Tehran, YJC. -- Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel met with his Asian counterparts on Wednesday as the United States promotes its strategic tilt towards the region but a potential showdown with Syria loomed over the talks.
Baku, YJC. -- Iran's Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pakaein said here on Monday that countries which are committed to provide security in the world, especially the UN Security Council members should feel responsibility about consequences of a military move against Syria.
Tehran, YJC. Analysts believe, by raising the chemical accusations and the war contingencies, the rebels and their allies attempt to affect public opinion and use it as a pressure in conference Geneva 2 to achieve their interests.
Tehran, YJC. -- Turkish army chief Necdet Özel joins his allied counterparts in Jordan to discuss the situation in Syria and possible ways to respond to allegations of chemical weapons use in a Damascus suburb on Wednesday.
Tehran, YJC.-- US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Thursday with Syria's foreign minister about an alleged chemical weapons attack a day earlier that reportedly killed hundreds of civilians, an American official said.
Tehran, YJC. -- US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron inched closer Saturday to attributing blame for a massive chemical weapons attack near Damascus to Bashar al-Assad's armed forces.
Tehran, YJC. -- The Pentagon is moving forces into place in case President Barack Obama opts for military action against Syria, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel suggested Friday.
Tehran, YJC. Hajjarian says that in order to reach a solution for the Syrian crisis, Rouhani must take the matter out of religious concerns and introduce it into a more political ground.
Tehran, YJC. -- The United Nations said Friday it reached an agreement with Syria on an inquiry into the use of chemical weapons, but did not say UN inspectors would be allowed in.
Tehran, YJC. Kosari says that the final period of the Ahmadinejad administration was by no means comparable to earlier times for abandoning its offensive approach to the Syrian issue.
Tehran, YJC. -- The recent Kongre-Gel assembly made it clear once more that the PKK has not deviated from its original goals. While making changes to the Union of Kurdish Communities’ (KCK) upper levels, the assembly did not solely make decisions regarding Turkey.
Tehrn, YJC. -- Any de facto or fait accompli attempts based on ethnicity within Syria would cause bigger crises and Turkey cannot accept this, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said, in an apparent reference to the recent capture of border town by People’s Defense Units (YPG), the militant wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), units.
Tehran, YJC. -- Gunmen from Syria infiltrated a disused army outpost in the Israeli-occupied area of the Golan Heights just beyond the ceasefire line, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday.