Turkish military enters Syrian territory for ground operation
TEHRAN – Turkish tanks and military personnel have entered Syrian territory amid preparations for the ground operation in Syrian northern district of Afrin. According to the newspaper, the Turkish tanks and troops started to enter Syrian territory from the Oncupinar border gate at 19:00 GMT and the passage continued until the early hours of Sunday […]
Turkish forces hit PKK/PYD in northern Syria
TEHRAN– Turkish security forces on Saturday hit several PKK/PYD targets in the Afrin district of Syria’s Aleppo province to prevent a “terror corridor” from forming along Turkey’s borders. According to information gathered by Anadolu Agency in Idlib, Turkish artillery units hit PKK/PYD forces from the Reyhanli and Kirikhan dictricts of Turkey’s southern province Hatay and […]
US opposes to Turkish Stream pipeline project with Russia
TEHRAN–The United States on Nov. 29 expressed its objections to Ankara’s gas pipeline project with Russia, the Turkish Stream. According to Hurriyet Daily, John McCarrick, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources, stated that the US opposed to multiple Turkish Stream gas pipeline projects planned by Russia to […]
Turkish lawmakers slam US on PKK/PYD deal with ISIL
TEHRAN – Lawmakers of the Turkish ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Wednesday criticized the US over the deal between PKK/PYD and ISIL. The deal allowed hundreds of ISIL terrorists to escape the besieged city of Raqqah. “Syria will be the second Vietnam for America,” said Metin Kulunk in a news conference on Wednesday, […]
Turkish-Iranian Bilateral Trade Could Exceed $100B
ANKARA – As economic relations between Turkey and Iran enter an “active” period, trade volume between the two countries is expected to potentially exceed $100 billion, according to Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard. Speaking to Turkish daily Dünya, Ambassador Fard said that meetings of the Joint Economic Commission (KEK) and other organizations […]
Iranian, Turkish Envoys in Baghdad Discuss Regional Issues
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and the Turkish envoy in the Arab country exchanged views about a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East. In the meeting held in Baghdad Sunday night, the two diplomats held talks on various regional topics, including a unilateral plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous […]