News Archive - 22 January 2021

Recently the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in surprise remarks called for a new nuclear agreement between Iran and the US under the Biden administration. Following his unexpected remarks, Iran has called on the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) to remain professional and impartial. Some experts believe that his...

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the international agreement and announced the return of nuclear sanctions, in violation of Washington's commitments under the JCPOA. But despite using sanctions and other pressure, Trump has been unable to lure Iran into negotiating a new deal. Joe...

On the eve of the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, head of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Studies Center Hossein Akbari attended a press conference at Mehr News Agency Headquarter on Monday, answering the questions about the role of Martyr Soleimani in the region.

2020 was the year of COVID-19, of quarantine, of unemployment, of the assassination of Iranian major general, of the death of George Floyd, of forest fires and hurricanes, US Presidential Election, of closed schools and shuttered restaurants and of thousand deads every day in the world due to pandemic, and etc., that...

US terrorists assassinated General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, along with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy head of Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi, and their companions by targeting their vehicles outside Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020. The act of terror was carried out...

The US terrorist forces assassinated Lt. General Qasem Soleimani, who was among the key figures in the fight against terrorism in Syria and Iraq in the past several years, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in an airstrike ordered by US President Donald...

Given the E3 failure to fulfill its commitments under the JCPOA after Trump's illegal unilateral withdrawal from the deal, the Iranian government was obligated to reactivate some of its peaceful nuclear activities by the parliament. Yesterday, Iran announced that it has begun 20% enrichment of uranium observing all formalities and notifying...

Given the E3 failure to fulfill its commitments under the JCPOA after Trump's illegal unilateral withdrawal from the deal, the Iranian government was obligated to reactivate some of its peaceful nuclear activities by the parliament. Yesterday, Iran announced that it has begun 20% enrichment of uranium observing all formalities and notifying...

As history shows, civilizations don't last forever and finally collapse mostly due to internal failures. The fate of past societies holds frightening lessons for what may lie ahead for some societies.  Coronavirus pandemic, record unemployment and escalating social unrest are all pushing American society close to the breaking point.  A...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr news agency on Wed., he stated that banning to buy and import COVID-19 vaccine from US and UK is completely ‘scientific’ and this issue has nothing to do with the political dispute between Iran and the United States. Turning to the practicality of...

Reacting to France's first test of a nuclear cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the MP said: "This is another measure to show strength to disrupt the security of the region and the world, as well as to support the occupying regime in Tel Aviv." "Today, we are...

Trump was a new phenomenon in the American political system. He had no experience in political science and was not a theorist; But in terms of behavior, he introduced a political practice called "Trumpism" in the international system, which had the following characteristics:    1. Insist on Unilateralism - The...

"The majority of the Western administrations introduce terrorists as the representatives of Islam because they fear the strength and spread of Islam in the West and also the Islamic lands to become sovereign and strong and this would disrupt and destroy their control and theft of the resources of the...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr News Agency, Vice-Chairman of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Abbas Moghtadaei referred to testing France’s first cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, and added, “The fact that today France and some European countries are moving towards advanced weapons and...

Following the recent protests in the US Capitol, social media rushed to condemn the violence, while, as history shows, this is not a measure that they had adopted in similar violent protests elsewhere in the world, especially in the West Asian region. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and others imposed a ban...

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In a letter to the Iranian Football Federation, the International Football Association (FIFA) has invited Paria Shahriari to supervise the football matches in the Tokyo Olympics. The 32nd Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 have been rescheduled to 23rd July – 8th August 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shahriari was earlier selected as the supervisor for the...

He also believes that this is of the main problems of Iranian football that has caused the country’s teams to fail at international competitions during the previous years. In an interview with Tehran Times, Mahdavikia said that the players should not be blamed for their mistakes at the final match...

President of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Rita Subowo is happy with the improvement of the Iranian women’s volleyball team and predicts that the Team could be among the top teams of the world like the Iranian men’s volleyball team soon. Subowo made history in late October after she was elected...

The Australian Fox Sports Network in its Twitter account announced the nominees for the best footballer of the year in Asia.  "With 2020 coming to a close, it's time once again to crown the Best Footballer in Asia! Despite an interrupted year, plenty of the best players in the continent...

In a report, ‘Sports.pl’ named 25-year-old Niazmand as ‘one of the best goalkeepers in Asia’, but also noting that the acquisition will ‘not be easy’ for the Polish team. Raków stands second in the Polish top league, Ekstraklasa, with 28 points from 14 matches. The team’s head coach Marek Papszun is...

News on the outbreak of the coronavirus and its related developments, the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, the tragedy of the Ukrainian flight 752, US President Donald Trump's actions on the Palestinian issue, developments in Syria, Libya and Iraq, the death of George Floyd and its related...

At the beginning of 2021, Branko Ivankovic, the former coach of the Iran national football team and Persepolis and the Oman national team's current coach, talked in an exclusive interview with Tehran Times. Among other things, the Croatian coach discussed the 2020 year, revealed his goals for the Oman national...

Arabic service of Goal has quoted informed sources as saying that the Confederation has opted for staging matches in a centralized manner in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also because of Qatar’s successful hosting of the 2020 AFC Champions League. According to the report, the 2022 World Cup...

He had signed a contract with Qatar SC at the start of the season and now the clubs and the player have agreed for a half-season transfer on loan. The transfer comes as Qatar SC recently managed to sign Iraqi midfielder Bashar Rasan from Persepolis. Meanwhile, Al Duhail had another...

Safiullah Faghanpour made the remarks on Monday noting that FIFA provides football federations with funds at different stages, adding that the organization helped all federations after the spread of coronavirus. “The Secretary-General of FIFA told us in a letter that, due to international sanctions against Iran, any payment to the...

AFC General Secretary Dato' Windsor John has penned an official letter to Mehdi Mohammad Nabi, secretary of the Iranian Football Federation, announcing the time and place of 7th and 8th matchdays of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. According to the announcement, Team Melli will...

“It has been a while that I have made this decision and my registration in the Federation is the start of my managerial career; given the time period that has passed since my latest coaching, I do not have interest in this career,” Ali Karimi told reporters on Saturday. He...

The legend of Iran football and Persepolis club has officially submitted his bid to become president of the FFIRI. In an exclusive interview with Tehran Times, Hajrezaei talked about Karimi’s challenge for Iranian football's top job. “Honestly speaking, Ali Karimi and the ones who have been introduced by him as...

FC Porto football team announced that Mehdi Taremi has been selected as the best striker of Portugal in December. Taremi scored two goals and took a penalty in FC Porto's last game against FC Famalicão. FC Porto has been a winner since Taremi joined the team. FA/ 5120662

In a match held at Azadi Stadium, where the lack of thousands of the two teams' fans was being felt, Esteghlal striker Arsalan Motahari found the net two minutes into the game.  Persepolis put up the pressure in the rest of the first half but failed to equalize the...

According to Filathlos, rumors are circulating that the Greek team has offered to acquire Beiranvand for a six-month loan. The report comes as Beiranvand is experiencing tough days in Belgium after a weak performance for Antwerp in the past two games. The team’s number one goalie Jean Butez has been sidelined...

“I want to thank God for this opportunity. I’m very happy to join the team since I love Dalkurd. It’s sad that I have not been able to join before but better late than never and now I am here and hope to help the club,” Rahmani told Dalkurd.se.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh netted 21 times and registered 12 assists in 30 league appearances for AZ Alkmaar in the 2017/18 season. The winger’s fine displays and goalscoring record for AZ saw Brighton & Hove Albion bring him to England in 2018. He has struggled to replicate his Eredivisie form in the...

In a letter to participating countries, the AFC has informed that due to the concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, it has decided to cancel the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship in Kuwait and also the 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in Thailand. The letter adds that the named countries will...

In a letter to the Iranian Football Federation and other participating states, AFC General Secretary Dato' Windsor John has said that 34 teams have expressed readiness to take part in the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, North Korea, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,...

“As I have said before, I will abide by decisions of the technical staff and will wrestle wherever deemed necessary. If the American team departs for Italy and bring [David] Taylor in 86kg category, the staff [of the Iranian national team] will plan in a manner that I can participate...

In his first policy speech at the Japanese Diet's regular session since taking office last September, Suga outlined his policy agendas and stressed his determination to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Xinhua reported. "We will press ahead with preparations, with the determination of building watertight anti-infection measures and holding an event...

The White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has reportedly told the head of the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday or prepare to resign. Meadows leaned on Hahn during a phone conversation on Friday, according to the Washington Post. It came after Donald...

The latest survey by the Iranian Polling Center on the subject of Iranians' trust in the coronavirus vaccine indicated that 60 percent of the participants had high hopes for the production of the vaccine by Iranian scientists and companies. According to the study, 53 percent of the participants would use...

Hereunder are a few short accounts of illegal experiments conducted by pharmaceutical companies based in the US and UK on people without giving any information to them.  Reason 1: In 1996, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Company tested a meningitis drug on Nigerian people. The tests were carried out without the permission...

The 16th Iran International Water & Wastewater Exhibition is the biggest annual industrial and commercial event with the presence of a large number of domestic and foreign companies in this field. It displays the most innovative products and the most advanced technologies in this field. This Exhibition is an opportunity for getting...

The development project of Ahvaz oil field as the third-largest oil field in the world and the largest oil field in the country, as well as the Reshadat oil field, which will be carried out by Khatam al-Anbiya construction Headquarters, is a symbol of resistance and technical and managerial power...

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The Iranian companies are to attend the 14th edition of the joint specialized exhibition next month in the Afgan Capital, as the deputy head of Iran National Innovation Fund (NDFI) Siavash Malekifard said. Iran's specialized exhibition in Kabul will be held on February 9-12, 2021, he added. Malekifard described Afghanistan as...

In partnership with the local agricultural extension authorities in Qazvin Province, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides its assistance to equip Iranian farmers in the Qazvin Irrigation Network with the requisite technical knowledge and skills to improve agriculture water productivity. Covering 80 000 ha of...

It’s a painting of a warty pig, an animal still found on Sulawesi, that was rendered on the cave’s back wall at least 45,500 years ago, researchers report January 13 in Science Advances, ScienceNews reported. The discovery adds to evidence that “the first modern human cave art traditions did not...

In statements made through WhatsApp on Sunday, presidency officials said that media office will update journalists via BiP, a unit of Turkish communication company Turkcell, from Monday, Aljazeera reported. Following WhatsApp’s forced update in its privacy policy this week, users in Turkey have objected to it on Twitter with the...

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Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said he had "immediately sought" more details after reports from Norway indicated that 13 people have died due to side effects of the Pfizer vaccine, ABC reported. "I have been in contact with the Australian medical regulator, the [Therapeutic Goods Administration] TGA, this morning and...

According to the group, Telegram failed "to crack down on violent, extremist conversation in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol," the newspaper said, TASS reported. The coalition added that Telegram "has resisted calls to do the same for right-wing accounts that post racist and anti-Semitic...

Moderna, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are currently reviewing the batch after around 10 people suffered "a possible severe allergic reaction", the SPutnik reported. According to the California Department of Public Health, doses from Moderna Lot 041L20A are suspected...

In American nursing homes and hospitals, a surprising number of healthcare workers are refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Business Insider reported. As many as 80% of staff are turning down a vaccine in some institutions, according to AP. This is due to fears about the side-effects of these...

Addressing the agency’s Executive Board, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed fear that “even as vaccines bring hope to some, they become another brick in the wall of inequality between the world’s haves and have-nots.” Describing the rapid development of vaccines as a literal and figurative “shot in the...

Iran launched human trials of its first domestic COVID-19 vaccine candidate late last month, while Cuba has four candidates currently in human trials. Once its most advanced candidate, Soberana (Sovereign) 2, has completed Phase II trials which started on Dec. 22, it will be tested in Phase III trials in...

Saeed Sarkar informed that there are 300 knowledge-based nanotechnology companies in Iran adding that: "These companies produce 715 products, which are being exported to 50 countries." As he said, currently, 25 percent of the country's science production belongs to nanotechnology. He continued that 24 percent of Iran's patents are registered in the...

Co-directed by Mohammad-Ali Hosseini and Hossein Fallah-Abadi, the Irnaian film won best Original Screenplay at the 4th edition of festival, which was held online in the Indian city of Lonavala. ‘A Place Among Cows’ is a 14-minute film that tells the story of ‘Reza’, a swindler whose latest effort is...

"The creation of the statue was ordered by martyr Soleimani's family and finished the job in 40 days," he said. "This is the second statue that I have made of him," the artist underlined. The Iranian sculptor added: "I wanted to make a statue of him before his martyrdom, but...

Now, it appears more than a glimpse of hope when they realize COVID-19 vaccination is rolling out in various countries. Tour operators can plan and offer Iran tour packages when international tourism restarts in Iran. It was Sinopharm, and Sputnik V yesterday and it is Pfizer, Modern, and Oxford-AstraZeneca today.

The synopsis of 'The Dogs Didn't Sleep Last Night' reads, "Life in a remote and forgotten village in Afghanistan which is at the hand of Taliban is transformed by the arrival of an American soldier whose helicopter crashed near the village and a rural girl who brings him to the village.

In his meeting with the General Director of the National Museum of Iran Jabreil Nokandeh, Thiebaud said. In this meeting, the two sides, while expressing hope for the continuation of mutual museum relations between Iran and France, discussed and exchanged views on holding a virtual exhibition between the National Museum of...

Unlike previous years that the ceremony was being held in the presence of people from all walks of life at the venue of Hosseiniyah of Imam Khomeini (RA), this year’s ceremonies will be held without the participation of people due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. According to a...

It was on January 21, 2015, that The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made important points in a letter addressed to the European youth. The content of the letter included warnings about the approaches and political behavior of the West and the United States, as well...

The films That Night's Train directed by Hamid Reza Ghotbi and Mordeh Khor directed by Sadegh Sadegh Daghighi are scheduled to be screened in the non-competitive section of world cinema at the Chennai International Film Festival in India. The 18th edition of the Chennai International Film Festival of India will be held from...

The event will be held from January 30 to February 5 with health protocols in place. 'Metamorphosis in the Slaughterhouse' narrates the story of a family who must move from their village. The film is a product of Iran, Germany, and Canada, produced by Mehdi Koohzadeh. The cast includes Fariba Talebi,...

The Conference will be held from January 20th to January 23rd, and the exhibition will be held from January 20 to March 23, 2021. The event will be held with the cooperation of the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization, Mashhad Municipality, Iran Calligraphers Association, and the cultural representations of the Islamic Republic of...

Iranians across the country and Shia Muslims throughout the world observed mourning ceremonies on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH). Heartiest condolences to all Muslims across the world on martyrdom anniversary of daughter of the Holy Prophet, Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH). Unlike previous years, people in...

An Egyptian archeological mission working in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza announced on Sunday the discovery of the funerary temple of ancient Egyptian Queen Neit, wife and daughter of King Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt over 4,300 years ago, Xinhua reported. The...

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The 10-minute-animation is about a switchman who has been waiting for his beloved for a long period of time, but it seems that the beloved is only in his dreams. Khorramian’s work, produced at Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) grabbed the Signor Rossi Award of the Italian festival in...

At the fort site, an Egyptian archaeological mission also uncovered the remains of a church from the early Coptic era and a temple from the Ptolemaic period, Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, said in a statement, Xinhua reported. A vessel made of clay and...

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Every year in the winter, thousands of migratory birds make fantastic voyages from the region to the wetland of Miankaleh in the northern of Behshahr city, in northern Mazandaran Province. Miankaleh wetland hosts the different species of the migrant birds including pelicans in some...

Presided by Sadeq Mousavi, some 63 short films will vie in international section of event for winning the festival trophy and its 3,000-dollar-pize from 19 countries including France, India, US, Spain, Germany, Ghana, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Russia, South Africa, Belgium, Kazakhstan as well as...

Shahram Ahmadi, chief of the provincial department of environment said that the protected areas of the province are the areas for the passage of wildlife species, including leopards, between other areas of the province and neighboring provinces. Three leopards were first spotted in last year on the outskirts of the Helen Forest Protected...

Directed by Manijeh Hekmat, the Iranian film Bandar-Band, as the best film, won the "Golden Statue of the Bengal Tiger" in the International Film Innovation Competition section of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival in India. The festival was scheduled to take place from 5th to 12th November 2020. Due to...

Over 1,242,006 tons of coal concentrate were produced in the first nine months of the previous Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to Dec. 22, 2019), showing a 1.5 percent hike as compared to the same period of current year. The statistics put the output volume of coal concentrate...

The Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade of Iran Alireza Razm-Hosseini made the remarks in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart on Wednesday, noting that both sides are preparing a roadmap for the expansion of trade between the two countries up to 20 billion dollars. The Iranian Minister further voiced...

He made the remarks on Thursday while speaking in a ceremony to inaugurate several national projects in trade, industrial and infrastructure and special economic zones via video conferencing. The projects have been completed with nearly €438 million worth of investment. He termed the Capsian-Rasht railway ‘very important and strategic’, urging...

Trade resumed after reopening the cross-border customs offices ending the closures due to the spread of the coronavirus, Iranian ambassador to Ashgabat Gholam-Ali Arbab-Khales told IRNA. He said that export and import through Iran-Turkmenistan road and railway have made a noticeable growth in the period compared to that of the...

Mehrdad Sa’adat said on Friday that Armenia’s interest in increasing the volume of its trade and business with the Islamic Republic of Iran for importing goods instead of Turkey is considered as a golden opportunity for Iranian traders and merchants so that domestic businesspersons should take advantage of this opportunity...

Iran’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Shahrokh Shajari met with Ghana’s Foreign Ministry caretaker, Mohammad Habib Tijani, in the Ghanaian capital of Accra this week. The meeting was also attended by the Iranian Ambassador to Ghana Dr. Gerami. During the meeting, the two sides stressed the need to boost mutual cooperation in...