Middle East

Amir-Abdollahian advised the new Saudi leadership to deal with the developments in Yemen with “respect and peace.”

Iran stands ready to cooperate with all regional nations to facilitate dialogue among different Yemeni factions to restore security to Yemen, Zarif said.

The international community should condemn such violation of the international and humanitarian laws, one MP said.

Undoubtedly, the Saudis launched the attacks on Yemen in coordination with America, Haghighatpour said.

Zarif said military operations constitute a violation of Yemen’s sovereignty and will only lead to further bloodshed.

The Foreign Ministry described the aggression as a dangerous move in violation of international responsibilities for respecting the sovereignty of countries.

The Iranian culture chief calls for collective efforts to protect cultural heritage and archeological works of the region from Takfiri terrorists.

At a meeting with the Iranian culture minister, the Lebanese parliament speaker said ISIL has been created to marginalize the question of Palestine.

Iran’s first vice-president has said that Iran, which is a regional heavyweight, can help restore stability in the region.

Iran has condemned the terror attacks in a Syrian Kurdish town, hoping that terrorism would be uprooted by the cooperation of regional governments.

The Ansarullah Movement says that Yemen needs unity more than anything else and a disintegrated Yemen will hearten secessionists in other regional nations.

Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran respects Yemen’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity.

Iran's parliament speaker says Iran defied ISIL to help Iraq and other regional countries, adding although the main responsibility rested on the Iraqi people.

President Rouhani's advisor has said that Iran does not seek to damage Iraq's sovereignty and independence and has no intention to interfere in its neighbor's internal affairs.

It’s to the benefit of the West to come to an agreement with Iran and let us develop and defend our neighbors, said Major General Firouzabadi.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has always been keen on expanding friendly cooperation with regional countries, said Larijani.

What the US Congress can do to help the cause of global security rather than hosting the Netanyahu theatrics.

President Rouhani says the Middle East won’t enjoy security and stability unless the international community takes action to stop Israeli crimes.

In a counter-terrorism operation near the Iraqi city of Nineveh, four foreigners acting as advisors to IS terrorists – three from the US and Israel – have been arrested.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Israeli regime seeks to sidetrack major issues in the Middle East by using diversionary tactics.

Arman-e Emrooz says Secretary Kerry’s trip to Riyadh could be both positive – a sign of Saudi approval of a final deal – or negative – a sign that Riyadh’s might seek to derail the talks.

IS terrorists impose draconian rules on ordinary people and harshly punish those who fail to obey them, but they never practice what they preach.

The Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in 2013 by an unidentified terrorist group in Yemen was released thanks to efforts by the Intelligence Ministry.

Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen in 2013, has returned home.

When the shelf life of radicalism expires, it will lose steam, says Mohammad Bagher Khorramshad, a political science professor.