US ‘playing with fire’ encouraging Kurdish separatism in Syria, Iraq: Russian FM

The Russian foreign minister went on to speak of a 'vital importance' to 'safeguard' bilateral economic ties with Iraq against 'illegal sanctions' imposed by the US

Iran FM’s trip to Syria was to address ‘misunderstandings’

The recent visit of Iran's FM to Damascus was not ordinary. One of its main goals was to address a problem that had emerged between the two countries after the Turkish-Syrian meeting in Moscow.

Syrian FM denies mending ties with Turkey

Turkey is one of the main backers of various militant groups since the conflict started in 2011, and began its own direct military intervention in 2016

Iran and Russia’s relations strategic, committed to UN Charter: Officials

The Russian Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart affirmed their commitment to the United Nations Charter and support of the Astana process to resolve the crisis in Syria

Peace with Syria: The final piece in Turkey’s foreign policy puzzle

Ankara has managed to reset relations with several neighbors, yet normalization with Damascus has remained the most elusive, until recently. Why now? And what will it take?

Turkish drone strike on Iraqi Kurdistan kills five civilians

Civilians traveling by car in the Tigris region at 2:20pm were killed by a bomb that killed at least five people, including a woman

Iran and Russia ready to drop US dollar in bilateral trade: Kremlin

President Ebrahim Raisi and Vladimir Putin have moved to increase cooperation in order to overcome unilateral US sanctions

Putin to visit Iran next week, tripartite Syria meeting on his agenda

The Russian president will visit the Iranian capital to meet with Iranian President Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Syria

Moscow will not turn a blind eye to Turkish actions in Syria, says Putin envoy

The Russian envoy to Syria also denounced the recent Israeli aerial attack that crippled Damascus International Airport

Russian-Turkish ‘co-opetition’ from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh

At a time when conflicts are increasingly interconnected, and provide tactical levers to assert pressure elsewhere, the competition between Russia-Iran and Turkiye in Syria and the South Caucasus is destined to overlap.

Russia set to hold quadripartite meeting with Syria, Iran, Turkiye

The joint meeting is set to take place next week in Kazakstan's capital, Astana

The terrorism pretext: US-ISIS-Kurdish nexus preserves occupation of Syria

It's getting harder to ignore. The persistent ISIS presence in the Syrian desert only serves US aims to continue its military occupation and support for Kurdish separatism.

A Moscow meeting shatters fantasies of a Syrian ‘confederation’

Russian-brokered Syrian-Turkish rapprochement will bury prospects of a divided Syria, with the potential for opposition factions to be co-opted into the armed forces.

Washington ‘deeply disappointed’ by Palestinian President’s meeting with Putin

Abbas used an audience with Putin to denounce the US, telling that he has no faith in Washington as a peace broker.

The power troika trumps Biden in West Asia

The presidents of Russia, Iran, and Turkey convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria a key talking point

Putin revs up Russia’s consequential ties with Iran, Turkey

All eyes will be on Iran's Astana Summit next week, as geopolitical events accelerate Moscow’s drive to boost relations with Tehran and Ankara

A silent Turkish-Russian standoff in Kazakhstan

Turkey's dream of a common army for Turkic countries may have been dashed by the quick Russian-led CSTO operation to subdue violent unrest in Kazakhstan early this year.

Russian president will welcome Iranian counterpart to Moscow on 19 January: Report

Raisi's visit to Russia will come as sanctions-removal talks continue moving forward in the Austrian capital

Frenemies: Russia and Turkey’s ‘cooperative rivalry’

Russia and Turkey are often mistakenly cast as allies. Their active rivalry in some of Eurasia's biggest zones of conflict is only likely to grow as Ankara seeks a seat at the Big Table.