US Troops

Iran, Russia to remain in Syria as long as Damascus wishes: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran and Russia’s presence in Syria is upon the official invitation of Damascus and the presence will continue as long as Syrian people and government want so.
2019-10-30 09:40
US keeps its military presence in Syria to rob Syrian people: Russian diplomat

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – The United States’ military presence in Syria is geared to continue to rob the Syrian people, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said on Sunday.
2019-10-28 12:58
Trump says ISIL chieftain Baghdadi died “like a dog”

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump says the ISIL chieftain Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up and died "like a dog," and "like a coward" in a US raid on Saturday in Syria's Idlib province.
2019-10-27 19:07
VIDEO: Alleged US op. against ISIL chieftain

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – A senior Pentagon official has claimed that the ISIL chieftain Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by US special forces on his compound in the Syrian province of Idlib on Saturday.
2019-10-27 13:15
Senior Pentagon official claims ISIL leader is killed

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – A senior Pentagon official has claimed that the United States military conducted a raid against ISIL chieftain Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
2019-10-27 12:31
Column of US troops returns from Iraq to Syria's al-Hasakah province: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – A column of US troops has returned to north-eastern Syria’s al-Hasakah Province from Iraq.
2019-10-26 14:47
Iraq calls on UN to force uninvited US troops out: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – The Iraqi government is taking legal action against the US troops that entered the country after their pullout from Syria without permission.
2019-10-23 20:32
VIDEO: Syrian Kurdish children stone leaving US troops

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – The Syrian Kurdish children bid farewell to the US troops leaving northern Syria with throwings rocks at them.
2019-10-22 07:08
VIDEO: Withdrawal of US troops from Raqqa base in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Syrian Al-Akbarieh TV showed footages of the pullout of American troops from their base near Raqqa a few days ago while they drove past the Syrian government forces.
2019-10-20 23:01
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.
2019-10-20 15:47
By: Ali Shamkhani

Middle East to be safer without US

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, has penned an article in Persian about the adverse presence of US in the region.
2019-10-14 10:51
US to pull about 1,000 troops from Syria's North due to Turkish offensive

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US will be pulling out around 1,000 troops from Syria's north, calling it a part of a "deliberate withdrawal".
2019-10-13 17:22
Putin urges foreign military forces to leave Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Syria must be freed from foreign military presence, Russian President Vladimir Putin according to Russian news agencies.
2019-10-12 16:27
Yemeni official reacts to new US deployments to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, reacted to the Friday announcement of Pentagon for deploying 3000 troops to Saudi Arabia
2019-10-12 12:36
Pentagon confirms new military deployments to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Washington announced that it will deploy more US troops to Saudi Arabia with the excuse of confronting Iran while President Trump said that Saudis will pay for this deployment.
2019-10-12 11:12
Going to Middles East worst decision ever made: Trump

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – In his tweet on Wednesday the US President admitted that the US' presence in the Middle East has been 'the worst decision ever made' and that the US troops had been dispatched to war in the region due to basically 'a false premise' i.e. weapons of mass destruction.
2019-10-09 17:25
Iran opposes any military action in Syria: statement

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has released a statement on Tuesday and opposed any possible military actions in Syria.
2019-10-08 12:26
US seeking more military presence in Persian Gulf under old pretexts

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Washington has developed a plan to create a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters in the Persian Gulf region, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine General Joseph Dunford said.
2019-07-10 13:24
VIDEO: US military invades small Romanian village

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Farmers in a small village near Bucharest, Romania, got a rather unwelcome surprise when they were suddenly swarmed by US soldiers with armored combat support vehicles that ran roughshod through their fields, destroying hectares of crops. Apparently, the Americans mixed up their coordinates to the exercise site for week-long NATO maneuvers.
2019-06-22 12:44
Syrian deputy FM:

Terrorism will be eliminated in Idleb, all illegitimate foreign troops must pull out of Syria

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem affirmed that Idleb is a Syrian province and the terrorist organizations in it will be eliminated, underlining the necessity of the withdrawal of all foreign troops which are deployed in Syria illegitimately.
2019-06-18 14:26
US troops hands tremble with fear in PG: IRGC spox

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The chairman of Intifada and Quds Department of the Coordinating Council of Islamic Propagation said that the hands of US troops in the Persian Gulf are trembling with fear.
2019-05-24 13:49
Iraq Parliament seeks compensation for US, Israeli regime's use of banned weapons

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The Iraqi Parliament is preparing to pass into law a motion according to which the United States and its allies, including the Israeli regime will be demanded compensation for their use of banned weapons in wars in Iraq.
2019-05-19 20:12
VIDEO: Trump refutes report that US may deploy 120,000 troops to counter Iran

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – The US President Trump denied a report from the New York Times that his top national security aides discussed a plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East in case of a fallout with Iran.
2019-05-14 23:27
VIDEO: US troops in Persian Gulf scared of Iran missile power

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – US intelligence services claim that Iran is likely moving short-range ballistic missiles aboard boats in the Persian Gulf, raising their fears that Iran could launch strikes against US targets making it difficult for them to find the launch points.
2019-05-08 13:50
VIDEO: IRGC drones circle above US naval fleet in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces are constantly monitoring the foreign troops present in the Persian Gulf. This video shows that IRGC drones is circling above a US naval fleet.
2019-04-27 22:46
Taliban says it destroyed a US APC in Kanadahar

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid has said in a tweet that the group's militants had detonated an American armored personnel carrier by an IED near their base in Kandahar.
2019-04-13 22:23
Taliban says it fired deadly missile at largest US air base in Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – In a tweet, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mujahid said that the Afghan armed group launched a missile at Bagram Air Base, the largest US base in Afghanistan, on Thursday morning.
2019-04-11 15:57
If US troops make a mistake, we will respond vigorously: Iran military chief

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – The Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri says “we consider the US troops in West Asia as terrorists and if they make a mistake, we will confront them vigorously.”
2019-04-09 20:52
Iraqi pres. to Trump:

Don’t overburden Iraq with your own issues

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that President Donald Trump did not ask Iraq’s permission for US troops stationed there to “watch Iran.”
2019-02-04 11:20
Vahidi:

US 'flee' from Syria means victory of Resistance Front

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Sat. that the US’ withdrawal from war-torn Syria is indicative of the Resistance Front’s triumph in the region.
2019-01-12 11:21