Iran-Syria relations
Iran welcomes Syria deal, urges political solution
Middle East
September 12, 2016
Iran welcomes Syria deal, urges political solution
Iran, a close ally and military backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, welcomed a U.S.-Russian deal for a truce in…
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights ‘helping to sustain Assad’
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace…
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
World
March 24, 2013
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
US Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise trip to Baghdad on Sunday to press for more help over…
Islamic states urge ‘serious dialogue’ on Syria
Egypt
February 7, 2013
Islamic states urge ‘serious dialogue’ on Syria
Leaders of Islamic states called for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict through "serious dialogue" between the regime and…
Syrian man defends throwing shoe at Ahmadinejad
Egypt
February 7, 2013
Syrian man defends throwing shoe at Ahmadinejad
The Syrian man who threw a shoe at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday during his visit to Cairo said the…
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
World
January 10, 2013
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
Forty-eight Iranians freed by Syrian rebels in exchange for more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government…
Russia endorses Egyptian-led regional group on Syria
Egypt
November 5, 2012
Russia endorses Egyptian-led regional group on Syria
Russia on Monday endorsed an Egyptian initiative to reconvene four Middle East powers to try to resolve the Syrian crisis…
Iran foreign ministry denies military presence in Syria
World
September 17, 2012
Iran foreign ministry denies military presence in Syria
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday denied remarks by the Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief that members of the country's military forces were…
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
World
August 10, 2012
Rebels pull back in Syria’s Aleppo, UN says no one will win
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the…