Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri said that If Iran had not operated in Syria, ISIL terrorists would have now formed a government and would have power in the region. He made the remarks Sunday at the 10th Farabi International Award in Tehran. Jahangiri went on to say that the United States has started an economic […]

The preparatory technical meetings of the Syrian-Iranian Joint High Committee began Saturday at the Damascus-based Dama-rose Hotel . Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Amir Amini  said that holding meetings is an evidence of Iran’s and Syria’s strong will to cooperate and deepen the various aspects of strategic relations. He hoped to reach […]

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says the Islamic Republic has gone into Syria in order to reinforce the Syrian defense infrastructure. In an interview published on Monday, Shamkhani said so long as the legal government in Syria and Iraq ask for Iran’s help in fighting terrorism and establishing security in their […]

Syrian military air defenses destroyed more than 30 missiles during Israeli airstrikes in the early hours of Monday, a report said. Russia’s defense control center was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying that Syrian air defenses shot down more than 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs early on Monday. RIA news agency also said […]

 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should stop threatening Iran. His comments came as Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Iran should leave Syria or Israel will continue hitting Iran’s positions in Syria. Qassemi noted that Iran has advisory presence in Syria upon request by Damascus. “Iran […]

Syrian warplanes pounded the positions of terrorists in a northern village in the central province of Hama after they violated a buffer zone deal there. Clashes broke out on the edge of the northwestern Idlib province as the militants attempted to move towards Syrian military posts in Kafr Zeita in Hama, SANA reported on Thursday. […]

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman lashed out at the Israeli prime minister for his warning to Iran to pull out of Syria, reminding the Zionist regime to know its limits and avoid threatening Iran. In an interview on Wednesday evening, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi denounced as wrong and nonsense Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats against Tehran over […]

The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and Syrian President Bashar Assad underlined the importance of enhanced ties between the two countries. During a meeting in Damascus on Monday, Assad and Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh affirmed the two countries’ determination to continue to develop their bilateral ties and serve the interests of their […]

 An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported. Headed by Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the delegation is set to exchange views with Syrian officials about the future of Tehran-Damascus relations in the post-Daesh era. The […]

 Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister for political affairs, held meetings with a number of Russian officials in Moscow on Thursday, discussing the latest developments surrounding Syria. He held separate meetings with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin, Middle East director Sergei Vershinin, and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, […]