Syria warns of Israeli assaults’ dangerous repercussions on Syrian territories
Syria has warned of the grave repercussions of the assaults launched by the Israeli occupation on the Syrian territories and its constant support for the terrorist organizations. Also, Syria stressed that the Israeli aggression on the T-4 Airport in the countryside of Homs would not have been possible without the US limitless support. In a […]
Iran’s national football team cancels friendly match with Syria
The Iranian Football Federation has announced it has cancelled a previously planned friendly match between Iran and Syria national football teams. According to the Iranian Football Federation statement released on Saturday, the match has been cancelled because a lot of Iranian players are going to be busy with their respective clubs’ matches in the Asian […]
Putin, Macron discuss situation in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed during a phone call on Friday the situation in Syria, in particular the ongoing process of eradicating terrorism in Ghouta. Putin informed Macron about the decisions made at the April 4 Russian-Turkish-Iranian summit in Ankara, which concern strengthening Syria’s sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial […]
US military presence in Syria illegal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed on Monday that the US military presence in Syria is illegal and contrary to the UN Charter. During a joint press conference with his Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali in Moscow, Lavrov expressed his country’s hope that US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding the withdrawal of his troops […]
Next intl. meeting on Syria to be held in mid-May
As recounted in the joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the three guarantor states of Syrian peace-process in Astana, the next high-level meeting on Syria will be held in mid-May 2018. The trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, and Turkey, as the three guarantor states of peace in Syria, kicked […]
US attack on Syria to result in serious consequences
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned the United States against attacking Syria, saying that if this happens, the consequences will be serious. In a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Lavrov said that the US representative at the Security Council Nikki Haley should be aware that “It is one thing to irresponsibly use a microphone […]
Zarif, Red Cross chief discuss humanitarian crises in Syria, Yemen
During a meeting on Sunday in Tehran, Peter Maurer ICRC’s President and Mohammad Javad Zarif Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs called for an immediate halt to war in Yemen. The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer who is visiting Tehran met with Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs Mohammad Javad […]
Iran’s role in Syria ‘critical’: expert
TEHRAN – Jim W. Dean, managing editor of the “Veterans Today”, has hailed Iran’s role in fighting the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group. “Iran and Hezbollah support in Syria’s anti-terrorism campaign was critical in not only backing up the badly battered Syrian army but boosting its fighting capability when much of the officer corps had defected, […]
De Mistura insists on implementation of UNSC Resolution on Syria
Military strikes in the last two days have killed at least 30 people in Eastern Ghouta, the besieged suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus, where the United Nations is attempting to arrange a cease fire, UN Security Council spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday. On Saturday, the UN Security Council, including Russia, voted in for a […]
‘Iran hopes new Resolution will allow ceasefire throughout Syria’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi, while stressing the complexity of Syrian issue, said many actors have taken part in the resolution of crises and “we hope the ceasefire plan will reduce violence, suffering and resume movement toward a negotiated peace and a transition in Syria.” Addressing the media during his weekly press conference on Monday, […]