Syria

Resistance key to Syria’s victory against enemies: Larijani

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the enemies of Syria have entered a military war with the Arab country after their political pressures on the Syrian government came to no avail.

Syrian parliamentary delegation arrives in Tehran for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Syrian parliamentary delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday morning to meet with Iranian officials and hold bilateral talks on various issues.

IRGC cmdr.:

Terrorists cleaned out of Muslim countries thanks to Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Jafari has praised the role of chief of the elite Quds Force in fighting foreign-backed terrorism in the region, saying that Islamic countries were cleared of terrorists through the efforts of General Ghasem Soleimani.

Iran, Russia discuss developments in Syria, Yemen

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iranian and Russian high-ranking delegations met in Tehran on Monday and conferred on the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.

US-made weapons found in Quneitra, Damascus countryside

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – While completing the process of combing the villages and towns in the countryside of Damascus and Quneitra, competent authorities found amounts of weapons and ammunition and medical equipment, most of which are US-made and British-made.

Syria's foreign ministry slams new US sanctions against Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The Syria's Foreign and Expatriates Ministry condemned Sun. the decision of the US administration to slap fresh sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran which are due to enter into effect on November 5.

Brig. Gen. Jalali:

‘Syraization of Iran’, one of malicious strategies of enemy

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Syraization of Iran is one of the strategies taken by enemies against the country.

In 4-way Syria summit in Istanbul:

Erdogan stresses withdrawal of heavy weapons from center of Idlib

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Turkish President Erdogan called for the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the center of Idlib in a joint press conference after a 4-way Syria summit in Istanbul, with Russian, German and French leaders.

Leader:

Without the defenders of the shrine, enemies would have come close to Imam Hussain's tomb

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that enemies would have come close to Imam Hussian's tomb if the defenders of the shrine were not there.

Saudis target IRGC to distract the public from Khashoggi case

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Saudi leaders have put some IRGC commanders in their terrorist list to distract the world from their crime in murdering the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, said Mohammad Jokar, the deputy IRGC chief for parliamentary affairs.

Syria elected as president of Asia-Pacific Ocean group at UN for Nov.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24(MNA) – Asia-Pacific Ocean group at UN elected Syria as president of the Group, by acclamation, for November.

Syria’s doors open for Iranian businesses: Syrian envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Adnan Hassan Mahmood, Ambassador of Syria to Tehran says that his country will keep its doors open for Iran’s investment in various fields, including setting up free trade zones in the country.

Iranian, Syrian businessmen discuss closer economic coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Syria and Iran on Saturday discussed mechanisms of strategic cooperation in economic, trade and investment domains.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari meets with Qatari FM to discuss Syria, Yemen issues

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister in Political Affairs, met and held talks with the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha to discuss Syrian and Yemeni issues.

Iranian envoy calls for boosting Tehran-Damascus economic ties

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Syria Javad Torkabadi expressed Tehran’s readiness to enhance economic ties with Damascus, and called for studying the conditions and capacities of both sides.

Iran director to stage ‘The Sun rises from Aleppo’ in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian director Kourosh Zarei is set to stage the theatrical work ‘The Sun rises from Aleppo’ in Syrian capital city of Damascus.

Iran raps ‘attribution mechanism’ as being beyond OPCW duties

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) criticized the adoption of a new mechanism that assigns blame for chemical attacks, saying such decision is outside the responsibilities of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog.

Senior cleric:

IRGC’s measures carry message of Iran’s power

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader Kazem Sedighi said that the recent IRGC’s missile strike on terrorist positions carried the message of Iran’s power in the region.

Putin says presence of US forces in Syria illegitimate

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the presence of the US troops in Syria is illegitimate and violates the UN’s Charter.

4th Intl. Trade Expo for Rebuilding Syria opens in Damascus

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The 4th International Trade Exhibition for Rebuilding Syria was inaugurated late on Tuesday in Damascus International Fairgrounds in Syria on Oct. 2 in the presence of senior Syrian officials and 270 foreign companies from 29 countries in the world.

Syrian min. says no coop. with Saudi firms in reconstruction projects

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Syrian Electricity Minister Mohammed Zuhair Kharboutli said there is no cooperation with Saudi companies in Syria’s reconstruction projects, adding that the priority is for Iranian companies.

IRGC Aerospace Force cmdr.:

40 ISIL commanders killed in IRGC missile strikes

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force said Tue. that in the Monday IRGC attack on ISIL positions in eastern Syria, 40 terrorists, including a top commander, were killed.