By Martin Love

Not an easy time at all and no thanks to the U.S.

The world waits to see what the Syrian Arab Army and allies are going to do now that the "West" has warned it will attack Syria if there’s a full scale assault on the terrorists in Idlib. I would humbly suggest surrounding Idlib with a single exit corridor for civilians and starve al Qaeda and the rest of the terrorists into submission. Syria can appeal for support on the civilian question in Idlib.

Envoy lauds U.S. senator’s Syria chemical attack remarks

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alireza Jahangiri on Thursday applauded a U.S. senator’s remarks that Britain’s MI6 intelligence is planning a fake chemical weapons attack on Syria’s Idlib and then blame the Damascus government for it.

Iranian diplomat consults with Europeans on Syria

TEHRAN - Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, has visited Switzerland, Belgium and France to hold consultations on the Syrian crisis.

Iran seeking to bring peace to Syria: UN envoy

TEHRAN - Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said on Tuesday that Iran will play a constructive role in bringing peace and prosperity to Syria.

Iran says seeks to avert disaster in Syria’s Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran shares the United Nations’ concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, top aide to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, told reporters on Tuesday.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Why Iran prefers the Eastern bloc over The West

As the military phase of the Syrian conflict reaches its final stages, the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey met in Tehran on September 9 and reiterated in a joint statement that a political solution to the Syrian conflict requires inclusive, free, and fair elections with the participation of all eligible Syrians under appropriate UN supervision. They further reaffirmed their determination to cooperate to eliminate the Islamic State, the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda, and associated groups in Syria.

Iran’s priority is to minimize human casualty in Idlib

TEHRAN - It is Iran’s priority to minimize human casualties in Idlib, a former Iranian envoy to Syria has said.

Terrorists struggling to breath in Syria, Iran’s defense chief says

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Saturday that the life of terrorists in Syria is coming to an end.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Tripartite summit in Tehran; Idlib operation and the end of terrorist crisis in Syria

Tehran hosted a tripartite summit with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran on September 7, 2018. According to many observers, the summit result can determine the fate of Idlib in the northwest of Syria.

Iran, allies agree to end terror in Idlib: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that while President Donald Trump is busy humiliating U.S. allies with “little games”, Iran and other responsible actors have agreed to end terrorism in Syria’s Idlib. 

Rouhani: U.S. should quickly leave Syria in favor of peace

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that the United States should leave Syria as soon as possible because its presence there has been detrimental to the a peace process in the country.

Russian, Turkish presidents meet Leader as they attend Tehran summit on Syria

Ayatollah Khamenei says as in Syria Iran and Russia can ‘contain’ dangerous U.S.

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met separately on Friday with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan stress co-op until terrorists routed in Syria

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who had gathered in Tehran on Friday for a trilateral summit on Syria issued a joint statement reaffirming their respective countries’ determination to continue cooperation until full eradication of terrorist groups in Syria.

Putin: Terrorists in Idlib acting provocatively to use chemical arms 

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin told a trilateral summit in Tehran that terrorists in the terrorist-held Syrian city of Idlib are engaged in preparing for provocative acts, involving chemical weapons.

Idlib should be ruled by Syrian government: Iran’s Jaberi Ansari

TEHRAN - Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a top aide to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, has said that Idlib is part of the Syrian territory that should be ruled by the Damascus government.

Putin, Erdogan in Tehran for trilateral summit on Syria

TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have arrived in Tehran for talks with their Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for a third summit on Syria.

Plot by hegemonic system could cause long-term insecurity in Mideast: Iran’s defense chief

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said that the plot by hegemonic system could cause long-term insecurity in the Middle East, Mehr reported on Wednesday.

Tehran says terrorists transferring chemical weapons to Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there is evidence that terrorists in Syria have transferred chemical weapons to Idlib.

‘EU has until November 4 to save Iran deal’

Tehran says terrorists transferring chemical weapons to Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there is evidence that terrorists in Syria have transferred chemical weapons to Idlib.

Syria to expel Idlib terrorists with least humanitarian cost: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the Syrian army and its allies will make their utmost efforts to reduce harms to civilians during the imminent military operations against the terrorists in Idlib.

Terrorists should be cleaned out of Idlib, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that terrorists should be “cleaned out” of Idlib.

Iranian, Russian, Turkish presidents to meet on Syria in Tehran Friday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss various issues related to the Syrian crisis in a summit in Tehran on Friday. The topics of discussion will include provocations with the alleged use of chemical weapons, a Putin adviser said.

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

Reasons for U.S. fear of Idlib operation

TEHRAN - Developments in Idlib are accelerating and Damascus and its allies are ready to attack the terrorists. The Syrian army has deployed its forces and equipment around Idlib during recent weeks.

Israeli, American diplomats discuss Iran’s role in Syria

TEHRAN – The head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s diplomatic-security wing, Zohar Palti, met U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey on Saturday evening in Tel Aviv about Syria, with the emphasis on preventing Iran and Hezbollah from establishing themselves in the war-torn country, The Jerusalem Post reported.

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.

Director Ebrahim Hatamikia promotes “Damascus Time” in Syria

TEHRAN – Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia watched “Damascus Time”, his latest drama on the atrocities of the Daesh war in Syria, at the Al Kindi Cinema in Damascus on Wednesday, a public relations team announced on Friday.

Iran's defense chief tours resistance forces’ military base in Aleppo

TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Monday made a visit to a military base hosting the Syrian army’s allies and resistance forces in Aleppo, hailing their efforts in the fight against terrorist groups, Fars reported.