A senior Russian official says Moscow and the US are close to reaching an understanding on the situation in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
Russia's deputy foreign minister has said that Washington's decision to finally make a distinction between terrorists and opposition in Syria would pave the way toward a meeting between Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry in China.
Moscow and Washington are "a few steps from" reaching a deal on the Syrian city of Aleppo, a senior Russian diplomat said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that US military intervention in Syria without the authorization of the "legitimate" Syrian authorities was a "big mistake."
The Kremlin has said on Thursday that a report by the al-Hayat newspaper on an agreement between Russia and the United States on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was not true.
Ali-Akbar Velayati has told reporters in Tehran Tuesday that Americans have now taken the issue of Syria to the UN Security Council and decided that Assad must not remain in power, to install a hand-picked American regime.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to have intensive negotiations with his US, Chinese, and Russian counterparts on Sunday.
A member of the nuclear negotiations team has termed 'incorrect' remarks by the lawmaker Mahmoud Nabavian regarding the agreement on discussing Iran's missile capability, IRNA reports.
Russia's deputy foreign minister has called on the United States and Europe to take "serious" steps to combat terrorism, warning that several Middle Eastern countries are threatened.
A high-ranking Russian official says the internationally brokered Syrian peace talks next month will be impossible without the participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
A Russian top diplomat says a new Syria resolution by the UN Security Council can be include Chapter VII over possible refusal to cooperation.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has thanked key backer Russia for helping his regime face down a "savage attack" by Western-backed militants, state television reported.
The Syrian authorities have handed over to Russia evidence proving that opposition forces were allegedly involved in the use of chemical weapons last month, a senior Russian diplomat says.
Russia has warned the United States and the European Union against their decision to supply arms to extremists in Syria, calling on them to reconsider the move.
Russia says delivering S-300 air defense systems to Syria maintains better stability and prevents further foreign interventions, after EU leaders decided to ease arming militants in the war-torn country.
Russia is “disappointed” by an EU decision to ease arming militants in Syria, saying it will "directly harm" the prospects of holding a peace conference on the bloody conflict.