Leader-Assad meeting was a ‘blissful’ event: Jannati

TEHRAN – Assembly of Experts Chairman Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Wednesday described as “blissful” the recent meeting between Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

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Assad’s message while in Tehran

TEHRAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran and his meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and our President Hassan Rouhani, has terrified once again the enemies of the axis of resistance and regional security, especially the axis of evil – the West, Israel and Saudi Arabia.  

Rouhani meets Assad, says Iran ready to help rebuild Syria

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic has always stood by the Syrian nation and government in the fight against terrorism and will spare no efforts to restore peace to the war-torn country.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Assad, Putin's green light for battle of Idlib

TEHRAN - All eyes are on Idlib and the terrorist group’s fate there. Media are reporting on massive preparations by the Syrian army and its dispatch to the northern fronts of the country.

‘Those who competed to topple Assad now opening embassies in Syria’

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, said on Tuesday the enemies know well that they would receive a crushing response from Iran in the event of taking military action against Iran.

Jahangiri: West should thank forerunners in terror fight

TEHRAN – Iranian First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that West should praise Syria and other countries which have been leading the war on terrorism.

Officials call for closer Tehran-Damascus ties

TEHRAN – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee and Syrian President Bashar Assad in a Monday meeting underlined the importance of enhanced ties between the two countries.

U.S. accepts Assad staying in Syria

The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund reconstruction unless the regime is "fundamentally different."

Iran’s Syria negotiator talks constitution, election with Assad

TEHRAN – Iran’s Syria negotiator Hossein Jaberi Ansari on Sunday evening met with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

Assad says Syria reconstruction to cost $400bn

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad predicts that Syria’s reconstruction will cost between $250 billion and $400 billion, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov has said after meeting with the Syrian head of state.

Terrorists should be cleaned out of Idlib, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that terrorists should be “cleaned out” of Idlib.

MBS urged Assad to cut ties with Iran, Hezbollah: Lebanese MP

TEHRAN – A Lebanese lawmaker affiliated to Hezbollah says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has recently offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad huge sums of money for the reconstruction of his war-torn country provided that Damascus severs ties with Tehran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, ISNA reported on Saturday.

Syria’s Assad reiterates strategic ties with Iran

TEHRAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday underlined the importance of strategic relationship with Iran, saying it would benefit the two countries and the entire region.

Jaberi-Ansari, Assad discuss developments in Syria

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, the Iranian foreign minister's special assistant for political affairs, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday to discuss the latest developments in Syria.

By Payman Yazdani

Failed attacks for milking continuity

TEHRAN - Recent chemical attacks in Douma, Syria provoked international community’s anger. The attacks happened when the Syrian army had upper hand and inflicted heavy defeat to the terrorist groups in the region. Couple of weeks before the attacks, Russian officials had repeatedly announced that some efforts were being made by some terrorist groups in the region to carry out chemical attack intending to create enough pretexts for the U.S. to invade Damascus.

Rouhani: U.S., allies responsible for Syria attack fallout

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the U.S. and its European allies are responsible for consequences of attacks on Syria.

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari meets Syrian president

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Iranian foreign minister's special assistant in political affairs, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday when the two sides discussed the latest developments in Syria.

Ayatollah Khamenei calls Assad example of resistance

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “appeared as a great example of resistance and a fighting image”.

Backing Assad was Iran’s best decision: advisor

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, has said that helping Bashar Assad’s government in Syria was the best decision that Iran could make to repel threats.