Middle East

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Iraqi government about trusting the US government, saying that the Iraqis must be wary of the American’s plots.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, has held talks with his Syrian counterpartFaisal Mekdad in Tehran.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran as the last leg of his regional tour.

The Iranian foreign ministry and Switzerland’s Ambassador to Tehran have signed a document on establishment of Iran’s Interests Section in Saudi Arabia.

Iran says Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is following the same wrong, futile approach pursued by Riyadh in recent years.

Iran has reopened its land border with the Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah province following a decision by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to suspend the results of its recent independence referendum.

The Iraqi Kurdistan has offered to suspend the results of its recent independence referendum in an effort to resolve a crisis in relations with Baghdad via dialogue rather than military means.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has discussed the latest developments in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syrian Affairs, Alexander Lavrentiev.

Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said the organization has provided Iraq, Syria and Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement with training in civil defence.

Iran’s foreign minister says the close and friendly relations between the Iraqi government and Saudi Arabia are not at all to the detriment of Iran’s interests, and Tehran welcomes such regional cooperation.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the recent statements of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the Islamic Republic’s regional role, saying Tehran has played a key role in the stability of Middle East.

    According to a statement by the Iranian Consulate General in Erbil, on Friday evening, when the Consulate General was closed, certain individuals with political...

A top military advisor to Iran’s Leader says US President Donald Trump is pretending to be insane in politics as part of a larger plan in Washington to press ahead with America’s regional projects.

A top Iranian official says fighting the Israeli regime is an unchangeable policy of the resistance front, and the Islamic Republic will always back those fighting for the liberation of Palestine.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says certain regional states are still providing Takfiri [radical] terrorism with financial and informational support.

A top advisor to Iran’s Leader says the recent recapture of Kirkuk thwarted a plot to disintegrate Iraq, adding the days of the US’ presence and influence in the region are numbered.

The Iranian military chief has praised successful counter-terrorism operations during a visit to a frontline position near the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying the terrorists are taking their last breath in the country.

The D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation (the Developing-8) has decided to construct a joint university for its member states in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

A political analyst says the president of Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, has made the greatest profit from the oil-rich Kirkuk province over the past 14 years.

Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri has arrived in Ankara where he plans to meet with senior Turkish officials and take part in a conference of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

The chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces says Israel cannot be allowed to violate Syrian territory at will.

Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council and a former chief-commander of IRGC says US President Trump’s low level of understanding is far more dangerous than his madness.

A lawmaker representing Assyrian and Chaldean Christians in the Iranian Parliament has accused the UN of closing its eyes on the crimes committed by ISIS against Assyrians in the Middle East.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an international advisor to Iran's Leader, says the Europeans cannot say they accept the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and at the same time call for negotiations on Iran’s missile program.

Iraqi government forces have established security over the northern city of Kirkuk after retaking contested territory from Kurdish militants.