Posts Tagged: Iran and Syria
Iran Demands US Leave Syria, Assad Regime Threatens Kurds
Iran and Syria on Monday demanded the United States withdraw its troops from Syria, and the Damascus government threatened to defeat Washington's Kurdish allies by force...
Israel’s Netanyahu Takes Break From Campaign Trail for Moscow Meeting With Putin on Iran, Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Moscow on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The focus of our talks will be the Iranian entrenchment...
Pressure Over Iran Nuclear Deal Forced Zarif to Resign, Ally Says
Pressure from hardliners over Iran's nuclear deal with world powers forced Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to resign, an ally said on Tuesday. Zarif -- the US-educated...
Assad Meets Khamenei in First Iran Visit Since Syrian War Began
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of Syria's war in 2011, meeting Ayatollah...
Russia Says ‘Arbitrary’ Israeli Air Strikes in Syria Must Stop
Russia said on Wednesday that Israel should stop carrying out what Moscow called arbitrary air strikes in Syria, days after the IAF targeted what Israel said were Iranian forces there. Israel has repeatedly...
Iran Vows to Keep Military Forces in Syria Despite Israeli Threats
Iran will keep military forces in Syria, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, defying Israeli threats that they might be targeted if...
Trump Gives No Timetable for Syria Exit; Wants to ‘Protect the Kurds’
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly "over a period of time" and would protect the US-backed Kurdish...
Satellite Images Show ‘Completely Destroyed’ Iranian Rocket Storage Site Near Syrian Capital After Reported Israeli Strikes
Satellite images published on Thursday show the damage caused by reported Israeli air strikes in Syria earlier this week. The photos -- taken by ImageSat International...
Iran’s War in Yemen: America’s Problem
“The Senate voted on Thursday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen,” wrote The New York Times in a recent article...
Russia Chides Israel for Syria Strikes, as Netanyahu Vows More Action Against Iran
Following reports of Israeli air strikes near Damascus the previous night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday that his country would not allow Iran...
Israeli Military Chief: US Withdrawal From Syria a ‘Significant Event,’ but ‘No Need to Overstate It’
The head of the Israeli military on Sunday called the withdrawal of US troops from Syria a “significant event,” but added there was “no need...
Report: Germany to Bar Iran’s US-Sanctioned Mahan Air
Germany is to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran's Mahan Air, which is under US sanctions over allegations it ferries troops and...
Top Iranian Officials Welcome Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria, Claiming It Shows US ‘Failed’ in Country
A Tehran regime official gloated on Friday that the US had “failed” in Syria following the Trump administration’s announcement of the withdrawal of American troops...
AIPAC: Don’t Let Iran, Hezbollah Exploit US Withdrawal From Syria to Destabilize Region
Following the Trump administration’s announcement on Wednesday of the pullout of American military forces from Syria, a top pro-Israel group is seeking to make sure...
