If President Barack Obama's administration sought to prove that successful nuclear diplomacy with Tehran would not improve U.S.-Iranian relations in other areas, the recent diplomatic fiasco over Syria marks a job well done. On the very same day that the International Atomic Energy Agencyconfirmedthat Tehran was implementing the nuclear interim agreement,...

PALO ALTO, Calif. For decades, American strategy toward Iran has had a deep flaw failing to respond to outrages by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. In January, however, we got it right. The Obama administration barred Iran from the Geneva conference on Syria because the Revolutionary Guards Corps was in Syria, helping keep its brutal president,...

A top Syrian official has described Iran as a key player in the Middle East, stating that the United Nations made a mistake by withdrawing its Geneva II invitation to the Islamic Republic. We all know that the presence or absence of Iran in such conferences will not affect its role as a leading regional player, Director of the International Organizations ...

The just-concluded first phase of the international conference on Syria in the Swiss cities of Montreux and Geneva has underlined a serious crisis in the collective security apparatus of the world. Because of his outrageous partisanship and animus against countries like Syria and Iran, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has manifestly ...

Russia thinks that Iran's participation in the Geneva-2 international peace conference on Syria could play a positive role and hopes that there will be a way to involve that state in the negotiating process, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkintold a news conference on Wednesday. "We think it a mistake that Iran ...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon performs with partisanship and animus against the two prominent anti-imperialist states of Iran and Syria, an analyst says, Press TV reports. Because of his outrageous partisanship and animus against countries like Syria and Iran,... Ban... has manifestly lost the confidence of political circles the world over,...

The meeting between Javad Zarif and John Kerry on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 2 was reportedly mostly focused on nuclear negotiations. But this didnt prevent a senior US official from telling reporters thatKerry also tried to bring in Syria. According to this anonymous official, Secretary Kerry raised his concerns about ...

[caption id="attachment_73710" align="alignright" width="180"] A militant is seen clashing with Syrian government forces in the Salaheddin neighborhood of Syria's Aleppo on December 11, 2013.[/caption] Tehran, Jan 31, IRNA Deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs referred to US failure in achieving desirable objectives from Geneva II ...

Holding the Geneva II conference on the crisis in Syria without the participation of Iran is a futile move, says a former member of New Zealands parliament. The presence of the terrorists supporters - from all over the world and Western countries led by the US - in the Geneva II conference complicated things in the confab, said Richard Mason, adding ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered one of his best speeches since he assumed his post last year. His attempt came during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday morning. Rouhani said he attempted to establish constructive participation with his neighbors and pledged that his country has no intentions to possess nuclear weapons. In ...

Nasim has held an online interview with the founder of StopImperialism.com Eric Draitser about the Geneva II talks on Syrian issue and the role the US and its Middle Eastern allies play in the crisis. UNchief Ban Ki-moon decided to withdraw his invitation of Iran to attend Syria peace talks under pressure by the United States. Now, many countries ...

(Reuters) - Former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan said on Friday thatIranhad an essential role to play in guaranteeing stability in the Middle East and urged U.S. lawmakers to give a diplomatic detente with Tehran a chance. Annan's successor as U.N. chief, Ban Ki-moon, this week issued and then withdrew an invitation to Iran to join international ...

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday left the door open forIranto participate in Syrian peace talks, saying Tehran could make a difference in ending the conflict. "Irancertainly does have an ability to be helpful and make a difference," Kerry told a news conference at the end of an international conference seeking to resolve ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plays a decisive role in the region and will continue adherence to its present stance on Syria irrespective of the possible decisions and results of the Geneva II conference, a close aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader underlined on Wednesday. Iran is a decisive country in the region and doesnt change its view on Syria, Gholam-...

MONTREUX, SwitzerlandQatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah said today that Iran can play a vital role in Syria. "The only thing which made the organizer of this conferencewithdraw the Iranian invitationis because [the government of Iran] didnt announce that they acknowledge Geneva I. But still, I think Iran has a crucial role in solving ...

MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) -- It's the regional heavyweight that few want at the table, but without it any attempt to end the Syria war may be futile. Iran's backing is crucial for President Bashar Assad's hold on power - and for the Iranians, Syria is key to their aspirations of regional power. As an international conference on Syria kicked off Wednesday ...

[caption id="attachment_79040" align="alignright" width="180"] Gathering expectation: (L-R) Lakhdar Brahimi, John Kerry, Ban Ki-moon and Sergei Lavrov in Montreux[/caption] UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Ban Ki-moon made a rare effort at solo diplomacy when he invited Iran to join this week's Syria peace talks, but it backfired, raising questions about the ...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev calls the withdrawal of the UN invitation to Iran to take part in the Geneva-2 conference unacceptable. The Syrian problem cannot be solved without Iran, he told CNN. The situation when the world community or the UN sends an invitation only to subsequently withdraw it does not contribute to obtaining a result....

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday left the door open forIranto participate in Syrian peace talks, saying Tehran could make a difference in ending the conflict. "Irancertainly does have an ability to be helpful and make a difference," Kerry told a news conference at the end of an international conference seeking to resolve ...

Washington The United States said Iran's absence from Syria peace talks would have no impact on the nuclear deal being brokered between Tehran and world powers. Washington spent months laying the groundwork with Moscow and the United Nations for the Syria peace conference dubbed Geneva II, which opened Wednesday in the Swiss town of Montreux. UN ...