Adnan al-Zurfi says he did not meet new Iran’s Quds Force chief 

Iraq PM-designate: Iranians not involved in govt. formation

Iraqi prime minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi revealed on Saturday that he did not meet with new Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Commander Esmail Ghaani during his trip to Baghdad this week.

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.

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.

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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.