The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria said on Sunday the government and opposition co-chairs of the Syrian Constitutional Committee had agreed to draft a new constitution.
Iran's president congratulated the Syrian government and people on the occasion of the National Day of Syria in a message.
Syrian government forces have made significant advances in their military push against the last major rebel bastion in the country's northwest, according to state media, in a ferocious offensive that has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
“The Syrian government’s strict rules on imports have made Iranian businessmen more vulnerable,” A member of the Iranian Women’s Business Association told ILNA.
Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif returned home from his one-day visit to Turkey Sunday night at the end of a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts on Syria.
The Israeli army says its aircraft have carried out several strikes inside Syria overnight, prompting Syrian forces to retaliate with ground-to-air missiles, one of which was intercepted.
An Iranian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari started talks with various parties in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, where Syrian government and opposition groups are trying to find a solution to Syria war.
Deadly suicide attacks in the Syrian government-held city of Homs threaten to derail talks in Geneva, with government and opposition delegates in the Swiss city sparring over the violence.
The Syrian government signalled on Monday that it was ready to agree to prisoner swaps with rebel groups, a confidence-building measure that might help both sides prepare to attend peace talks.
Iran has always agreed and would agree with diplomatic solution to Syrian crisis though inter-Syrian dialogue, a senior MP said.
