Irans officials hosted talks on the Syrian crisis on Tuesday, with both Syrias Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Tehran. The meetings took place amid rumors that Russia is trying to broker discussions between the Assad regime and Saudi Arabia, a leading backer of Syrias rebels, to find a way ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his recent visit to Tehran both sides underlined the need for the expansion of mutual cooperation to find a diplomatic solution to the bloodshed in Syria. Speaking to reporters in Ankara on Friday, Erdogan said Iranian officials have called for the expulsion of terrorist groups ...

[caption id="attachment_23974" align="alignright" width="180"] Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) A senior Iranian lawmaker said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans forthcoming visit to Tehran will have great significance for the region, as Tehran-Ankara cooperation will have a major impact on the Syrian crisis. Speaking ...

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Ankara, Jan 20, IRNA - Iran?s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday discussed latest developments in Syria over phone. During the telephone conversation, the two ministers also exchanged views on the upcoming visit of the Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Tehran. The Turkish foreign minister ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pakayeen underlined that Tehran and Ankara share the same view on the solution to the Syrian crisis and both oppose interference of foreign parties in the problems of the Muslim country. Iran and Turkey have close viewpoints on the Syrian crisis, including the necessity to maintain the unity and territorial ...

[caption id="attachment_59283" align="alignright" width="180"] Foreign-backed militants operating in Syria (file photo)[/caption] Iran and Turkey have stated that they share common concerns over the increasingly sectarian overtones to the ongoing conflict in Syria. "I believe sectarian conflict is even a greater threat and it is not confined to one ...

An Iranian official says Iran and Turkey must be involved in the search for a settlement of the ongoing crisis in Syria. Hossein Sheikholeslam, advisor to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on international affairs, said Wednesday that no nation in the world shares the same level of affinities with Iranians as Turks, adding that Tehran and Ankara share common ...