Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has described as an illegal intervention the US-led aerial bombarding campaign purported to be against Takfiri ISIL militants in his country. It is an illegal intervention, first, because it did not receive the approval of the [UN] Security Council. Then, because it has not taken into consideration the sovereignty ...

[caption id="attachment_128877" align="alignright" width="123"] A strike against ISIL in Kobani, on the Turkey-Syria border[/caption] At least 50 ISIL Takfiri terrorists have reportedly been killed in clashes, bombings and US-led airstrikes in Syrias flashpoint town of Kobani. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Sunday ...

[caption id="attachment_128877" align="alignright" width="138"] A strike against ISIL in Kobani, on the Turkey-Syria border[/caption] US Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has confirmed that recent airstrikes struck some of the leaders of the ISIL terrorist group. As you know we did take a strike that successfully hit a number of ISIL vehicles ...

[caption id="attachment_112988" align="alignright" width="187"] FA-18 fighter jets[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Tens of Iraqi popular forces, fighting the terrorist groups, were killed in the US air strikes against their positions around Mahmoudiya city, South of Baghdad. "The US attacks targeted the volunteer forces around Mahmoudiya which led to the ...

[caption id="attachment_121836" align="alignright" width="189"] Smoke rises over Syrian town of Kobani after an air strike, as seen from a crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters[/caption] Monitor group says 10 civilians killed in recent US-led strikes Jets target Isis at least twice after fierce shelling ...

[caption id="attachment_112988" align="alignright" width="221"] FA-18 fighter jets[/caption] Once again, Irans supreme leader has used Twitter to slam the U.S.-led coalition air strikes against IS. Ayatollah Khamenei accused Washington of using IS as an excuse to bomb Syria, and warned that the coalition would fail: The supreme leaders hard-line ...

[caption id="attachment_120334" align="alignright" width="183"] . A jet from the U.S.-led coalition flies in the sky over the Syrian town of Kobani as seen from a hill in Tal-Hajeb village that overlooks Kobani, October 7, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/STRINGER[/caption] (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes on Wednesday pushed Islamic State fighters back to the ...

The decision was made after the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 with 298 people on board over eastern Ukraine followed by airstrike on ISIL strongholds in Iraq and Syria by the US and its allies. Irans civil aviation systems are expanding. The aim is to further handle soaring air traffic on the Islamic Republics airspace. More than ...

The head of Irans military, explaining Tehrans distrust of the US Government, has said that Zionists are controlling Americas leaders through their hold on information. General Hassan Firouzabadi (pictured) saidon Wednesday, Due to the influence and dominance of Zionists over the US power structure, the information channels of US officials are under ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored that the US airstrikes on the headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in Iraq and Syria is a theatrical move. "Terrorism is a danger threatening the whole world and everyone should extend help in this regard," Rouhani said in an interview with Russia's ...

[caption id="attachment_119079" align="alignright" width="224"] An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies over the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush after conducting strike missions against ISIL targets on Sept. 23, 2014.[/caption] PresidentBarack Obamasaid U.S. airstrikes in Iraq are an example of the country leading a coalition to aid an ally, not a direct ...

[caption id="attachment_118840" align="alignright" width="207"] In this photo released by the US air force, a F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet receives fuel over northern Iraq. Photograph: Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/AP[/caption] Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE participated in strikes Syrian foreign minister says air assault alone will not ...

(CNN)-- Airstrikes against ISIS militants are a "psychological operation," not a military one, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an interview that aired Friday. "It is a common threat for all of us," he said. "And this requires a unison effort from all of us." "We need a vast campaign of operations ... the aerial ...

U.S. and Arab warplanes attacked oil refineries in easternSyriacontrolled by Islamic State to undercut the extremist Sunni groups revenue and impede its mobility, the Pentagon said. As the U.K. prepared for a parliamentary vote tomorrow to authorize joining the broadest Arab-U.S. military coalition since the 1991Gulf War, aircraft and drones operated ...

President insists he will not repeat mistakes of predecessor Addresses United Nations general assembly in New York Russia urged to change course and cooperate with west Barack Obama sought to rally the world for a new struggle against Islamic extremism at the UN general assembly on Wednesday, while trying to reassure a global ...

[caption id="attachment_118313" align="alignright" width="222"] The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea launches a Tomahawk cruise missile, as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Arabian Gulf, September 23, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS ERIC GARST/U.S. NAVY[/caption] (Reuters) - The United ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with contributors Chris Rawlins, Diana Timmerman, and Marie Donovan. Official Statements Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani congratulated ...

NEW YORK The jailing of a Washington Post reporter without public charges in Iran is not evidence of a power struggle between moderate and conservative political forces, Irans president said Tuesday. President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, expressed optimism that the generally conservative Iranian judiciary would comport itself in a fair manner ...

Faced with the reality of US attacks inside Syria, Irans top officials including President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif moved cautiously on Tuesday. Since the US intervention in Iraq against the Islamic State on August 8, Iranian officials have loudly denounced the Americans, to the point of claiming that Washington created ...

[caption id="attachment_118266" align="alignright" width="246"] US president Barack Obama and advisers meet with representatives from the countries that have participated in air strikes against Isis in Syria. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images[/caption] Raids carried out on Al-Bukamal near border crossing follow overnight strikes on Islamic State ...