Al-Monitor | Hamidreza Azizi: Two weeks after the Oct. 9 start of Turkeys Operation Peace Spring in northeastern Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Sochi to discuss ways to resolve mutual concerns about the situation in Syria and how to stabilize it. At the end of their meeting on Oct. 22, the ...

The Wall Street Journal | Ann M. Simmons: President Vladimir Putins new pact with Turkey expands Moscows role as a power broker in the Middle East, again showing his skill at building up Russias sway while weakening U.S. influence. This time, he secured a deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to shore up Turkeys efforts to establish ...

Al-Monitor - Iran has offered what seems to be a cautious welcome to the memorandum of understanding signed between Moscow and Ankara over the conflict in Syria's formerly Kurdish-controlled north. "The agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, aimed at ending the violence in northern Syria, is a positive step toward restoring ...

Tasnim Irans Foreign Ministry hailed the achievement of a deal between Turkey and Russia on halting military operations in northern Syria as a positive step, saying Tehran would welcome any initiative that preserves Syrias territorial integrity. In a statement on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi hailed the recent agreement between ...