Iranian Diplomat Stresses Necessity of Closer Cooperation with Russia, Turkey on Syria

Senior Aide to the Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Jaberi Ansari held a meeting with Russian deputy foreign minister in Moscow Thursday during which he stressed the necessity of closer cooperation among Russia, Iran, and Turkey on Syria. Senior Aide to the Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Jaberi Ansari arrived in Moscow ...

Pompeo: US Troop Withdrawal from Syria Will Happen

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full US troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism. “President Trump’s decision to withdraw our troops has been made. We will do that,” Pompeo told a joint press conference in ...

Lebanon’s President: We Regret Not Being Able to Ward off Regional Ramifications

The Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, on Thursday regretted the fact that Lebanon had not been able to fend off the repercussions of regional developments on the Lebanese internal scene. “We hope we will be able to surpass major hurdles and continue our march lifting the state,” the President said in ...

Former US Defense Secretary: Trump’s Syria Policy “Confusing, Chaotic, Dangerous”

The US Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday ripped into President Donald Trump’s policies, saying the “status of American global leadership now is really nowhere.” Hagel, speaking on CNN, made the comment in reference to Trump’s attitude toward historical US allies. The former GOP senator from Nebraska who later ...

Turkey Threatens to Launch Syria Offensive If US Delays Pullout

Turkey will launch an offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces if the United States delays the withdrawal of its troops from the war-torn country, the foreign minister said Thursday. “If the (pullout) is put off with ridiculous excuses like Turks are massacring Kurds, which do not reflect the reality, we will ...

Photos: Yemen Drone Attack

Deadly Drone Attack on Al-Anad Kills, Injures Dozens of Aggression Forces

A Yemeni drone strike hit a military parade outside the southern port city of Aden on Thursday, killing or injuring dozens of Saudi-led aggression forces. The drone attack targeted graduation ceremony in Al-Anad airbase in Lahij, military sources close to both Houthi revolutionaries and aggression forces reported. The drone managed ...

South Korea’s Moon: US-North Korea Summit, Kim’s Visit to Seoul to ‘Happen Soon’

South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced on Thursday that the second US-North Korea summit as well as DPRK leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul would take place “soon”. Moon Jae-in said at a news conference that the upcoming visit as well as the summit will be turning points to cement ...