ANKARA, Mar. 06 (Press Shia) – A female Russian citizen allegedly connected to the suspected assassin of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has been detained in Ankara, Turkish media cited a law enforcement source in its report Monday.Investigators suspect Ekaterina, 33, of maintaining telephone contacts and exchanging WhatsApp messages with off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert...
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (Press Shia Agency) – A University of Alabama professor tells Mehr News International Service it is too early to conclude on the possible causes and contributors in assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey.Nader Entessar believed that assassination would seek multiple objectives, the most important being to undermine the possible détente between Turkey and Russian. In a...
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (Press Shia Agency) – The Iranian Embassy in Ankara has issued a warning statement to Iranian nationals, urging them to avoid making unnecessary visits to the Embassy following the assassination of Russian envoy Andrey Karlov.The Iranian Embassy in Ankara made the announcement in a statement on Sat., adding “in order to facilitate consular affairs for Iranian nationals, they...
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (Press Shia) – Head of Parliament NSFPC Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters on Fri. that he believes the US was behind the assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in Turkey.Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission (NSFPC) Alaeddin Boroujerdi deemed highly suspicious the Monday terror attack on Russian Ambassador to Turkey...
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (Press Shia Agency) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Parliament Deputy General for International Affairs, met with Russian envoy to Tehran Levan Jagarian and the two exchanged views on the latest matters of bilateral concern.“The assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara proved that some players and Zionist-backed media manipulate public emotions to save...
MOSCOW, Dec. 21 (Press Shia) – Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly the al-Nusra Front) has claimed responsibility for Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov’s murder in Ankara. The terrorist group claimed responsibility via a letter which appeared on the Internet. Earlier in the day Turkish media reported that the number of people detained in the investigation over the...
MOSCOW, Dec. 21 (Press Shia Agency) – The number of people detained in the investigation over the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has grown to 13. The arrests were carried out in the province of Ankara, in addition to the southwestern provinces of Izmir and Aydin, the NTV broadcaster cited police as saying on Wednesday. Karlov...
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Press Shia Agency) – Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Rahimpour said assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey would not make a dent in Terhan-Moscow joint efforts.Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour, who made presence in Russia’s Embassy in Tehran to sign the memorial book for Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov, extended his...
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Press Shia) – Russia and Turkey set up a committee to investigate the murder of Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov, who was shot dead on Monday by an officer of Special Forces in Turkish capital. Yet, it seems the real investigation has to be done somewhere else.During last months some high ranking American officials have made notable remarks on how US would...
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (Press Shia) – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a statement said all three of its consulates in Turkey will be closed on Wed. following the Mon. terror attack on Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in a statement announced that the country’s consulates in three Turkish cities of Istanbul, Trabzon and...
