Middle East

Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi says unity and cordial relations between Shiite and Sunni Muslims play a key role in reinforcing security in the Middle East.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the International Conference on Palestinian Intifada, which is underway in Tehran, as an accurate and necessary action to keep alive the issue of Palestine and the cause of liberating al-Quds.

Iran's Judiciary chief has hailed the holding of the 6th International Conference on Palestinian Intifada in Tehran on February 21 and 22, saying it is an excellent opportunity to draw Muslims' attention to the issue of Palestine.  

A political analyst and a former envoy to Syria says Turkey seems to be cooperating to help Syria peace talks move forward and bear fruit in an effort to improve its image.

Speaker of Iran’s Parliament says in case the West rescinds the nuclear deal signed by Iran and world powers, everything will go back to the beginning point.

The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has implicitly referred to some new military strategies it has adopted against the Israeli regime.

Since Iraq is unable to pay reparations to Iran for the deadly eight-year war it imposed on the country in the 1980s, it can give Iran certain exclusive rights instead, an Iranian MP said.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at the Israeli regime for pushing for division among regional countries to secure its own “evil” existence.

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, has praised Iran’s steadfast support for Palestinian causes at a time that other countries are siding with Israel.

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei referred to the gradual decline of the Zionist regime of Israel, stressing that the world is moving towards an all-out confrontation with Tel Aviv.

An Iranian MP referred to the issue of Palestine as the Muslim world’s main preoccupation, calling for efforts to prevent it from being consigned to oblivion.

The ISIS terrorist group’s health minister and a number of other ISIS leaders have been killed in northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Esteghlal Khuzestan of Iran defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al-Fateh SC in Group A of the 2017 AFC Champions League on Monday.

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Baghdad on an unannounced visit, reportedly for discussions on defeating the ISIS terrorist group. He said earlier on Monday that the US military is not in Iraq “to seize anybody’s oil.”

The Grand Mufti of Syria believes that the West would permit Iran to have nuclear weapons if it stops supporting Palestine and its cause.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed the formation of a forum with the participation of Persian Gulf Arab states in order to build a common goal toward overcoming problems.

An Iranian lawmaker maintains that negotiations between Iran and the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) will be in the interest of the entire region and reduce US presence in the Middle East.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says Kuwait is not keen to continue following up Saudi Arabia’s hostile policies towards Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected the recent allegations against Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program by the Israeli regime as “fake news”, saying that Tel Aviv is the only regime in the Middle East region that possesses nuclear arsenals.

Yemeni army forces and allied fighters have fired a ballistic missile at an airport inside Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the kingdom's bombing of a funeral which killed at least nine civilians on Wednesday.

The Israeli regime has quietly withdrawn its ambassador from Egypt several weeks ago amid fears about his safety.

While being opposed to Saudi Arabia’s regional policies, Iran has to resume its relations with this country so that Iranians can attend Hajj, the annual pilgrimage of Muslim people, an Iranian MP said.

An Iranian lawmaker lashed out at the baseless claims made by the Chairman of Arab Parliament about Iran’s trio Persian Gulf islands, saying historical documents prove Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunb islands all belong to the Islamic Republic.

Fox News in a report claimed that the Commander of IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in the Russian capital of Moscow on Tuesday and is going to stay there for a few days in what the US media outlet said is a violation of sanctions.

Although the new US government claims the official visits of its top officials to a number of Middle Eastern states were aimed at discussing regional issues, expansion of mutual ties, and the fight against terrorism, it is crystal clear that Iran has been the main focus of these regional visits and talks.