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Kushner Weighed Creating a Secret Channel With Russia

EghtesadOnline: Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, considered setting up a secret line of communications between the incoming administration and the Russian government, primarily to discuss a resolution to the crisis in Syria, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 04:15

Iran’s Jaberi Ansari, UN’s de Mistura meet in Astana

EghtesadOnline: Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari heading a delegation met with UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and his accompanying delegation in Astana on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:07/May/2017 | 11:07

Iran, Russia, Syria vow to keep up fight until elimination of terror

EghtesadOnline: The defense chiefs of Iran, Russia and Syria have called for closer trilateral cooperation in the battle against terrorism, emphasizing the need to keep up the fight until the eradication of violence and terror threats.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 14:43

Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump has given the military the authority to reset a confusing system of troop limits in Iraq and Syria that critics said allowed the White House to micro-manage battlefield decisions and ultimately obscured the real number of U.S. forces.
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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 06:05

French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack

EghtesadOnline: French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in northern Syria and that Assad or members of his inner circle ordered the strike, a declassified report showed.
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Publish Date:26/April/2017 | 11:20

On Easter, Pope denounces "oppressive regimes" but urges restraint

EghtesadOnline: Pope Francis denounced "oppressive regimes" in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of conflicts, as tensions rose in North Korea and Syria.
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Publish Date:16/April/2017 | 11:49

Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo: state media, monitors

EghtesadOnline: An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported.
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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 14:16

US missile attacks on Syria smacks of jungle law: Iran Judiciary chief

EghtesadOnline: Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the recent missile attack by the US against a Syrian army air base was a clear example of the application of the law of the jungle, warning that supporting terrorism will backfire on Washington.
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Publish Date:13/April/2017 | 07:24

Iran, Syria military top brass discuss US strikes in Syria

EghtesadOnline: The military brass of Iran and Syria say the US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield will fail to bear any fruit, stressing that terrorists and their allies are on the verge of final collapse.
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Publish Date:13/April/2017 | 07:22

Iran: Further US strikes on Syria 'very dangerous'

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani has warned that further US strikes on Syria as threatened by American and other Western officials could push the region into a "very dangerous" situation.
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Publish Date:13/April/2017 | 07:18

Iran lobbying world for Syria ‘gas attack’ probe

EghtesadOnline: Through a flurry of contacts with world authorities, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has been promoting a proposal by President Hassan Rouhani for an international, impartial investigation into accusations of a chemical attack in northwestern Syria.
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Publish Date:13/April/2017 | 07:13

Iranian, Syrian, Russian FMs to hold trilateral meeting in Moscow

EghtesadOnline: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi announced that foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to the Russian capital, Moscow on Friday to attend a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Syrian counterparts.
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Publish Date:13/April/2017 | 06:59

Iran, Russia underline striking more decisive blow to terrorists in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu on Tuesday underlined bilateral cooperation for striking further decisive and annihilating blow to terrorists in Syria.
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Publish Date:12/April/2017 | 08:03

Syrian President Assad's allies say U.S. attack crosses 'red lines'

EghtesadOnline: A joint command center made up of the forces of Russian, Iran and allied militia alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base crossed "red lines" and it would now respond to any new aggression and increase their level of support to their ally.
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Publish Date:09/April/2017 | 13:59

World must act on US missile strikes in Syria: Iran MPs

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers say international bodies must take action on the recent US missile strikes against Syria, slamming the attack as a violation of the Arab country’s national sovereignty.
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Publish Date:09/April/2017 | 13:39