Middle East

Iran has dismissed "fabricated" reports about recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, saying such claims are propagandistic.

Syria’s ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari Bashar al-Jaafari on Tuesday ruled out any role for terrorist groups and non-Syrian sides like the Saudi regime in the ongoing Geneva negotiations with opposition groups.

The Syrian military forces made further advances in their fightback against terrorist groups in northern Syria with an operation to break a long-running siege by Takfiri militants on the villages of al-Zahraa and Nubl, northwest of Aleppo.

Video-sharing website YouTube has reportedly blocked an account belonging to Iranian Arabic-language news network Al-Alam under pressure from Saudi Arabia, the TV channel says.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Iran and Saudi Arabia should compromise and interact responsibly vis-à-vis the tensions in the Middle East.

A female Iraqi Parliamentarian responding to a comment by Saudi ambassador to Baghdad about democracy said the last time Saudis took part in an...

Seyyed Ali Musavi Khalkhali: There are informed sources in the Iranian Foreign Ministry who believe that the changes in Saudi Arabia's new government have...

Secretary General of the Hezbollah resistance movement Hezbollah said that Iran has not interfered in the domestic affairs of Lebanon and it will not do so in future either.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, to make utmost efforts to protect the endangered cultural works and historic sites in Syria and Iraq from the devastating activities of terrorist groups.

Iran says it strongly opposes Saudi Arabia’s efforts to send "terrorists in a new mask" to talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.

Senior diplomats from Iran and Russia have discussed regional developments, particularly the crisis in Syria ahead of talks on the Arab country’s future scheduled for January 29 in Geneva.

ISIS militants destroyed Elijah’s monastery, the oldest church in the city of Mosul, on Wednesday

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes carried out on Yemeni civilians have violated the humanitarian law, a UN panel of experts announced.

The Syrian army has reportedly managed to take full control of a strategic town in the southern province of Dara’a as they continue to gain ground in battles against foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants.

A senior Iranian official has called on Saudi Arabia to help reduce tensions, saying Tehran is open to any initiative for the sake of the regional security.

Parliament Speaker, Mr. Ali Larijani said Saudi rulers made a strategic mistake adding that their understanding of problems faced by Islamic World is wrong.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister took a swipe at Saudi Arabia for its attempts to make room for the notorious groups in Syria peace talks, stressing that the criminal terrorists will not be allowed to enter Syria’s political structure in disguise.

Hussein Sheikholeslam, advisor to Iranian Parliament Speaker warned against joint plot by Saudis and Israelis to prevent implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) saying that we should closely watch implementation of this document so that US not interpret it on its own terms.

The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement’s second-in-command, Sheikh Naim Qassem, highlighted the recent advances of the movement against Takfiri (extremist) currents in the region, stressing the Axis of Resistance has dealt “fatal blows” to these groups.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the country plans to announce the results of its investigation into attacks on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashahd in the near future.

Iran has dismissed as “unacceptable” the recent statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), saying it runs counter to principles of the UN Charter, the OIC Charter and international law.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic does not seek any tensions with Saudi Arabia, and that the two Muslim countries can coexist peacefully.

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari warned against a plot hatched by the Zionist regime of Israel and its main ally, the US, to break up Iraq and Syria and made assurances that Iran will thwart the scheme.

A new report prepared for the Islamic Radios and Televisions Union revealed atrocities committed by the Israeli regime against journalists across the occupied territories.

The German foreign minister has emphasized the role of Iran in efforts to establish security in the troubled Middle East, expressing hope for and end to Iran-Saudi tensions.