Washington: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he shares the same goals asIranandRussiawhen it comes to the brutal war tearing apart his country. Assad, speaking on PBS television in excerpts of an interview airing Monday, insisted that close alliesRussiaandIran"want to have balance in the world." "It's not only about Syria. I'm (a) small ...

Iran President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated that the crisis in Syria should be settled through political means. Speaking at a Friday press conference after the opening of the Non-Aligned Movement(NAM)s Ministerial Meeting on Cooperation for the Rule of Law at the International Level, held at the UN headquarters in New York, Rouhani stressed that ...