Israeli Invasion

Syrian FM:

Israeli aggression on Syria part of attempts to prolong crisis

DAMASCUS, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Monday that the Israeli aggression carried out at dawn on Damascus and its Countryside is an attempt to prolong the crisis in Syria and the terrorist war on it.
2019-01-22 10:43
Syrian air defenses confront Israeli attack

DAMASCUS, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Syrian air defenses have confronted an Israeli attack targeted the Syrian territories and prevented it from achieving its objectives.
2019-01-21 10:02
VIDEO: Syrian Army repels Israeli air attack in Damascus

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – A military source affirmed that the Syrian Air Defenses on Friday night intercepted hostile missiles launched by Israeli regime's warplanes and downed most of them, SANA reported. The aggression caused only material damage to one of the ammunition warehouses at Damascus International Airport. Here is footage of the moment when an Israeli missile was intercepted by Syrian forces. (Source: SANA)
2019-01-12 11:20
VIDEO: Syrian air shields shoot down Israeli missiles

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Syrian air defense systems shot down Israeli missiles near the capital Damascus on Tuesday. According to SANA, the air defenses "intercepted hostile missiles launched by the Israeli warplanes" from the Lebanese territories, the majority of which were intercepted before reaching their targets. In October, Russia equipped the Syrian army with the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles to boost the country’s air shield power.
2018-12-26 11:10
By: Martin Love

The recent liberalized scene at Azadi is a purely good, smart anodyne

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Just to demonstrate how inaccurate and craven the US mainstream media can be, one must note a late-night news broadcast this week about the further carnage in the Gaza arena. The talking head commented that the Zionists responded with massive bombing runs on Gaza because Hamas sent flying 300 or so (ineffective) “firecracker” rockets in to Israel, and now Israel may be preparing another invasion of what amounts to the largest open-air prison on earth – an amplified and defenseless Warsaw Ghetto redux.
2018-11-17 17:17
Larijani congratulates Lebanese counterpart on anniv. of victory in 33-day war

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – On the 12th anniversary of the victory of Hezbollah over the Israeli regime, Iranian top lawmaker Larijani sent a letter to his Lebanese counterpart congratulating the occasion.
2018-08-15 19:22
Number of Palestinians injured in clashes on Gaza border rises to 220

GAZA, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The number of Palestinians injured in clashes with the Zionist regime's forces on Gaza border on Friday has increased to 220, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Kidra told Sputnik.
2018-08-04 11:50
Israeli regime's air strikes martyr two Palestinian teens

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Israeli regime's air strikes martyred two Palestinian teens in Gaza Strip, while Palestinian Resistance forces have responded to the aggression by firing more than 170 rockets towards occupied lands.
2018-07-15 14:26
Hamas representative in Iran:

Quds Day shows loyalty of Iranian authorities, people to Palestinian cause

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The representative of Palestinians resistance group, Hamas, in Iran told MNA that Quds Days shows that Iranian authorities and people have remained loyal to Palestine.
2018-06-07 15:59
Rocket siren heard in occupied Palestinian lands

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Israeli regime’s media reported on Tuesday that sirens were heard in occupied lands along the border with Gaza just hours after Israel launched attacks on Gaza Strip.
2018-05-30 10:55
Iranian Committee of Humanitarian Law deplores Israeli attacks in Gaza

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iranian National Committee of Humanitarian Law has denounced the killing of tens of civilians, including children and teenagers, and injury of thousands by armed Israeli forces in Gaza Strip.
2018-05-16 22:28
Velayati:

Israeli regime’s crimes unparalleled in human history

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – A senior adviser to Iran’s leader Ali Akbar Velayati said Tue. that the recent Israeli regime’s crimes against Palestinians are unparalleled in the whole human history.
2018-05-15 21:27
Syria condemns Israel'a brutal massacre against Palestinian civilians

DAMASCUS, May 15 (MNA) – Syria condemned in the strongest terms the brutal massacre committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against defenseless Palestinian civilians.
2018-05-15 10:37
ICNA passes article to support Palestinian journalists martyred at work

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – The final statement of the two-day International Conference of News Agencies (ICNA) was declared on Monday with an article passed to support Palestinian journalists killed at the time of reporting.
2018-05-14 22:18
Syrian Army General Command:

"Syrian air defense intercepted majority of Israeli missiles"

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The General Command of Syria’s Armed Forces said that Syrian Army air defense managed to intercept and destroy a large part of the Israeli missiles fired at military posts in Syria on Thursday morning.
2018-05-10 16:52
Syria retaliates against Israeli missile strikes

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Syrian air defense system thwarted Israeli missile attacks on al-Baath in Quneitra province on Wednesday evening, meanwhile Syria fired several rockets towards Israel in retaliation.
2018-05-10 09:37
Syria intercepts two Israeli missiles, destroys them in al-Keswa

DAMASCUS, May. 09 (MNA) – The Syrian air defenses Tuesday night intercepted two Israeli missiles and destroyed them in al-Keswah area in Damascus Countryside, a military source told SANA.
2018-05-09 09:59
Velayati:

Latest Israeli crime in Syria to not remain unanswered

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Senior adviser to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velayati said Wed. that Israeli regime’s assault on the Syrian air base T-4 will not go unanswered.
2018-04-11 17:56
Closed-door meeting of Iran, Russia on Syria

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – In an unexpected visit to Tehran, Lavrentiev, Russian President Putin's Envoy for Syria, who arrived in Tehran on Tuesday and held a closed-door meeting with SNSC Secretary Rear Admiral Shamkhani, to exchange viesws on latest developments in Syria.
2018-04-10 20:40
FM spox urges intl. community to react to Israeli attack on Syria

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Bahram Ghasemi the Spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Zarif, who is in Senegal as the first stop of his four-nation tour, met with Senegalese counterpart on Monday in Senegalese capital city of Dakar.
2018-04-09 21:37
Iran to hold International 'Israel Hourglass' Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The first edition of International Hourglass Festival, dedicated to anti-Israel art and media productions, will be held in the Iranian capital Tehran in April.
2018-02-27 15:55
FM Spox:

Iran denies role in downing Zionist fighter as 'ridiculous'

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi condemned the claims that Iran's flight of a drone and involvement in the downing of a Zionist fighter jet is so ridiculous that it does not merit a comment.
2018-02-10 18:26
Syrian army cleanses western Ghouta completely from terrorists

DAMASCUS, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Units of the Syrian Arab Army have completely cleansed the Western Ghouta in the southwestern part of Damascus Countryside form terrorist groups.
2018-01-03 10:32
Now time to confront Israel: Nasrallah

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Hezbollah secretary general met and talked with a delegation from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) saying that the resistance axis has now enough time to fight against Israel after its counter-terrorism gains.
2017-12-21 15:24
FM advisor:

A global structure must stop Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – In a panel at Mehr news agency office in Tehran, Hossein Sheikholeslam, an advisor to Iranian Foreign Minister stressed the need for forming a global army against the Zionist regime of Israel to preserve the Palestinians rights, clarifying the army would be more like a diplomatic structure.
2017-12-20 18:30
larijani calls for action against Zionist regime

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Parliament speaker described the Israeli regime as an ‘evil bureaucracy’ in the Middle East, calling for taking actions against it.
2017-12-18 16:07
Nikki Haley’s show political fiasco: Amir-Abdollahian

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) –Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Aide, Amir-Abdollahian says that Nikki Haley’s accusations against Iran are projections to cap US involvement in crimes against Yemeni civilians.
2017-12-16 19:13
Israeli war jets strike Hamas posts in Gaza

GAZA, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Israeli war jets struck early on Wednesday morning two military posts that belong to Islamic Hamas movement in southern Gaza Strip of Khan Younis and south of Gaza City, security sources and paramedics in Gaza said.
2017-12-13 11:54
Syrian Air Defense intercepts Israeli missile aggression in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The army’s air defense at midnight confronted an Israeli attack with ground-to-ground missiles (GGM) on one of the military sites in Damascus countryside.
2017-12-02 17:47
Al-Jaafari:

Israel’s constant N-developments threatens security in ME

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that the West has supplied Israel with nuclear technology and worked to exclude it from international oversight by turning a blind eye to its possession of nuclear weapons.
2017-11-11 09:59