Rasa - One of most significant dimensions through which Russia regulates its Iran-related West Asian policy is Tehran’s being a factor establishing the balance of threat in the region.

Rasa - Operation to liberate Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, from ISIS was ordered by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on September 14, last year and is taking its stages according to the schedule.

Rasa - One of the strategic areas of competition in West Asia region is the international powers' attempts to widen the sectarian and religious gaps between different sides.

Rasa - The United States refuses to join the alliance of Iran, Syria, Russia and Hezbollah in the war against terrorism. Quite the contrary, it is attacking Syrian military forces to boost the position of terrorist groups.

Rasa - Early on Friday, the United States military hit a Syrian air base with dozens of missiles on the pretext of responding to the Syrian government’s alleged chemical weapons attack this week in the province of Idlib.

Rasa - British Prime Minister Theresa May began a trip on Monday to the West Asia to visit Jordan and then Saudi Arabia in a bid to re-accentuate the security bonds between London and the Arab countries. The official visit comes after the British leader travelled to the region in early December last year to take part in the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council meeting held in Bahrain.

Rasa - US missile strikes on a Syrian airbase have boosted terrorist groups in Syria especially ISIS which has launched a new offensive near Palmyra.

Rasa - As the operation of the US-backed coalition to recapture the ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa is drawing closer, the speculations grow on Turkey’s participation and whether Washington will bow to the conditions of Ankara leaders who press Americans to keep the Kurdish forces, dubbed YPG, off the upcoming assault in the northern city.

Rasa - It is no longer that difficult to learn the truth about the goals and activities of the British government, about the quality or value of its foreign policies, or about the reason behind its strong ties with Saudi Arabia.

Rasa - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri underlined that the country's Armed Forces are prepared to give a rigid response to any possible aggressive act by the enemies.