Maria Zakharova

Russia censures US threat of assassinating new Quds Force chief

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Russia has strongly condemned the US for threatening to assassinate Brigadier General Esmaeil Qa’ani, the new commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

US approach on Iran short-sighted: Russian FM spox

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized the US approach against Iran as short-sighted and counterproductive.

Russia says cannot understand US' strategy, purpose in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Moscow cannot understand the strategy and objective of Washington’s presence in the conflict area in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Russia’s NTV channel on Saturday.

Russian foreign min. spox says to visit Iran soon: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday that she has plans to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran in the near future.

Russia says rumors about deal with US over Iran in Syria ‘laughable’

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Aljazeera on Friday that claims about any Russian deal with US and Israeli regime over Iran in Syria are ‘laughable and not serious’.

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.

US’ Warsaw conf. after creating new dividing lines in ME: Russia

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the Warsaw conference came as a “new demonstration of the US administration’s policy towards creating new dividing lines in the Middle East.”

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Washington seeks to retract withdrawing its forces from Syria

MOSCOW, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow had the impression that the United States was trying to back down from withdrawing its forces from Syria.

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Washington’s suspicious behavior in Syria worries Moscow

MOSCOW, Dec. 05 (MNA) – The suspicious behaviors of the US-led international coalition in Syria is becoming increasingly worrying to Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

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Terrorists’ schemes to undermine coop. in Astana format futile

MOSCOW, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Plans of terrorists in Syria to undermine cooperation in the Astana format and derail agreement on Idleb are futile and doomed to failure, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday.

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White Helmets close ties with terrorists in Syria

MOSCOW, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that the so-called “White Helmets” organization had close ties with terrorists in Syria and contributed to prolonging the crisis in it.

JCPOA an obligatory document, Russian FM spox says

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman told Iranian news agency that the JCPOA is not an agreement between few countries but it is an obligatory document endorsed by UNSC.

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Funding White Helmets in Syria conducted via sophisticated plans

MOSCOW, May 05 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the funding of the “White Helmets” in Syria is being done through accurate and sophisticated plans.

Lavrov, Cavusoglu discuss preparations for SNDC in Sochi

MOSCOW, Jan. 28(MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the preparations for holding the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in the Russian city of Sochi.

Russia receives no response to its proposal to Iran, S Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Neither of the two Middle Eastern countries has responded to a Moscow initiative to serve as a mediator in their bilateral conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.