Middle East

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.

The message of Iran's foreign minister to the region is deepening friendship and strengthening all-out cooperation with regional countries, said the deputy foreign minister.

If the region doesn't take seriously President Rouhani's World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE) initiative, it will be in for a dangerous fate, Aboutalebi said.

Iran’s culture minister has said that all those involved in the resistance front should be actively present in the fight against Zionism, Takfirism, ignorance and bias which has its roots in misinterpretation of Islam.

Saudi willingness to get close to Ramzan Kadyrov shows that Riyadh plans to maintain a high-profile in the region.

It is a well-established fact that a Washington-Tehran mutual understanding was largely helpful to bring the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011 to an end, said Karkouti.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday said that Iran's regional policies are in sharp contrast with those of the arrogant powers, the US in particular.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the conclusion of Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers would contribute to the promotion of Tehran-Ankara ties.

The Omani foreign minister has said that the Vienna deal was the fruit of soft diplomacy and commitment to constructive talks based on mutual interests.