Foreign Policy

Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that Iran has been the main supporter of the Arab country in its almost six-year-long battle against terrorism.

A number of Iranian lawmakers have underlined the country’s positive and determining role in fighting terror, praising the role of General Qassem Soleimani in defeating terrorists in the Middle East.

Hossein Amir Abdollahian, an international advisor to Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as ill-advised, provocative and baseless the allegations of human rights violation in Iran made by a British official, saying the era of using human rights for political purposes has ended.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is aimed at safeguarding the Middle East’s security and stability.

Foreign Ministers of Iran and Kuwait exchanged views at the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday dismissed the allegations that he is ashamed of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, saying he is actually proud of it.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister and senior nuclear negotiator says the country’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers justly revolutionized its standing in the international arena.

Foreign minister of Lebanon unveiled plans for a visit to Iran by Lebanese President Michel Aoun, without giving a date.

An Iranian lawmaker believes that Jordan’s support of terrorism is the reason behind the recent anti-Iran statements made by the Arab country’s new Foreign Minister.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman made it clear that Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah’s Wednesday visit to Iran is part of regular diplomatic meetings between the two neighbors, which have been in close contact for a long time.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the recent “insulting” claims by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir against the Islamic Republic, saying such allegations are aimed at distorting the existing realities in the Middle East.

An Iranian MP says Syrian people should be the ones to shape their own destiny, and any decision made in ongoing Astana talks should safeguard the Syrian nation’s interests.

An Iranian lawmaker says Iran has always been ready to support its neighbouring countries, and has based its foreign policy on regional cooperation.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman strongly denounced Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa's "baseless" claims that a standing committee would be established in the Arab League against Iran.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, and the head of Iran’s delegation to Astana talks on Syria, called on the international community to help bring back stability to the crisis-hit Syria.

In reaction to a recent video message by the Prime Minister of Israeli regime to Iranian people, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman said if Benjamin Netanyahu cares about Iranian people, he would better try to kill less Palestinians.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that the foreign ministers of France and Kuwait will pay official visits to Tehran in the coming days.

The peace talks gathering the Syrian government and opposition groups together began on Monday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, as the first priority is to stabilize the ceasefire, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has welcomed a peaceful power transfer in the Gambia hours after the West African country’s former President Yahya Jammeh left the country following 22 years in power.

A former Iranian diplomat says the parties to the agreement on Aleppo were not able to deal with rebels if Iran didn’t intervene in the peace talks.

Iran is prepared to “act appropriately” if the US President Donald Trump chooses to scrap the nuclear deal signed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers, Iran’s nuclear chief said.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari says the forthcoming Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana are aimed at finding possible ways to establish sustainable peace in the conflict-stricken state and put an end to its nearly six-year crisis.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a Saturday terrorist attack in neighboring Pakistan that killed at least 20 people and injured many others.

A diplomatic delegation from Iran arrived in Kazakhstan on Saturday to attend the Syria peace negotiations in the city of Astana.