TEHRAN(Basirat): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on the death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whom US President Donald Trump claimed had been killed in an operation, saying he may be hiding somewhere.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Russia has deployed military helicopters to assist and protect its military police patrolling along Syria's border with Turkey.

TEHRAN(Basirat): An Iraqi official has said that the Arab country heavily relies on Iran for its electricity needs, saying more than a quarter of power needed in the country is imported from Iran.

TEHRAN(Basirat): Former Israeli minister of military affairs Avigdor Lieberman says the regime is in an “emergency situation” amid heightened tensions in the Middle East means that it is now vulnerable more than ever.