News Archive - 14 September 2020

Arman-e Melli: Ex-diplomat: UAE after obtaining part of Oman’s territory Biden vows to continue sanctions against Iran, return to JCPOA Ebtekar: Ambiguities of Afghanistan peace talks Government retreats from selling oil bonds to people Ettela’at: Nuclear chief: Iran achieved technology of stable isotope Velayati: Reactionary Arab leaders will be disgraced...

US always used gullible journalists to sell their folly Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that US warmongers have always used gullible journalists to sell their folly. In a tweet on Monday, Khatibzadeh wrote, “US warmongers have always used gullible "journalists" to sell their folly. Under Bush they used...

"The United States expects its European partners to impose sanctions against Iran," US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus told Al-Arabiya on Monday. The request came shortly after the European troika rejected a US attempt to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran. The foreign ministers of the UK, Germany and France, in...

According to the latest figures on Tuesday, 29,445,688 people have so far been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, with the deaths reaching 932,744 and recoveries amounting to 21,279,833. The United States still has the highest case count in the world as 6,749,289 people have been infected there, including 199,000...

Abdolnaser Hemmati broke the news on Mon. and put the country’s economic growth with oil included at -2.8 percent. Statistics showed that the economic growth of the country in agricultural and industrial-mineral sectors hit +3.8 and +2.5 percent respectively. In this period, the services sector registered a...

Police Chief of Sistan and Baluchestan province Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari broke the news on Monday, saying that that the consignment was busted during an arm clash between the police and the smugglers on the main routes of Zahedan. The consignment contains 1,640kg of opium, 27kg of hashish, and 7kg...

The third group of Iranian nationals who had been stranded in Bulgaria and other Balkan countries due to the cancelation of flights as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 outbreak returned home by a Qeshm Air flight from Bulgarian capital to Tehran on Sunday with the coordination and follow-up of...

The Iranian short film, directed by Marzieh Riahi, won the Audience Award in the short film category, during the festival which was held on September 3-6. ‘Driving Lessons’ tells the story of Bahareh, a young girl who, according to Iranian law, must have a man from among her relatives accompany...

He made the remarks on Monday, noting that Muslim countries voiced their opposition to the normalization of relations between two Arab countries and the Zionist Regime which was planned by the US government. He went on to say that Bahrain and UAE decided to reveal their relations with the Israeli...

He made the remarks in a meeting with Former Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri al-Maliki on Monday. Referring to the US strategy to spread disagreement among regional countries, Shamkhani called for unity in the region. He went on to say that the...

The gala was scheduled to be held during the 38th edition of the festival, however, it was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Consequently, the organizers decided to hold the ceremony on Iran’s National Day of Cinema, which was celebrated on Friday this year. Host Amir Esfandiari said, “Our...

In a message on Monday, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi appreciated the Navy staff and organizers of Zolfaghar-99 Joint Military Exercise held in eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz last week. The text of the message is read as follows, Sustainable peace and security is the greatest achievement of efforts...

In an online meeting between the two sides, the two sides exchanged views on the latest state of bilateral cooperation in the field of maritime transport and stressed the need to further increase the flow of goods between the two countries' ports in the Caspian Sea. They also conferred on...

The event, which focuses on the exchange of culture and art between Italian artists and those from around the world, kicked off September 7 and will continue till October 2. Three sites host the tour. It started in La Marguttiana Arte - Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany, will go to...

In a tweet on Monday, Zarif wrote, “@realDonaldTrump desperately needed a campaign photo. His son-in-law blackmailed their regional clients into giving him one. The only problem: 'Peace agreements' being signed are NOT between foes but longstanding allies. What a diplomatic coup! Stay tuned for more...” Bahrain on Friday agreed...

Accordingly, one million war veterans during the Eight Years of Sacred Defense (Iraqi imposed war against Iran in 1980-1988) will be honored by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution via online.   ...

In a tweet on Monday, Khatibzadeh wrote, “US warmongers have always used gullible "journalists" to sell their folly. Under Bush they used them to sell the $7 trillion Iraq War. Now they are at it again, using Politico to peddle lies. US media needs to be vigilant so as not to...

Statistics put the number of foreign flights passed from Iranian sky in the current Iranian month of Mordad (from July 21 to August 22) at 8,431. Although the number of foreign flights passed from Iranian sky in the said period recorded a 64.8 percent decline as compared to the...

Mehdi Sajadehchi, Manouchehr Shahsavari, Jamal Shourjeh, Javad Shamaqdari, Naser Shafaq, Mohamamd-Ali Najafi and Seyyed Zia Hashemi are the juries of this section. In the meantime, Javad Ardakani, Mohammad-Reza Arab, Mohammad Hossein Niroumand, Mohammad Ali Safora and Hamid Bahmani are the jury members of short fiction, video clips and animation section.

The spokesman for South Africa’s foreign ministry Lunga Ngqengelele reacted to US allegation regarding Iran’s efforts to assassinate a US diplomat and noted that it took Pretoria by surprise, Bloomberg reported. “We only became aware of this report this morning,” Lunga Ngqengelele added. Politico reported on Sunday that Iran is considering...

Authorities said the conditions are expected to "contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires", amid days of blazes across the states of California, Oregon and Washington that have destroyed neighborhoods and forest land, leaving barren and grey landscapes the size of New Jersey, Aljazeera reported. At least...

This enables Suga to succeed Shinzo Abe as the next prime minister. In late August, Abe announced his intention to step down, citing health issues, the Sputnik reported. According to the results of the voting held on Monday, Suga got 377 votes, while his rivals - ex-Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba...

One of Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades’ commanders that uses the alias ‘Abu Musa’ has said that the force has managed to retrieve hundreds of mortars from two sunken warships off the coasts of Palestine in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Al-Quds Al-Arabi. Meanwhile, another official with the force said that these...

The US-Saudi aggression and its mercenaries, on Sunday, continued to bomb a number of provinces, causing damage to public and private property. They violated the Stockholm Agreement in Hodeidah with a number of attacks. The aggression launched 62 raids on Sunday, September 13, 2020 on the capital, Sanaa, and the...

Reacting to the recent normalization of ties between Bahrain and the Zionist regime, Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ziaeddin Aghajanpour criticized the acts of the rulers of UAE and Bahrain in a message on Sunday. “We strongly condemn the shameful act of the traitorous leaders of the UAE and Bahrain in establishing diplomatic relations...

Hashd al-Sha’abi announced on Monday that its forces managed to repel attacks by ISIL elements in Tal al-Dhahab area in the southern city of Samarra, according to al-Hashed press service.  The Iraqi Security Intelligence Service announced on Friday evening that four ISIL leaders had been killed during an ambush operation in southern...

FARS, Sep. 14 (MNA) - The mourning ceremony of martyrdom of Fourth Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam al-Sajjad (PBUH) was held in Hazrat Ali ibn Hamzeh Mausoleum in Shiraz on Sunday. The mourning ceremony was held by fully observing of anit-coronavirus and social-distancing protocols due to the outbreak of...

Colonel Holako Ahmadian, the Commander of Iran Army’s 65th Airborne Brigade of the Special Forces (abbreviated as NOHED) told Mehr News Agency that the forces of the 65th Brigade are trained in accordance with threats of the day and in different climatic regions of the country. Ahamdian considered the confrontation...

The Best Single Photo Award in the Environment Section went to Ehsan Fazli Asanlu, and the Best Single Photo in the Sports Section was given to Ahmad Moini-Jam. Both photographers are working for IRNA. Mohsen Kaboli was honored with the Best Photo Series Award in the Sports Section. A collection...

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh deplored such unfounded claims, saying, “We suggest the Americans prevent worn-out tricks to create propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Noting that "such baseless claims are part of the Trump administration's counter-intelligence campaign against Iran," he said, “The US regime's reliance on anti-Iranian accusations...

“The respiratory illness claimed the lives of 156 people in the country in the course of the past 24 hours, increasing the death tally to 23,313,” Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Lari said on Monday. Over 348,000 infected patients have recovered from the deadly virus and 3,798 are hospitalized in intensive...

"Foreigners must know that external pressure does not slow down the sharp blade of justice in the Iranian judiciary, nor does it diminish the broad umbrella of Islamic mercy and compassion." "If you know nothing of justice, at least observe diplomatic etiquette and do not spread lies like an...

“The wrong and harmful move by the UAE and Bahrain on normalizing ties with the Zionist regime has led to a huge outcry in the Muslim World. Therefore, the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening considers itself responsible to discuss the issue,” the assembly’s secretary-general, Ali Akbar Velayati announced on Monday. “At...

The synopsis of 'All the Time' reads, "By knowing the secret about his high school sister, Toranj will face difficulty to make a good decision." The cast includes Shadi Karamroudi, Paniz Ismaili, Bahareh Arjmandi, Yas Farkhondeh and Pooneh Parsaie. The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, is one of the most significant film...

According to a statement by the Ministry, the director-general of the body for European affairs has strongly condemned the non-diplomatic measure of the German Embassy as interference in Iran’s internal affairs. Interfering in the laws and judiciary processes of the Islamic Republic is not acceptable and will not be tolerated,...

Speaking at a ceremony in Shahid Ali Mohammadi Nuclear site in Fordow on the occasion of the second phase of the project of the producing stable isotopes via gas centrifuge, Ali Akbar Salehi stated, " In addition to uranium, there are some other elements in the Mendeleev table that they have about...

He made remarks on Monday, delivering his opening statement to the IAEA Board of Governors, IAEA website reported. Grossi welcomed the agreement between the Agency and Iran and hoped that it will reinforce cooperation and enhance mutual trust. “My report on Verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran...

While speaking at the opening ceremony of the 'peace and defense book fair', Brigadier General Hossein Valivand Zamani, the Commander of Iran Army's University of Command and Staff (DAFOOS) stated, “A brief look at the recent events and wars in the world demonstrates some significant points that the most wars...

In his Monday meeting with the Former Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri al-Maliki, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said governments will be fortified in case the participation and role of their nations are strengthened. "Accordingly, if it is observed today that some governments, under...

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TEHRAN, Sep. 15(MNA) – A Holy Defense media center was inaugurated with the cooperation of 15 local media outlets and Mehr News Agency in Markazi province on Monday.                                          ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The 2nd Peace & Defense International Book Fair opened today at AJA University of Command and Staff (DAFOOS) in Tehran. The ceremony was attended by the Head of the DAFOOS General Hossein Valivand.    ...