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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…
Ban Ki-Moon’s partisanship threatens UN existence
The just-concluded first phase of the international conference on Syria in the Swiss cities of Montreux and Geneva has underlined a serious…
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…
UN chief ‘biased against’ Iran, Syria
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon performs with “partisanship and animus” against the two “prominent anti-imperialist states” of Iran and Syria, an analyst…
Zarif Messages to the US on Syria in Munich
The meeting between Javad Zarif and John Kerry on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 2 was reportedly mostly…
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…
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…
Interview: Assad would win any free election in Syria
Nasim has held an online interview with the founder of StopImperialism.com Eric Draitser about the Geneva II talks on Syrian issue and…
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…
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,…
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…
Iranian president to address Western oil CEOs in Davos
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran’s Rouhani to address Western oil CEOs in Davos Iranian President Hasan…
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…
Iran questions whether the Geneva II conference will be successful without Iranian participation
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…
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…
Iranian absence from Geneva-2 won’t help conference success – Russian MP
The absence of Iran from the Geneva-2 international peace conference for Syria will not help the success of the upcoming event in…
President: We do not pin much hope in Geneva-2 confab
Tehran, Jan 22, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said here Wednesday that Tehran does not pin much hope in the international conference…
Iran’s Rouhani: Hopes slim for Syria peace talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says he believes there is little hope of success for the Syrian peace talks.…
The U.N. invitation that nearly undid Syria peace talks
(Reuters) – What was supposed to be one of the biggest diplomatic coups of Ban Ki-moon’s two terms as United Nations Secretary-General…
Syria peace talks – Geneva II – to begin in Switzerland
A major conference aimed at finding a political solution to the three-year conflict in Syria that has left 100,000 dead is due…
Major rebel faction withdraws ahead of Syria talks
The sudden invitation and uninvitation of Iran to the Geneva II peace talks, set to begin Wednesday in Montreaux, have stirred up…
UN: Ban had only ‘oral understanding’ with Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon says the U.N. chief believed he had reached an “oral understanding” with Iran’s…