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TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Tehran's stance on the necessity to find a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria, adding that the issue has no military solution. "We consider political solution as the way to resolve problems in Syria and in this regard, there is no prospect of military solution,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday to hold talks with the Arab countrys officials on various bilateral and regional issues. Upon his arrival at the Damascus international airport, Zarif was welcomed by Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and the Iranian ambassador ...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Heavy rebel shelling and government airstrikes hit around Syria's capital Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding scores more just hours before the arrival of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, activists and state media said. Zarif is scheduled to arrive Wednesday afternoon in Damascus, likely to discuss a four-...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   New hearing begins for Washington Post reporter held in Iran The trial of a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran more than a year ago and charged with espionage resumed on Monday, in what his lawyer said would likely be the final session before a verdict is issued in the case,...

According to a TV source, Zarif will hold talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. DAMASCUS (Sputnik) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif will visit Damascus early next week to discuss Tehrans new initiative for settling the conflict in Syria, Syrian national television announced Monday. According to the broadcast, Zarif will hold ...

In what has become a tour for Syria, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met President Assad in Damascus on Wednesday. No significant news came out of the meeting, with Syrian media focusing on Assads denunciation of terrorism and its backers like Saudi Arabia andIrans outletsheralding Zarifs support for a political solution. Instead, it ...

Despite international efforts pushing for peace talks between Syria's opposition and President Bashar Al-Assad's regime, it is still undetermined whether Iran, a stanch ally of Assad, will be invited to the talks. The talks, which are slated for 22 January and dubbed Geneva II, aim to end the conflict in Syria that has left 130,000 dead in nearly ...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who is visiting Syria on the last leg of his regional tour, held a meeting with a number of Palestinian leaders living in Syria on Wednesday. The foreign minister is to leave Damascus to Moscow tonight to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir ...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus on Wednesday discussed regional and global developments with Syrian counterpart Walidal-Moallem. Zarif was in Damascus as part of his regional tour which earlier took him to Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. In addition to bilateral ties, the two foreign ministers reviewed the political,...

Syrian Prime minister Wael al-Halqi says Irans involvement in the upcoming peace conference aimed at ending the crisis in Syria will be in the interest of the entire Middle East. In a Wednesday meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus, the Syrian premier pointed to the Islamic Republics important role in the Middle East,...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian officials late Wednesday. The visit takes place on his regional tour which earlier took him to Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Syria. During his stay in Damascus, Zarif conferred with President Bashar Assad, Prime Minister Vael Halqi and Foreign Minister ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned during a meeting in Damascus on Wednesday with Iran's foreign minister that Saudi Arabia's political and religious ideology is "a threat to the world," state television reported. He was referring to Wahhabism, an ultra-conservativeSunniMuslim tradition which is predominant in Saudi Arabia, a key backer of Syria's ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday, once again renewed Irans support for a political solution to the ongoing crisis in the Muslim country. We should move towards a solution for the Syrian crisis through political dialogue and on a realistic basis,...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Iran?s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday that he is to hold meetings with a number of Russian officials during his Moscow visit to take place on Thursday. Talking to reports upon arrival in Damascus airport, he said that Iran on threshold of the Geneva II meeting is lobbying with Syrian officials ...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Visiting Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif here on Wednesday discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Al-Halqi. Zarif arrived in Damascus from Amman on the last leg of his four-nation regional tour which previously took him to Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan respectively....

President Rouhanihas begun his first provincial tourwith a three-day visit to Khuzestan in southern Iran. Speaking to enthusiastic crowds, hetalked in Arabicabout economic conditions: We need migration from bad living conditions to desired conditions; migration from inflation, stagnation, high prices and unemployment to occupation; migration from ...

Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here on Wednesday reviewed issues of mutual interest. Zarif arrived in Damascus this morning to hold talks with Syrian officials on regional issues, the crisis in that country in particular. Zarif arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, on ...

[caption id="attachment_45622" align="alignright" width="180"] Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif[/caption] Damascus, Jan 15, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived here on Wednesday to hold talks with Syrian officials on regional issues, the crisis in that country in particular. Zarif arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on ...

Amman, Jan 15, IRNA Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif left this Jordanian capital for Damascus, Syria, Wednesday morning. Zarif arrived in Beirut on Monday, on the first leg of his regional tour which later took him to Baghdad and Amman. During his stay in the three regional countries, the Iranian foreign minister held talks with officials ...