The Syrian government has rejected the European Union’s criticism of the June 3 presidential election, branding it a violation of national sovereignty. The European Union has described Tuesday’s vote, which saw President Bashar al-Assad’s landslide victory, as «illegitimate.» «A flawed electoral law imposed identification requirements that deprived most Syrians living in areas under opposition control of the…

The Israeli regime has its roots in terrorism with its first leaders being members of terrorist organizations, a  tells Press TV. In an interview with Press TV on Saturday, political analyst James Thring said Israel labels the Palestinian movement, Hamas, as terrorist while the regime itself was founded on terrorism. “They (Hamas) are labeled as terrorists, but then…

The United States launched an “armed murderous coup” in Ukraine that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych months ago, a political commentator says. Gordon Duff, a senior editor at Veterans Today, made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV on Thursday. In a speech in Poland on Wednesday, Obama accused Moscow of resorting to the…

Russia says the recent presidential election in Syria, in which incumbent President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected, was “legitimate.” “It’s unacceptable to ignore the opinion of millions of Syrians who… came to polling stations and made a choice in the interests of the future of the country,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich in a…

The Iranian military’s top brass says the resounding victory of Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s presidential election has disgraced the United States and opposition groups in the Arab state. “The victory of Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s presidential election with more than 10 million votes, 88 percent of total votes [cast], has humiliated the United States and…

The late leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Imam Khomeini’s socio-political ideology was deeply rooted in Islam. While condemning the hard-nosed policies of the Shah regime, he always stood by the oppressed people of Iran. As world observes the 25rd demise anniversary of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Rouhullah Mousavi…