TEHRAN, October 4 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and Israel benefit from the recent referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, stressing Washington and foreign powers seek to create a new Israel.
TEHRAN, October 4 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed Tehran and Ankara are "anchors of stability" in the Middle East region, reiterating that battle against terrorism is top on the agenda of the two countries.
TEHRAN, October 4 - A court in Turkey has sentenced 34 people to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the failed coup of 2016.
TEHRAN, October 4 - A bomb planted by Kurdish militants ripped into a military vehicle, killing four soldiers and wounding four more, as they traveled in southeast Turkey near the border with Iran on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
TEHRAN, October 3 -Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 254 Istanbul municipality and staffers of ministries on suspicion of links to the alleged mastermind of last year’s coup attempt.
TEHRAN, October 2 - The military brass of Iran and Turkey have voiced their opposition to the separation of Iraq’s Kurdish region and expressed support for the country’s territorial integrity.
TEHRAN, October 2 -Turkey's Military Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar is in Tehran for talks with Iran's top military and political officials, expected to tackle border security and counter-terrorism along with regional issues.
TEHRAN, September 29 - Russian President Vladimir Putin said the establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria is paving the way for the final defeat of terrorists and the end of a years-long war in the crisis-hit Arab country.
TEHRAN, September 28 - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says his country’s military forces will not hesitate to give a stinging response to a national security threat on the border with Iraq in reaction to Monday’s referendum on independence of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
TEHRAN, September 28 -In a major U-turn, Turkey has agreed to solely deal with the central Iraqi government over crude oil exports, following a contentious secession referendum held by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Baghdad government says.
TEHRAN, September 28 - In a major U-turn, Turkey has agreed to solely deal with the central Iraqi government over crude oil exports, following a contentious secession referendum held by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the Baghdad government says.
TEHRAN, September 26 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), that the current push for the independence of the KRG could spark an “ethnic war” in northern Iraq.
TEHRAN, September 25 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will seal its border with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region over a contentious independence referendum the semi-autonomous region held on Monday, threatening the Kurdish leaders with blocking their key oil exports.
TEHRAN, September 23 - Turkey’s top security body says an independence referendum planned by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “directly” threatens Turkish national security.
TEHRAN, September 22 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims his country will deploy troops to Syria’s Idlib region as part of the Astana agreement with Iran and Russia on “de-escalation zones.”
TEHRAN, September 21 - Foreign Ministers of Iran, Iraq and Turkey issued a statement on Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s referendum as they met in New York, showing strong opposition to the process.
TEHRAN, September 20 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region with sanctions in case it goes ahead with plans to hold an independence referendum.
TEHRAN, September 16 - In Iran's central city of Tuyserkan, farmers are celebrating the walnut-picking season. This year the event is even more special as local wood carvers have also held a festival to introduce their products to regional countries.