Iran and Syria

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Iranian authorities congratulate Syria on liberating Palmyra

Iranian authorities congratulate Syria on liberating Palmyra

The Iranian authorities have sent words of congratulations to the Syrian government on the occasion of the liberation of Palmyra from militants of the Daesh terrorist group. "The defeat of the Daesh terrorist group starts with this …

Assad thanks Russia and Iran for their support

Assad thanks Russia and Iran for their support

Today Syrian President Bashar Assad addressed words of gratitude to his country's allies, primarily Russia and Iran, for their assistance in uniting the Syrian people in the fight against the terrorist threat. Assad …

 Iranian general killed in Syria

Iranian general killed in Syria

The commander of Iran's Emam Reza armored brigade, IRGC general Mohsen Gajarian, was killed in Syria during recent battles against Daesh According to the Fars agency, the general may have been killed during battles …

Iranian judo champion killed in Syria

Iranian judo champion killed in Syria

Iranian judo champion Mustafa Sheikholeslami has been killed during the protection of holy sites in Syria, Fars news agency reports. Sheikholeslami was a member of Iran’s national judo team. In the recent months, …

 US no longer insists on resignation of Assad

US no longer insists on resignation of Assad

Washington no longer considers the resignation of President Bashar Assad to be a prerequisite for a resolution of the Syrian conflict, sources in the US government said. "The Obama administration, entering a crucial ...

Pushkov: Iran should join talks on Syrian crisis

Pushkov: Iran should join talks on Syrian crisis

Tehran should be involved in the talks on the Syrian crisis, the head of the Russian State Duma Committee for Foreign Affairs, Alexei Pushkov, said at a meeting with a delegation of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party …

IRGC Colonel killed in Syria

IRGC Colonel killed in Syria

A battalion commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Colonel Muslim Hizab, was killed in Syria. Muslim Hizab was on a consultation mission in Syria. The colonel was buried in …

IRGC commander killed near Aleppo

IRGC commander killed near Aleppo

The top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani,  has been killed in Syria on October 8. He was killed near the city of Aleppo during his mission to provide …

Zarif to visit Damascus next week

Zarif to visit Damascus next week

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Damascus next week. He will continue talks on Tehran's initiative on the settlement of the Syrian crisis. The Iranian Foreign Minister will meet with his Syrian …

Iran stands for political solution to Syrian crisis

Iran stands for political solution to Syrian crisis

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has visited Tehran, where he held bilateral talks with his counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and also met with President Hassan Rouhani and the parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani. They discussed …