Middle East

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has praised the remarks recently made by the Turkish president on the developments in Iraq.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has sat down with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow.

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned of plots to exploit the rightful demands of Iraqi and Lebanese protesters.

Heads of tribes in Karbala have apologized to the Iranian nation and government over a recent attack against the Islamic Republic’s consulate in the holy Iraqi city.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi more than a week after ISIS leader killed himself during a raid by US special forces.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed a Saudi-initiated agreement between the resigned government of Yemen and the southern separatists, saying it would only stabilize the occupation of southern Yemen.

An Iranian expert of Turkish developments says Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pursuing a policy of balancing power between the United States and Russia in Syria and is walking on a tightrope the two sides of which are controlled by Washington and Moscow. 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has condemned the recent moves against Iran's Consulate General in the Iraqi city of Karbala, and highlighted the acts taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran to maintain the security of the country’s missions in Iraq.

Iran’s government spokesman has urged all regional states to avoid interfering in Iraq’s internal affairs, including the recent protests in the country.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent letters to Saudi King Salman about regional peace, the Iranian administration’s spokesman says.

An Iranian political analyst has weighed on possible future scenarios for Lebanon after recent developments, saying that the situation in the country may get worse after Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has confirmed that President Hassan Rouhani has sent a letter to the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Member States and Iraq.

Iran’s energy minister says Tehran and Damascus are working on a framework for long-term cooperation in the electricity sector, including a plan to export Iran's power to the Arab country through Iraq.

Iran and Iraq have connected their national electricity grids in a ceremony with the participation of the Islamic Republic’s energy minister and the Iraqi deputy minister of electricity.

Iran's foreign minister has hailed the first meeting of Syria's constitutional committee in Geneva, describing it as the beginning of a "path to the rule of law" in the Arab country following over eight years of war.

Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath TV has claimed in an anti-Iran move that the Lebanese people had been chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic of Iran, but facts on the ground reveal it’s just another piece of fake news.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has, in a message to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated him on the 96th anniversary of Turkey’s Republic Day.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran and Ankara enjoy close and strategic relations, adding the two sides aim to bring mutual trade to $30 billion.

Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi has lashed out at the US, the Israeli regime and the Saudi kingdom for hatching plots against Lebanon and Iraq and sponsoring unrest in those two Arab countries.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and Western intelligence services are creating chaos in regional states with the financial support of reactionary countries in the Middle East.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey as guarantors of the Astana format have issued a statement on the latest efforts to restore peace to Syria.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has emphasized the need for unity and rapport in Lebanon after the Arab country’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned his post on Tuesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has travelled to Geneva for a ministerial meeting of the Astana Process for peace in Syria.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has called on Iranians not to travel to Iraq until further notice.

A political commentator says Saudi Arabia is afraid to start negotiations with Iran.