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Turkish airspace closed to Armenia airline without warning

Turkey has closed its airspace to low-cost Armenian airline FlyOne Armenia without warning, the Armenpress news agency cited the carrier's board chairman as saying.

Iran, Iraq resolved to further expand bilateral cooperation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran and Iraq have had good relations in the political, economic, and cultural fields but seek to further enhance those neighborly ties.

Govt. official: Iran’s Raisi set to make official visit to Syria

A senior Iranian government official says President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to travel to Syria, without giving the exact date, in the first such a visit to the Arab country since 2010.

Syria’s Assad calls for further strengthening of economic ties with Iran

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed the need for further promoting economic cooperation with Tehran, as he hosted Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash and his accompanying delegation in the capital Damascus.

Iran defense chief in Russia to join four-way meeting on Syria-Turkey ties

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani is in the Russian capital, Moscow, to join a quadrilateral meeting aimed at securing the normalization of ties between Syria and Turkey.

EU imposes sanctions on relatives of Syria’s president over drugs

The European Union has put sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousins over the trafficking of the amphetamine drug Captagon.

Putin and MbS ‘satisfied’ with oil cuts despite US fury

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shared their mutual satisfaction with oil prices in a phone call on Friday. They have agreed to advance cooperation in an energy partnership that has irked the United States.

Iranian president says regional progress possible through interaction

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has renewed his call for unity among Muslim nations in order to stop the Zionist regime’s crimes against Palestinians.

Iran’s Raisi says mere condemnations of Israel not enough

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says it is not enough for Islamic countries to merely condemn Israel and its atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Israeli general says Tel Aviv wary as Tehran’s military might has grown ‘hundred-fold’

A high-ranking former Israeli military commander has acknowledged that Tel Aviv is unable to carry out acts of military adventurism against Tehran's nuclear program. Major General Yitzhak Brick has stated that Iran’s military might has grown "hundred-fold".

Iranian president urges unity among Muslim nations to deter Zionist regime’s aggressions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has held a telephone conversation with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said over different issues including the Zionist regime’s aggression and its heinous crimes against Palestinians.

Syria, Tunisia agree to bolster cooperation in a push to restore ties

Syria and Tunisia have vowed to boost cooperation in different sectors as the two countries move to re-establish relations after more than a decade of estrangement.

Iran’s ambassador, Putin’s envoy discuss upcoming Syria summit in Moscow

Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow meets with the Russian president’s special envoy to discuss an upcoming four-way summit on peace in Syria, which is expected to be held in early May.

G7 welcomes Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven have welcomed initiates to mend diplomatic relationships between Tehran and Riyadh.

Iraq says seeking to broker ceasefire in Russo-Ukrainian war

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on Monday that Baghdad wants to be part of the solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through dialogue.

Iran foreign ministry: Tehran, Riyadh to reopen embassies by May 9

Iran’s foreign ministry says Tehran and Riyadh will re-open their embassies by May 9.

Ex Iranian diplomat: Russia won’t take on Israel for sake of Iran

The former director general of Iran’s foreign ministry says it is unlikely that Russia will stand up to Israel for the sake of Iran.

Iranian President Raisi invited to UAE for intl. climate confab later this year: Diplomat

A senior Iranian diplomat says President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join an international climate change conference later this year, amid growing relations between Tehran and Persian Gulf neighbors.

Lawmakers call on Biden admin. to ensure US funds not used in Israeli settlements

A group of US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to undertake a foundational “shift” in its dealings with Israel and ensure that American taxpayers’ money will not be allocated to Israeli settlements.

Iran urges Islamic states to form united front against Israeli crimes

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the Islamic countries to form a united front in order to stop the Israeli regime's criminal actions against the Palestinian people.

Syria, Tunisia to resume diplomatic ties after a decade

Syria and Tunisia have agreed to resume diplomatic ties after a decade. The Syrian government is planning to reopen its embassy in Tunis after the North African country announced the appointment of a new envoy to Damascus.

Syrian FM in Saudi Arabia for first visit since start of war

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has arrived in Saudi Arabia for an official visit. Ties between Damascus and Riyadh are growing amid a thaw in relations between Syria and the Arab states.

Iran delegation in Saudi Arabia to launch diplomatic missions

An Iranian technical team arrived in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh on Wednesday in line with implementing the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties and to launch political and consular activities in the two countries.

President Raisi says Israel’s collapse nearer than expected

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the downfall of the Israeli regime is much more imminent than predicted, referring to an internal political and social crisis in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Sources say Saudi Arabia to maintain crude supply in several Asian refiners despite OPEC+ cuts

Saudi oil giant Aramco will supply full crude contract volumes loading in May to several North Asian buyers despite its pledge to cut output by 500,000 barrels per day, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

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