Iran to hold talks with Taliban in Kabul
Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, will travel to Kabul on Monday to meet with the senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan, the country’s Mehr News Agency said.
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Report: Israel intensifies activity against Iran’s entrenchment in Syria
Israel’s new government has intensified its activity against Iran’s deepening entrenchment in Syria,Al-Monitor reported citing Israeli diplomatic and intelligence sources.
More protests by pro-Iran groups over election results in Iraq
Supporters of Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF), on Friday resumed their protests over the results of Iraq's parliamentary elections, which they claim was fraudulent, AFP reports.
Saudi will continue talks with Iran, says foreign minister
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, expressed Riyadh's willingness to continue talks with Iran in an interview broadcast on Saturday with FRANCE 24.
Reuters: Iraqi officials confirm Iran was behind assassination attempt
Iraqi security officials and militia sources confirmed a drone attack that targeted the Iraqi Prime Minister early Sunday morning was carried out by at least one Iran-backed militia, Reuters reported.
Head of anti-Taleban movement arrives in Tehran to talk with Afghan leader
Ahmad Massoud, the leader of anti-Taliban resistance front, has reportedly travelled to Iran to discuss
pro-Iran election losers clash with Iraqi forces in Baghdad
Clash erupted between Iraqi police and hundreds of pro-Iran demonstrators, who took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday.
Alleged Israeli airstrikes target bases around Damascus
Alleged Israeli missiles have targeted sites in areas around the capital Damascus, state media said, citing a military statement.
Iran's dam-building blamed for drastic decline in flow of Sirwan river to Iraq
Iraqi officials on Tuesday warned of a drastic fall in the flow of Sirwan river, which begins in Iran and feeds the Darbandikhan Dam in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, AFP reported.
Iranian company signs $115 million contract to repair a Syrian power station
An Iranian firm on Tuesday signed a $115 million contract with Syria's electricity ministry to rehabilitate a power plant in the country’s Hama province, the Associated Press reports.