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Iran welcomes Yemen’s peace initiative

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has welcomed a peace initiative put forward by the head of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council.

Hezbollah says Haifa attack sent a strong message

Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has hailed Sunday’s martyrdom-seeking attack in Haif’s Al Khuzayrah area in occupied Palestine.

Nasrallah describes parliamentary vote as Lebanon’s most important election

The leader of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has urged all candidates of the group to do their utmost to win the majority of seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary election. 

Lead Yemeni negotiator calls on Saudi Arabia to accept peace initiative

The chief Yemeni negotiator says the Saudi regime should accept the proposed ceasefire by the Yemeni forces and show its seriousness in seeking peace.

Yemen calls unilateral ceasefire in war

The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has announced a unilateral 3-day cessation of missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia.

Ansarullah leader: US, UK architects of Saudi-led war on Yemen

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says Saudi Arabia, aided and abetted by the US, has killed more than 10,000 Yemenis. Abdul Malik al-Houthi said tens of thousands of Yemenis have also been wounded in the Saudi-led war.

Iran FM: Tehran a close friend to Lebanon in difficult days and times of calm

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held a meeting with Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Friday morning to discuss a range of issues such as the expansion of bilateral ties as well as regional and international developments.

Iran FM says Tehran ready for fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran is ready for the fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia.

In Lebanon, Iran FM holds talks on bilateral ties, intl. issues

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has visited Lebanon for talks with the country’s officials on issues of bilateral and international significance, with a focus on the expansion of mutual relations in the area of economy and energy.

Blinken to visit ME, North Africa to discuss Iran, Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East and North Africa next week. The top US diplomat will use the trip to coordinate with US allies on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “Iran’s destabilizing activities”, the Abraham Accords, and efforts to improve Israeli-Palestinian ties.

Iranian FM: US side must adopt a realistic approach in Vienna talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has urged the US to adopt a realistic approach in the Vienna talks instead of playing with words and wasting the time.

Iran FM to President Assad: Tehran to continue supporting Syria

The Iranian foreign minister, in a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad of Syrian, has voiced Tehran’s full support for the government and people of Syria. The meeting was held on Wednesday in Damascus.

Khatibzadeh: Iran’s policy on Palestine inexorable

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said Iran’s policy on the issue of Palestine will never change.

Iranian FM: Iran, Syria on same front

The Iranian foreign minister has said Iran and Syria are on the same front and that the Islamic Republic will continue supporting the Syrian government and people.

Kataeb Hezbollah: Resistance capable of defending Iraqi airspace

Iraq’s Kataeb Hezbollah says resistance groups in the country are capable of defending its airspace, stressing that this gives them deterrence against any airstrikes by the US.

US says fortified Saudi’s Patriot missile supply amid Yemen attacks

Washington has transferred a significant number of Patriot anti-missile interceptors to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks as the Biden administration looks to ease what has been a point of tension in the increasingly complicated US-Saudi relationship.

Yemen envoy: Some Arab states US tools to implement its agenda

The ambassador of Yemen’s national salvation government to Iran has denounced what he called certain regional Arab states’ subservience to the United States. Ibrahim al-Deilami stated that they act to facilitate US plots in the region.

Saudi oil facilities hit by Yemen’s Ansarullah drone attacks

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has hit oil facilities in southern Saudi Arabia with a barrage of drone attacks.

US says ‘troubled’ by UAE hosting Syria president

Washington is disappointed and troubled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visit to the United Arab Emirates and that does not support efforts to ‘legitimise’ him, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says.

Hezbollah denies deploying troops to Ukraine

The leader of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has denied claims that the group has deployed forces to Ukraine.

Yemen demands Saudis take steps before any dialog

Prime Minister of the Yemeni National Salvation Government Abdul Aziz bin Habtour says the Saudi-led coalition must take three steps before Sana'a can agree to attend a meeting in Riyadh to find a solution to the war.

‘Riyadh itself a party to conflict:’ Yemen says no to negotiating in Saudi capital

The Yemeni Ansarullah movement has implicitly declined an offer by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to send negotiators to the Saudi capital to resume peace talks for the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

Ambassador: Iran backs talks on Shia coalition in Iraq

Iran’s ambassador in Iraq says Tehran backs talks between the Sadr movement and the Shia Coordination Framework in the country.

Ansarullah Chief: Yemen not to sit idly by in face of economic war

Secretary General of Yemen's Ansarullah Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi says the movement will not stand idly by in the face of the economic war being waged against the impoverished Arab country.

Iran rights body denounces S Arabia’s mass execution, calls for probe

Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent mass execution and called for a thorough investigation.

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