"Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the Syrian capital, where he met top officials including Tehran's ally President Bashar al-Assad. "For every action, there will be a proportional and similar reaction from Iran, and even stronger," he...
Iran rejects G7 calls to stop supporting Hamas
Tehran, Iran - Iran on Thursday rejected a G7 statement which called on Tehran to stop supporting Hamas members and taking actions that "destabilize" the Middle East. Tehran's comment came a day after foreign ministers from the G7 group of advanced economies, meeting in Tokyo, expressed support for "humanitarian pauses and...
Tunisia’s parliament debates bill criminalizing normalcy with Israel
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisia's parliament on Thursday began debating a bill that would criminalize any normalization of ties with Israel as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Gaza's Hamas rulers. The draft bill defines "normalization" as "recognition of the Zionist entity or the establishment of direct or indirect ties" with it,...Hezbollah carries out military exercise, mock-raids
AARAMTA, LEBANON - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement simulated cross-border raids into Israel on Sunday in a show of its military might, using live ammunition and an attack drone, AFP correspondents said. Around 200 Hezbollah fighters took part in the raids, part of large-scale military exercise in Aaramta, around 20 kilometers (12 miles)...Israel minister’s ‘there are no Palestinians’ remarks condemned
"There are no Palestinians, because there are no Palestinian people," far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said at an event in Paris. Smotrich and his Religious Zionism group have a history of making incendiary remarks about Palestinians.Israeli film revisits 1948 massacre of Palestinians
Israeli director Alon Schwarz concedes he might face a backlash over his documentary, but says the Jewish state's citizens need "to understand our history".
Iran will help in reconstruction of Syria, considers it ally: Official
Iran's Vice President for parliamentary affairs, Mohammad Hosseini said his country stood by Syrian people and government to the best of its ability to help preserve its territorial integrity.
