the United States ahead of launching an attack against Kurds in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary James Mattis. “Turkey was candid,” Mattis said during a flight to Asia on Sunday. “They warned us before they launched the aircraft they were going to do it, in consultation with us.” Turkey launched “Operation Olive Branch,” a new […]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday that he would visit Iran on March 5. Jean-Yves Le Drian said he would discuss the latest developments about the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers in his trip to the Iranian capital, Tehran. The French minister added that he would also raise the […]

Chinese officials and rescue workers did everything they could to handle the situation in a recent tragic incident during which Iranian oil tanker Sanchi sank in the East China Sea after burning for a week, China’s ambassador to Iran said. In a press conference at China’s embassy in Tehran on Sunday, Pang Sen said the […]

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US State Secretary Rex Tillerson discussed on Saturday during a phone call the development of the political settlement for crisis in Syria. Lavrov and Tillerson focused on the situation in Syria, including issues of stability in the country’s north and promotion of the UN-brokered peace settlement, to […]

TEHRAN – Turkish tanks and military personnel have entered Syrian territory amid preparations for the ground operation in Syrian northern district of Afrin. According to the newspaper, the Turkish tanks and troops started to enter Syrian territory from the Oncupinar border gate at 19:00 GMT and the passage continued until the early hours of Sunday […]