News in Brief
Harsh punishment awaits Israel: Speaker
Lambasting the recent Israel's brutal attacks, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stressed that a crushing punishment is awaiting the Israeli regime.
Speaking at an open Parliament session on Sunday, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf strongly condemned the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the arrest and beating of worshippers in that holy site and the brutal attacks on Gaza and South Lebanon by the Israeli military.
For decades, the Israeli regime has turned into an uncontrolled and increasingly criminal killing machine by violating all international laws, the Parliament speaker stressed, adding that the world’s Muslims support their courageous brothers and sisters in Palestine.
“Today, the Zionist regime is in its weakest state in history, and the strength of the Resistance Front has forced this regime to show cowardly reactions,” he underscored.
Iran-Russia-Türkiye-Syria FMs meeting to be held
in May
The quadrilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Türkiye was postponed to May, said the Russian Ambassador to Syria Aleksandr Yefimov.
In an interview with El Watan newspaper, Yefimov stated that contacts and consultations are continuing between the relevant parties to achieve positive results in this framework.
Noting that although the quadrilateral meeting was supposed to be held on Sunday, it was postponed to early May, the Russian envoy added that the road to normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus is long and it is not possible to examine all the cases during one round of talks.
Referring to his country’s efforts to hold a quadrilateral meeting, Yefimov expressed hope that positive results will be achieved in this regard.