TEHRAN, April 12 - US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Syria in retaliation to an alleged chemical attack which he quickly blamed on the Syrian government. Damascus has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons and has vowed to defend itself in the event of military aggression by the West.
TEHRAN, April 12 - Following Syria’s victory in Eastern Ghouta, a senior Iranian official expressed hope for the Arab nation’s army to liberate Idlib Province, now a major militant bastion, and cleanse the country's eastern regions of “occupying” US troops.
TEHRAN, April 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria in response to an alleged poison gas attack on a rebel enclave, Reuters reported.
TEHRAN, April 12 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad highlighted the leading role of religious scholars in the Islamic world unity, asking Muslim clerics to come up with a scheme to address Takfirism.
TEHRAN, April 12 - A senior aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has visited Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.
TEHRAN, April 12 - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the “impasse” in the Security Council on Syria could cause the situation to spiral out of control amid threats of a US military strike against the Arab country.
TEHRAN, April 12 - The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, says members of parliament (MPs) should decide if British Prime Minister Theresa May can join the United States in any military action against Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack.
TEHRAN, April 11 - The recent alleged chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus was a “false flag” operation by the US and its allies to launch an attack against the Syrian government and prolong the wars in the Middle East, a geo-political expert in London says.
TEHRAN, April 11 - Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, said in Iran’s view, employing chemical weapons by any party is totally unacceptable and rejected recent Western accusations about the Syrian government’s use of such weapons as fabricated.
TEHRAN, April 11 -In response to US President Donald Trump's threat of an imminent missile attack on Syria, Russia has advised Washington to target terrorists instead of the Syrian government and its forces.
TEHRAN, April 11 -Responding to Russian warnings to the U.S. against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people.
TEHRAN, April 11 - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Tuesday that Riyadh could take part in military action in Syria after an alleged chemical attack in the eastern Ghouta region over the weekend.
TEHRAN, April 11 - US-led warplanes are reportedly flying over Syria’s border areas with Iraq amid Washington’s threats of a military strike against the Arab country over an alleged chemical attack there.
TEHRAN, April 10 - US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have said the world must act to ensure those behind a suspected chemical attack in Syria are held accountable.
TEHRAN, April 10 - RRivaling US and Russia drafted UNSC resolutions aimed at creating a new inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria have both failed to garner votes at the council.
TEHRAN, April 10 - Former US Congressman and political analyst Ron Paul says the claim that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "is gassing his own people is a total nonsense,” adding that the American neoconservatives, who want a perpetual war in the Middle East, are probably behind the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria.
TEHRAN, April 10 - Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Russian Special Presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev discussed Syrian developments.