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Leader’s Aide: Iran Ready to Help Iraq If Baghdad Asks

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader’s top Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati expressed concern about the situation in Iraq, and said Tehran is ready to help the Iraqi nation and government upon a request by the Baghdad government.
Interviews

Swiss journalist: Iran could be a model example for all Middle East

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A Middle East correspondent of a Swiss-based newspaper, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, has said Iran could be an example for all people in Middle East.
Government

Iran Condemns Israeli Aggression against Palestinians

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned the recent Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and lawmakers in Gaza, describing it as an indication of the Zionists' weakness and internal rifts.
Middle East

1.5 million Iraqis join fight against ISIL militants

Emad Askarieh -
Around 1.5 million Iraqis have volunteered to join battles against the militants of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Middle East

US warship, 50 fighter jets ready in Persian Gulf as Iraq crisis escalating

Emad Askarieh -
The Pentagon says the US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush and more than 50 attack aircraft are in the Persian Gulf, ready to launch attacks against Takfiri militants in Iraq.
Middle East

Egypt religious institution forbids Muslims from joining ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
A major Islamic center in Egypt has issued a religious decree forbidding Muslims from joining the Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Government

No Iranian forces in Iraq: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed reports about the deployment of Iranian forces in Iraq, but expressed Tehran’s preparedness to provide any help upon Baghdad’s request to fight the Takfiri militants.
Middle East

US, reactionary allies behind ISIL crimes in Iraq: Larijani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says the US and its allied authoritarian regimes in the Middle East are behind the Takfiri atrocities in Iraq.
Middle East

Al-Qaeda-linked operatives nabbed in Iran: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Thirty agents linked to the terrorist group al-Qaeda have been apprehended across Iran over the past month, says the country’s deputy intelligence minister.
Middle East

Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL militants

Emad Askarieh -
Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL Iraq's top Shiite religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Iraqis Friday to take up arms against the foreign backed militants who have overrun swathes of the country after launching a major offensive.
Middle East

Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the notorious leader of ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – an al-Qaeda offshoot -- has been careful to reveal little about himself and his whereabouts.
Middle East

Maliki: People Forming Battalions to Help Army Combat ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
Iraq’s premier said civilian backup groups are going to join the army forces to help them combat the Al-Qaeda-linked militants who have taken control of Mosul, in the Northern province of Nineveh.
Middle East

Iraqi Tribesmen Recapture Mosul Neighborhood

Emad Askarieh -
Tribesmen from Iraq’s Mosul regained control of one of the Northern city’s neighborhoods following heavy clashes with Takfiri militants.
Foreign Policy

Zarif, Zebari Discuss Terrorists’ Attack in Iraq

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in a phone talk discussed the latest developments in the region, specially the recent terrorist operations in Iraq.
Middle East

US-Sponsored Takfiri Groups Blemishing Real Face of Islam

Emad Askarieh -
Commander of Iran's basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi condemned the crimes committed by Takfiri and Salafi groups in different regional states, specially in Syria and Iraq, and said these groups which are supported by the US have scratched the beautiful face of Islam.
Middle East

Shamkhani: Presence of Daesh in Iraq, a threat to whole region

Emad Askarieh -
Iranˈs Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Shamkhani said the growing presence of the terrorists affiliated to Daesh group in Iraq is a threat to the whole region.
Middle East

Iraqi Grand Ayatollah calls for unity against DAESH

Emad Askarieh -
Iraqi Shiite Grand Ayatollah has called for unity among all of the country’s political and army factions against the terrorist DAESH.
Middle East

Maliki declares state of emergency after Mosul falls to ISIL

Emad Askarieh -
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued a state of emergency throughout the country, after Iraq’s oil-rich city of Mosul fell to the hands of a radical militants group.
Foreign Policy

Gül receives Rouhani in Ankara

Emad Askarieh -
Turkish president has received Iran’s Hassan Rouhani who is visiting the country.
Middle East

Iran-Turkey ties important to Middle East: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has emphasized the need for the further expansion of bilateral ties with neighboring Turkey, saying Tehran-Ankara relations are significant for the entire Middle East.
Middle East

Iranian Sunni scholars condemn ISIL savagery

Emad Askarieh -
Following the horrifying acts of savagery, in Iraq and Syria, by ISIL, Iranian Sunni scholars denounce the terrorist grouping as a Western creation, urging all Muslims to form a united front against it.
Middle East

Rouhani congratulates Assad on victory

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s President has extended his congratulations to Syria's President on his landslide victory on June 3 presidential election.
Middle East

Deputy FM: Syrians Voted “No to Terrorism”

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian felicitated the Syrian government and nation on the successful holding of the presidential election in that country, and said that the people of the Muslim country voted no to terrorism in there.
Middle East

Syria’s Assad Pardons Hundreds of Prisoners

Emad Askarieh -
Hundreds of Syrians were released from government prisons after receiving amnesty from President Bashar al-Assad in a move to mark his re-election this week, a monitoring group said.
Middle East

30 Countries to Take Part in ‘Friends of Syria Conference’ in Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Over 30 countries are due to send their representatives to Iran to participate in a conference on the Syrian crisis, a senior lawmaker announced on Saturday.
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