Russian diplomats discuss Syria, Yemen with Jaberi Ansari

TEHRAN – A delegation of ranking Russian diplomats visited Tehran on Saturday to hold talks with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister for political affairs, about the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.

Iranian, Russian diplomats hold talks over Syria

TEHRAN – Russia's special envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev met in Tehran on Saturday with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Iranian foreign minister’s special aide in political affairs, who acts as Iran’s point man for Arab affairs.

Iran may resume sending pilgrims to Syria

TEHRAN – Ali Qazi Askar, the Leader’s representative in Hajj affairs, says Iran and Syria have reached an initial agreement to resume sending Iranian pilgrims to Syria.

‘Those who competed to topple Assad now opening embassies in Syria’

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, said on Tuesday the enemies know well that they would receive a crushing response from Iran in the event of taking military action against Iran.

Iran, Syria ink 11 long-term strategic co-op agreements

TEHRAN- Iran and Syria signed 11 long-term cooperation agreements during a two-day visit of a high-ranking Iranian delegation led by First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri to Syria.

Iran, Syria strike several economic deals

Iran and Syria sign several key economic agreements focusing on trade, industry, and agriculture.

By Payman Yazdani

‘U.S. withdrawal from Syria will likely bring to surface differences between Astana partners’

TEHRAN - Commenting on the U.S. dissatisfaction with increased cooperation of Iran, Russia and Turkey,  Member of Turkey’s CHP says U.S. withdrawal from Syria will likely bring to surface differences between Astana partners

If Israel starts a war it will lead to recapture of occupied lands: Iranian general

TEHRAN – The deputy head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has said any fresh malign move by Israel against Iran will be responded by the recapture of the occupied lands from the Zionist regime.

By Damir Nazarov

Multipolar strategy of Iran

Mohammad Ghaderi, chief editor of the Tehran Times, says Iran and Russia can establish strategic partnership in the multipolar world.

Iran-Syria economic cooperation meeting held in Damascus

TEHRAN- The 14th preparatory meeting of Iran-Syria high joint technical committee of economic cooperation began on Saturday at the Damascus-based Dama-rose Hotel, IRNA reported on Sunday.

 By Abdullah Bozkurt

Turkish court authenticates audio that revealed spy agency MIT’s false flag in Syria

A Turkish court recently confirmed the authenticity of a leaked audio clip in which top-ranking Turkish officials are heard discussing the possibility of an intervention in Syria in a false flag operation conducted by Turkish intelligence agency MIT.

U.S. magazine names Qassem Soleimani top defense thinker of year

TEHRAN – The Washington-based magazine Foreign Policy has put Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani at the top of its 2019 list of Global Thinkers in the defense and security field.

Shamkhani: Polls remedy for crises in Palestine, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen

TEHRAN – 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.

Iran warns Netanyahu about threatening Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should stop threatening Iran.

Iran says it will keep what it has in Syria

TEHRAN – Iran will keep what it has in Syria, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that Iranian forces might be targeted if they do not leave the country.

‘U.S. played no role in defeat of Daesh in Iraq, Syria’

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that it was the Syrian and Iraqi people who defeated Daesh and the U.S. played no role in this respect.

Officials call for closer Tehran-Damascus ties

TEHRAN – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee and Syrian President Bashar Assad in a Monday meeting underlined the importance of enhanced ties between the two countries.

Iran to continue advisory role in Syria: general

TEHRAN – Hassan Firouzabadi, the former chief of the Iranian armed forces, said on Monday that Iran will keep its military advisors in Syria to help Damascus in the war against terrorism.

Parliamentary delegation in Syria for talks

TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported.

Jaberi Ansari discusses Syria with Russian military, diplomatic officials

TEHRAN - 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.

Book review by Mohammad Hashemi  

Armageddon in the Orient: How the Saudi-Connection targets Iran

TEHRAN - On the afternoon of February 14, 1945, King Abdul Aziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, set foot on board the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal for a secret official meeting with the United States president.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Merkel and Macron's secret disputes

TEHRAN - In spite of European senior officials' emphasis on cooperation among the EU leaders, such a cooperation doesn't exist in practice. Under such circumstances, the political and economic disagreements between Berlin and Paris are still going on. These disagreements are indicative of German-French conflicts in resolving the European economic crisis.

Iranian, Syrian defense officials hold talks

TEHRAN – Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami met on Monday with Syrian Deputy Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Shawa in Tehran, where the two sides discussed the latest developments in the regional countries, particularly in Syria.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Tel Aviv’ fears the future; what Zionists are concerned most about

TEHRAN - These days, Israeli officials are not feeling so hot, and are extremely concerned about the future, as it is quite evident in Tel Aviv's statements. 

By Martin Love

For Iran as with Syria, a critical mass of unified and determined citizens will defeat aggressors

TEHRAN - No one can say whether U.S. President Donald Trump is changing his stripes. But he is sure as the perfection of the Muslim “Jannah” or the beauty of an exquisite Iranian rose or a fine carpet from Shiraz shaking up his usual allies, and not those merely in the U.S., but overseas, too.

Iran capable of supplying Syria with various food types

TEHRAN- “Iran is able to supply Syria with all types of foodstuff,” the Secretary of the Federation of Iranian Food Association Kaveh Zargaran told Tasnim news agency on Friday.

By staff and agency

Trump: Iran can do what it wants in Syria 

Following his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran “can do what they want” in Syria.

By Payman Yazdani

Ill-planned operation in Syria could land Turkey in quagmire: Turkish analyst 

TEHRAN - Turkish political analyst Semih Idiz believes that any ill-planned military operation by Turkey in Syria can land Ankara in a quagmire.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

The UAE reopens embassy in Damascus; Arabs in line to return to Syria

TEHRAN - 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.

Iranian military chief downplays U.S. pullout from Syria

TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said on Sunday that withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria is not a big issue while there are still many U.S. forces in the region.