Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has urged the international community to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland by setting up a series of "safe zones" in coordination with the government in Damascus.
A foreign-backed Syrian opposition figure says members of his militant group are training with US troops in preparation for a joint operation to recapture Daesh-held Raqqah.
The new round of negotiations between Syria’s warring sides, which were scheduled to begin early next month, has been postponed until February 20, say sources at the United Nations.
President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the moves would help protect Americans from terrorist attacks.
Iranian Parliament speaker's special advisor on international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem discussed the latest Syrian developments in Damascus.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that Iran has been the number one supporter of the Arab country in its almost six-year-long battle against terrorism.
US President Donald Trump is ordering the Pentagon to establish a series of “safe zones” in Syria, a move that could risk confrontation with the Syrian government as well as Russian forces in the Arab country.
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura lauded Iran, Russia, and Turkey for the establishment of a trilateral mechanism to support the ceasefire in Syria.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari called on all participants of Astana talks on Syria to reject violent acts and help settling Syrian crisis through stabilizing ceasefire and ending conflicts and clashes.
Iranian delegation which is going to take part in Astana meeting on Syria held separate bilateral talks with Turkish and Russian teams in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan.
A London-based Middle East expert said in order for the incoming US administration to be able to effectively contain the threat of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS), President-elect Donald Trump needs to change his country’s hostile approach toward Iran, Russia and Syria.
An Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Countries Hossein Jaberi-Ansari is going to participate in Syrian talks in Astana on January 23, Iranian Foreign Ministry said.