Middle East

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey –the three guarantors of the Astana format- have held a trilateral meeting via video conference on Wednesday to discuss Syria peace efforts.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed the country’s readiness to share its experiences in the fight against the novel coronavirus with the Sultanate of Oman.

President Hassan Rouhani has expressed Iran’s readiness to share its experiences in the fight against the novel coronavirus with Qatar, which he described as a friend and brother of Iran.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the regional countries have no choice but to cooperate to ensure the security of the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday in order to hold talks with high-ranking Syrian officials.

An Iranian political commentator has weighed in on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the Middle East, especially during the post-corona era.

Iranian and Russian foreign ministers have exchanged views on a whole range of regional and international issues.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with his Turkish and Qatari counterparts on the latest developments in Afghanistan.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with the new ambassadors of four countries and the outgoing ambassador of Iraq in Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have exchanged views on the Yemen and Afghanistan crises in a phone call on Sunday.

Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad has expressed the Islamic Republic’s support for whoever the Iraqi parliament elects as the next prime minister in a legal process.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Tehran welcomes the designation of Mustafa al-Kazemi as the new Prime Minister of Iraq.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has voiced the country’s readiness to assist neighbouring Turkey in the battle with the novel coronavirus.

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known by their Arabic name Hashd al-Sha'abi, have blasted the US forces based in their country as "occupiers", pledging to bring the occupation of the Arab country to an end.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country’s military forces are closely monitoring all movements by the US military in the region.

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) says the United States does not dare attack the PMU positions.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has shrugged off the baseless allegations made by the Saudi-led military coalition that Iranian experts are present in Yemen.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has warned that the recent Iran Warns US’ Military Moves in Iraq May Escalate Tensions military moves in Iraq could escalate the regional tensions.

Iran says establishment of sustainable and fair peace in the region will be possible only through the continuation of resistance until the complete end of the occupation of Palestine.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has hailed the UN Secretary-General's call for a global halt in armed clashes amid the outbreak of coronavirus, saying Iran welcomes any initiative ending the war against people of Yemen.

The French and Czech armed forces in Iraq are reportedly withdrawing from the country having spent five years in the Arab country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement on the sixth anniversary of the Saudi-led military onslaught against Yemen.

Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political bureau of Islamic resistance movement Hamas, has denounced the cruel American sanctions against the Iranian nation.

The State of Kuwait has made a donation of $10 million to contain coronavirus epidemic in Iran, says the country’s foreign minister.