By Ahmad Mohammad Bagher

Trump, the controversial president in 2017

A year into his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump has made overwhelmingly controversial decisions and has taken stances that affected the world one way or another.

U.S. move in Syria may ignite ‘flames of war’: Iran

TEHRAN – Iran on Tuesday denounced a U.S. plan to deploy a militant force near Syria’s border with Turkey as a “blatant” and “clear example” of interference in Syria’s domestic affairs, saying the move “fans the flames of the conflict” there.

Turkey sends armored vehicles to southern border with Syria: sources

Turkey has reportedly dispatched a convoy of over 40 military vehicles and tanks to the southern regions along the Syrian frontier amid growing Ankara-Washington tensions over a US plan to create a “border force” at Turkey's doorstep.

Erdogan vows to 'strangle' Syrian border force formed by U.S.

Since the U.S. confirmed training new force in northern Syria, tensions with Turkey have been running high, with Ankara accusing Washington of building a "terrorist army."

All options on table if U.S. quits nuclear deal: Velayati

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Tuesday that Iran has all options on the table if the U.S. quits the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

By Mohammad Mazhari

What makes Iran stronger than Saudi Arabia?

TEHRAN - After the return of economic prosperity in Lebanon, Saad Hariri declared his resignation in Saudi Arabia, citing Iranian influence across the region and claiming he feared the same fate as his assassinated father if he remained leader. That was the spark that ignited the fire of war against Iran and served to remind the Lebanese of their civil war in which many lives were lost. Subsequently Hariri suspended his resignation after two weeks which prompted many questions and suspicion.

By Javad Heirannia

Ongoing protests in Iran were CIA/Mossad orchestrated: Lendman

TEHRAN- U.S. columnist Stephen Lendman says that “I strongly suspect ongoing protests in Iran were CIA/Mossad orchestrated, another futile color revolution attempt sure to fail.” 

Leader’s representative lauds al-Nujaba resistance group

TEHRAN – Mojtaba Hosseini, the Leader’s representative, has met with al-Nujaba resistance group chief Akram al-Kaabi in Baghdad, lauding the group’s role in the defeat of Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.

By Soumaya Ghannoushi

The UAE is determined to punish Tunisians for the sin of democracy

The UAE has become a danger to itself and to the entire Arab region due to abhorrent policies pursued by its rulers

The recent move by the UAE to ban all Tunisian women, without exception, from travelling on Emirates Airlines was only the latest in a consistent policy the country has single-mindedly pursued towards Tunisia since the successful overthrow of the Ben Ali regime in January 2011.Needless to say, this absurd decision is a huge insult to Tunisian women and a violation of the dignity of the Tunisian people as a whole.

By Mohammad Ghaderi 

How Takfiri thinking found way to Europe?

TEHRAN - When European countries, played a facilitating and complementary role in the regional war which its scenario was written by the Arabic-American and Zionist troika, which led to the destabilization of the inhabitants of Southwest Asia, in particular the two countries of Iraq and Syria, they never thought that they should soon expect a terrible storm.

Female Iranian, Syrian MPs discuss ways to empower women

TEHRAN – Female Iranian and Syrian lawmakers held a meeting on Sunday underlining the need to promote parliamentary cooperation to empower women.

By staff and agency

Peace brokers agree on prisoner exchange in Syria 

Iran, Russia, and Turkey, as the guarantors that brokered a cease-fire in Syria in December 2016, agreed on the release of detainees and captives, exchange of corpses, and mine cleaning in historical sites, according to diplomatic sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.

By Martin Love  

Moral objection valid

North Carolina _  This is part personal, it is passionate, but it is nonetheless fully substantiated by facts and long study, experience and observation, real time objective observation, over decades. And after a while, if a person has half a brain and heart, one stops mincing words and throws caution to the winds and tries hard to tell and write truths that some others don’t want to hear and they, the others, try to squash such truth telling. But here goes, from an American journalist no less writing gladly for an Iranian newspaper.

Iran remaining in Syria to finish off terrorists: Shamkhani

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Monday that Iran will continue its advisory role in Syria as long as all terrorist groups are annihilated, IRNA reported.

Arms supplied by U.S., Saudi ended up with Islamic State, researchers say

Arms provided by the United States and Saudi Arabia to Syrian opposition groups frequently ended up in the hands of Islamic State, an arms monitoring group that analyzed weapons found on the battlefield said on Thursday.

Washington cannot decide for others: lawmaker

TEHRAN – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on Wednesday that only the Syrian people can decide their future, criticizing the United States for interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. 

Velayati says U.S. after new turmoil in Iraq

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, warned on Wednesday that the United States is again pursuing plots to foment insecurity in Syria and Iraq again.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Common Concern of the White House and Riyadh

TEHRAN _ In recent days, American and Saudi authorities have common security concerns. The defeat of notorious terrorists of ISIS has hit Washington and Riyadh hard. However, the issue is not limited to the military and regional dimension. Part of the issue is the Takfiri thinking with the support of the United States and the Saudi family behind it.

By Negar Asadi

By war on Daesh Iran proved it’s against terrorism: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN - Levan Dzhagaryan, Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran, says that defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq sent a “positive image” of Iran to the world and proved that the Islamic republic is against terrorism.

By Saeed Sobhani

Why Is Erdogan Angry?

TEHRAN _ Recent statements by Turkish government officials against Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government have again made the stark confrontation between Ankara and Damascus public. This conflict has lasted for years between the two neighboring countries. The support of Erdogan and members of the AKP from ISIS and the al-Nusra Front in Syria over the past years is not something that can be ignored. Turkish government authorities who have made a major and strategic mistake in protecting Takfiri terrorism in Syria, continue to make the same mistake in confronting the Syrian crisis. Recent remarks by the Turkish PM indicate Ankara is still not going to correct its misplaced approach toward Damascus.

Zarif: U.S. cannot push Iran out of Syria

TEHRAN – U.S. efforts to push Iranian military advisers out of Syria will not succeed, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday, emphasizing that Iran’s presence in Syria is at the request of the Syrian government.

By Payman Yazdani

Logoglu: U.S. presence in Syria illegal in absence of UNSC mandate, Damascus invitation 

TEHRAN _ Touching upon the U.S. and some countries military intervention in Syria, the senior member of Turkey’s Republican People's Party (CHP) Faruk logoglu says these interventions without the UNSC mandate and Syrian government’s invitation are illegal under international law. 

‘We had lost if we retreated one step in Iraq, Syria’

TEHRAN – A former Iranian diplomat has lauded “the diplomacy of resistance” of the Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, saying, “If we retreated one step in Iraq and Syria, we would have lost.”

By Payman Yazdani

New conspiracies against Iran on the way in post-ISIL era: Maleki

TEHRAN _ Sadeq Maleki , political analyst believes post-ISIL era won’t  be less than the actual military combat and new political and military conspiracies against Iran and the region under various covers are on the way.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

We’re not afraid of death, says Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – The Quds Force commander has railed against the U.S. presence in the Middle East, saying the American troops’ fear is attributable to their “faithlessness”, emphasizing that unlike them “we do not fear death at all.”

By Hanif Ghaffari

Sochi conference; Syria's transition point to a New Era

TEHRAN _ Sochi's meeting, which was referred to as a meeting aimed at "portraying the prospect of the region", was held in Russia. The great role of the leaders of the three countries of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and Turkey should be taken into consideration in this regard. Before the Sochi conference, foreign ministers from the three countries of Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Antalya in Turkey. At the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the country. As for the Sochi meeting in Russia and its importance, there are points that can't easily be overtaken:

Washington, Tel Aviv, Riyadh failed to split Syria, Iraq: envoy

TEHRAN – Iran's ambassador to Caracas said on Friday that the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia tried but failed to disintegrate Syria and Iraq.

Diplomat praises Sochi summit on Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi has underlined the importance of further talks and cooperation between Iran and Turkey.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Five Points on Western Missile Policy toward Iran

In recent weeks, we have witnessed Western political and media propaganda against our country's missile power. This trend has intensified after the defeat of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, which is considered to be a defeat of the West in the region. Donald Trump, the U.S. President, in his controversial speech against the nuclear deal, also called for the inclusion of Iran's missile capability as a prerequisite for maintaining the nuclear deal by the United States. On the other hand, French President Emanuel Macron has repeatedly expressed concern over our country's missile power over the past few days. Macron has called for talks with Iran on this issue. It's obvious that there exists cooperation among Western officials in opposition to Iran's missile program. There are some points that need to be addressed in this regard:

Turkey: U.S. may stay longer in Syria to counter Iran, Russia

TEHRAN – Turkish president’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday that the U.S. may be planning to stay longer in Syria to counter Russian and Iranian presence.