Thursday, January 1, 2026

Middle East

“US-Made Patriot System Can’t Help Saudis Intercept Yemeni Missiles”

A senior Iranian commentator says Saudi Arabia has spent a hefty amount of money to purchase the US-made cutting-edge patriot missiles but what it has received cannot intercept the missiles fired by Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters at the Kingdom.

“Iran Can Raze to Ground Tel Aviv, Haifa If It Has Good Pretext”

The representative of Iran’s Leader in the Quds Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Israel against any making foolish moves in the region.

Iran Leader’s Aide Visits Eastern Ghouta near Syrian Capital

A senior aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has visited Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.

Trump Flip-Flops on Attacking Syria in Five Years

The American president has contradicted himself clearly by posting two quite different tweets at two points in time.

“No One Can Claim Syria Used Chemical Weapons against Opposition”

The Russian ambassador to Tehran says no one could claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against the opposition, stressing that there is no doubt the supporters of the terrorists were behind the attack.

Saudi Rulers Symbols of Aggression, Crime in Mideast: Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the current rulers of Saudi Arabia have turned themselves into symbols of aggression and crime in the Middle East.

Iran, Syria to Develop Cooperation to Confront US, Israel

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says coordination and consultation between Iran and Syria should be enhanced with the aim of increasing the success of the Syrian Arab Army against terrorists and their supporters.

Iran Rejects Fabricated Claims about Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, said in Iran’s view, employing chemical weapons by any party is totally unacceptable and rejected recent Western accusations about the Syrian government’s use of such weapons as fabricated.

Israeli Attack on Syria Not to Remain Unanswered: Iran Leader’s Aide

A senior aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the Israeli regime's recent attack on an air base in the Syrian province of Homs will not go unanswered.

Iran, Russia Discuss Trump’s Syria in Tehran

Iran’s top security official and Russian president’s special envoy have discussed the latest developments in Syria, including the US threat to interfere in Syria and the recent Israeli attack on a Syrian airport.

Iran-Turkey High Border Commission Convenes after 6 Years

The 27th meeting of Iran-Turkey High Border Commission was held on Tuesday in Ankara after a six-year hiatus.

Iran FM Rejects Trump’s Comments on Syria Chemical Attack

Foreign minister of Iran slammed the US president’s remarks on Tehran’s possible role in a recent chemical attack in Syria as a “pretext” for meddling in the Arab country and making up for the successive defeats that US- and Israeli-backed terrorists have suffered in Syria.

Bodies of 7 Iranians Killed in Israeli Attack on Syrian Base Repatriated

The bodies of seven Iranian military advisers who lost their lives in an attack by Israeli warplanes on the T-4 airbase in Syria's Homs were transferred to Tehran on Tuesday.

“Saudi Arabia Influenced by US’ Anti-Iran Delusions”

A senior Iraqi analyst says Saudi Arabia should extricate itself from the quagmire of anti-Iran delusions created by the United States.

“Iran, Russia to Maintain Strategic Ties until Restoration of Peace to Syria”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called the relations between Tehran and Moscow ‘strategic’, adding the relations should continue relentlessly until security and stability is fully restored to Syria and the whole region.

Iran Condemns Israeli Warplanes’ Violation of Syria’s Sovereignty

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has vehemently denounced the Israeli warplanes’ airstrikes on a Syrian airbase near Homs.

Riyadh Rejects Iran’s Offer to Help Settle Yemen Crisis: Zarif

Saudi Arabia rejected Tehran's offers to facilitate a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, says Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran to Overtake Saudi Arabia on Petrochemical Market

Iran is counting down to overtake its arch-rival Saudi Arabia when it comes to the production and sale of petrochemical products.

Iran’s Larijani Urges Arab Parliaments to Condemn Israeli Crimes

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has lashed out at the Zionist Regime’s aggressions and the recent martyrdom of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli forces.

Iran Strongly Condemns Use of Chemicals by Any Party

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has pointed to a chemical attack in Douma in the Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus and emphasized that any use of chemicals by any party is strongly condemned.

Iran Supports Lebanon’s Integrity, Sustainable Security

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the allegations raised by an Iranian daily regarding Lebanon, saying the Islamic Republic has always supported integrity, stability and sustainable security in the Arab country.

Syrian Gov’t Says Ready to Hold Talks with Jaysh al-Islam

Syrian government has expressed its preparedness to hold talks with Jaysh al-Islam, a coalition of Islamist rebel units involved in the Syrian Civil War.

Iran FM, Russian Academics Discuss Regional Issues in Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sat for talks with a group of academics and researchers from Russia’s Valdai Discussion Club in Tehran.

“Resistance Front to Have Upper Hand in Possible War with Israel”

Iran's former ambassador to Syria says the Tel Aviv regime does not even dream of waging a war against resistance forces, but even if it starts such a war, the resistance front will have the upper hand against Israel.

“Riyadh’s Recognition of Israel to Unite Muslim World against Tel Aviv”

The latest move by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to recognize Israel as a state has been described as the climax of the three-year covert and secret relations between Riyadh and Tel Aviv, which can lead to the creation of an anti-Israel coalition by the Islamic states.

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