Syria crisis
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European powers seek EU condemnation of Russia over Syria
EghtesadOnline: Britain, France and Germany aim to persuade the European Union on Monday to condemn Russia's devastating air campaign in Syria and pave the way for imposing more sanctions on…
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Iran, Iraq foreign ministers hold consultation on Syria
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Ja'fari held consultations on Syria in Lausanne on Saturday.
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Rafsanjani cautions against US-Russia escalation on Syria
EghtesadOnline: Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Saturday that trans-regional powers must stop intervention in the humanitarian crisis in Syria and put an…
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Zarif, Lavrov discuss on Syria in Lausanne
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Lausanne on Saturday prior to the International Conference on Syria.
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Syria talks in Lausanne end without breakthrough
EghtesadOnline: Syria talks convened by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday evening failed to agree on a common strategy with Russia to end the conflict…
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Iran calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria, political settlement
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria and initiatives for political settlement to end the humanitarian plight in Syria.
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Syria thanks Iran for support against terrorism
EghtesadOnline: Syrian Prime Minister Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis on Thursday thanked Iran for supporting Damascus against terrorism.
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Zarif to attend Lausanne meeting on Syria
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi announced that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will take part in the upcoming conference on Syria to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Putin Aims to Lock In Syrian Gains Before New U.S. President
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin is seeking to lock in gains from the Syrian battlefield, where forces backed by Moscow are laying siege to the city of Aleppo, before a new U.S. president…
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U.S., Russia Wrangle Over Aleppo as Bombs Threaten Deeper Rift
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. and Russia are due to start talks with Middle Eastern powers over the war in Syria in a bid to row back from a diplomatic collision over the siege of Aleppo in a standoff…
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Obama meets with national security team on Syria, Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama met on Friday with his national security team to discuss the fight against Islamic State and the war in Syria, the White House said.
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U.S. broadens Syria talks after failure of truce deal with Russia
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will return to Syria talks on Saturday, three weeks after the failure of their painstakingly drafted…
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Mogherini alarmed by deterioration of humanitarian situation in Syria
EghtesadOnline: European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed deep concern about deterioration of humanitarian situation in Syria in phone calls with foreign ministers of Iran,…
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Syria has great capacity for promoting proximity in Islamic world: Senior official
EghtesadOnline: Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohsen Araki said on Tuesday that Syria boasts of a great capacity for promoting proximity…
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Lavrov calls Zarif to talk about Syria
EghtesadOnline: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday evening to discuss the latest developments in Syria.
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Nasrallah: US wants fighting in Syria to continue
EghtesadOnline: Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that the US will continue supporting terrorists in Syria to go on with fighting the national military.
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Putin Says Russia Won’t Give in to ‘Blackmail’ Over Syria
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia won’t give in to “blackmail and pressure” over its military offensive in Syria and accused the U.S. and its allies of whipping up “anti-Russi…
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Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign…
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Vice President: Diplomacy sole key to Syrian conflict
EghtesadOnline: Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoomeh Ebtekar says diplomacy is the only key to Syrian conflict.
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Iran calls for peaceful resolution of Syria crisis
EghtesadOnline: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari in a meeting on Friday with the United Nations Envoy to Syria Stefan Di Mistora called for peaceful…
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Velayati: Any dialogue on Syria should be in consultation with Syrian govt., nation
EghtesadOnline: Head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said on Monday that any political dialogue in connection with Syrian fate should be through…
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Shamkhani: West is desperate before anti-terrorism initiative of Iran, Russia, Syria, resistance
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani says west is desperate before initiative of Iran, Russia, Syria and resistance front for campaign against terrorism.
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Iranian, Russian deputy foreign ministers discuss Syria over phone
EghtesadOnline: Deputies of Iranian and Russian Foreign Ministers Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Mikhail Bogdanov in a telephone conversation on Thursday underlined need for resolving the crisis in…
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Diplomacy only solution to Syrian crisis: Iran
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Friday that diplomacy and dialogue are the only solutions to the Syrian crisis.
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Syrian government, allies advance as Russia vetoes U.N. demand
EghtesadOnline: Russia vetoed a French-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Saturday that would have demanded an immediate end to air strikes and military flights over Syria's…
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Turkish military says 31 Islamic State militants killed in northern Syria
EghtesadOnline: Thirty one Islamic State militants have been killed in clashes and U.S.-led coalition air strikes in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Sunday,…
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Russia Warns U.S. Against Strikes on Assad’s Positions
EghtesadOnline: Russia warned the U.S. against attacking Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces as the breakdown in ties between the former Cold War foes continued to worsen.
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Russia builds up forces in Syria: Reuters
EghtesadOnline: Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available…
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Bomb kills 25, mostly foreign-backed rebels in north Syria: witnesses
EghtesadOnline: A bomb claimed by Islamic State at a Syria-Turkey border crossing killed at least 25 people, most of them foreign-backed Syrian rebels, and wounded dozens more on Thursday, witnesses…
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U.S.-Russia Ties Crumble Under Weight of Syria, Nuclear Pact
EghtesadOnline: Ties between Russia and the U.S. deteriorated further after the Obama administration proclaimed bilateral peace talks over Syria dead and Moscow suspended a 16-year-old treaty…