RT | Patrick Henningsen: The Kurdish region of Afrin in northern Syria has become a new geopolitical pivot point in the conflict. With so many actors interests overlapping, whose positions will be weakened and whose solidified if hostilities escalate? With so many different agendas now converging along the borderlands, many fear that Turkeys latest ...

Tasnim The US military has dispatched dozens of tankers the Jazira Region of the northeastern province of Hasakah to smuggle the Arab countrys crude oil, sources said. Local sources, requesting not to be named, told Syrias official news agency SANA that a convoy of 30 tankers rumbled through al-Walid crossing border crossing on Saturday evening,...

MNA Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that the defeat of the US and its allies in Syria is due to the presence of the lovers of the Islamic Revolution. Referring to the fact that the Syrian government did not collapse despite pressures from the United States and its regional allies, Fadavi said ...

Reuters - Irans Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif on Friday denounced an accord between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise ties as theatre fabricated by the United States. They (U.S.) think that by fabricating the theatre like the one that happened yesterday unfortunately, that they can determine the fate of Palestine, Zarif said ...

MNA Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the United States is in desperate need of terrorists in the region including ISIL terrorist group and seeks to support terrorists using Caesar sanctions law against Syria. Speaking to the members of the Peoples Assemblys third legislative term on Wednesday, he said, Electing your noble council is a ...

MNA "Americans want neither Iran nor Russia to appear as regional powers," an Iranian expert said in an interview with Mehr news, "The US does not want Tehran and Moscow as partners, either." Celebrating the 100th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, Iran and Russia are witnessing an ever-increasing development in their mutual ties. They ...

Tasnim Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemned an oil agreement between the US and a Syrian Kurdish group as being in contravention of the international law. In a statement on Tuesday, Seyed Abbas Mousavi condemned the oil agreement as a measure in contravention of the international law and in violation of Syrias national sovereignty and ...

MNA Iranian Foreign Ministers Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs said that trip of Americans to the region is aimed at spread of Iranophobia and instability. Ali-Asghar Khaji pointed to the recent visit of US officials to the region and added, These moves have been taken in line with spread of Iranophobia and instability in the region....

Tasnim Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani denounced the US illegitimate presence in the region as the root cause of insecurity, calling for concerted action against Washingtons destabilizing activities. In a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, Shamkhani and Iraqs Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi discussed the latest political ...

Tasnim Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Tehran has doubts about Washingtons intentions in a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the US, calling for intra-Afghan talks with the participation of all political factions. Iran doubts the USs intentions for the peace process in Afghanistan for many reasons,...

Bloomberg | Eli Lake: The Trump administration is in the midst of the most profound shift in U.S. strategy toward China in almost half a century. Between the pandemic and the protests, it was easy to miss. But for the last several months, the U.S. has been quietly adjusting its approach to China, going beyond President Donald Trumps tweets and speeches....

Tehran Times - Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Saturday that assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was the United States gift to Takfiri terrorists and their supporters. Speaking at a meeting of the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council, Shamkhani said that Soleimanis ...

RT - The West has encouraged destabilization and divided groups against each other around the globe, but now its own problems are of the same nature, according to Maria Zakharova, Russias Foreign Ministry spokeswoman. By sowing chaos [abroad], theyve got chaos at home, Zakharova pointed out, when asked about the reasons for the current unrest in ...

Press TV - Irans security chief has slammed the US for pursuing an unacceptable political agenda in neighboring Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for the Kabul government to have the lead in any process to restore peace to the war-ravaged Asian state. In a phone call with Afghanistans National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Tuesday, Secretary ...

Press TV - Irans permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the US must end its illegal occupation of Syria and stop shielding terrorist groups under the mask of fighting terrorism. Majid Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in a Monday address to a virtual meeting of United Nations Security Council dubbed Middle East: Syria Political". Sovereignty,...

Tasnim - Irans Ambassador to Baghdad said the US sanctions and pressures in order to deprive Iraq of Iranian energy will get nowhere. In an interview with Al-Alam News Network, Iraj Masjedi said the US government is imposing heavy pressures on Iraq to deprive the Arab country of Iranian energy resources, but all to no avail. Despite its attempts ...

AP The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production. The official said the decision removes two batteries that were guarding oil facilities in Saudi Arabia but leaves two Patriot ...

AP | SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA: Despite a boost from the U.S. hours after his inauguration early Thursday, Iraqs new prime minister will have to walk a tightrope to appease both powerful Iran-backed political factions and allies in Washington. Shortly after Iraqi lawmakers approved the government of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the U.S. said it ...

Tasnim The secretary-general of Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movement strongly condemned Germanys banning of his group and its designation as a terrorist organization, saying the move was taken under pressure from Israel and the United States. Germanys decision to ban Hezbollah on its soil was anticipated as it was made as a result of US pressure....

Tasnim A former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said the US plan for strategic dialogue with the Iraqi government will not meet with success unless Washington shifts its policy of pressures and threats and seeks to establish healthy relations with Iraq. In an interview with Tasnim, Hassan Kazemi Qomi said there is no chance of success for the US ...