Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has stressed that Iran's presence in Syria is totally legal and at the request of Damascus. He stated that his country reserves its inherent right to self-defense and will take decisive measures to protect its forces, interests and facilities against any threats ...

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 ...

FNA - Irans presence in Syria is upon Damascus request for advisory purposes, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Monday, adding that Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu speaks a lot of nonsense. "Iran's presence in Syria is upon the request of the Syrian legitimate and lawful government," Mousavi reiterated. Emphasizing Iran's ...

TASS - Bolton alleges that Putin told him during their meeting in the Kremlin in June 2018 that Moscow was not interested in Irans presence in Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin could have never said that Moscow doesnt need Iran in Syria because he is not in the habit of discussing such matters behind his partners back, Russian Foreign Minister ...

Iranian Diplomacy - A Researcher on Russia and the Caucasus in Iran believes: In the same way that Iran cannot intervene in the future of Russian troops in Syria, Russia cannot do this either. Iran is in Syria at the invitation of the Syrian government and will leave only at their request. On Thursday, a day after meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin ...

ISNA - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani stressed Iran will stay in Syria as long as the Arab country demands Tehrans assistance to help Syrian government and nation. Iran is in Syria in order to assist the Arab countrys government and nation and will stay in the country as long as Syria wants. Israeli Prime ...

MNA The spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi has warned the Israeli prime minister that Iran is not intimidated by his recent threats, telling him know your limits. "Iran has not military units in Syria despite the enemies propaganda, but it has military advisors who are there upon the request of the legitimate government of Syria,...

Press TV - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to expel all Iranian forces in Syria, describing Washingtons declared troop withdrawal from Syria as a tactical change of its mission to counter Irans influence in the Arab country amid bolstering American military presence in the region. Speaking Saturday in the United Arab Emirates capital ...

TIME | Lina Khatib: President Donald Trumps sudden announcement in December that the U.S. would withdraw troops from Syria came at a time when Washington seemed to finally be developing a strategy to tackle the Syrian conflict that went beyond prioritizing fighting ISIS. It was not Syria that was the focus of this new strategy; it was Iran. While former ...

MNA Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister in Political Affairs says that stances of some countries, including the US on Irans presence in Syria are ineffective and are doomed to failure. Hossein Jaberi Ansari made the remarks on Wednesday after a trilateral meeting of Iran, Russia, and Turkeys senior representatives ...

Tasnim Foreign Minister of Syria Walid Muallem voiced support for Irans presence in his country and its advisory assistance at the request of Damascus, saying the Russian-made S-300 air defense system would help Syria combat the threats posed by the Israeli regime. In an interview with RT Arabic in New York, Muallem dismissed the Western opposition ...

TASS - Iran is present in Syria at the invitation of its lawful authorities, but there is space for work in this issue. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who took part in the negotiations between Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and United States National Security Advisor John Bolton, told TASS about it on Thursday....