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Iran news round up January 15, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by the AEI Critical Threats Project’s Iran…
Will Iran join the Syria peace conference?
Despite international efforts pushing for peace talks between Syria’s opposition and President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, it is still undetermined whether Iran, a…
No secret Moscow agenda with Syria, Iran for Geneva 2 conference – Lavrov
Russia is not hatching any secret project with Syria and Iran ahead of the peace conference in Switzerland next week, Russian Foreign…
Iran presence in Syria talks benefits Mideast: Syrian PM
Syrian Prime minister Wael al-Halqi says Iran’s involvement in the upcoming peace conference aimed at ending the crisis in Syria will be…
British MP: Offering low level participation in Syria conference is insulting to Iran
Nasim– A British MP believes full participation of Iran in the Geneva II conference on Syria is key to solve Syrian war…
Vatican urges Iran participation in Syria conference
The Vatican says Iran should be invited to the upcoming international conference on Syria crisis later this month. “To build the basis…
UN backs Iran’s participation in Geneva II: Ban
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has once again reiterated the international organization’s support for Iran’s participation in the upcoming Geneva II conference…
Russia urges Iran participation in Geneva II talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for the presence of Iran in the forthcoming internationally brokered peace talks aimed at achieving…
US, Russia call for Syria truce ahead of talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have called for a ceasefire in Syria ahead of the…
Russian scholar: US wrong in opposing to Iran’s presence in Geneva II conference
Moscow, Jan 13, IRNA – Former Duma member and head of Russia’s center for the Middle East studies Shamil Sultanov said the…
Iran should be at Geneva II
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to meet today to decide whether Iran should…
FM rejects preconditions for Iran’s presence in Syria conference
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian foreign minister once again voiced the country’s opposition to any precondition for its participation in the upcoming Geneva…
German daily slams US for not inviting Iran to Syria talks
Berlin, Jan 11, IRNA — The Berlin-based newspaper Neues Deutschland on Saturday lambasted the US for not Iran inviting to the Syria…
West sees toppling Assad more important than ending bloodshed in Syria
It’s still unclear whether the Geneva-2 conference, due to settle the Syrian conflict, will be held or not. Neither Iran, nor the…
UN official stresses Iranˈs presence in Geneva confab on Syria
Beirut, Jan 11, IRNA – United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly underlined the importance of Iranˈs presence in the upcoming…
Azeri Analyst: West’s sabotage against Iran’s presence in Geneva 2 illogical
Baku, Jan 10, IRNA – A political analyst from Azerbaijan Republic said here Friday western countries sabotage against Iran’s presence in Geneva…
Iran will not attend Syria peace talks: U.S. officials
(Reuters) – Iran will not attend peace talks on the Syrian civil war due to take place in Switzerland this month, senior State Department…
Russian Deputy FM: Kerry, Lavrov to talk Iranˈs presence in GenevaII
Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov announced that the US Secretary of State John Kerry and his…
Iran must be invited to Syria talks: Russia president
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Iran should be invited to the upcoming conference for ending the deadly crisis in Syria.…
No precondition for attending Geneva II confab acceptable, diplomat
Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA – Deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said Iran accepts no pre-condition for its presence in…
Turkey ‘welcomes all constructive contributions’ to Syria peace talks
Turkey welcomes all countries that can make a constructive contribution to Geneva II peace talks aimed at ending the three year-long conflict…
Eyeing Syria talks, Iran may put Assad ties in play
(Reuters) – For weeks, American officials have lobbied to exclude Iran from the Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict in late January, pointing to…
UN stresses again on importance of Iran’s role in Geneva 2
New York, Jan 9, IRNA – An spokesman of the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon said that the secretary general and his…
US main reason behind carnage in Syria: Iran MP
An Iranian lawmaker says the US is the main reason behind the “carnage” in Syria, stressing that the upcoming Geneva II peace…
New Iran sanctions would be against Geneva deal: Straw
TEHRAN – The adoption of new sanctions against Iran would be contrary to the nuclear deal recently signed between Tehran and world…
Germany backs Iran’s participation in Syria talks
Germany is calling for Iran’s participation in the upcoming Geneva II conference, which is aimed at ending the nearly three-year conflict in…
Iran will never buckle under pressure: Zarif
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: FM: Iran not to give up to pressures Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad…
Germany supports Iran’s participation in Geneva II conference
ILNA: Vice-Chairman of the Christian Parties Fraction in German Bundestag (Parliament) Andreas Schokenhoff underlined that political solution is the only way for…
Any Geneva II decision flawed without Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (MNA) – Iran’s Basij Organization commander has said any decision in Geneva II conference without Iran will be flawed.…
Iran Daily: A meeting with Syria’s Assad regime
High-level Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, hosted a delegation from Syria in Tehran on Tuesday. The meeting with the…
US: Iran does nothing to show interest in taking part in conference on Syria
Baku-APA. The United States believes that Iran “has done nothing” to show the international community its interest in taking part in an international…
Lavrov, Kerry to meet in Paris over Syrian peace talks
MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on January…
Precondition for Syria talks meaningless: Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says any preconditions for Tehran’s presence in the upcoming international talks on Syria crisis will be…
Iran urged to use influence with Syrian leader
BRUSSELS — Iran could improve its chances of playing at least a limited role in the upcoming peace conference on Syria if…
Iran must accept Communique before attending Geneva conference on Syria: White House
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Iran would have to commit itself to the Geneva Communique in order to participate in the upcoming…