Regional Issues

Lavrov hails Aktau Convention as groundwork for settling issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Convention on Caspian Sea’s legal status laid the groundwork for settling all outstanding issues.

Syrian army continues to approach to ISIL remnants in Sweida desert

SWEIDA, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Syrian Arab Army units continue to close in on the remnants of ISIL terrorists in the badiya (desert) of Sweida province, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their weapons and equipment.

Syrian Army destroys terrorists’ hotbeds in Hama

HAMA, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Syrian Army units on Sunday carried out precise strikes against gatherings and supply routes of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and the affiliated groups in Hama northern countryside.

Rouhani, Putin vow to keep interactions on regional, intl. issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Putin met on Sunday in Kazakhstan and pledged to continue Tehran-Moscow consultations on resolving regional issues.

Syrian Army raids Nusra sites in Hama, liberates more areas in Sweida desert

HAMA, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Units of Syrian Army operating in Hama countryside pushed ahead with military operations against dens of terrorist groups along the administrative border with Idleb province, inflicting heavy losses upon terrorists.

Iran, Russia confer on latest threats of terrorism

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Deputies of Iranian and Russian foreign ministries met and held talks on the latest developments in the region and across the globe, and conferred on ways to counter terrorism.

Diplomat urges foreign ministry to consolidate field achievements in region

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Parliament Director General for International Affairs says that now is the time that foreign ministry should solidify the field gains of General Soleimani in the region.

Amir-Abdollahian:

Waging economic war against Iran, indicator of ‘national sovereignty’

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Senior Adviser to the Iranian Parliament Speaker for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said that waging economic war against Iran is indicator of national sovereignty of the country.

Foreign Min. PR:

Saudi envoy’s anti-Iran claims ‘too farcical to deserve response’

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry PR dismissed the anti-Iran claims raised by Saudi ambassador to US as ‘too farcical to deserve any kind of response’.

25 dead in Quetta blast as Pakistan holds election

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – At least 25 people, including police officials, have been killed in a blast in Pakistan’s Quetta, near a police vehicle close to a polling station. 

‘Don’t twist the lion’s tail’: Rouhani to Trump

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani on Sun. warned US against taxing Iran’s patience, saying Washington will not be able to rally the Iranian nation against the country’s security and national interests.

55 buses transporting hundreds of terrorists ,their families leave Quneitra

QUNEITRA, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The first batch of terrorists who rejected settlement were transported from Quneitra countryside along with the families to the north of Syria on Friday evening, in a step towards announcing Quneitra province free of terrorism.

Russian Defense:

1.7 million displaced Syrians to return to their country soon

MOSCOW, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Russian Defense Ministry said that 1.7 displaced Syrians will be able to return to Syria very soon, and that the return of displaced people to their areas is the first task in order to restore normal life and rebuild Syria.

Turkey lifts state of emergency after two years

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Turkey lifted its two-year-old state of emergency almost a month after President Erdogan and AKP party secured a victory in parliamentary and presidential elections.

Iran welcomes Muslim figures’ call for ending war in Yemen

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – FM spokesman Bahram Ghasemi voiced Iran’s support for a statement by a number of political figures in Muslim countries calling for a three-month cessation of war in Yemen.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari holds talks with Lebanon's FM in Beirut

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Hossein Jabrei Ansari, a senior assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, has held talks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil in Beirut.

Syrian Army advances in Daraa countryside as terrorists flee

DARAA, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A military source announced on Monday the liberation of strategic hill of al-Harra and four villages in the northwestern countryside of Daraa after eliminating terrorists’ gatherings in them.

Iran, Pakistan to boost coop. for regional security

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that Iran and Pakistan will increase their military cooperation to improve security in the region.

1st batch of terrorists evacuated from Daraa al-Balad to N Syria

DARAA, Jul. 16(MNA) – The first batch of terrorists and their families, who rejected the reconciliation agreement, was evacuated from Daraa al-Balad area towards northern Syria.

Terrorist shelling attack on al-Baath city in Quneitra

QUNEITRA, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Terrorist organizations targeted with shells al-Baath city in Quneitra, causing material damage to citizens’ houses and properties.

Western-made ammunition, weapons seized in Hama Countryside

HAMA, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The competent authorities on Friday, while canvassing Aqrab town, some 32 km south-west of Hama city, found a den of terrorists’ remnants containing large quantities of ammunition and various weapons.

Larijani urges regional states to solve problems with consultation

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament, told the Qatari Ambassador to Tehran, Mr. Ali bin Hamad Ali Al Saliti,  that regional issues should be solved through dialogue and consultation.

Armed Forces spox:

US vessel carrying chemicals docked in regional waters

TEHRAN, Jul. 1 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces reported the docking of a US cargo vessel carrying chemicals at the coast of a Persian Gulf littoral state, warning about a dangerous plot for US presence in Iraq and Syria.

FM spox:

Pompeo’s lies about Iran won't cover up US’ destabilizing role in ME

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the US Secretary of State’s latest anti-Iran remarks are groundless claims that cannot conceal Washington’s destructive role in the region.

Iran slams escalation of Saudi-led coalition attacks on Yemen

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the recent UAE and Saudi-led coalition airstrikes against non-military targets in various cities in Yemen, causing the death and injury of dozens of defenseless Yemeni people.

Mekdad hails Iran’s aid in combating terrorism in Syria

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad thanked Iran for its support in fighting terrorism in Syria, saying that without Tehran’s help, Damascus would have not made such great victories against terrorists.