Middle East

The Qatari emir has recently greeted a senior Egyptian cleric and kissed his turban in a move that can further unleash the Saudis’ wrath and deepen the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.  

In reaction to Washington’s waning to Syria over alleged preparations for a chemical attack, an Iranian high-ranking official has strongly warned the US government against any adventurism in the Arab country.

As the military operation keeps going on to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, the Iraqi troops have managed to release a large number of families from the grip of the militants who used them as human shields.

An Iranian lawmaker says the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia has revealed the true nature of Riyadh to Turkey.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is going to declare the full liberation of Mosul from ISIS terrorists within the next few hours, according to sources close to the PM.

German Foreign Minister has highlighted Iran’s positive role in the Middle East, and expressed the hope that the Islamic Republic would help find a solution to the crises in Syria and Iraq.

The Iranian foreign minister has decried the US allegation that the Syrian government is preparing for a chemical attack, and warned Washington against using such ‘false pretexts’ for escalation of conflict in the Arab country.  

Iran’s top parliamentarian says Washington’s ratification of unilateral sanctions against independent countries is a gross violation of international law.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with his wife and children, visited injured army personnel in their home villages in the west-central province of Hama.

Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council has advised the US government to stop backing despotic regimes in the Middle East to gain the support of the region’s people.

A senior Iranian politician and a former foreign minister says US President Donald Trump is following in the footsteps of his predecessor George W. Bush in the Middle East.

A top Lebanese politician says the Arab countries’ key interests cannot be secured without holding negotiations with Iran.

A number of ISIS leaders and elements have been killed and wounded by one of their own suicide attackers who blew himself up amid a gathering of the group’s terrorists in Iraq.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic’s security and development can be ensured only in a secure and developed region.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has dismissed the anti-Iran allegations made by a Saudi newspaper as ‘groundless’ and ‘worthless’ lies, and advised Saudi officials and media to believe that ‘the time of big lies is over’.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the plight of Palestinians, saying all Muslims are obliged to campaign against the Zionist regime of Israel “in any possible way”.

Addressing the ECFR 2017 in Berlin, Iranian foreign minister has noted Europe has the capability to help resolve the ongoing conflicts in the Persian Gulf region, as it did in the case of Iran nuclear deal.

Qatari officials have reportedly declared they will not cut their relations with Iran, a precondition set by Saudi Arabia and its allies for normalization of ties with Doha.

The ISIS terrorist group has issued “passports to heaven” for its elements to encourage them to carry out suicide attacks.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the reports on a foiled attack on Mecca’s Grand Mosque were fabricated by Saudi Arabia to deflect the world’s attention away from the political turmoil in the kingdom.

A senior Iranian commander says the IRGC’s recent missile strikes on ISIS positions in Syria were carried out not only in retaliation for Tehran attacks, but also to take revenge for the brutal burning alive of Jordanian pilot killed by ISIS in 2015.

A leading opposition figure in Saudi Arabia says the country’s new crown prince has been behind the recent failed attempt to launch a terrorist attack on the Grand Mosque of Mecca.

Iran’s ambassador to Kuwait says the aid dispatched by Tehran to Doha amid the country’s row with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states is totally humanitarian.

A top Iranian official says Iran and Saudi Arabia have not yet made any decision to open interest sections in the two countries.

An Iranian MP says the country’s Minister of Industry will be summoned to answer lawmakers’ questions on alleged import of goods from Saudi Arabia.