New players may participate in the seventh international Astana meeting on Syria, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov told reporters on Monday. “I don’t rule out such a possibility, everything depends on how the guarantor countries coordinate their activities,” he said when asked if new parties could join the Astana talks, according to TASS. According to […]

A senior Russian diplomat has criticized certain countries’ calls for the expansion of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspections to include Iranian military sites, saying the IAEA has no authority to carry out such inspection.   “I would like to say absolutely clear and directly that acquiring some false topicality [about] the theme of the IAEA work […]

TEHRAN, – Stephane Michel, Total’s president for Exploration and Production in the MENA region says that he is not worried about Trump’s anti-Iran measures.  “Total is committed to international regulations and will keep on abiding by,” said Stephane Michel, French oil major Total’s president for Exploration and Production in the Middle East and North Africa […]

TEHRAN  – Afghanistan’s election commission is not Independent and follows President Ashraf Ghani’s orders, senior Afghan lawmaker said. First Deputy of Afghanistan’s Parliament Speaker Homayoun Homayoun referred to the establishment of a commission by Ghani to provide the logistical support for the election process and said the move is “direct interference” in upcoming elections affairs. […]

HOMS –The Syrian Army, in cooperation with allied forces, on Sat. restored security and stability to al-Qaryateen city in the south-eastern countryside of Homs SANA reporter said. After the elimination of ISIL terrorist groups which earlier infiltrated into the city, the military engineering units, according to the reporter, removed the explosive devices and mines planted […]

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not have the authority to clarify a provision of the JCPOA known as Section T. “I would like to say absolutely clear and directly that acquiring some false topicality the theme of the IAEA work on Section T of […]

TEHRAN – The Russian government on Saturday said there’s no hidden agenda nor political conditionality behind its donation of military weaponry and equipment to the Philippines. “We Russians, we have no hidden agenda. If we extend our help to you, we are doing that sincerely. We have no hidden agenda and political conditionality’s,” ABS-CBN quoted […]

TEHRAN – Syria’s army and its allies inflicted major losses on Daesh (ISIL) militants in Homs, managing to retake a key area in the central province. On Saturday, Syrian forces continued to make gains in their fight against Daesh terrorists in Homs province and succeeded in retaking al-Qaryateen town in the southeastern countryside of the […]

TEHRAN – Japan’s leader may have made the right call after all, if not for his country then for himself. Media polls indicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition will handily win a general election Sunday, possibly even retaining its two-thirds majority in the more powerful lower house of parliament, AP reported. Japanese voters may […]

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted the importance of the use of national currencies in trade, noting that it will have positive repercussions for the economy. Speaking at the Developing-8 (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation Summit in Istanbul, Erdogan said that switching to national currencies will revolutionize trade relations, Daily Sabah reported. “There […]