Middle East / Levant

President Hassan Rouhani’s chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi announced on Wednesday that Rouhani had received eight requests from President Donald Trump, for a meeting,...

"Instead of building this factory in the next seven or eight years, we built it during the negotiations but did not start it."

In October 2015 Salah was successful in taking off and gliding across the border, avoiding Syrian fire shot in his direction along the way.

Iran claims the US' decision violated the Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Relations, signed by the US and Iran in 1955, decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Khamenei: "They will see that day when the false Zionist entity will be uprooted from the land of Palestine."

On Tuesday morning, Syrian regime-affiliated military planes bombed a school that serves as a shelter for refugees in Ein Tina on the outskirts of Quneitra.

Putin also stressed that Iranian troops are not present in the de-escalation zone in southern Syria.

"We absolutely would like to work in order to help Israel, and Israel will be working with us."

Meanwhile, Russian troops are completing the takeover of southwestern Syria.

The warplanes allegedly fired two missiles that struck targets and caused "material damage," according to Syrian state television news reports.

"We are not prepared to accept any attacks against us and we will respond appropriately."

The drone was flying inside the 1974 buffer zone.

“Every day (people are standing) at the Israeli border, every day, calling on Israel to protect them or to allow international forces to (protect them)… we wish (the Israelis) to came here and protect these people, either under the United Nations flag or the Israeli flag. I don’t know how, but the politicians have to solve this problem.”

The air strikes were carried out hours after a Syrian drone infiltrated Israeli air space from Syrian territory.

"We expect that everyone will respect this sovereignty and that Syria will strictly abide by the [1974] Separation of Forces Agreement."

The two men will join Netanyahu's wife Sara in watching the World Cup semi-final after their talks.

The Code Red incoming rocket alert siren was triggered in Israeli communities in the Golan Heights and the northern Jordan Valley.

According to Anadolu, Oktar has been placed on a wanted list issued by Combating Financial Crimes department of the provincial police.

Israel reportedly turned down the proposal and instead made a counter offer of food aid.

"We will not tolerate the establishment of a military presence by Iran and its proxies anywhere in Syria -- not close to the border and far away from it."

The Israeli fighter pilot who reportedly carried out the strike succeeded in hitting the target despite having to dodge several Syrian S-200 air defense missiles.

Cohen's wife Nadia still hopes that one day, her husband's body "will also be returned."

President Rouhani said "the Americans have claimed that they want to stop Iranian oil exports completely," adding a dare, "If you can, do it and you will see the consequences."

Russia: "Today will be the last round - either the rebels agree to these terms, or the military operations resume."

The rumor caused a 5% - 6% plunge in shares of the Israeli gas partnerships.

A week ago, Syrian State TV reported an Israeli attack near the Damascus airport.

“Joint teams from Israel and one of the neighboring countries are de-seeding the clouds entering Iran."

Iran is seeking to harm senior Israeli officials abroad.

A search of their car yielded more than a pound of acetone peroxide explosives and a detonator, according to the Belgian prosecutor's office.

Hundreds of people volunteered to bring goodie bags from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ramat Gan and elsewhere to Syrian children.