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Syrian Army Close to Breaking Siege of Aleppo Northern Villages

Emad Askarieh -
The Syrian military forces made further advances in their fightback against terrorist groups in northern Syria with an operation to break a long-running siege by Takfiri militants on the villages of al-Zahraa and Nubl, northwest of Aleppo.
Cultural Heritage

Iran Urges UNESCO Push to Protect Cultural Heritage in Syria, Iraq

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization, to make utmost efforts to protect the endangered cultural works and historic sites in Syria and Iraq from the devastating activities of terrorist groups.
Hard News

Iran: Saudi wants to send ‘terrorists’ to Syria talks

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Iran says it strongly opposes Saudi Arabia’s efforts to send "terrorists in a new mask" to talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.
Hard News

Senior Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss Syria crisis

Emad Askarieh -
Senior diplomats from Iran and Russia have discussed regional developments, particularly the crisis in Syria ahead of talks on the Arab country’s future scheduled for January 29 in Geneva.
Hard News

Syrian army takes control of Sheikh Miskeen

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Syrian army has reportedly managed to take full control of a strategic town in the southern province of Dara’a as they continue to gain ground in battles against foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants.
Foreign Policy

No place for terrorists in Syria peace talks: Iranian diplomat

Emad Askarieh -
An Iranian deputy foreign minister took a swipe at Saudi Arabia for its attempts to make room for the notorious groups in Syria peace talks, stressing that the criminal terrorists will not be allowed to enter Syria’s political structure in disguise.
Hard News

IRGC Commander: Iran to Foil Zionist Plot to Disintegrate Iraq, Syria

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari warned against a plot hatched by the Zionist regime of Israel and its main ally, the US, to break up Iraq and Syria and made assurances that Iran will thwart the scheme.
Hard News

UN must be cornerstone in Syria national talks: Iran

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Iranian deputy FM said the crisis in Syria will only be resolved through respecting the country’s sovereignty, independence, national unity and territorial integrity as well as the Syrian people’s will.
Middle East

Famous Arab world journalist asks question about S400, martyrdom of Kuntar in Syria

Emad Askarieh -
For now, we should not pass an angry judgment about Russia's failure to respond, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, Abdel Bari Atwan, said in an opinion piece.
Hard News

UN resolution against Daesh funding belated: Leader’s aide

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader’s advisor Ali Akbar Velayati says those who have formed Daesh Takfiri group must be tried in international courts as war criminals.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump

Emad Askarieh -
Foreign Minister Zarif urges the American candidates to wake up to the real world in an interview with the New Yorker.
Middle East

Iran’s Zarif: Peace in Syria Vital

Emad Askarieh -
Terrorists should never have been allowed to set the agenda, or dictate the response.
Middle East

The rationale behind Russia’s intervention in Syria

Emad Askarieh -
A former IRGC commander has said that Moscow’s military intervention in Syria seems justifiable as far as the Russian national interests are concerned, adding that it will eventually help shift the balance in the region.
Middle East

What helped President Assad weather the political storm in Syria

Emad Askarieh -
A former Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has been a real help to Iran’s greater involvement in international efforts to solve regional questions.
Middle East

Iran’s presence in Syria talks, a victory for diplomacy

Golrokh Askarieh -
An advisor to the foreign minister has said that representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition should be part of interactive talks aimed at solving the Syrian crisis.
Hard News

Iran faced off with Saudi Arabia in Syria talks: Abbas Araqchi

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif authoritatively took on Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister during recent negotiations on the Syrian crisis in the Austrian capital of Vienna, says a senior Iranian official.
Middle East

The future of the Middle East, hopes and fears

Emad Askarieh -
A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official talks about the Vienna conference on Syria and different roles regional and international players played in the meeting.
Middle East

What led to argument between Zarif and Al-Jubeir at the Vienna conference?

Emad Askarieh -
At one point, Dr. Zarif responded to those remarks nonchalantly, and, at another, he openly rejected each of Al-Jubeir's comments, Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian said.
Middle East

Why bridging the Iran-Saudi divide is vital for peace in Syria and the region

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Rouhani has called for better ties with Saudi Arabia, but Saudi Arabia has rebuffed all of Iran's attempts at engagement, Mousavian said in an opinion piece.
Middle East

Vienna conference on Syria was recognition of Iran’s role: Arab analyst

Emad Askarieh -
Many observers view the exclusion of Iran from earlier talks on Syria – under pressure from Riyadh and with a US green-light – as illogical, Atwan said.
Hard News

No one should dictate own decisions, views to Syrian people: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
The future of Syria can only be determined by the people of Syria, Zarif said at international talks on Syria in Vienna.
Hard News

Iran strongly rejects reports on agreement on Assad removal

Emad Askarieh -
A senior Iranian official has strongly rejected reports that the Islamic Republic has agreed to a plan for the removal from power of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in six months.
Hard News

Iran FM urges ‘non-interference’ in Syria’s internal affairs

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Iran has called for an end to meddling in Syria’s domestic affairs, saying the issue of foreign interference will be raised in the upcoming peace summit in Vienna, Press TV reports.
Hard News

Saudi participation in Syria talks “illegitimate”: Iran’s top commander

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has said that the Saudi regime’s participation in the multilateral Syria talks in Vienna is suspicious and illegitimate.
Foreign Policy

Spokeswoman: Zarif will attend Syria talks in Vienna

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Iran has said that Foreign Minister Zarif will go to Vienna for the talks on the future of Syria.
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