Golan Heights

Syria’s air defense repels Israeli missile attack on Damascus: SANA

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Army’s air defenses repelled an Israeli regime's rocket attack on the surroundings of Damascus before midnight, shooting down most of them before they could reach their targets.

Liberating Golan from Israeli occupation a priority: Syrian envoy to UN

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jaafari said on Tuesday that the occupied Golan is an integral part of Syria and a right that cannot be prescribed.

Syrians sign longest support letter for occupied Golan

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The national activity for signing the longest letter of support for the occupied Syrian Golan and its people continued its activities on Saturday in the cities of Lattakia, Jableh, and Tartous.

Syria’s air defenses shut down Israeli missiles near Damascus

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Syria's air defense systems have shot down enemy missiles to the south of Damascus.

France has strong ties with Hezbollah: envoy

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher said that Paris has established strong ties with the political wing of Hezbollah.

Syrian army downs Israeli regime’s drone: report

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – According to a report, Syrian air defense units have downed an Israeli regime’s drone near Damascus on Friday night.

OIC calls for Israeli regime’s withdrawal from Golan Heights

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the withdrawal of Israeli regime from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Syrians in US demonstrate against Trump’s declaration on occupied Golan

NEW YORK, May 07 (MNA) – A number of Syrian expatriates in the US gathered in front of the UN headquarters in New York in condemnation of the US President Donald Trump’s proclamation on the occupied Syrian Golan.

Occupied Golan is part and parcel of Syria: diplomat

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Acting Charge de’ Affairs of Syrian Arab Republic’s permanent delegation to the UN, Munzir Munzir, said that Syria reiterates its condemnation of the US illegitimate proclamation on the occupied Syrian Golan in violation of the international law and UN charter.

Iran calls on UNSC to force Israel into ending occupation

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s UN ambassador has censured the Security Council for its continued inaction in the face of the Israeli’s territorial violations and the US unreserved support for the regime.

Guarantor states slam Trump’s decision on Syria’s Golan

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 – Iran, Turkey, and Russia condemned Fri. the US' decision on occupied Syrian Golan Heights in a joint statement after the 12th round of Astana meetings on Syria in the Kazakh capital.

Final statement issued following nationwide rallies strongly condemns US move against IRGC

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Marchers at nationwide rallies in support of IRGC issued a final statement, suggesting that the IRGC power has angered Donald Trump and the global arrogance.

IPU condemns US decision on Golan Heights

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has condemned the recent US recognition of the Golan Heights as part of the Israeli regime.

Rouhani stresses Quds as Palestine’s permanent capital, Golan as Syrian soil

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – President Rouhani stressed on Sat. that Quds is the main, permanent capital of Palestine, and Golan is part of Syria's territory.

Golan is an occupied Syrian land: Guterres

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed that the Golan is “an occupied Syrian land.”

Iran shares brotherly ties with many Arab League members: FM spox

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Sun. the Islamic Republic has brotherly relations with a large number of the Arab League members, stressing that Tehran closely monitors all developments of the Arab League.

Velayati meets with Syrian envoy to discuss Trump’s Golan move

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – In a meeting with Syrian ambassador to Tehran, senior aide to Iran’s Leader Ali Akbar Velayati says that Trump's proclamation of Israeli regime's sovereignty over the Golan Heights was a move to cover up Israel’s crimes and problems.

FM Zarif to Arab states:

“No matter how much you kowtow, they will still steal your lands”

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned Trump's proclamation of Israeli regime's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, lashing out at the Arab states for their policy towards occupation.

UNSC condemns Trump's move in recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – President Trump's proclamation of Israeli regime's sovereignty over the Golan Heights was widely denounced at the UN Security Council's meeting on Wednesday.

Iran, Arab world unite to slam Trump’s Golan Heights recognition

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – The Persian Gulf Arab states have all rejected US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Israeli regime's sovereignty of the Golan Heights.

Syria requests urgent UNSC meeting on occupied Golan Heights

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) –Syria has asked the UN Security Council to schedule an urgent meeting to discuss the situation in the occupied Syrian Golan after US decision to recognize the strategic heights as Israeli regime's territory.

Nasralla:

Recognition of occupied Golan as Israeli territory insult to Muslim, Arab worlds

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) –Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasralla says recognition of Syrian occupied Golan heights as territory of Israeli regime by the US president is insult to the Muslim and Arab worlds.

Cuba condemns US recognition of occupied Syrian Golan as a territory of Israel

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses its strongest condemnation of the declared intention of the United States government to recognize the occupied Syrian Golan as the territory of the Israeli regime, which constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of the Charter of Nations. United Nations, International Law and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, in particular resolution 497 of 1981.

Trump seeks new wave of tension in MidEast: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – An Iranian parliamentary official, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said US President Donald Trump is seeking a new wave of tension in the Middle East with his controversial remarks on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

UNHRC adopts resolution against Israeli violations in occupied Syrian Golan

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – The UN Human Rights Council on Fri. adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the occupied Syrian Golan which condemns the grievous violations carried out by the Israeli occupation forces there.

US measures show ‘panic of an empire in decline’: Zarif

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif noted that Washington’s acts of bullying others and violating international law do not show its strength but prove the decline of its power.

Amir-Abdollahian says Golan indivisible part of Syria

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian highlighted that Golan cannot be separated from the Syrian soil.

Kremlin slams Trump's Golan remarks as violation of intl. law

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on US president's statement about the Golan Heights, said that changing the status of the Golan Heights in order to bypass the UN Security Council constitutes a direct violation of UN decisions.