The Syrian foreign ministry underscored that the illegal US military presence on the territory of the country is accompanied by the plundering of its oil reserves and growing economic pressure on the people of Syria

Iran's Ambassador to the European Union, Gholam-Hossein Dehqani, gave an address at the 6th Conference in Support of Future of Syria and Region held in the Belgian capital Brussels on Tuesday evening.

Local sources told SANA reporter that the people of Salhia Harb village in the northern countryside of Hasaka, with support of a checkpoint of the Syrian Arab Army, intercepted a convoy of the American occupation forces, consisting of five military armored vehicles, prevented it from entering the village and expelled it from the area.

Reading the statement on “Situation in Afghanistan” before the United Nations Security Council Majid Takht Ravanchi said, “According to the UN reports, more than 24 million people need humanitarian aid, and half of the population face acute hunger. Furthermore, over 9 million people are displaced.”

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Otto Pedersen, who is in Tehran to discuss the developments in Syria, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday.