Iran and Syria

Iran urges to expel Israel from UN after Damascus strike

Iran urges to expel Israel from UN after Damascus strike

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei condemned the Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Damascus area that left several people killed. “Iran strongly condemned the aggressive attack …

Iran's IRGC military advisor dies in Syria

Iran's IRGC military advisor dies in Syria

 A member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who had earlier been injured in an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition forces in Syria, succumbed to his wounds on August 15, Tasnim reported. The member of the …

Airstrike on Damascus: here's what we know

Airstrike on Damascus: here's what we know

An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. An Israeli airstrike on …

Russia, Türkiye and Iran agree on Syria

Russia, Türkiye and Iran agree on Syria

Russia, Turkey and Iran will continue their efforts to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, according to a joint statement adopted at the 20th International Meeting on Syria in Astana. The parties noted the constructive …

Kazakhstan hosts four party-talks on Syria

Kazakhstan hosts four party-talks on Syria

Deputy foreign ministers from Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkey held consultations in Astana on June 20 to discuss a roadmap for normalizing Syrian-Turkish relations, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russian presidential envoy for the …

Talks on Syria kick off in Astana

Talks on Syria kick off in Astana

The 20th international meeting on Syria has opened in Astana on Tuesday. The Kazakh capital is hosting the Astana talks on Syria on June …

Four-party meeting on Syria underway in Moscow

Four-party meeting on Syria underway in Moscow

A four-party meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran, Sergey Lavrov, Faisal Mekdad, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has opened in Moscow on Wednesday. Russia’s top diplomat …

Iran offers weapons to Syria

Iran offers weapons to Syria

Iranian and Syrian Defense Ministers held talks in Damascus. The main topic was the possibility of equipping the Syrian army with Iranian weapons. Besides, the representative of Tehran announced its readiness to build its own military plants in Syria.

Tehran welcomes Syria's return to Arab League

Tehran welcomes Syria's return to Arab League

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani congratulated the Syrian government and nation on the success in regaining their position in the Arab League. He noted that the settlement of differences among Muslim countries …

Iran to reconstruct Syrian airports

Iran to reconstruct Syrian airports

Iran has expressed its readiness to reconstruct Syrian airports, including Damascus Airport, head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAOI) Mohammad Mohammadi Bakhsh said. Referring to the country's plan to transfer 50 …

Turkish, Russian, Iranian and Syrian FMs may meet in Moscow

Turkish, Russian, Iranian and Syrian FMs may meet in Moscow

The top diplomats of Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran may meet in Moscow on May 10 to discuss the Syrian issue, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. "We have already received an invitation from the Russian …

Raisi to hold talks with Assad

Raisi to hold talks with Assad

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, for the first time in 13 years, will leave on May 2 for a two-day official visit to Syria to hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad

Moscow hosting military summit on Syria

Moscow hosting military summit on Syria

Defense and intelligence chiefs from Turkey, Russia, Iran and Syria are holding a meeting in Moscow to discuss the Syrian issue. Earlier, the Syrian Defense Ministry confirmed the participation of Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas in the …

Iran and Syria to unite against Israel

Iran and Syria to unite against Israel

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi held talks with Syrian and Algerian counterparts Bashar al-Assad and Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The parties touched upon the Israeli policy towards Palestine. Raisi called on Syria and Algeria to form a …

Turkey-Syria-Russia-Iran normalisation meeting postponed

Turkey-Syria-Russia-Iran normalisation meeting postponed

The meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and Syria has been postponed by a month, Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Efimov said. "The meeting, which was scheduled for Monday, has been rescheduled for …