Regional Issues

Iran-US faceoff will decide future of region: Official

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said Iran and US are currently in the middle of a major confrontation, the end result of which would decide the future of the Middle East region.
2018-10-18 13:32
Iran’s Jaberi Ansari confers with Qatari FM in Doha

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister in Political Affairs met and held talks with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha.
2018-10-18 12:39
Iran calls for clear distinction between mercenaries, volunteer fighters

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s delegate at the 139th IPU Assembly in Geneva said Wed. that the definition of mercenary should not include volunteer fighters who do not have the nationality of the aggressors' side and decide to fight for non-personal interests.
2018-10-18 09:49
Iran lauds preventive policies for fighting terrorism

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s delegate at the 139th IPU Assembly in Geneva stressed the importance of adopting preventive and defensive policies as one of the most important approaches toward combating terrorism and extremism.
2018-10-17 09:51
Jaberi Ansari, Omani FM talk Yemen war in Muscat

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Senior Aide to Iranian Foreign Minister, met and held talks with Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi, on Tuesday in Muscat.
2018-10-16 15:57
By: Ramin Hossein Abadian

Abdul Mahdi, on path to form a cohesive, national Iraqi cabinet

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Adel Abdul Mahdi, an Iraqi politician, was elected as the prime minister of Iraq by the new President Barham Salih.
2018-10-16 15:21
Amnesty International:

US-led coalition’s rejection to admit killing civilians in Raqqa terrible

BEIRUT, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Amnesty International said that the US-led coalition rejects to take responsibility for killing civilians during the raids it had launched on Raqqa city last year, describing it as ‘terrible’.
2018-10-16 10:49
Prof. Lefebvre:

S-300 restricts Israel air superiority in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – An associate professor at the University of Connecticut says Russia's delivery of S-300 to Syria would threaten Israeli air superiority over the Arab country, and could seriously jeopardize Israel’s ability to launch air strikes.
2018-10-15 16:05
US intensified accusations mark failure against Iranian nation

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said the intensification of false accusations and daydreaming of the American authorities against the Islamic Republic is due to their successive failures against the will of Iranian government and nation.
2018-10-15 11:00
Trump knows Saudi Arabia can’t harm US: Zaccara

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Research assistant professor in Qatar University, Luciano Zaccara, says US President Trump bullies Saudi Arabia because he knows Riyadh cannot do anything to harm Washington.
2018-10-14 14:21
By: Seyedeh Mahdieh Qoraishi

Successful reformation in Saudi Arabia far from a sure thing

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – As Aramco’s public offering has been halted, so has the hope in Saudi Arabia’s economic reforms, which according to the young Crown Prince of the country, were intended to fulfill the Arab dream. Saudi Aramco, officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is one of the largest companies in the world by revenue and the most profitable worldwide.
2018-10-13 11:54
Iran, Turkey interior ministers hold talks in Ankara

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli held talks with his Turkish counterpart Süleyman Soylu on various bilateral and regional issues on Thursday in Ankara.
2018-10-11 15:03
Larijani lauds Kazakhstan's role in preserving peace in region

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Kazakh counterpart, Nurlan Nigmatulin, met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments in Antalya, Turkey.
2018-10-10 09:25
Global issues stem from US unilateral policies: Larijani

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rebuked the United States’ aggressive policies, saying that the US’ unilateral approaches are the reason behind the current global issues.
2018-10-09 15:52
US is upset over Iran-Turkey’s friendly ties: Larijani

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said in a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim that the US and some regional countries are upset at seeing the friendly and strategic ties between Tehran and Ankara.
2018-10-09 13:33
Larijani's meeting with Russia's Volodin in Turkey

ANTALYA, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Russian counterpart Vyacheslav Volodin, met Mon. on the sidelines of the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments in Turkey's Antalya. During the meeting, Larijani called for other countries’ cooperation to deal with aggressive policies of the US.
2018-10-09 12:42
Iraq’s new president calls for expansion of ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – The newly-elected president to Iraq, Barham Salih, has stressed his country’s resolve to expand relations and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
2018-10-08 09:57
Syrian Army thwarts ISIL infiltration attempt in Sweida Badiya

SWEIDA, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Units of the Syrian Arab Army, in cooperation with the allied forces, on Saturday continued to tighten the noose around ISIL terrorists’ remnants in depth of the rocky cliffs surroundings Tuloul al-Safa, the last stronghold for terrorists deep in Sweida eastern Badiya (desert).
2018-10-07 10:35
Syrian deputy parl. speaker:

Delivery of S-300 to Syria prevents Israel from assisting terrorists

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Syrian Deputy Parliament Speaker Najdat Anzour told Mehr News that Russia's delivery of S-300 to Syria is a "huge transformation that greatly weakens the Zionist regime's ability to cooperate directly with the terrorist groups in Syria."
2018-10-06 14:43
Amir-Abdollahian:

Iran, region’s power enough for supporting Muslim states

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament speaker's special aide said Fri. that the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East region is enough to support and defend Muslim countries.
2018-10-05 17:17
FM Zarif:

'Those trying to overthrow Assad have created “this mess” in Syria'

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, while condemning war crimes, said those who seek to overthrow the government in Syria through the use of ISIL have created “this mess” in the Arab country.
2018-10-05 12:33
Zarif calls for regional coop. to replace US meddling

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif has called on neighboring countries to rely on each other for building a “strong region” instead of turning to US ‘humiliating’ protection.
2018-10-05 10:13
Resolving Qatar crisis is not easy: former US amb.

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Richard W. Murphy, the former US ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, says “Washington has strong interests in keeping good relations both with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.”
2018-10-03 14:17
Iraqi parliament elects Barham Salih as new president

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The lawmakers at Iraqi parliament have elected the Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the new president of the country in a Tuesday session.
2018-10-02 23:09
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

India-Pakistan verbal bang-bang at UN

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Since the formation of new government in Islamabad, a series of overtures between New Delhi and Islamabad had rekindled hopes of peace and reconciliation. But, much to the chagrin of peaceniks, it proved hogwash.
2018-10-02 17:43
Three batches of displaced Syrians return home from Lebanon

HOMS, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Three batches of displaced persons returned on Monday from Lebanon through the border crossings of al-Dabbousia, Jdidiet Yabous and al-Zamrani.
2018-10-02 15:04
American author:

Trump is accelerating the decline of American empire

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – American author Max Blumenthal says Trump's UN speech was a deliberate show of contempt for multilateral institutions, adding that with his "America First" posturing, Trump is actually accelerating the decline of American empire.
2018-09-30 16:28
Syrian Army foils terrorist infiltration attempts in Hama

HAMA, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Syrian Army units operating in Hama foiled terrorist infiltration attempts towards the army’s advanced points in the northern countryside of Hama.
2018-09-30 11:02
FM spox:

Saudi Arabia most notorious sponsor, source of terrorism

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has rejected the anti-Iran comments made by the Saudi top diplomat, saying terrorism has its roots in the ideology promoted and sponsored by the regime in Saudi Arabia
2018-09-29 20:05
All of Zarif’s sideline Thu. meetings in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a busy schedule in New York on Thursday, meeting with counterparts and other notable international figures on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
2018-09-28 10:43