Middle East

Iran always views expansion of Tehran-Baghdad ties as one of its priorities and supports the Iraqi government’s campaign against IS, said Zarif.

Iran cannot remain indifferent to insecurity at its borders and is ready for closer cooperation with Kabul in the fight against terrorism and narcotics, said Rahmani Fazli.

Khabaronline, a news website, praises the astute statesmanship of Iran’s Foreign Ministry for helping the country refrain from fuelling tensions with Saudi Arabia at this critical juncture.

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that Tehran stands by the Syrian people and government and that people in the Arab country should decide their future in a democratic process.

Aftab-e Yazd, a reformist daily, has disputed Hamas’ new behavior and its ties with a country which does what it takes to harm Iran’s interests in the region.

All sides should focus on finding a political solution to the conflict in Yemen, said Amir Abdollahian, stressing that use of force would certainly fail to resolve the crisis.

The International Committee of the Red Cross chief has said that the ICRC has increased its aid efforts for Yemen twofold in recent days, but more needs to be done to meet the demands in the country.

Foreign Minister Zarif has reaffirmed Iran’s firm support for the Syrian nation, saying Syria's fate should be decided by its own people without any foreign meddling.

The representatives of Palestinian and Lebanese groups call on Iran to tap its diplomatic potential to end sectarian strife in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen.

Today, no one can deny that extremists and terrorists are by far more powerful than what their demagogue masters could imagine in 2001, Foreign Minister Zarif wrote.

The whole region and the friendly, Islamic and Arab countries have all enjoyed the benefits of the accord between Iran and P5+1, said Zarif.

The Mazar-i-Sharif incident serves as another piece of evidence that the Iranian nation and officials have always been the victims of terrorism, said President Rouhani.

Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has said that the resistance movement in Yemen will emerge victorious and that measures by the opponents of the Yemeni people will produce no results.

The Iranian president has said that Tehran and Ankara should draw up a joint plan to uproot terrorism, adding the current chaotic situation requires more cooperation between Iran and Turkey.

President Rouhani has said that no doubt terrorists will eventually suffer defeat and will be driven out of the region.

Pointing to age-old relations between Iran and Italy, the president said at a meeting with two Italian ministers there are no obstacles in the way of fostering mutual cooperation.

Every country should decide on its own internal affairs, Rahmani Fazli said in a meeting with Kerman’s Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Yahya Jafari.

Nuclear talks showed that other regional and international problems could be also resolved within the framework of logic at the negotiating table, said President Rouhani.

Iran is against any kind of foreign intervention in the internal affairs of Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen; the US and its allies want to impose their will on the governments of these nations, said Velayati.

The Iranian top diplomat said Iran's first priority is to have solid relations with its neighbors and that policy has been reiterated especially ever since the new government took office.

A senior Iranian diplomat has said that positive signals are sent by Saudi Arabia and that Tehran seeks to see its ties with Riyadh return to previous levels.

The security problems railroad travel is exposed to in Turkey are far from settled, the managing director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways said.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday strongly condemned escalation of tension and attacks of radical Israeli settlers on al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian worshippers.

The Iranian government and nation will stand by Iraq in the war against terrorism, said Zarif in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart.

Unconstructive methods will not disrupt Iran’s serious determination for persistence in a responsible regional policy against threats such as extremism and terrorism, said Afkham.