Category: World
US’ Absence in UN Disarmament Conference Does Not Matter, Says Iranian Official
“Iran’s Mission in Geneva has an active and effective participation in all topics related to the disarmament initiatives around the world,” said Sayed Abbas Araghchi, Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a press conference on Tuesday. “We will continue to this effective and strong presence and others’ pressures or absence is not a matter of us,” he said.
Iran’s Leader Sends Message: Unlimited Support For Syria And Warns Jordan
Following the recent Israeli air strikes on Damascus, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei sent a message of “full and unlimited support” to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, the Lebanese newspaper Al- Akhbar reported on May 8th.
Iran’s FM: We Will Not Let Syria Falls Into the Hands of Israel or US
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi reaffirmed Tehran’s support from Syria in a meeting with the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Tuesday.
“It’s time to stop Zionist regime aggressions against the people of the region,” Salehi said Assad on recent Israeli air strike on Syria.“We’re on your side and will not let Syria fall into the hands of Israel or U.S. or Takfiris,” he added.
Iran Would Respond to Any Attack on Syria’s Holy Shrines
Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Husseini Iran’s Supreme Leader representative in Syria also warned against any attacks on Zaynab and Roqayeh shrines. “We would respond firmly to any desecration at any time,” he said.
Militants Have Used the Nerve Gas Agent in Syria: UN Investigator
Testimony from victims of the conflict in Syria suggests militants have used the nerve gas agent, sarin, U.N. human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said in an interview with Swiss TV.
U.S. releases detained Iranian scientist Mojtaba Atarodi
The U.S. has released Iranian professor Mojtaba Atarodi held in the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Friday.
Mother Of Boston Bombing Suspects: FBI Was in Contact With My Son, This is a Setup
“He was controlled by the FBI, like for three, five years,” she said. “They knew what my son was doing, they knew what actions and what sites on the Internet he was going [to], they used to come…and talk to me…they were telling me that he was really a serious leader and they were afraid of him.”