Speaker of Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani in reaction to US’ military threats against Iran advised Washington to play it wise, or it would “step on a landmine and be confined to a wheelchair.” “Americans are known for making unwise decisions, but I advise them to use the little brain they have and not to step […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres underlined during a press conference in New York on Friday, Iran’s positive and constructive role in the region. During a press conference on Friday, Guterres was asked about Iran’s missile program and the role in the region; “international community has called Iran to stop developing its ballistic missiles and other interference […]

Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the upcoming Astana meeting on crisis in Syria would be held in the second half of February. Russian Interfax News Agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin as saying on Friday that the upcoming Astana meeting would be held approximately in the second half of next month, adding that […]

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has voiced a proposal to control the US troops’ pullout from Syria jointly with Russia and Iran. “The United States has been facing several difficulties amid the process of withdrawing troops from Syria. We want to coordinate this process jointly with Russia and Iran, with which we had arranged work in the framework of the Astana process. [It […]

 The Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari departed Tehran for Moscow on Wednesday morning. The Iranian diplomat will exchange views with Russian officials regarding regional developments, especially in Syria. On December 18, 2018, foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, as guarantors of the Astana format, held a meeting in Geneva with the UN […]

 The illegitimate coalition led by US acknowledged killing 1140 civilians in raids launched on Syria and Iraq since 2014. The coalition attempted as usual to reduce the number of victims, saying in a statement published by TASS news agency that 1139 civilians were killed “inadvertently” in the raids. Since its formation outside the umbrella of […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday renewed that the presence of US troops in Syria is illegal, considering  the announcement of their withdrawal is a step in the right direction. During a joint press conference with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki in Moscow , Lavrov commented on the US announcement it will withdraw its troops […]

 A Syrian Arab army unit foiled attempts by terrorist groups to attack military posts positioned in the surroundings of al-Masasneh town in Hama northern countryside. SANA’s reporter in Hama said that army units engaged in violent clashes with terrorist groups affiliated to the so-called “al-Ezza Brigades” which are positioned in al-Latamina town after they tried […]

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that in the absence of Iran, it is not possible to resolve the Syrian crisis, IRNA reported. “Iran is one of the three guarantor states of Astana Peace Process for solving Syrian issues and without Iran, the problem will not be solved effectively,” Putin told a conference on […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed at the end of the Istanbul quartet summit that the leaders of the participating states agreed on preserving the territorial integrity of Syria, and accomplishing the political settlement in accordance with Security Council resolution No.2254. Putin’s statement came during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor […]