A senior Iranian lawmaker says he believes some regional supporters of military action against Syria will soon shift their policy to advocating political solutions for the crisis in the Arab country. The developments inside Syria make everyone come to the conclusion that the solution for the Syrian crisis is not a military [one]; and, I think, in ...

Moscow, Feb 7, IRNA Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mahdi Sanaei and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhael Bogdanov in a meeting on Friday criticized foreign intervention in Syria. The two officials underlined that Syrian crisis has to be resolved by only Syrian people themselves. The Iranian ambassador said Iran wanted an immediate end to violence ...

[caption id="attachment_53621" align="alignright" width="180"] Syrian soldiers man a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Karama area in the central city of Homs on May 2, 2012.[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria is entrapped in a mesmerizing and unusual conflict these days. Fighters from more than 80 countries, mostly the European and Arab allies of the United ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Brazil stressed on Wednesday that there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, and welcomed the recent announcement of the UN Secretary-General on holding the international conference on Syria "Geneva2" on January 22. In a statement, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said that the conference is considered a chance to enhance ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated Tehrans opposition to any military intervention in Syria, pledging political and humanitarian assistance to the crisis-hit country. There is no military solution to the crisis in Syria, and restoring stability and peace in the friendly country of Syria is one of the objectives pursued by the Islamic ...

[caption id="attachment_59283" align="alignright" width="180"] Foreign-backed militants operating in Syria (file photo)[/caption] Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo says Syrians themselves must resolve the crisis in the Arab country, rejecting any military solutions to the scourge. We know that a military solution to the Syrian problem ...

Daily look at Iran's late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Zarif to visit South Africa, Turkey Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to visit Turkey and South Africa in coming days.   President promises gradual resolving of present, past problems President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the present and past problems ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined the necessity for the Syrian people to decide their own fate through electing their favorite leaders, and said the western countries are opposed to holding free elections in Syria. Certain western sides dont want free elections in Syria,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi warned that the current conflict in Syria threatens the region, and insisted that there was no military solution to the crisis. "The Syrian crisis is suffocating and dangerous. It threatens Syria and the entire region. It is the most dangerous to stability and security" Brahimi said during ...

Senior member of the European Parliament (EP) Hannes Swoboda says the Syria conflict cannot be settled without Irans engagement, stressing that the ongoing crisis in the Arab nation must be resolved through political means and not a military intervention. We believe that military intervention cannot solve the Syrian issue. For that reason, the solution ...

Syrias President Bashar al-Assad says he is ready for a planned international peace conference on the crisis in his country but stresses that he will not negotiate with terrorists. We don't have conditions except that we reject to negotiate with terrorists unless they lay down their arms and condemn calls for a foreign military strike against Syria,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A Palestinian political figure described Syria as the spearhead of confrontation with American and Israeli expansionist policies, and called on the entire Muslim nations to offer Syria practical support in its fight against the terrorist groups. Syria is now the spearhead of confrontation with expansionism sought by the US and ...

[caption id="attachment_54052" align="alignright" width="210"] United Nations Security Council in session (file photo)[/caption] An Iranian lawmaker says a resolution adopted by the UN Security Council to remove chemical weapons from Syria will prevent military intervention in the country. This resolution is deterrent and prevents a US military action ...

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria and calling for their destruction. The resolution adopted by the 15-member council on Friday envisages a plan to eradicate Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons. However, it does not call for automatic punitive action against ...

Russia has denounced the Western countries double-standards by supporting militants in one country and fighting them in another. "It is hard to call as far-sighted the policy which on substance either mounts military persistence as in Mali, or provides to the same groups support as in Syria," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the annual ...

Russia says the permanent members of the UN Security Council, long at odds over a resolution on Syria, are likely to adopt a resolution in the next two days. Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said on Wednesday that the document will include a reference to Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which authorizes military intervention in Syria....

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again called for a political solution to the Syrian unrest, describing any possible foreign military intervention in in the country as a form of "aggression." The Russian president also said any foreign military intervention against Syria is against international law and would rattle the entire region. He ...

The Iranian Ambassador to Damascus has rejected foreign intervention in Syria, reaffirming Tehrans support for negotiations as the best solution to the ongoing crisis in the Arab country. Iran respects the viewpoints and demands of Syrians and rejects foreign intervention, Mohammad Reza Raouf-Sheibani said Saturday, adding military approaches will ...

A political analyst says the Western states shamelessly fabricate lies about the recent deadly chemical attack in Syria to pursue the criminal objective of a regime change in the Arab country,Press TVreports. In an article published on Press TV website on Thursday, Finian Cunningham wrote, What is clear is that Western governments are shamelessly ...

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