Kurds

Zarif holds phone conversations with Russian, Iraqi, Syrian counterparts

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate phone conversations with Russian, Syrian, and Iraqi FMs on Thursday.

MP calls for intl. bodies to avert killing of Kurds in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Member Hossein-Ali Haji Daligani urged international bodies to interfere with Turkey’s operation in north Syria to stop the killing of civilian Kurds.

Controversial reports on Turkish forces control on Ras al-Ayn

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Turkey-backed so-called Syrian National Army (SNA) captured Ras al-Ayn town center from the People's Protection Units (YPG), security sources said Saturday.

Arab League Council to hold emergency meeting on Turkish operation in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The Council of the League of Arab States on Saturday will hold an emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the situation around the Turkish military operation in northern Syria.

Russia will push for Turkish-Syrian dialogue: Lavrov

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Russia plans to push for dialogue between the Syrian and Turkish governments following an incursion by Turkish troops into Syria, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Security in northern Syria should be provided only by Syrian Army: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian President says," As we announced in the recent trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and Turkey, security will be provided on northern Syrian and southern Turkish borders only by the Syrian army.”

Trump urges Iran, regional countries to take measure about captured ISIS fighters

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – In a tweet on Monday, the US President Donald Trump called for Turkey, Europe, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia, and the Kurds to decide about what they want to do with the captured ISIS fighters in their neighborhood.

Iran embassy in Athens attacked by Kurd anarchists

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas attacked the Iranian embassy in Athens with bottles of paint early on Monday morning.

More Iraqi Kurds visit Iran as rial depreciation reduces travel costs

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) –The depreciation of Iranian national currency 'the rial' has significantly decreased the cost of travel to Iran for Iraqi Kurds, boosting tourism in the country.

KRG officials call for expanding ties with Iran, praise Iran’s support for Kurds

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – KRG Parliament Speaker and its Head of Department of Foreign Relations appreciate Iran's role in mediating between Baghdad and Erbil, call for expansion of ties between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran.

Al-Kawthar TV crew injured during Turkey’s operation in northern Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Arabic-language Al-Kawthar TV crew have come under attack by the Turkish forces in Afrin region in northern Syria.

US, Turkey presence in Syria, illegal: former IRGC cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader says that US and Turkish military operations in Syria are not legal and lawful.

Zionists act like Crusaders regarding Palestine

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Veteran Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati said on Monday that colonialists have always had their greedy eyes on West Asia region, adding Israel’s actions in seizing the Palestinians territories bring back memories of Crusaders’ acts.

Kurd protesters call Iraqi Kurdistan government corrupt

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Local reports are recounting that the residents of Iraqi Kurdistan are angry with the KRG establishment for what they call corruption and mismanagement.

Assad:

'War on terrorism will only end when last terrorist in Syria is eliminated'

DAMASCUS, Dec. 19 (MNA) – President Bashar al-Assad said that the war on terrorism will only end when the last terrorist in Syria is eliminated, affirming that significant strides have been made in the war on terror by eliminating the main hotbeds of ISIL.

Turkey proposed to Russia joint plan of action on Syria's Afrin

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (MNA) –Turkey wants its S-400 agreement with Russia implemented swiftly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

Tehran to commemorate Talabani

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – A service event will be held in Tehran to pay tribute to late Iraqi President Talabani who passed away last week at 84.

By: Seyed Mahdi Nabavi

From Sykes-Picot to independence dream: a look at KRG referendum

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Perhaps hundred years ago, when British Mark Sykes and French François Georges-Picot were plotting the interests of the region on the Middle East map, it was unthinkable that such an artificial division and nation-state, regardless of their specific ethnic, religious and … characteristics, would have cause the region to be the focus of ethnic, religious, land and border disputes over the years, IIWFS reported.

Robert Ford:

Assad winning, Kurds suggested not to rely on US

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Advising Kurds not to trust in the US, former US ambassador to Syria said Wednesday the US has accepted the fact that Assad and his allies are winning and the US is losing.

Larijani:

Terrorists’ withdrawal great victory for Iraqi nation

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker, while voicing satisfaction with Iraq’s victory in fighting ISIL, said withdrawal of terrorists marked a notable victory for people of Iraq and region.

De Mistura:

Syrian Kurds need to participate in constitution drafting

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – UN Special Envoy for Syria reiterated in an interview with Sputnik the vital need for Syrian Kurds to take part in the process of the nation's constitution drafting.

Larijani highlights Ayat. Sistani’s role in ISIL suppression

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker, while hailing liberation of Mosul, stressed invaluable role of Ayatollah Sistani in defeating Takfiri terrorists in Iraq.

Rezaei:

Iran respects Kurds unlike some regional states

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said some regional countries, including Saudi Arabia, are in fight with Kurds living in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.