News Archive - 12 October 2020

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Speaking in a meeting of Joint Border Commission between Iran and Afghanistan on Monday, Mirwais Nab thanked Iran for its assistance and hosting Afghan refugees and praised Iran’s strong position in supporting peace process led by Afghan government. Holding this meeting after seven years is a valuable step for the...

In a tweet on Monday, the German Mission to UN wrote, “Germany remains fully committed to preservation & full implementation of #UNSC Res. 2231, incl. #JCPoA. While US withdrawal from JCPoA & its re-imposed sanctions are regrettable, Germany is deeply concerned over measures by Iran contrary to key nuclear-related provisions...

Speaking in the graduation ceremony of the Armed Force students, Major General Mohammad Bagheri spoke about the achievements and the capabilities of the Armed Forces and officers’ academies over the past years. In his remarks, he also referred to the recent failures of the US at the international level and...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati, who is in Iraq now, said that during a trilateral meeting with governors of the Iraqi Central Bank Ghalib Makhif and the Governor of the Iraqi Trade Bank (TBI) Salem Jawad Abdul Hadi Al-Jalabi, the sides have agreed upon having...

Mohamed ElBaradei stated that the United States should build trust with the Islamic Republic of Iran instead of exerting pressure on it. He went on to say that countries owning nuclear weapons cannot rely on nuclear weapons and tell all other countries not to approach them. Security is based on...

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the Zionists Regime held a telephone call with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, Al-Mayadeen reported. Netanyahu announced that he had invited Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed to visit the occupied territories and added that the Crown Prince of...

Soheila Zakzaky, the daughter of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the director of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), said that her parents are in critical condition due to medical negligence, adding that they were both injured when they were arrested, Almaalomah reported. She went on to say that Sheikh Zakzaky suffered two...

In a statement on Monday, IRGC's Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohada headquarters announced that its forces have launched two successful operations against terrorist groups in Kamyaran and Marivan in Kurdistan province. Three terrorist elements were killed and three others were injured, one of whom was captured by the IRGC. The statement added...

Iraqi army forces mounted an anti-ISIL operation to eliminate the remnant of terrorists in Nineveh province, Alforat News reported. Three ISIL members have been identified and arrested in the operation, the report added. Iraqi security forces announced that large-scale operations are underway to target ISIL terrorists in various parts of...

A brief synopsis of the flick reads, “Why do you want to kill them? They understand as much as a two-year-old understands.” Elham Korda and Mehdi Kushki are the main actors of the film co-written by Payam Larian, Sadeq Khoshhal, and Kaveh Sajjadi Hosseini. Roya Teymourian, Kazem Sayyahi, Nasser...

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In this meeting, Ambassador Brawoujin emphasized on strengthening and expanding culture and cinema between the two countries. He said that Nicaraguans are interested in Iranian films and like to know more about Iranian culture and art. "We hope that by developing cooperation between the two countries' cinema centers and television networks,...

In his congratulatory message on Monday, Rouhani referred to the deep cultural and historical commonalities of the two nations and expressed hope that through mutual collaboration, especially during the new term in office of President Rahmon, the two countries would witness further development of amicable relations in all fields of...

The US presidential election is scheduled for November 3, during which 74-year-old Republican Donald Trump will compete with 77-year-old Democrat Joe Biden to determine the forty-sixth US president. 2020 US presidential election is approaching a critical stage as November approaches, and Trump's positive test for coronavirus has added to the...

In a video interview with the Mustafa(PBUH) Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF), Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, Professor of Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry and the Comstech Coordinator-General, stated that the Islamic world is a large community constituting mainly of young people with tremendous potentials. “I think it is extremely important that...

Tehran Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi broke the news on Monday, saying that 24 drug traffickers and 1,263 dealers were also detained during the police operations in the course of the past 72 hours. Moreover, he added, 38 vehicles and motorcycles were confiscated by the police. The police chief...

Hamid Zadboum pointed to the reduced 14 percent of international trade due to the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic and added, “Currently, many countries in the world are grappling with the adverse effects of coronavirus pandemic.” Outbreak of COVID-19 closed many land borders of countries and created serious problems...

He made the remarks at the 67th meeting of the Health Ministers of the Eastern Mediterranean region on Monday, noting that fair and timely access to medicines, health products especially effective vaccines without restrictions, discrimination, and illegal sanctions is very important. “Violent acts, especially when the pandemic has a negative...

Iranians not intimidated by bullying rhetoric of failing US In reaction to US President's recent insults against Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iranian people aren't intimidated by the bullying rhetoric of the failing and lawless US regime. In a Friday tweet, Khatibzadeh wrote, "The Iranian people...

The country’s election committee announced on Monday that Rakhmon has secured 90.92% of votes, according to Reuters. Rakhmon, 68, has run the Persian-speaking nation of 9.5 million people since 1992 and was widely expected to secure a seven-year term in office in the absence of strong domestic opposition.

"There won't be a civil war, but there may be some peaceful demonstrations and violent unrest,” Daniel Serwer, a professor of the practice of conflict management, tells the Mehr News Agency. On October 3, US President Donald Trump, who is facing Joe Biden in November 3 elections, was flown to a...

In his message to Spain’s King Felipe VI, Rouhani wrote, “Tehran and Madrid have enjoyed close and historical relations that will support friendship between the two nations and strengthen mutual ties in future.” He also felicitated Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain on Independence Day and...

The coronavirus pandemic has found fresh legs around the world, as confirmed deaths pass 1,081,446 and countries struggle to contain a surge of new infections. Iran issued tougher new rules on wearing face masks, Spain announced stricter measures and officials have asked residents to stay home. While the US leads global...

Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi emphasized the duty of the IRGC and the Army in maintaining the security of the Iranian nation in terms of producing defense equipment indigenously. “Security will be fragile if it is borrowed”, he told Mehr News Agency on Monday and explained, “If a country provides its security...

The Leader made the remarks while addressing a joint graduation ceremony of students of Army, IRGC, and Police through video conference. “Studying in universities of our armed forces is one of the most valuable acts, why? Because by studying in these universities, our young people will join the armed forces...

“All the arms restrictions will be lifted on Sunday, October 18, at 03:13 [local time, GMT+3:30], according to the UN Resolution 2231” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said at his weekly presser on Monday. The spokesman added that based on the same resolution, the travel restrictions on 23 Iranian legal...

Ghasem Askarinasab, the director-general of Western Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Directorate, said both non-oil goods and petroleum products had almost the same share (1.09 million tons each) of the throughput in the six-month period. He added that the non-oil exports mostly include fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, minerals and building...

As a completely-manufactured Iranian refinery, this refinery will soon reach its full production capacity, Mohammad Saeidian said on Monday. Currently, 11th Refinery at South Pars Gas Company (SPGC) produces more than 40,000 barrels per day of gas condensate, he reiterated. According to the scheduled program, this refinery should produce 50...

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdonnaser Hemmati met and held talks with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mustafa Ghalib Makhif, in order to discuss promoting monetary and banking cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad. In this meeting, Ghalib Makhif stressed, “Iraq is trying to continue its banking...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Monday, saying that the total number of fatalities has reached 28,816 so far. She said that the pandemic infected 4,206 people in 24 hours bringing the total cases to 504,281. A total of 409,121 people have recovered from the disease,...

Saeid Khatibzadeh made the remarks in reaction to the move of the US court to accuse Iran of being involved in the 2007 incident regarding the former FBI agent Robert Levinson. He referred to the US judge’s hostile move of ordering Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of Levinson,...

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In his twitter account on Monday, Mahmoud Vaezi pointed to the measures taken by the Russian Federation for terminating clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia and wrote, “Iran thanks Russia’s efforts for mediating between Azerbaijan and Armenia and welcomes termination of war and ceasefire between these two counties.” Islamic Republic...

According to Gilan Governor Arsalan Zare, the province’s exports is expected to reach $600 million by the year end. Gilan’s exports mainly include vegetable and fruit, which are shipped to several international markets, including the neighboring countries of Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Mineral products, glass, food products, textile...

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The harvesting of tobacco leaves has begun in the western province of Kordestan. The province is a suitable place for tobacco cultivation in Iran due to its climatic and fertile soil.    ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh held a press conference on Monday, answering questions on a wide range of topics.       ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Mahallat, in central province of Markazi, is famous for its large flower gardens. Some even call the city the ‘Holland of Iran’ likening it to the Netherlands in terms of diversity of flowers.      ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Monday, October 12.        ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A joint graduation ceremony for students of IRGC, Army, and Police universities was held on Monday mourning at Imam Ali Officers' Academy with the Leader of Islamic Revolution delivering a speech through videoconference.    ...

HORMOZGAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The "Seven Stones" sculpture symposium was held on Kish Island with the participation of seven Iranian sculptors.