Defense chief renews Iran’s backing for Damascus, says Tehran ready to reconstruct Syria

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami met on Sunday with his Syrian counterpart Ali Abdullah Ayyoub in Damascus to discuss relations and reaffirm Tehran’s support for the Syrian government and people.

MBS urged Assad to cut ties with Iran, Hezbollah: Lebanese MP

TEHRAN – A Lebanese lawmaker affiliated to Hezbollah says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has recently offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad huge sums of money for the reconstruction of his war-torn country provided that Damascus severs ties with Tehran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, ISNA reported on Saturday.

Russia says respects Iran’s presence in Syria

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that his country treats Iran’s steps to furnish its own security and activities with great respect, “specifically in Syria at the invitation of this country’s legitimate government.”

UN invites Iran, Russia, Turkey to talks on Syria

TEHRAN – UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to negotiations on Syria’s Constitutional Committee, a UN spokeswoman said on Friday. 

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Iron dome; from mythology to falsehood

TEHRAN - Zionist officials have pretended to have the largest, most powerful and advanced missile defense system. It is known as the Iron Dome, and it is not what it’s cranked up to be.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

“White Helmets”, under pretext of human rights support terrorism, Zionism

TEHRAN - A few days ago, the Zionist regime officially announced that 800 members of the White Helmets and their families were transferred from areas under the control of the Syrian opposition to the occupied territories.

Leader visits fallen soldier’s home

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday night visited the home of fallen soldier Mohammad Javad Hassanzadeh.

By Farzad Farhadi

Idlib in the crosshairs

Russian’s stance regarding northern and southern Syria in the past week suggests that new developments are underway on the battlefields in Syria.

Displaced Syrians to return home, Iranian diplomat says

TEHRAN - Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the top aide to Iran’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday that during the Sochi conference the sides agreed on a mechanism that the displaced Syrians start returning home.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

The fear and hope of Sochi summit

TEHRAN - The 10th round of the Astana-format talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi began on Monday and ended on Tuesday. Delegations from the Syrian government and the political opposition attended the Russian city on the conflict in Syria. It was spearheaded by Russia, Turkey and Iran.

UN plans talks with Iran, Russia, and Turkey on Syria constitutional panel

TEHRAN – The United Nations special envoy for Syria plans talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey in September to start finalizing the composition of the body intended to draft a new Syrian constitution, a statement said on Tuesday.

Jaberi Ansari represents Iran in Sochi talks on Syria

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, top aide to Iran’s foreign minister, traveled to Sochi, Russia, to represent Tehran in talks on Syria.

French Syria envoy meets Iran’s Jaberi Ansari

TEHRAN - Francois Senemaud, the French president’s special envoy on Syria, sat down for talks on Saturday with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister.

Iran, Syria to ink MOU on strategic economic co-op

TEHRAN – Tehran and Damascus are going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic economic cooperation in near future aiming at developing trade ties between the two sides, the portal of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) reported.

Netanyahu acts like a beggar: Iran’s Velayati

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acts like a beggar by making travels to other countries to beg for others’ help.

Tehran, Damascus hold talks on Syrian Constitutional Committee

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Damascus on Sunday.

Syria’s Assad reiterates strategic ties with Iran

TEHRAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday underlined the importance of strategic relationship with Iran, saying it would benefit the two countries and the entire region.

Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents to meet in Tehran to discuss Syria

Velayati calls meeting with Putin very ‘constructive’, ‘transparent’ and ‘friendly’

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, announced on Thursday that the Iranian, Russian and Turkish presidents will meet in Tehran in the near future to discuss the Syrian crisis.

By Farzad Farhadi

Netanyahu’ fear of battle in southern Syria

TEHRAN - Syrian state media said the T-4 military airport was subject to Israeli attack early morning of July 9, 2018. A military source told SANA that the army air defense downed a number of missiles which targeted T-4 airport and hit one of the warplanes, forcing the others to leave the airspace.

Iran is ‘valuable ally’ of Russia, diplomat says

TEHRAN - Levan Dzhagaryan, the Russian ambassador to Tehran, said on Tuesday that Iran is a “valuable ally” of Russia and that Moscow attaches great importance to Tehran in its foreign policy.

Official: Syria-Iraq security intertwined with Iran’s

TEHRAN – A senior cleric has underlined the importance of Iran’s advisory presence in Iraq and Syria, saying such presence is in line with the Islamic republic’s efforts to defend itself against enemies.

By Farzad Farhadi

"Deal of the Century"; the dream that will not be interpreted

TEHRAN - The plan that allegedly brings an end to the 70-year-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been dubbed the “deal of the century”. It is no such thing.

Kremlin: Iran’s Syria role won’t feature in Putin-Trump summit

TEHRAN – Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repudiated media reports claiming that the withdrawal of pro-Iranian forces from Syria would top the agenda of a planned meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, Tass reported on Friday.

By Kamran Ghaderi Azar & Mohammad Mazhari

Iran plays a major role in Turkey's energy resources

TEHRAN - The decisive victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the recent presidential elections and the change of Turkish political system have brought the country into a new era in the national and international arena.

Syrian higher education minister meets Iran’s Velayati

TEHRAN – Syrian Higher Education Minister Atef Naddaf met on Tuesday with Ali Akbar Velayati, the head of Azad University's board of founders, during which the sides discussed regional developments and the fight against terrorism.

Iran has advisory role in anti-terror fight in Syria: Russia

TEHRAN – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said that Iran’s presence in Syria is limited to military advisers and servicemen assisting Syrians in the fight against terrorism, Sputnik News reported on Saturday.