The UAE reopens embassy in Damascus; Arabs in line to return to Syria
Besides the security developments in Syria that have always made headlines and the Zionist’s attacks on Syria, these days Damascus has become a hangout place for states that have not achieved much in the past few years of war against Syria. As President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from Syria and Turkey affirmed a […]
Leader names Amoli Larijani as Expediency Council chief
In a decree issues on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as chairman of the Expediency Council and a member of the Guardian Council’s jurists. Larijani replaces Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi who passed away at the age of 70 on December 24. Ayatollah Amoli Larijani […]
All Syria’s trading gates open to Iranian firms: envoy
Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmoud said all doors of Syria’s economic sections are open to Iranian firms. He made the remarks at a meeting of Iranian business people with Syrian officials, including Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil, which was held at Iran’s Chamber of Commerce on Sunday. Syrian President Bashar […]
Russia rules out possibility of Iran’s violating 2231 resolution
Russia’s Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia highlighted that no one has presented any fact about Iran’s ‘so-called’ violation of UN Security Council 2231. “On my part, I would like to stress that so far no one has presented to the Security Council any significant facts of the so-called Iranian violations. Therefore, we see no […]
Trump couldn’t overcome Iran, Russia aid to Syria: ex-U.S. diplomat
An American author and former diplomat has highlighted reasons behind President Donald Trump’s recent decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, saying Trump “could see no way of overcoming Iranian and Russian aid” to the Damascus government. “Naturally, President Trump could see no way of overcoming Iranian and Russian aid; that help obviously proved […]
In 2018, Trump’s erratic belligerence spiraled
As we get ready to bid adieu to 2018, an eventful year marked by trials, tribulations and triumphs, it is time to look back at some of the major developments that shaped the year. As yet another year goes by, it is time to reflect and see whether the world is getting better or worse. […]
U.S. policies in the region have failed: general
Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, said on Saturday that the U.S. policies and strategies in the Middle East region have ended in failure. “The U.S. spent a lot and at the end left Syria. The U.S. signed the JCPOA [the 2015 nuclear deal] and then pulled out of it. The […]
US would have to resort to chaotic policies to stop Iran’s oil exports
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said the US would have to resort to policies that would drag the world into a chaotic state if it tried to actually shut down Iran’s oil exports. In an interview with a Hong Kong-based television broadcaster Phoenix TV, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States cannot stop Iran […]
Iranian Parl. speaker has no account on Twitter: official
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has no account on Twitter, said the director of the Parliament’s Cultural and Public Relations Office. Mehdi Kiaei tweeted on Friday that Larijani has no account on this social media. He went on to mention that the Parliament speaker only has an account on Instagram [@larijani_ir] and an official website […]
Trump’s sneaky visit to Iraq disrespect for national sovereignty: Tehran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for his unannounced and secret trip Iraq, describing it as an undiplomatic move that demonstrated disrespect for Iraq’s national sovereignty. “As Mr. Trump himself said in his address to the U.S. military in Iraq’s Ein al-Asad … he is now forced to […]