Senior Iraqi Sunni leader appreciates Iran for anti-terrorism assistance

TEHRAN -- A high-ranking religious leader of the Sunni community in Iraq has appreciated Iran's firm stance in the war on Daesh (ISIL) in his country, praising General Soleimani and the Iranian government for their role in defeating the terrorist group.

Iranian families lost members in terror fight to sue U.S. leaders

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian families who have lost loved ones in the fight against terrorists in Iraq and Syria have lodged complaints against the current and former U.S. officials for creating the ISIL terrorist group, a lawyer representing the General Soleimani case announced on Saturday.

Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites ‘a huge crime against the worldwide civilization’

TEHRAN - Cultural and tourism officials, activists and fans across Iran, have signed petitions and issued statements in the past two days over Donald Trump’s threat to target Iranian cultural sites, emphasizing that it equals a huge crime against the worldwide civilization.

By Hanieh Sadat Jafarieh

Hajj Qasem’s message to Trump: I am Alive & more Powerful

TEHRAN – Hajj Qasem Soleimani and his comrade Mahdi al-Mohandes were assassinated by an airstrike directly ordered by the U.S. President Trump in Baghdad, three days ago.

U.S. behind ISIL terrorists’ transfer to Afghanistan: Russia

TEHRAN (MNA) – Secretary of the Security Council of Russia blamed the United States for instability and insecurity in Afghanistan and also for the presence of ISIL terrorists in the war-torn country.

Iran: Death of al-Baghdadi won’t end Daeshism

While welcoming death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iran slams U.S. for creating Daesh

TEHRAN – Iranian officials have welcomed the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and leader of Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, but at the same time blamed the U.S. government for creating Daesh and other terrorist groups in the first place.

ISIL activities will end when supports to it are halted: Vaezi

“ISIL terrorist activities will end when its supporters stop providing financial and weaponry aid to it,” Chief of Staff of Iranian President Mahmoud Vaezi said reacting to the death of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Iraqi police arrest ISIL terrorists among protestors in Basra

Commander of police in Basra announced that his forces have detained several ISIL terrorists among the protestors in the Iraqi city.

Iraq airs footage of raid which 'killed Daesh leader'

Iraqi state television has aired footage of what it said was a raid in Syria that reportedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

German author’s fascist perception of identity

TEHRAN– The emphasis on Western values of liberalism has gone so far that some who believe in them have accepted that anyone who is not like them is not human as well.

Russia hails IRGC ‘huge contribution’ to terror fight

TEHRAN – A senior Russian official on Tuesday hailed the “huge contribution” of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to the battle against ISIL terrorists.

Army forces deployed in eastern borders to counter Daesh: general

TEHRAN – Chief of the Iranian Army Ground Force said on Monday that his forces have been deployed to Iran’s eastern borders because of Daesh (ISIL)’s movements in Afghanistan.

‘Iran has precise information that U.S. is transferring Daesh to Afghanistan’

TEHRAN - Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, said on Tuesday that Iran has “precise information” that the U.S. is transferring Daesh militants to Afghanistan.

Iran VP: Without Iran, terrorists would have formed govt. in Mideast

TEHRAN - First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Sunday that terrorists would have formed a government in the Middle East region if Iran had not rushed to confront them.

Iran’s anti-terror measures praiseworthy: Foreign Ministry spokesman

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran’s anti-terror measures are praiseworthy.

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.

‘Intra-Afghan dialogue the only way to reach peace’

TEHRAN – Former Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Fada-Hossein Maleki says intra-Afghan dialogue, and not continuation of U.S. intervention, is the only way to reach peace in Afghanistan.

40 Daesh terrorists killed in Iran’s missile attack: General

TEHRAN – Forty Daesh (ISIL) terrorists were killed during Iran’s Monday missile attack on the terrorist group’s positions in Syria, commander of the IRGC aerospace division said on Tuesday.

Iraq hosts military chiefs from Iran, Russia and Syria

TEHRAN – Senior Iraqi military commanders hosted their Russian, Iranian, and Syrian counterparts in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss security cooperation and information-sharing in the Middle East, where Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group continues to carry out attacks.

Iraqi general hails Iran’s security assistance

TEHRAN – Commander of Iraq’s Border Police General Hamid Abdullah Ibrahim on Sunday praised Iran for providing security assistance to Iraq, saying the two countries’ common borders have been quite safe during Iraq’s exhausting fight against Daesh (ISIL).

Security forces nab Daesh members in southwest Iran

TEHRAN – Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi announced on Monday that security forces managed to detain members of a terrorist team affiliated to Daesh (ISIL) in southwestern Iran.

By Mehdi Maleki & Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Australia 'definitely' committed to JCPOA: envoy

TEHRAN – Australian Ambassador to Iran Ian Biggs highlighted that his country is definitely committed to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

By Hanif Ghaffari

Merkel lost the game!

TEHRAN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel attacked Iran's regional policy in his most recent statement. This is while the German government is one of the main supporters of the terrorist and takfiri groups in the West Asian region.

Iranian Supreme Court upholds death sentence for ISIL-linked terrorists

TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld death sentences against eight members of the Daesh (ISIL) group on charges of having a role in the June 2017 terrorist attacks in Tehran, a judge confirmed on Monday.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

ISIL/Al-Qaeda flags cause jitters in Kashmir

NEW DELHI - The black flags of ISIL and Al-Qaeda at the funeral of 25-year-old slain Kashmiri militant Eesa Fazili in Srinagar last week have again raised eyebrows in Kashmir’s intelligentsia circles and reignited the debate over the presence of these global terrorist organisations in India’s troubled northern state.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Trump's attachment to ISIL and right wing extremism: A conflict managed by Washington

TEHRAN - The radical right-wing movement, with its racist and nationalistic approach, is now finding more and more power in Europe. The confrontation with multicultural societies in Europe and the United States is one of the main goals of the leaders of the right-extremist movements in the West.

By Payman Yazdani

U.S. multifaceted objectives in Syria

TEHRAN - Just weeks after failure of the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, the United States announced that it is going to create a security belt from Erbil to the Mediterranean under the pretext of “preventing the return of ISIL.”

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Iran a big help in push to eliminate ISIL

TEHRAN - Iran’s ex-defense minister says that Iran’s engagement in the fight against ISIL in the Middle East has been a wakeup call to the world about the menace of this and other terrorist groups.

Envious enemies eyeing 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution: IRGC

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) released a statement on Friday saying the enemies are witnessing the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution with envy.

Leader: U.S. trying to move Daesh to Afghanistan to justify presence

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the U.S. is trying to justify its presence in the region by relocating Daesh from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan.