Iran confirms friendly match against Uzbekistan

TEHRAN- Head of Iran football national teams committee, Mehdi Kharati, announced the holding of a friendly match between the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan on upcoming FIFA dates.

The will of people is like a fire smoldering under ashes: ex-Bahraini parliamentarian

TEHRAN - Pro-democracy protests in Bahrain have entered their ninth year. The rights of protesters are gravely violated, especially as authorities are continuing to enforce repressive policies in conjunction with an imposed censorship supported by Persian Gulf monarchies.

Iran to meet Syria in friendly in September: report

TEHRAN – Media reports suggest that Syrian football association has reached an agreement with Iran for a friendly match.

U.S. cannot cause any harm to the will of Syria’s friends, Iranian president says

Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan voice commitment to Syria’s sovereignty

TEHRAN — Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey on Wednesday held a tripartite virtual summit voicing strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria.

Sanaei says General Soleimani convinced Putin to enter Syria

Russia considers U.S. attempts to extend Iran’s arms embargo ‘totally unacceptable’: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN - Mehdi Sanaei, Iran’s former ambassador to Russia, has said that Russia considers the United States’ attempt to extend arms embargo on Iran “totally unacceptable”.

Tehran to boost ties with Damascus amid sanctions: Mousavi

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has denounced the new U.S. sanctions on Syria, saying that Tehran will maintain and boost economic ties with Damascus.

Rouhani, Putin and Erdogan to discuss Syria via videoconference

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, plan to hold a videoconference on Syria within the framework of the Astana format.

Zarif to travel to two neighboring countries

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to two neighboring countries in the near future, spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Wednesday.

Iran condemns new U.S. sanctions on Syria

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Friday condemned new sanctions of the United States on Syria and urged removal of them.

Tehran urges lifting of ‘inhumane’ sanctions on Syrians

TEHRAN – Ali-Asghar Khaji, the Iranian foreign minister's special assistant for political affairs, on Wednesday called the sanctions against the Syrian people “inhumane” and said it is necessary to remove the bans as soon as possible.

Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Syrian and Yemeni developments

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin held a phone conversation on Monday discussing the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.

By Martin Love

The U.S. movement from prosperity to utter decay…

Very few people in the West nowadays know or have heard of British General Sir John Glubb, but it is probable that some educated people in the Middle East know the name, and particularly in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Glubb (1897-1986) was a soldier, author, and even a scholar of sorts who from 1939, until he was dismissed by King Hussein of Jordan in 1956, led and trained the famed “Arab Legion” as its commanding officer.

‘Iran’s advisory presence in Syria to continue’

TEHRAN – An informed military source has said that Iran’s advisory presence in Syria will continue.

Tehran-Moscow-Damascus strategic co-op to continue untouched: advisor

TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker, has said Tehran, Moscow and Damascus will continue their strategic cooperation.

U.S. must end illegal occupation of Syria: Iranian envoy

TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, says the United States must end its illegal occupation of Syria and stop shielding the terrorists under the guise of fighting terrorism.

Ayatollah Khamenei says U.S. will definitely be expelled from Syria, Iraq

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the United States’ forces will definitely be expelled from Syria and Iraq because of their criminal actions and warmongering.

Iran, Russia reject consensus on Assad resignation

TEHRAN — Rumors about an Iran-Russia consensus for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al Assad is a “big lie” pushed by the U.S.-Israeli media outlets, says a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker.

No indications Iran changing regional strategy: analysis

Some nine years after Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) deployed military advisers and fighters to Syria to prop up the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Israeli and U.S. officials have said Tehran is reducing its presence in Syria.

No let-up in Iran-Russia-Syria fight against terror: Tehran

TEHRAN - Ali Asghar Khaji, who acts as senior assistant to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for political affairs, has said that Iran, Russia and Syria will continue cooperation in fighting terrorism.

Arab readers impressed by “Goodbye, Commander”

TEHRAN – The Iranian publisher Besat has said that the Arabic version of “Goodbye, Commander”, a memoir of martyr Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani’s widow, Fatemeh Cheraghnoruzi, has become a bestseller.

Only Syrian people should decide about their future, Iran insists

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday refuted claims by certain media outlets that guarantors of the Astana process have decided to decide about the future of the Syrian government, calling the claims “unfounded”.

Zarif expands on Tehran’s regional peace efforts

TEHRAN – After his meeting with Syrian officials in Damascus on Monday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expanded on regional peace and counterterrorism efforts by Iran.

By staff and agency

Russian, Iranian, Turkish foreign ministers to discuss Syria via video conference

The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey are scheduled to hold a round of negotiations on Syria via video conference on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS on Monday.

Palestinian figure hails Zarif’s trip to Syria

TEHRAN — A member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has termed Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zaif’s visit to Syria as a manifestation of the Islamic Republic’s determination to address regional issues.

By Hamid Bayati

Reasons for Zarif’s visit to Syria amid pandemic

TEHRAN– Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with senior Syrian officials today in Damascus but why there is such a visit when the world is almost under lockdown and all diplomatic meetings have been canceled?

Zarif set to meet Assad in Damascus

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to meet Syrian President Bashar al Assad in Damascus on Monday.

By Durdana Najam

Ten years on Syria is still deep in wars

Having barely risen from the menacing impact of Bashar al Assad’s poor economic policies during the drought from 2007 to 2010, that brought more poverty, unemployment and social distress, a spiral of conflict, in 201, took Syria from one warring episode to another. Ten years on, with most of the country in the rubble, there was little respite even in the news in 2018 that the US would reduce its footprints in Syria.

Advisor highlights Iran-Turkey-Russia talks on Syria

TEHRAN - Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker, has attached great importance to Iran-Turkey-Russia talks on Syria.

Tehran, Moscow discuss latest developments in Syria’s Idlib

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Vershinin held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria, especially issues surrounding the northwestern province of Idlib.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry: We do not count on U.S. help

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iran does not count on the United States’ help to counter the outbreak of coronavirus.