TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Saturdays multilateral talks in Vienna on the crisis in Syria should also send a stark message to the world on the need for battling terrorism. Speaking to reporters on Saturday before the start of the second round of Syria talks in Vienna, Amir ...

The presence of Iran at the talks in Vienna on the Syrian crisis may lead to a breakthrough, writes Camelia Entekhabifard Hopes were raised among world leaders that a solution to the crisis in Syria might be found when Iran and Saudi Arabia sat across the table from each on 29 October for talks in Vienna. In an unexpected diplomatic breakthrough,...

The four-sided meeting of Russia, the U.S., Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Syria ended its work on Friday with two opposing opinions presented by the participants. United States Secretary of State John Kerry said he had a fruitful meeting with his counterparts, but Adel al-Jubair, the Saudi foreign minister, said that there was no consensus on the future ...

Offer to Bashar al-Assads staunchest regional ally of formal role will dismay Saudi Arabia, Gulf states and Israel Inviting Iran to take part in talks over Syrias future is a highly significant shift for the US and its western and Arab allies, and one that will gladden the heart of President Bashar al-Assad. It will be seen as another sign, following ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad-Zarif plans to take part in a Vienna conference scheduled for Friday, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Senior Nuclear Negotiator Abbas Araqchi and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe ...