War and Conflict

China's Xi plans Russia visit, meeting with Zelensky

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to travel to Russia to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, while he is also reported to have planned a meeting with the Ukrainian president.

Azeri envoy claims Armenia preparing for new war in Karabakh

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – The Azerbaijani ambassador to Tehran has shared a video claiming that Armenia is seeking revenge and is preparing for war in Karabakh.

China spokswoman:

US in no position to dictate Chinese-Russian relations

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The US is sending weapons worth billions of dollars to Kyiv while warning Beijing against assisting Moscow, a Chinese diplomat said Monday adding that Washington is in no position to dictate Chinese-Russian ties.

Macron to visit China with Ukraine war on agenda

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – A day after China released its peace plan for the Ukraine conflict, the French President said he would visit Beijing to ‘help pressure Russia’ to end the war in Ukraine.

Iran backs forming group of states to end Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian UN envoy voiced Tehran's readiness to establish a group of cross-regional countries to help end the conflict in Ukraine which marks its first anniversary on Friday.

Should China ally with Russia, there would be a world war

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned China in a newspaper interview on Monday against supporting Russia in its war on Ukraine and said doing so would bring on a world war.

US officials to visit Israeli regime amid escalated conflict

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – As the hardliner cabinet led by Netanyahu assumes office the American government is going to send its officials to prevent the situation from exacerbating in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Russia, West have to live in fear of confrontation: Kremlin

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The relationship between Russia and the West has reached the confrontation stage, and the sides will have to live in this environment further on, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, according to Russia media.

Armenia, Azerbaijan forces exchange fire at their positions

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – The Republic of Azerbaijan has claimed that Armenian military forces have targeted the positions of Azerbaijan’s army.

Iranian official:

"Seizure of other countries' lands by force is illegal"

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – An official at the Iranian President's Office has pointed to the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict, stressing that Iran considers the seizure of other countries' lands by force illegal.

Azeri-Armenian clashes dangerous escalation: EU's Borrell

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to cease hostilities and return to the negotiating table amid renewed confrontations.

Iran FM, Slovak deputy FM hold talks in Tehran

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with the visiting State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ingrid Brocková in Tehran on Tuesday.

China urges for not "adding fuel to fire’ in war in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – China’s foreign minister urged parties not to add “fuel to the fire” in the war in Ukraine, pledging to play a role in promoting talks and to keep the conflict from escalating further.

Israel official proposes buying Greece islands for wartime

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – An Israeli official has reportedly floated the idea of buying uninhabited Greek islands in the Mediterranean Sea in order to evacuate and relocate Israeli settlers in case of a missile attack or natural disaster events.

American journalist killed in Ukraine: police

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The Ukrainian police confirmed earlier reports that New York Times's journalist was killed in clashes in the country.

Russian president speak by phone with German, French leaders

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate cease-fire in a joint phone call with Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

Pakistan-Afghan border gate reopens days after deadly clash

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reopened, Taliban authorities said on Sunday, days after fighting between Taliban and the Pakistani security forces that left at least three dead.

Persepolis seeks to employ légionnaire amid Ukraine crisis

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The Perspolis FC is reportedly trying to transfer back Iranian légionnaire Shahab Zahedi twho plays as a forward for the Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk as the conflict rages in Ukraine.

Iran embassy asks Iranian nationals to leave Ukraine

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has called on Iranian nationals residing in Ukraine, especially students, to leave the European country.

Iran urges for restraint amid new Azeri-Armenian conflict

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) –Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed concern over the new escalation of the war on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and called on the two countries to exercise restraint.

Armenian official briefs Iranian envoy on border situation

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan met with Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri, Armenian media have said.

Normal diplomatic discussions with NATO impossible: Russia

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that normal diplomatic relations with NATO are impossible amid the hostile measures taken by the alliance against Moscow.

Iran has grown too strong no power can attack it: Gen. Safavi

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Wednesday that Iran has become too powerful that no power from beyond the region can wage a large-scale war against it.

3 Su-35 jets escort US B-52 bomber out of Russian airspace

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Russian Air Force scrambled 3 Su-35S fighter jets to intercept a US Air Force B-52H bomber that came close to Russia's borders in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Ministry of Defence said Sunday.

Iraqi official:

Three US combat units to leave Iraq by Sep. end

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The spokesman for the Iraq Joint Operations Command said Tuesday that three US combat units will withdraw from Ain al-Assad and Harir bases in the country by the end of this month.

Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Turkey's Defense Ministry said late Sunday a soldier was killed and another was wounded in northern Iraq by the PKK elements.

Takhar province's capital in Afghanistan falls to Taliban

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Security sources in Afghanistan have said the capital of Takhar Province has fallen to the Taliban.

UN Security Council considering meeting on Afghanistan Fri.

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The UN Security Council is considering the possibility of holding a meeting this Friday to address the escalating violence in Afghanistan.

Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – As the tensions between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia escalates, the Azeri Ministry of Defense announced the mortar attack of the Yerevan Army on its positions in Nakhchivan.