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Iran urges UN’s impartiality on Syria
Nov 23, 2020 13:32An Iranian adviser warned against underhand attempts to remove notorious terrorist groups of Syria from the United Nations’ blacklist, calling on the UN to remain even-handed and avoid double standards in the settlement of the Syrian crisis.
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Zarif, new Syrian foreign minister hold talks on phone
Nov 23, 2020 08:12Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his new Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad held a telephone conversation on Sunday.
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Syria’s Assad names veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as new foreign minister
Nov 23, 2020 07:40Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Faisal Mekdad as the new foreign minister to replace his predecessor Walid al-Muallem, who recently passed away.
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Iranian FM, UN envoy for Syria meet in Tehran
Nov 22, 2020 14:24Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen held a meeting in Tehran for talks on collective efforts to settle the Syrian crisis.
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Crushing response awaits those troubling Iran presence in Syria: Foreign Ministry
Nov 22, 2020 12:48Amid news of Israeli adventurism targeting Iranian interests in Syria, the Foreign Ministry warns that Iran will deliver a “crushing response” to any party seeking to trouble the Islamic Republic’s presence in the West Asian country.
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New Daesh leader worked with US, new documents reveal
Nov 20, 2020 11:44New documents reveal that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, the new leader of the Daesh terrorist group, had been cooperating with US intelligence elements.
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Syria, Arab League condemn Pompeo’s visit to occupied West Bank, Golan Heights
Nov 20, 2020 06:27The Arab League and the government of Syria have categorically condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the occupied territories of Palestine in West Bank and the occupied portion of Syria’s Golan Heights, describing it as a clear violation of international law.
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Over 13,000 civilians killed in US attacks in Iraq, Syria since 2014: Airwars
Nov 19, 2020 12:16A watchdog group has obtained US military data on almost all instances of civilian harm and casualties in Iraq and Syria, according to which up to 13,000 civilians were killed by US terrorist forces over the past six years.
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US drops drug case against ex-Mexican defense minister, allows inquiry at home
Nov 18, 2020 10:43The United States has decided to drop drug trafficking charges against a Mexican ex-defense minister in US custody, allowing his prosecution in his home country, due to “sensitive” foreign policy considerations.
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Pentagon to pull 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan, Iraq before Trump leaves
Nov 18, 2020 10:28The US Defense Department has reportedly been ordered to cut the number of troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 and the number of terrorist forces in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500 by January 15, days before outgoing President Donald Trump leaves office.