Middle East

British foreign secretary has urged Iran to cooperate with the US-led coalition in the fight against ISIL Takfiri militants even if the Islamic Republic is not part of the coalition.

An Iraqi diplomat says an attempt on Pope Francis’ life by ISIL is likely.

Iraq's Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says he "regrets" that Iran has not been invited to an international conference in Paris to discuss the threat posed by the ISIL Takfiri militants.

Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli says the Islamic Republic will never trust the US-led so-called international coalition to tackle the Takfiri ISIL militants.

The ISIL terrorists have released a video purportedly showing the decapitation of British hostage David Cawthorne Haines.

Azeri Defense Minister Lieutenant General Zakir Hasanov has said Baku will not allow its territory to be used for any action against the Islamic Republic.

President Barack Obama says the United States is prepared to expand its bombing campaign against ISIL terrorists and launch airstrikes in Syria.

President Obama and veteran strategist Henry Kissinger hold contrary views about Iran and ISIL.

Iranian security forces have thwarted attempts by a number of Pakistani and Afghan nationals to cross Iran’s borders and reach Iraqi soil to join ISIL, says the Iranian interior minister.

Iran has congratulated the Iraqi nation on the completion of the country’s political process and the formation of a new government.

Political experts size up the latest developments in Iraq after Nouri al-Maliki stepped down in favor of his fellow party member, Haider al-Abadi.

A senior Iranian official has warned against the Western interference in the region under the pretext of fighting terrorism.

Chairman of the State Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has called for a thorough international plan to stop ISIL terrorists from committing more crimes.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has voiced support for the Iraqi government in its fight against the ISIL Takfiri militants.

Iran denies BBC reports that it is cooperating with the US in the fight against ISIL terrorists.

President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso has underscored Iran’s key role in the settlement of crises in the Middle East region.

The ISIL terrorist group has released a video that claims to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani blamed the US for initiating and sponsoring terrorism in the region, and said Washington's occupation of the regional states caused a boost in terrorist actions.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic will do all in its power to liberate the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) from the Israeli regime’s occupation and will spare no efforts to help the Palestinian people

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a message to Politburo Chief of the Palestinian Resistance Hamas Movement Khalid Mashal felicitated him on the recent victory of the Palestinians in the Gaza war against Israel, and underlined that Palestinians should continue their armed struggle against Tel Aviv as the only way to liberate their occupied lands.

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Iran urges swift international action to end the plight of people besieged by ISIL militants in an Iraqi town.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement hailed the Israeli-Palestinian truce as a victory gained over the Zionist regime through the resistance of the people in Gaza.

Thousands of Palestinians celebrated in Gaza after Israel and Palestinian groups agreed an open-ended ceasefire to end seven weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip.

President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani has praised Iran for supporting Iraqi Kurds in their fight against the Takfiri ISIL militants.