Leader tells Turkey: Any military action in northern Syria to harm entire region, benefit ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says any military action in northern Syria will definitely harm Turkey, Syria and the entire region and will instead benefit terrorists.

Turkey vows to put on trial Saudi officials, tied to Khashoggi case

An advisor to Turkey’s president has vowed that the country will prosecute all those involved in the suspected kidnapping or murder of a dissident Saudi journalist in Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, even if it involves the Saudi consul himself. Turkish investigators looking at footage from security cameras at the consulate saw men taking some boxes from the building to a black car following the disappearance.

At Tehran summit, President Rouhani calls for US pullout from Syria

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States must swiftly end its "illegal presence and interference" in Syria, which, he added, has led to the continuation of insecurity in the war-ravaged country.

FM Zarif says Iran will remain powerful regional actor

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will continue to play a "stable and powerful" act in the region despite US demonization of Iran.

Iran denounces US sanctions on Turkey

President Erdogan warns Turkey’s partnership with US in jeopardy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns his country’s partnership with the United States might be in “jeopardy” as tensions intensify between the two NATO allies. Relations between Ankara and Washington have sunk to their lowest point in decades over a number of issues, including the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges, and the depreciation of the Turkish lira to hit record lows against the dollar.

Turkish president slams Trump’s exit from Iran nuclear deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the US President Donald Trump administration for unilaterally withdrawing from the multi-nation Iran nuclear deal.

Europe can no longer rely on US for protection: Merkel

Europe must take its fate in own hands: Merkel/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe can no longer rely on the United States for protection, urging European Union member states to take the bloc’s destiny in their own hands.