Former Arab League head stresses Iran’s participation in peace talks on Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa underlined that the only way out of the Syrian crisis is inviting…
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Iran’s four-part plan for a political solution in Syria
TEHRAN, Iran — The Islamic Republic of Iran has continuously stressed a political solution for Syria — a political solution that is Syrian in…
Iranian diplomat blames west for failure of Syria conference
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian foreign ministry official took the West responsible for the failure of the Geneva 2 peace conference…
Iran to join Syria talks without preconditions: Official
Iran is ready to participate in the next round of talks in the Swiss city of Geneva on the ongoing Syrian crisis…
Syrian MP stresses importance of Iran presence in Geneva II confab
Tehran, Feb 19, IRNA – A Syrian lawmaker stressed Wednesday that Iran’s presence in the recent international Geneva II conference on Syria…
Russian Envoy: Geneva 2 minus Iran to bear no tangible result
Beirut, Feb 12, IRNA – Russian Ambassador to Beirut Alexander Zasypkin stressed here Tuesday that Geneva II Conference to Resolve Syrian Crisis…
UN made mistake by rescinding Iran Geneva II invitation: Syria
A top Syrian official has described Iran as a key player in the Middle East, stating that the United Nations made a…
Russia expects Iran to be finally involved in Geneva talks – diplomat
Russia thinks that Iran’s participation in the Geneva-2 international peace conference on Syria could play a positive role and hopes that there…
Deputy FM: US failed in achieving desirable objective in Geneva 2
Tehran, Jan 31, IRNA – Deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs referred to US failure in achieving desirable objectives from…
Elders say Iran should be part of Syria solution
LONDON: A delegation of former world leaders from The Elders group called Thursday for Iran to be included in resolving the Syria conflict, following a three-day…
Solana: Iranˈs presence in Geneva II conference was necessary
Madrid, Jan 29, IRNA – Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana reiterated that Iran should have taken part in the Geneva…
Ambassador: China plans to further support search for peaceful solutions to Syria, Iran issues
TEHRAN (FNA)- Beijing is convinced that peaceful solutions can and need to be found to the Syrian and Iranian problems, China’s Ambassador…
Iranian President Rouhani on Iran’s Nuclear Technology
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS features an interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. He spoke with Fareed about the nuclear negotiations, the sanctions, and Syria’s…
New Zealand ex-MP: Geneva II futile without Iran
Holding the Geneva II conference on the crisis in Syria without the participation of Iran is a futile move, says a former…
Geneva II talks were not Iran’s number one priority
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered one of his best speeches since he assumed his post last year. His attempt came during the…
‘The Iranian-Saudi dialogue is necessary to find a solution for Syria and the entire Middle East’
Without Iranian and Saudi participation in talks on Syria, we will continue with small agreements which probably will be difficult to implement…
Rouhani: Iran’s presence in Davos eclipsed Geneva-2 conference
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) –Iran’s president has said upon his arrival back the Islamic Republic of Iran’s presence in the 48th Davos…
Ex-Syria envoy Annan says Iran should play regional role
(Reuters) – Former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan said on Friday that Iran had an essential role to play in guaranteeing stability in the…
Ban Ki-moon still believes in Iranˈs role in Syrian crisis
New York, Jan 24, IRNA – Spokesman of the UN Secretary General said in spite of the fact that Iran is not…
Kerry says plenty of ways for Iran still to join Syria talks
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday left the door open for Iran to participate in Syrian peace talks, saying Tehran…
Leader’s aide: Iran’s Syria position unaffected by Geneva II
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plays a decisive role in the region and will continue adherence to its present stance on Syria irrespective of…
Qatar’s foreign minister: Iran has ‘crucial role’ in Syria
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah said today that “Iran can play a vital role” in Syria. “The only thing…
Iran’s heavywight absence hang over Syria talks
MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — It’s the regional heavyweight that few want at the table, but without it any attempt to end the…
Can Washington dance with Tehran when they’re listening to different music?
If President Barack Obama’s administration sought to prove that successful nuclear diplomacy with Tehran would not improve U.S.-Iranian relations in other areas,…
Iran Daily: Rouhani addresses World Economic Forum
President Rouhani will speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, as he seeks to stabilize an Iran economy…
UN chief’s bungled Iran invitation hurts his role
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ban Ki-moon made a rare effort at solo diplomacy when he invited Iran to join this week’s Syria…
Syrian problem impossible to solve without Iran – Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev calls the withdrawal of the UN invitation to Iran to take part in the Geneva-2 conference unacceptable.…
Kerry says plenty of ways for Iran still to join Syria talks
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday left the door open for Iran to participate in Syrian peace talks, saying Tehran…
Iran’s absence from Syria talks won’t impact nuclear deal says US
Washington — The United States said Iran’s absence from Syria peace talks would have no impact on the nuclear deal being brokered…
Iran rejects reports of secret delegation in Geneva
Iran has rejected reports that it has sent a secret delegation to the Geneva II Syria talks in Switzerland following the withdrawal…
Iran’s absence felt in Geneva-2 Conference: Italian FM
Montreux, Switzerland, Jan 22, IRNA – Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said on Wednesday that Iran’s absence was felt in the international…
How Iran played the U.N. — and drove the U.S. nuts
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recently undertook one of the most sensitive diplomatic initiatives of his U.N. career: spearheading a plan to…
Syria still haunting Obama’s strategy in the Middle East
For three years, the Syrian civil war has continued unabated; and for three years, the so-called “international community” has achieved almost nothing…
Iran reacts to UN retraction
Finally, Geneva II is about to commence, with around 30 countries taking part in the one-day conference in Montreux, Switzerland. Iran was to be…
Iran won’t be at Syria talks. So what?
Twenty-four hours of diplomatic chaos on the eve of peace talks on Syria has sparked a furious outcry from Iran, which claims that its involvement…
For U.N. chief, a dance of diplomacy is halted by a misstep
UNITED NATIONS — Over the weekend Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, with a reputation for being risk averse, took a…
Excluded Iran says its role at talks on Syria will be missed
TEHRAN — After Iran was invited to and then disinvited from a coming peace conference on Syria within the span of 24 hours, Iranian officials and…
Internal opposition, Iran should be part of Syria dialogue – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the opportunity for national dialogue should be open to all factions of Syrian society, and…