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Ghazizadeh to Press TV: I’ll work to heal rifts created by West among neighbors in West Asia
Jun 14, 2021 04:46Presidential candidate Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi says the rift that the Western states have created among West Asian countries constitutes Iran’s main foreign policy challenge, pledging efforts to promote collective dialog among the neighbors aimed at clearing away the misunderstandings and bolster relations based on common interests.
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Israeli fighter jets escort US B-52 bombers in new inroad in West Asia
Mar 08, 2021 13:37Israeli F-15 fighter jets have accompanied two US B-52 bombers as they passed over the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the latest flexing of military muscle in West Asia.
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Lt. Gen. Soleimani played leading role in creating regional security: Ex-IRGC chief
Jan 03, 2021 07:30Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, says Lt. General Qasem Soleimani had a leading role in creating stability and security in West Asia in recent years.
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Iranian cmdr. warns of ‘fiery response’ after US sends bombers to West Asia
Dec 13, 2020 07:05A senior Iranian commander warns that the smallest potential violation of the Islamic Republic’s airspace is to be followed by a “fiery response” after the United States sends its B-52H bombers on an overflight mission above the Persian Gulf.
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Iran proposes ancillary mechanism to Minsk Group to help Karabakh settlement
Oct 15, 2020 19:10Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells his Azeri counterpart about a proposal by Iran that foresees the Islamic Republic, Turkey, and Russia boosting a standing so-called Minsk Group that has failed to resolve decades of territorial dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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Pompeo seeks to flood West Asia with arms, defies US own laws: Iran's FM
Aug 24, 2020 15:25Iran’s foreign minister says his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo, is trying to “flood our region” with all kinds of US weapons even when his country’s own laws prohibit such a measure.
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Coronavirus infections rise in West Asia
Mar 16, 2020 14:47Since raising its head in central China late last year, the new coronavirus has come to affect 157 countries and territories.
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Coronavirus death toll hits 563, over 28,000 infected
Feb 06, 2020 08:10The new coronavirus that appeared late December has claimed 563 lives, infected more than 28,000 people in mainland China and spread to more than 20 countries.
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FM, lawmakers discuss regional issues
Dec 10, 2019 17:13Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and members of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in a meeting discussed a range of issues, including the latest developments in the region.
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Iran urges peace in Iraq, Lebanon; blames US, Israel, Saudi Arabia for stoking unrest
Oct 31, 2019 07:04A senior Iranian official has called for peace and non-interference in Iraq and Lebanon, blaming the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel for fomenting unrest in the two Arab countries.