News Archive - 1 August 2020

He noted that the Islamic Republic is an independent country that does not rely on the West or the East. “Being independent does not mean that Iran cannot cooperate with other nations. We must have balanced economic and political relations with various countries. Currently, we must take this opportunity to expand...

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Millions of Muslims across Iran celebrate Eid al-Adha, the second Eid festival of the year in the Islamic calendar. The event is also known as the ‘Feast of the Sacrifice’, with the word ‘Adha’ in Arabic meaning ‘sacrifice’. Based on Muslim belief, Eid al-Adha commemorates Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice...

3 Iranian titles to vie at 77th Venice Filmfest. Majid Majidi's 'Sun Children' together with two other Iranian titles will be taking part at the 77th Venice Film Festival, marking the first major international film event to go ahead in the COVID-19 era. Iran's Kerman attracts $282m foreign investment The...

Referring to the cooperation capacities of the two countries, Iranian Ambassador stressed the need to try to revive the growing trend before the coronavirus pandemic, as well as deepen economic cooperation based on health protocols. He expressed concern over the decrease in trade between the two countries due to coronavirus. While supporting...

He made the remarks on Friday evening on the sidelines of his visit to the Astara Port Special Economic Zone Emphasizing the importance of expanding economic cooperation with neighbors, especially the friendly and neighboring country of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mousavi said,"Foreign Ministry has a special focus on expanding cooperation with neighboring countries.

In a phone conversation with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Friday night, President Rouhani stressed the need for efforts to develop and strengthen Tehran-Baku relations. Fortunately, with the efforts of the officials of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, we are witnessing good, friendly and developing relations between...

Ebrahim Azizi said on Friday that the achievement is based on the defense doctrine of the Islamic Republic which highlights “authoritative and active deterrence”. “Ballistic missiles are now launched from underground and can arm large sections of the country without the need for any missile platform or other equipment on...

Commander of West Azarbaijan province border guards, Second Brigadier General Hossein Khani, said late on Friday that the Iranian border guards entered into a clash with an armed group in the border regions of Sardasht County, during which two guards – Sargent Matin Saedi and Private Mehdi Maleki – were...

The synopsis of ‘The Alien’ reads, "In an ordinary Iranian town, two mysterious strangers in a car begin to park daily at the same spot for hours. This unusual occurrence causes paranoia among the locals, who suspect them to be national security." The film has also screened at 70th Berlin International Film Festival .

The Saudi-led coalition continues to violate the Al-Hudaidah ceasefire in Yemen, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, the Saudi coalition has violated the al-Hudaidah ceasefire 1,934 times in the past month. Meanwhile, Saudi fighter jets targeted different areas of al-Bayda and Imran provinces at the same time as bombing al-Hudaidah.

Located on a land area as large as over 20,000 square meters, the store is selling more than 2,500 different types of Iranian-made products including foodstuffs, clothing, garments, cellulose products, detergents, plastic and disposable materials, various types of nuts as well as tractors. The supermarket is founded with the aim...

In a message on Saturday to the President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga, Rouhani congratulated the event, hoping for expansion of bilateral relations between the two countries in all fields. "I cordially congratulate National Day of Swiss to you, the government and the people," he said. "I believe that by taking...

More than 17.7 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. More than 11.1 million patients have recovered, and at least 683,000 have died, according to data from Worldometers retrieved at 6:14 AM GMT. The United States has the highest infections and death toll...

Issuing a statement on Saturday, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said that Iraqi Army fighters managed to attack ISIL positions in their latest counter-terrorism operation. The Iraqi Army, in cooperation with the military forces of the Kirkuk operation headquarters, carried out large-scale air and ground attacks against ISIL positions in Wadi al-Shay in...

 In his speech on the occasion of the 75th National Day of the Syrian Army, Bashar al-Assad announced that “the Syrian Army has been alongside the great Syrian nation at all various stages in the fight against terrorism”, Al-Mayadin reported. “Congratulations to the heroic forces of the Syrian army who supported...

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He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking at the Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters. Rouhani said that nearly 10 provinces that had experienced tough conditions in the past weeks are facing less difficulty as the peak has passed. He called on people to continue following health guidelines and directives...

In a statement on Saturday, the council announced all religious ceremonies and gatherings should meet the criteria outlined by the experts at National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus. All congregations without the coordination of the Task Force are banned, it added. The statement comes after the Leader of the Islamic...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr news agency on Sat., Mojtaba Zonnour added, “government of the Islamic Republic of Iran should announce what measures it will take in case Iran’s arms embargo is extended at UN Security Council.” In response to a question that what measures the government...

“Markazi exported goods to 70 countries during the period, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, the UAE, Azerbaijan and Pakistan,” Saeed Farrokhi, Markazi province's deputy governor for economic affairs said. Exports mainly included hydrocarbons, linear low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, glass, crystalware fruit juice and potato chips, he added. According to the official, Markazi...

China Radio International published a report on Friday night with the title “the message of IRGC’s Payambar Azam 14 drill to America: You are under range of Iranian missiles”, after the conclusion of military drill by IRGC in the south of the country. “A significant point of the drill was...

During the meeting, the two sides stressed the need to maintain and expand bilateral relations in all fields, as well as the interaction and role of the parliaments of the two countries in promoting and diversifying bilateral economic relations. Referring to the history of friendly relations between Iran and Brazil, Gharibi stressed the...

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The Iranian short animated piece ‘Malakout’ directed by Farnoosh Abedi has won an award at the third International Da Vinci International Film Festival in the US. The piece won the "Virtuvin" award, which is one of the main awards of this festival. This is the third edition of this festival which will be held...

Immigrating to the United States and Los Angeles is a stage in which people change their lives, and there are significant changes for immigrants. These big changes that cause depression in some newcomers to this big city. Depression is one of the essential psychological problems for immigrants, and, unfortunately, these...

Hadi Beiginejad referred to the Supreme Leader's remarks in his yesterday's speech that he said "For a long time, an idea has been propagated that Iran cannot progress without the United States and the West”, adding that some claim that Iran cannot progress without the West. “ The Supreme Leader,...

Speaking in her daily briefing, Lari said that 1,067 of the new confirmed cases have been hospitalized. She added that 216 people died of the disease in the past 24 hours, putting the total number of deaths in the country at 16,982. According to Lari, 4,011 patients are in critical...

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced on Saturday that its forces have inflicted a major blow to a terrorist group based in the US. The forces have reportedly arrested the head of a terrorist group named “Thunder” in the US. Following sophisticated intelligence operations, the forces arrested Jamshid Sharmahd who led...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Sat., Seyyed Mohammad Atabak said that 1.2 million tons of steel will be added to the current production capacity of the country annually upon the operation of second phase of South Kaveh Steel Making Plant. The second phase of South Kaveh...

Tsyganok told IRNA that during the recent military exercise of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran demonstrated its strength in the sea and air, as well as its progress in this field. He added that Iran has repeatedly stated that it does not seek any war, conflict and tension in the region, adding that but Iran...

According to the released statement of the Iranian intelligence ministry, through extensive operations carried out by the Intelligence Ministry forces, an international drug smuggling gang has been identified and dismantled in West Azarbaijan Province Following an armed clash between the Intelligence Ministry forces and the smugglers, the European leader of the gang...

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the strengthening of the bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia. Slutsky also met and held talks with Chairman of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnour on Saturday evening. The details of the meetings will be published later.  ZZ/4988302

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles from “the depths of the Earth” on Wednesday during the last day of Payamber-e Azam 14 military exercises in sensitive Persian Gulf waters. The launches came a day after the Guards struck a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with volleys of missiles...

Mousavi appreciates the efforts made by the forces of the Ministry of Intelligence in arresting the head of a terrorist group and noted that the US regime claims to support Iranian people while it has been harboring known terrorists that were responsible for several terrorist operations in Iran. He went...

According to Turkey’s media outlets, Fenerbahce is eyeing Jahanbakhsh to boost its attacking line. Jahanbakhsh has been already linked with teams from the Eredivisie such as Ajax and PSV Eindhoven as he found few chances to play for the Premier League side Brighton during the past season. The Turkish reports...

Addressing Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in a message, László Kövér the Hungarian National Assembly speaker expressed hope for the development of mutual cooperation between Iran and Hungary in the fields of culture, education, and science. He wrote that “on behalf of the Hungarian National Assembly,...

"Preliminary examinations and laboratory measures of the dead body of Judge Mansouri have been performed since his body has been delivered to Iran", said Masjedi, adding, "We hope that we will be able to announce the causes of his death to Iranian judiciary officials in next one or two weeks as some experiments...

The test results must be issued within the 92 hours before boarding their flight to the Imam Khomeini International Airport, Mohammadreza Karimiyan, the deputy head of airport operations at IKAC said. He added, “As we started to reopen for international travels such as many other countries, we also require a negative...

He made the remarks in his meeting with visiting Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky on Saturday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia. Ghalibaf termed the level of political cooperation between Iran and Russia 'appropriate' and added, “the...

Speaking in a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sat. afternoon, Rouhani said, "with the will, determination and serious efforts seen in the senior officials of Tehran and Baghdad, the two sides will be able to solve all the problems and difficulties facing the development of bilateral...

He made the remarks on Saturday noting that Mina stampede was an unprecedented tragedy in history that led to the martyrdom of thousands of pilgrims due to the incompetence of the Saudi officials. Emphasizing that the perpetrators must be punished, he lamented that many Islamic countries turned a blind eye...

Seyed Ali Kazemi told to IRNA that Iran's role in securing real peace is undeniable, adding that Afghanistan will not achieve lasting peace if it ignores the role of its neighbors, including Iran. Iran, as a prominent and important country in global and regional developments and Afghanistan's neighbor, plays an important role in...

Despite US efforts to pressure the UN not to select the Islamic Republic as the Chairman of the Executive Council of Human Settlements Program, Iran pursued diplomatic talks in this regard which led to the support of other countries and the condemnation of the US unilateral action. The US finally...

Farnoosh Samadi’s '180 Degree Rule,' and Manijeh Hekmat’s road movie'Bandor Band' have been selected to vie at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 10–19, is tailored to fit the moment, with physical screenings and drive-ins, digital...

RASHT, Jul. 31 (MNA) – After several weeks of extreme heat in all cities across Iran, today's rain in Rasht, north of Iran cooled the weather and bestowed a fresh look to the city.      ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The Arafa Day prayer ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon with health protocols in place at the University of Tehran.                                                ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Saturday, August 01.     ...

This year’s Hajj rites and rituals were performed in the presence of a very limited number of pilgrims by fully observing health protocols. Due to the limitations caused by spread of COVID-19, many pilgrims from other countries could not take part in this prestigious annual event.