Tehran, November 12, The Iran Project The latest round of Syria talks in late October in Vienna introduces a player that has long been considered the missing piece of Syrian conflict puzzle. To be sure, all previous international efforts have done nothing to stop the fighting partly due to Iran's absence. The inclusion of Iran in the talks for the ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:     Najafi: Iran to submit its view on Amano report in writing Irans Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi said Iran is to submit its overall view on the report of the watchdogs chief Yukia Amano in writing.   Iran ...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has emphasized the need for the participation of Iran and Russia in any peace process aimed at putting an end to the deadly crisis in Syria. I think now where we are, because of everything that has happened, you have to get an agreement in which the faction that [Syrian President Bashar] Assad represents,...

Tehran, Dec. 3, IRNA Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Vienna-3 meeting will be held in next 2 or 3 weeks and added that in this round of talks more details about strengthening confrontation process against terrorism and follow up the political tactics on Syria will be considered. He made the remarks ...

Russia, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia must take part in the Syria settlement process, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. BERLIN (Sputnik) Russia, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia must take part in the Syria settlement process, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. "We need Russia at the negotiating ...

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that terrorism was a direct threat to all countries and such a threat could only be countered through international cooperation. BELGRADE (Sputnik) The settlement of the Syrian conflict through the Vienna negotiations is the only way to defeat Islamic State (ISIL, or Daesh in Arab world), EU foreign ...

Tehran, Nov 23, IRNA - Leading Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said the United States is not doing enough to fight ISIL and the group is gaining strength outside Iraq and Syria, Reuters reported. Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee, said Secretary of State John Kerry gave the panel a more comprehensive picture ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed a framework for the resolution of the Syrian conflict mainly based on the non-interference of foreign players in Syrian internal affairs. In an op-ed published in Lebanese daily As-Safir, Zarif pointed to recent developments as well as the two rounds of talks on the Syrian crisis in ...

A senior Iranian official says holding democratic elections in Syria is an effective solution to the four-and-a-half year conflict in the Arab country. Holding elections needs preparations such as the end of war, control of borders and differentiating opponent groups from terrorist groups, Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs ...

Amidst the horror of the Paris attacks of Nov. 13, there is a glimmer of hope. The events have galvanised the Syrian peace process. The day after the attacks, a group of outside powers including the United States and Russia called for a ceasefire followed by a political transition. This initiative may come to naught because Russia and America dont ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran says up to Assad to decide on Syria election run A top Iranian official said Sunday several countries involved in Syria peace talks had tried to exclude President Bashar al-Assad from future elections but Tehran insisted the demand be withdrawn.   Bushehr nuclear ...

Tehran (AFP) - A top Iranian official said Sunday several countries involved in Syria peace talks had tried to exclude President Bashar al-Assad from future elections but Tehran insisted the demand be withdrawn. The remarks came after officials said agreement was reached on a roadmap to a more inclusive government in Damascus in the next six months ...

Conference on Syria peace talks, which opened in presence of representatives from 17 countries, including Iran, EU and UN earlier on Saturday wound up.   By IRNA

Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif called for execution of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(JCPOA) and removal of the anti-Iran's sanctions. Zarif made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Vienna after three hours of talks with the US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday evening. The talks were held ...

After the Syria talks in Vienna closed on Saturday, an Iranian journalist wanted to ask Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir a couple of questions about Syria and Yemen, but the Saudi top diplomat refused to talk as soon as he found out that the journalist represented an Iranian news agency. "I don't talk to Iranians."Maybe the Saudi top diplomat ...

Vienna, Nov 15, IRNA - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Vienna for Tehran late on Saturday night after attending the third round of talks on the Syria crisis. Zarif and his deputy Abbas Araqchi left Tehran for Vienna early Saturday morning to attend the political talks on Syria. The first round of talks on looking into the Syrian crisis ...

Alwaght- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed Saudi Arabia position over the fate of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as a ruler of the war-torn country. During a fresh round of peace talks on Saturday in Vienna aimed at finding a solution to the five-year crisis in Syria, Lavrov stressed that the Syrians are the only side who decide ...

The international Vienna talks on the Syrian settlement have created momentum behind the peace process in the country, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said. MOSCOW, (Sputnik) Dozens of foreign policy chiefs representing world and regional powers, including the United States, Russia, and EU nations, met in the Austrian capital to discuss political ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad JavadZarifsays the manner of removing sanctions and the implementation of the United States commitments have beendiscussed during a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Zarif said after the Saturday meeting that theaxis of talks over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was based on the guidelines ...

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has described as "very good" the latestround of international talks on the Syrian crisis in Vienna. "The process can definitively start" toward reaching a settlement for the nearly five-year conflict in Syria, Mogherini told journalists at the end of the day-long talks held in the Austrian capital ...