News Archive - 9 April 2020

“If we didn’t use the domestic capacities, conditions would have been harder but we can better fight against the coronavirus if sanctions are removed.” Majid Ansari told Mehr News Agency on Wednesday. “We are using domestic capacities in all fields, including in the battle against the outbreak, and we...

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“It was hard to breathe but I didn’t lose spirit; fear is your number one enemy in dealing with this disease. You cannot beat it if you are afraid of it,” the 2012 Olympics silver medalist said on Tuesday. “This disease is not a joke. Whoever you are, you have...

Researchers at Shahid Beheshti Medical University have launched small trials of the antiviral drug favipiravir at Masih Daneshvari Hospital, which is one of the leading medical centers treating patients with the new coronavirus infection in the Iranian capital. On April 5, the head of Iran's Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Ali Akbar...

Both written and directed by Saman Kafi, the two Iranian short films ‘Confused’ and ‘Miracle’ will take part at the third edition of the Cachinus de Cine Film Festival in Spain. The festival is organized by the Cultural Association of Cilleros (A.C.D.C.) and the Town Hall...

The UNESCO-registered Susa, which is situated in the southwest of modern Iran, is one such destination for good reason. It was one of the city-states of ancient Elam (2700 – 539 BC), which later became a winter capital of the Persian Achaemenid kings, who ruled Iran from c. 550 to...

The festival’s Best Animation Film award went to ‘Not Winter’ by Iranian filmmaker Hassan Mokhtari, who dedicated his award to the medical personnel in Iran who are making selfless efforts and sacrifices in treating coronavirus patients. The Assurdo film festival is an international monthly cinema festival with a final ceremony...

The festival’s director Mojtaba Izadi said Tuesday that the biennial event, which had been scheduled for April, will be held later in summer due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. According to him, the festival this year received 285 works in the national section, 345 works in the special section,...

The latest official statistics showed that 17.5 billion cubic meters of gas were exported from the country from March 21, 2019 to March 20, 2020, the rate of which recorded a 26 percent increase as compared to the same period of last year. According to the available information, cumulative...

OPEC+ group are discussing the idea of oil output cuts and may reportedly finalize the decision in their upcoming extraordinary meeting. “Three months. I believe the deal can be made from May because April deliveries have already been scheduled,” a high-ranking source in OPEC told TASS, while another source noted...

The official explained that since due to the outbreak of Covid-19, commutes of trucks through Iran-Turkey Bazargan border have been halted, the new gate way is to retaliate. According to him, Sarisu was previously used only for imports of medical equipment to Iran, but as of this weekend it can...

In a twitter account, Zanganeh wrote, “before holding any meeting between OPEC and Non-OPEC member states, it is necessary to agree on the basic production rates of each country which is necessarily the basis for reducing production.” He added, “I held talk with the president of OPEC [Organization of...

Deputy Chairman of North Khorasan Industry, Mine and Trade Organization Amin Ghorbani said, the figures respectively indicate a 14.1% and 7.2% drop in terms of value and tonnage year on year. According to the official, petrochemicals (urea, melamine, and ammonia), steel products, plastics, cement, food, agricultural products, electrode, and construction materials were among the...

Making the remarks in a parliament session, Jahangiri said that "with the issued permit by Ayatollah Khamenei, allowing withdrawal of one billion euros from National Development Fund Of Iran (NDFI) to combat the coronavirus in the country, a large volume of the economic difficulties will be removed." "Under the virus...

According to him, based on previous negotiations with the Iraqi side, the border was supposed to be reopened by April 11 but the shutdown period has been extended.  Iraq Border Crossing Department had halted trade activity in the field of unloading and discharging goods imported into Iraq on March...

In the same period, the volume of aluminum ingot production registered a 16.2 percent decline while the production of cement in the country showed a 12.2 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. Statistics show that 18,864,000 tons of steel products were produced in the...

The submarine was delivered to the southern naval fleet in a ceremony attended by Second Rear Admiral Abbas Fazelnia, the commander of the Navy's industries, and a number of high-ranking navy chiefs. The Ghadir-class submarines, first unveiled in 2018, are designed to cruise within the shallow waters of the Persian...

In a Tuesday tweet, Murphy wrote that innocent civilians are dying in Iran "in part because our sanctions are limiting humanitarian aid during coronavirus. We need to ease them to ensure that aid gets through.” The UN, as well as a number of world countries and international bodies, have urged...

Some 1,997 more cases have tested positive with the virus in the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of infections in Iran to 64,586, said Jahanpour. He added that 121 coronavirus patients lost their lives in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 3,993. Some 29,812...

Second Brigadier General Mohammadreza Mir-Heidari said that following comprehensive intelligence activities in the past two days, the police forces traced the haul of the illicit drugs, which constituted 211kg of opium and 80kg of hashish. Two offenders were also captured during the operation, he added. The police chief noted that...

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In a Wednesday tweet, Zarif wrote, “Some countries have closed their geographical borders to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus, but the borders should be opened to provide assistance.” Referring to the US refusal to lift sanctions on Iran, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, he added, “US President Donald...

In its prepared report on the procedure of JCPOA implementation, presented in an open Parliament session on Wednesday, the committee announced that despite European' stance towards the nuclear deal and their emphasis on significance of its implementation besides Iran's full commitment to the agreement, Europeans have been inactive and indifferent against Trump's remarks...

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Iran's Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced unity under the virus outbreak with Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov Maharram Oglu and Armeni's Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Zarif voiced Iran's readiness for transfer of knowledge to the named countries in this regard. In previous conversation with Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on March 25, Zarif had described measures taken by Iran...

According to Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and Brazilian São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) have signed an MoU to increase scientific cooperation between the two countries in various fields. The agreement stipulates the two sides to provide the grounds for cooperation in different scientific...

Rizzoli expressed his sympathy with Iranian people over the outbreak of the coronavirus, saying that the International Committee of the Red Cross (IRCS) has provided 500,000 Swiss francs to support Iranian Red Crescent Society in the fight against the coronavirus. IRCS's request to set up a financial channel to help...

In a telephone conversation with Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat on Tuesday, Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the Israeli regime was exploiting the international community’s preoccupation with the viral outbreak to push ahead with its settlement expansion in the occupied territories. Aboul Gheit warned...

Barzani urged all Iraqi political groups and coalitions to get united for establishing a legal government, to bring stability back to Iraqi Kurdistan and help the country overcome its present challenges. He also called for all Iraqi Kurds to help Al-Kazemi with the formation of his cabinet. Iraq’s current Prime...

The coalition claims that the measure is in line with efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in Yemen and also to support UN efforts to end the devastating war. The officials claimed the ceasefire is aimed at bringing the Ansarullah movement to the negotiating table for peace talks led by...

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi announced on Thursday his withdrawal from the role of forming a new government, the Iraqi News Agency reported. “My withdrawal is to preserve the unity of Iraq,” he said, according to the news agency. Al-Zurfi was named as Prime Minister-designate in mid-March, following the withdrawal...

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"Thanks to judiciary actions in Luxembourg, the Islamic Republic could gain two major achievements and neutralize US efforts to seize and transfer Iran's assets," Hemmati said. "Initially, $1.6 billion of CBI assets, blocked in Clearstream Banking SA back on January 15, 2016, was released," he said, "Under a transient order issued...

In a message addressed to Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari, health minister stated, “the activities of knowledge-based companies in all arenas especially cooperating with the Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters will go down in history of the country. Hereby, I seize this opportunity to express my special thanks to...

Speaking on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of National Day of Nuclear Technology, Kamalvandi maintained that with the restrictions lifted after the country took the 5th step in reducing its JCPOA commitments, the nuclear industry could carry out any research and development (R&D) activity that is needed.  R&D...

Second Brigadier General Azizollah Maleki announced on Wednesday that about 2 tons of opium, 370 kg of hashish, 208 kg of heroin, 78 kg of crystal and 297 Kg of other kinds of narcotics have been seized in the past Iranian year (starting March 21, 2019) 96 drug-trafficking bands have...

More than 2,000 clinical tests have been carried out in the country in this regard, Sattari stressed. So far, several research projects have been defined for the discovery of nature of COVID-19, all of which are underway, he said, adding, “over 2,000 clinical tests have been conducted within the framework...

The screening program of the 5th edition of the Realtime International Film Festival (RTF) includes five Iranian titles, such as ‘The Dark Side of Moon’ by Reza Naseri Saray, ‘Women Who Ran with Wolves’ by Amir Athar Soheili, ‘Baraka, The Cow’ by Komeil Soheili, ‘Fireworks Wednesday’ by Reza Mouri, and...

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Iran's military attaché Brigadier General Mostafa Moradian and Iraq's Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari conferred on ways of boosting military cooperation between the two countries in a meeting held at Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday. During the meeting, the officials highlighted the importance of the fight against terrorism, especially the...

“All the Communism, Western democracy and the liberal democracy prevailing around the world, with their claims, have not led the humanity to reach peace and salvation,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a televised speech on Thursday, on the occasion of the birthday anniversary of the 12th Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi [May...

In a decree on Thursday, Rouhani officially appointed Khavazi as the new minister and expressed hope that he will successfully and properly carry out his “legal duties and responsibilities” based on law, moderation and the moral charter of the administration to serve Islam and the Iranian nation. The Iranian Parliament...

One of the most important religious occasions among Shia Muslims is the 15th of the sixth Islamic month of Shaban, which is the birthday of twelfth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Mahdi. Mid-Shaban has special significance for Muslims throughout the world and is marked by devotion and celebration among Muslims,...

"Any human with a conscience would agree that sanctions on Iran at a time of the COVID-19 pandemic is unconscionable," he told Newsweek on Thursday. "Anybody should be grateful to anyone, group, company or country that will have the courage to stand up to US bullying and furthermore, defy its...

According to the latest reports, 1,524,320 people across the world were infected by COVID-19 as of Thursday, of which 88,965 have lost their lives to the virus and 332,869 have recovered. The US is on top of the list with 435,160 infections and 14,797 fatalities so far. Spain is the...

In a phone call on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kazakh counterpart, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, exchanged views on how to deal with the coronavirus which, has been spreading throughout the world. Earlier in the day, Zarif, in telephone conversations, discussed the issue with his Azerbaijani and Armenian...

“The US and some other pretenders of civilization, instead of lifting the sanctions, have maximized the sanctions and turned into the bandits of face masks and coronavirus test kits across the world,” Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a tweet on Thursday. While the Islamic Republic is battling the fast-spreading outbreak, the Trump...

In a phone conversation on Thursday, the diplomats conferred on issues related to finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis with the United Nations’ support and a focus on the continuation of the Syrian constitution committee’s measures. The officials also exchanged views about the two countries fight against the...

Hemmati said on Thursday that the IMF is expected to consider Iran’s request for a $5 billion loan under its Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The RFI is available to all member countries facing an urgent balance of payments need. The top Iranian banker noted that Iran, as a founding member...

The June futures for Brent oil have jumped to $35.65 per barrel, rising by 8.56%, as of 19:09 Tehran time (2:39 GMT). Meanwhile, WTI futures for May rose by 9.8% to $27.55 per barrel. Brent previously passed the $36,29 per barrel mark on April 2 following US...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that “the accusation is not true”. “What Hungarian officials call a violation of health protocols is, in fact, the students’ objection to the improper quarantine conditions at a Budapest hospital where infected and healthy individuals were kept in one place,” said...

The current coronavirus pandemic ravaging every corner of the world and many states are desperate in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Nations and governments are panicking and the economy has already collapsed. This crisis is expected to deepen more and more without a serious global willingness and cooperation. Besides...

In a statement late Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the Islamic Republic welcomes the nomination of al-Mustafa as the new PM-designate by Iraqi President Barham Salih, calling the move a step in the right direction. Al-Kazemi was named for the position on Thursday after former Iraqi Prime...

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Spring rain hit various districts in Tehran on Tuesday, freshening up the city.    ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – The COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in less or even no revenues for some businesses both in Iran and in the world.    ...

HAMEDAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Bazaar of Hamedan is shown void of people and closure of businesses due to the spread of coronavirus. For this purpose, head of Iranian Chamber of Guild Union revealed the closure of all businesses up to April 11.        ...

TABRIZ, Apr. 08 (MNA) –The coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in online shopping as people continue to stay home and safe. Meanwhile, post offices around the country are making sure that the parcels have been disinfected against the virus before getting delivered to their destinations.    ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Families under the coverage of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation have joined other groups to help supply medical needs amid the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Some 370,000 face masks, gloves and hospital gowns are produced by the IKRF families every day.      ...

QOM, Apr. 08 (MNA) – 34-year-old Mikhail Simonov from Russia who studies in Qom Seminary School has joined other fellow students in the efforts to battle the coronavirus by disinfecting roads and public places in Qom.      ...

KISH, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The regular disinfection of the aircraft and facilities in Kish International Airport, southern Iran, are carried out based on the directives issued by the Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters.      ...

BOJNOURD, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The spring snow on Wednesday has covered Bojnourd, in North Khorasan province, painting a wintery view of this city.             ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – From the early hours of Wednesday morning, the rain and temperature drop caused thick fog to settle on some parts of Tehran.      ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The COVID-19 outbreak has canceled all the concerts in the country but with the support of the Tehran Municipality, some singers are staging free online concerts for their fans. Singer Sina Sarlak and his band performed on Tuesday night from Milad Tower for people...

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Kazem Khavazi on Wednesday gained the Iranian Parliament’s vote of confidence as the new Agriculture Minister of the country.

HAMEDAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) –Spring has made dramatically beautiful changes to landscapes in different regions of Hamedan Province in west of Iran.              ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – People from all walks of life from across the country listened to the remarks of the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi. These photos have been taken today from Bojnurd, Arak,...

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – The people of Tehran on Wednesday night celebrated the birth anniversary of the 12th Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance).       ...

ARDABIL, Apr. 09 (MNA) – A rather heavy snow during the past two days has whitened the Heyran pass in Ardabil province, northwest Iran.     ...