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UN Secretary-General calls for end to war in Sudan that is ‘spiralling out of control’
6 November 2025
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that the war in Sudan is “spiralling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the besieged and famine-stricken Darfur city of el-Fasher. Speaking in Qatar during the opening of the World Summit for Social Development on 4th November, Antonio Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire in the two-year conflict that has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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Turkey-Iran-Russia summit on 4 April
31 March 2018
President Erdogan will host president Putin of Russia and president Rouhani of Iran for a meeting focussing on the situation in Syria and other regional and global issues
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Opinion: Iran and the US are slowly heading towards collision
31 March 2018
US attempts to change the provisions of the nuclear deal with Iran will intensify over the next months, but things are only likely to come to a head in 2019 says Benyamin Poghosyan in this op-ed
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Iranian President arrives in Baku on official visit
28 March 2018
President Rouhani earlier said that "Iran attaches importance to its cooperation with neighboring states from security and economic points of view" and hoped that during his visit to the neighboring countries "he would be able to solve regional problems and lead the region towards further stability and security".
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Happy Nowruz
20 March 2018
The three thousand year old festival marking the arrival of Spring and Persian new year is celebrated in Iran, Azerbaijan, parts of Georgia, Central Asia and among diaspora communities world-wide
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Iranian Defence Minister holds talks in Baku with Azerbaijani President
21 February 2018
President Ilham Aliyev "hailed the successful development of friendly and brotherly relations between Azerbaijan and Iran in different areas, including military and military-technical fields"
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Iranian and Georgian foreign ministers hold talks in Munich
21 February 2018
Javad Zarif and Mikheil Janelidze discussed issues related to bilateral relations, as well as the international situation, according to sources.
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Ankara summons the Russian and Iranian Ambassadors over Syria
10 January 2018
The Turkish Foreign Ministry told the Russian and Iranian envoys that ongoing Syrian government operations against moderate opposition groups violate a three-way agreement that aims to de-escalate tension in Idlib.
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Russia, Turkey and Iran stick together, for now
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Russia, Turkey and Iran stick together, for now
8 January 2018
2017 saw an unprecedented level of co-operation between Russia, Turkey and Iran in their dealings with regional challenges and outside pressures, but the relationship is more tactical than strategic, and there are plenty of issues ahead that will put it to the test, writes Dennis Sammut in this commentary for commonspace.eu
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Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey issue statement after their meeting in Baku
20 December 2017
The foreign ministers underlined their commitment to further expand cooperation particularly in the areas that would contribute to economic progress and sustainable development.