Sputnik- The United States may carry strikes against Syria in fear that its allies' strategic defeat by the Syrian army may persuade other countries in the region to join the newly emerged winning alliance of guarantor states - Russia, Turkey and Iran, experts told Sputnik. On Saturday, several media outlets, citing Syrian militants, accused ...

Al-monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: On April 4, the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Ankara to hold a trilateral summit within the framework of the Astana process to discuss the latest developments in Syria. It was the second round of high-level talks between the three heads of governmentafter their first meeting in Russias Black Sea resort ofSochion ...

Iranian Diplomacy- "The second summit of leaders of Iran, Turkey, and Russia came to an end but the Syrian crisis has not. It may even turn into a trap larger than Syria," Senior analyst Sadegh Maleki writes in an op-ed for Iranian Diplomacy. The Ankara summit closed with a statement that emphasized the territorial integrity, independence, solidarity,...

Nature day in Tehran [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="672"] People in Tehran on Monday celebrated Sizdah Bedar, the traditional Persian festival of nature by spending time outdoors with family members, close relatives, neighbors and friends.[/caption]   President Rouhani meets ministers, governor generals and managers of executive ...

Anadolu Agency- Turkeys presidential spokesman described the recently concluded trilateral summit in Ankara as an "important step to clear Syria from all terrorist elements". On April 4, Turkey hosted a tripartite summit on Syria. In a joint statement following the summit, leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran agreed to fight separatism in Syria. They ...

Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: This week's Ankara summit, featuring the presidents of Turkey, Russia, and Iran, is focused on Syria and transpires within the tripartite Astana framework that has been in existence since January, 2017 and has led to the "de-escalation zones" in Syria. It is preceded by a bilateral Russia-Turkey meeting, kick-...