Report:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to US President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday.
News ID: 74675 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said Germany must "stand fast, argue, and fight for our own convictions" and assume greater responsibilities at a time when multilateralism is coming under intense pressure.
News ID: 74674 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Vice President Mohammad Baqer Nobakht reiterated the country’s policy to reduce its reliance on oil exports and said in the next Iranian calendar year (which will begin on March 21), the country’s dependency on oil would decrease by 28 percent.
News ID: 74673 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
Putin:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the occasion of the New Year, the Kremlin press service informed.
News ID: 74672 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
State Media:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Syrian state media said that Iraqi forces can now attack ISIL targets inside Syria without getting approval from Damascus.
News ID: 74671 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi categorically dismissed the rumors spread by the western media that Tehran has accepted a series of preconditions set by the European Union (EU).
News ID: 74670 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
Spokesman:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) will lay down their arms only after peace returns to Syria, the militia’s Spokesman Nuri Mahmud said.
News ID: 74669 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army has surrounded Manbij from three different flanks after the Turkish-backed rebels began mass mobilizing their gunmen North of the town.
News ID: 74668 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
Bahrain FM:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifah described Syria as a key player in Middle East politics, stating that the Manama regime stands by Syria in protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any act of aggression.
News ID: 74667 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
Leader:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Israel has proved to be an arrogant regime that would go on the offensive if it finds itself powerful enough, adding that Tel Aviv's strong request for ceasefire with the Palestinians after two days of war, hence, showed that the regime's power has sorely decreased.
News ID: 74666 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi will officially visit Kabul in the next 2 weeks in a bid to discuss bilateral issues in economic, cultural and political areas, and finalize the Iran-Afghanistan strategic cooperation document, a spokesman said.
News ID: 74665 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress )- A meeting of over 30 senior commanders of the ISIL terrorist group came under attack by an Iraqi warplane in Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Monday.
News ID: 74664 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that water and electricity bring security for the country, and called for a 10 to 20 percent reduction in agricultural consumption of water with the use of new methods.
News ID: 74663 Publish Date : 2018/12/31
Syrian President:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Syrian President Bashar Assad said the positive events witnessed in the Middle East region, particularly the restoration of security and stability in the majority of Syrian and Iraqi cities, affirm that public willpower is much stronger than external plots.
News ID: 74661 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army troops stormed an ISIL sleeper cell in the Eastern desert of Sweida, killing several terrorists and destroying their hideout.
News ID: 74660 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Technical and Vocational University (TVU) and the Northern Technical University of Iraq have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost mutual scientific collaboration and academic exchanges.
News ID: 74658 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted the US failures in the face of the Iranian nation and said Washington has learned “the art of being defeated”.
News ID: 74662 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
Lavrov:
TEHRAN( defapress ) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need to continue efforts to eliminate terrorism completely and reach a political solution for crisis in Syria that respects its sovereignty and territorial integrity as per Security Council resolution no. 2254.
News ID: 74657 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
Iran's Top Security Official:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani described US President Donald Trump's 'Deal of Century' as a plot against the Palestinian nation and the region, and vowed that the plan will be thwarted by the resistance front and regional nations.
News ID: 74659 Publish Date : 2018/12/30
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Turkish Army on Sunday sent another convoy of soldiers and military hardware to the border with Syria in what has claimed to be a preparations for a major assault on the Kurdish militias on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River.
News ID: 74656 Publish Date : 2018/12/30