TEHRAN (Tasnim) The aerial bombardment of Syrian army forces near the city of Deir ez-Zor was a wanton act of aggression that, despite what Washington claims, was pre-planned, the Syrian citys representative in the parliament said. In an interview with the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, Sattaam Mujhim al-Dandal slammed as a lie the US claim ...

A loud explosion has been heard in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, media report says. The blast rocked Mayadeen city late on Friday, and there was news about injuries, Xinhua cited Syrian media as reporting. Other reports said the explosion was carried out by al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front against a shop whose owner, the Takfiri militants ...