Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday the United Nations had abruptly withdrawn Tehran's invitation to highly anticipated peace talks on Syria "under pressure".
The foreign minister of Iran, a key ally of the Syrian regime, arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to meet President Bashar al-Assad, a diplomatic source said.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- A senior negotiator in the talks with the six world powers (the US, Russia, France, China, Britain and Germany) cautioned the US against imposing new sanctions on Iranian companies and aviation industry, saying the recent US embargos on an Iranian airliner has soured the atmosphere dominating the negotiations.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu discussed bilateral relations and regional issues including Syria and Iraq with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif late Jan. 4 in Istanbul.