Iranian MPs condemn Turkish attack on Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers on Sunday issued a statement condemning Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria, which began on Wednesday.

MP says Iran supports Syria’s territorial integrity

TEHRAN - Hossein Naghavi Hosseini, the spokesman for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Iran supports Syria’s territorial integrity, censuring Turkish military aggression on northeastern Syria.

Kurds have always repeated their mistake by relying on countries such as the U.S, Georgetown University professor says

Shireen Hunter: Trump prefers Turkish, not Iranian and Russian, presence in Syria

TEHRAN – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, has said U.S. President Donald Trump prefers a Turkish presence in Syria to a Russian or Iranian presence.

Iranian FM says the Adana agreement between Turkey and Syria is still valid

Zarif says Syria and Turkey should together guard border

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Syrian Army together with Turkey can guard the border with Turkey.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Erdogan’s dreams in northern Syria won’t be realized 

TEHRAN - Although Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s goals in northern Syria are beyond the issue of Kurds, but this dream will not be interpreted. 

Iran urges Turkey to immediately stop Syria offensive

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday urging Turkey to immediately stop offensive against northeastern Syria and withdraw its forces from the region.

By Martin Love

Reasons to be optimistic and steadfast in Iran

NORTH CAROLINA - So, Donald Trump is abandoning the Kurds in northeastern Syria and allegedly pulling out U.S. troops, giving Turkey a green light to try to ensure that a Kurdish state will not threaten Turkey’s eastern Anatolia. But the fear is that ISIS will be resurrected somehow, and on it goes in a kaleidoscope of sectarian and political confrontations in the Middle East where the sands beneath one’s feet seem to shift on a weekly basis.

Tehran advises Ankara to reconsider Syria operation

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has advised Turkey to reconsider its decision to carry out an operation inside Syria, saying such moves will only harm the region.

Rouhani: Only Syrian army is able to provide security at border with Turkey

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that security at Syria-Turkey borders can just be provided by the Syrian Army, renewing Tehran’s call that the United States’ forces should leave Syria.

Iran warns against possible Turkish military operation in northern Syria 

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Tuesday voiced Tehran’s strong opposition to any possible Turkish military aggression against Syria, warning that such a move will certainly exacerbate the security situation in the region. 

By Damir Nazarov

The Sinwar effect

WEST SIBERIA/ TYUMEN - Since the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, there has been an expected shift in the Palestinian organization towards the Axis of Resistance. Whereas with Iran and Hezbollah the main points of the contradictions over Syria were successfully overcome (it is worth pointing out that the military wing-al-Qassam Brigades never severed ties with Tehran), the problem of relations between Hamas and the Syrian government itself has yet to be resolved.

Arbaeen March and rise of new Middle East 

Recent regional and global developments are promising a new Middle East which is different from the one the great hegemonic powers once built. 

By staff and agency

Russia says Iran, unlike the U.S, is in Syria at request of Damascus

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Iran is in Syria at the request of Damascus, unlike the United States.

Iran, Russia, and Turkey to meet on Syria soon

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said on Monday that Iran, Turkey and Russia, the three guarantors of the Astana peace process, will soon meet in Nur-Sultan, the Kazakh capital.

By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan

‘Turkey might bring in Russia, China, Iran to team up in new regional energy corridors’

TEHRAN – Referring to EU and the US partial policy toward energy resources in Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, Mehmet Ogutcu says Turkey might bring in Russia, China, and Iran to team up in the new energy corridors in this region.

Zarif discusses Syrian developments with UN envoy

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in New York on Friday discussing the latest developments in Syria and the Astana talks.

Maintaining regional peace is core of Iran’s policy, defense chief says

TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said that Iran’s principled policy is maintaining peace, stability and security in the region.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

A game that just has become attractive

TEHRAN - John Bolton’s dismissal from the White House, Netanyahu's defeat in the general elections in the occupied territories, and Saudi Arabia’s confusion after destruction of a part of Aramco oil facilities have created a critical and hard situation for Iran’s regional and trans-regional enemies. In the meanwhile, European Troika (England, Germany, and France) are observing a scene that its dimensions, permanence, transparency, extent, and depth are not known.

Rouhani proposes solutions to inspire life into Syria 

TEHRAN – In a trilateral meeting on Syria with his Russian and Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Monday, the Iranian president stressed a few points to help revitalize the war-torn Syria.

Iranian, Turkish and Russian presidents hold talks on security situation in Syria

TEHRAN/ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the host of this round of trilateral summit between Turkey, Iran and Russia, hosted President Hassan Rouhani and President Vladimir Putin in Ankara on Monday. It was the fifth summit since 2017.

Rouhani: Tehran-Ankara ties amicable, strong, developing

TEHRAN – The presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey have stressed that relations between the two countries are amicable, strong and developing in many fields, vowing to work to deepen and develop ties.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian 

The new Saudi-American plan in eastern Syria doomed to fail

TEHRAN - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have just began new actions in eastern Syria. Meanwhile, leaked audio from a Syrian opponent reveals that Riyadh and Washington are launching a new plan in eastern Syria.

Iranian supertanker’s oil sold to private entity: official

TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the UK has said that his country’s decision to deliver oil to a private company in Syria by Adrian Darya-1 supertanker was in no contrast to an agreement to not sell the cargo to a country under European Union sanctions.

By Fatemeh Salehi

When Tel Aviv crosses the red lines

TEHRAN - A review of Zionist regime’s recent actions and its military aggression against the Axis of Resistance in the region shows that these attacks and aggressions have been intensified over the recent days against Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Palestine, indicating that the Zionist regime and its allies such as U.S. have crossed the red lines.

Iranian ship unloads oil at Syrian port: report 

TEHRAN – Sources have said that Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 has unloaded its oil at a port in Syria, Tasnim quoted the Middle East Eye as reporting on Saturday.

Zarif says Iran backs Damascus-UN interaction

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Iran seriously supports interaction between the United Nations and Damascus.

By Damir Nazarov

U.S. prefer to maintain  ISIS against Syria: Rick Sterling

 Rick Sterling is a  journalist and member of the Syria solidarity movement.Below is the full text of the interview.

By staff and agency

Putin calls Iran-Turkey-Russia talks on Syria effective

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Iran-Turkey-Russia talks have been “most effective” in tackling crisis in Syria.

Iran seeks to revive oil pipeline across Iraq to Syria amid sanctions: source

TEHRAN – Tehran has discussed with Baghdad the possibility of reopening a pipeline linking Iran and Syria through Iraqi territory to circumvent sanctions.

Israel is certain of defeat in any war on Lebanon

TEHRAN- Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on Sunday condemned Israel drone attack and said resistance path has prospered thanks to his eminence.