News Archive - 24 January 2021

'Iran Wants the Nuclear Deal It Made' Iranian Foreign Minister, in an article published on Friday, said Tehran wants to preserve the nuclear deal it has made not a new one, urging the new US administration to reject the failed assumptions of their predecessors. In an article titled 'Iran Wants...

Rouhollah Gholami, director-general of Ilam Customs Administration made the announcement on Sunday, construction materials, steel products, glass and tiles were the main products exported via Mehran during the eight-month period. He noted that the trade between Iran and Iraq through the Mehran border crossing is on track with all coronavirus-related health...

The United States is expected to soon begin deploying Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries, one of the jewels of the Israeli regime's arms manufacturing industry, in its bases in the Persian Gulf States, Zionist sources quoted security officials. As reported, zionists are refusing to reveal in which countries the Iron Dome...

People in 17 countries will flock to the streets and express their unity, amity and solidarity with the Yemenis and Ansarullah Movement which is resisting against the invasion of the Saudi-led coalition for years. Various organizations and institutions throughout the world will respond to the call entitled “No to War...

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On Sunday, a US carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea for “routine operations.” The National People’s Congress Standing Committee – China’s top legislative body, has given the Coast Guard the authority to use “any means necessary,” including firing on foreign ships,...

Lebanese political analyst Hadi Qubisi stressed that the new US conspiracy is to eliminate Iraqis by disguising ISIL terrorists with a new face. "Washington seeks to rekindle sectarian tensions in Iraq and Syria," he said. "All indications are showing that new measures are being taken in the region with the...

A vehicle struck the main door of the Islamic Sciences school in southwest Sydney, Australia, Daily Mail reported. According to the media, police forces in Sydney arrived at the scene of incident after being informed of the event. This incident took place at Salamah College in Chester Hill. Police said...

The United States should deal with own internal problems and stop meddling with other states’ affairs, the Russian Foreign Ministry wrote on its Facebook account, commenting on the publication of the US embassy in Moscow over unauthorized rallies held in Russia on Saturday, TASS reported. The Foreign Ministry recalled that...

The probe, named Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), will orbit on the sun-synchronous orbit 720 kilometers above the Earth for at least four years, said researchers, South China Morning Post reported. Carrying a solar telescope, a magnetic imager and an X-ray imager, ASO-S will observe solar activities and stormy atmosphere...

The signing ceremony was held in Dushanbe and was attended by Tajik officials, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Deputy Minister of Planning and Supervision of the Iran Water & Power Resources Development Company Behrouz Moradi, the CEO of an Iranian company, and other Iranian and local...

"Coast Guard Bakamla seized two tankers (Iranian MT Horse and Panama MT Frea) in Pontianak Waters, West Kalimantan, for violating their right of transit passage which includes ship-to-ship oil transfers, turning off their AIS, and oil spiling," the tweet claimed. HJ/

Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Alireza Razm-Hosseini in a meeting with Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Karubian on Sunday pointed to the development of bilateral cooperation between the two countries of Iran and Armenia and put the current value of Iran’s export of non-oil products to Armenia about...

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian repeated a number of baseless allegations regarding Iran’s nuclear program on Sunday, claiming that the Islamic Republic seeks to make nuclear weapons. "This is a very dangerous situation. Iran's access to nuclear weapons has significant geostrategic consequences. We are in a position opposed...

The Transfer Experience Meeting of "Darius Khondji", the Iranian origin cinematographer of the leading works of world cinema, was held in the "2037" section of in the 37th edition of the Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) which inaugurated in Tehran on Jan 20, 2021.  Khondji was the Director...

Speaking on Sunday, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf referred to the hostile measures by the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the past year, maintaining that the actions indicated that the Global Arrogance cannot be trusted. He added that the recent developments have been a great lesson for Iran and...

In his meeting with Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari on Sunday, Sajjadi called on the vice president to take effective steps in participating Iranian elites living abroad in technological plans. The two sides also exchanged their views on the synergy and cooperation of the two bodies in facilitating...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi broke the news on Sunday and added that severe cold weather caused the truck entering the country from Turkey to freeze at Bazargan Customs weighbridge and blocked the entry routes. Both weighbridges at the customs stopped working due to the extreme cold, which ended this afternoon with the...

The Iranian diplomat made the remarks upon arrival in Baku on Sunday evening.  Noting that Iran always welcomes constructive talks with its neighbors, Zarif stressed that Tehran seeks ways to establish trust in the region. The foreign minister also expressed satisfaction that Azerbaijan took back its territories and expressed the...

Commander of CENTCOM, General Kenneth McKenzie, will arrive in occupied Palestine later this week in what will be the first high-level visit by a top American official since Joe Biden was sworn in as president last week, Jerusalem Post reported. McKenzie’s upcoming visit, first revealed by Walla News, was confirmed...

According to Mehdi Taheri, this is the first time that the panther is spotted in the current year, and before that its footprints were found in the region. Back in April 2020, three Persian leopards and a Pallas cat have been spotted in the mountainous habitats of Firouzkuh county, the northeastern...

As the Alsumaria TV network reported on Sunday, Matthew H. Tueller, the American ambassador to Iraq made the comments in his meeting with the Iraqi Interior Minister and current National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji. According to a statement released by the office of al-Araji, the US ambassador said that his country's different...

The Iraqi group al-Wa'ada al-Haq Brigades (The Righteous Promise) officially claimed responsibility for the operation in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning. "Following the insistence of the Persian Gulf Arabs on the crimes against the nations of the region and their continued support for the criminal gangs of...

Maduro has condemned the attack on a gas pipeline of the state-run oil and gas company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) which has led to a major fire at the facilities in the northeastern state of Anzoategui, Sputnik reported. According to the Venezuelan President, nobody was killed or injured in the...

Hashd al-Sha’abi reported heavy clashes between its forces and ISIL terrorist elements in the center of the country. Hashd al-Sha’abi announced that the 22nd Brigade of this organization repelled an attack by ISIL elements in Saladin province. According to the report, the operation to repel the attack of ISIL elements continues and the clashes are...

Ferdows Faramarz, a spokesman for Kabul police said the blast occurred at 8:12 a.m.on Shah Shahid Third Road, Kabul 8th District, targeting a Land Cruiser. According to the Kabul police spokesman, three people left wounded and have been taken to hospital. It is said that the blast targeted...

Iraqi political analyst Firas Al-Amiri expressed concerns about the activation of a plan to divide Iraq in the wake of Joe Biden's presidency. "If this plan is implemented, it will have serious consequences for Iraq and the region," he said. "The Americans have violated all diplomatic norms in Iraq," Al-Amiri...

Analysts for the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon-run department that specializes in military spy intelligence, made the revelation in a memo written to Senator Ron Wyden, the Democrat from Oregon. According to the memo, the DIA has searched commercial databases that contain information about the movements of American citizens as...

Civil activists in various countries around the world called for an end to the war in Yemen through an international campaign. Extensive campaigns and calls have been made by activists in various countries to designate January 25 as the Day of Support for Yemen, Al-Mayadeen reported. Arab and Western media...

A Tacoma police officer drove through a group of pedestrians Saturday night, and videos being shared on social media show people falling to the ground as the police SUV speeds up through the crowd. The videos show the SUV run over a person as onlookers scream, Seattle Times reported. The (Tacoma)...

Taiwan’s defense ministry on Saturday said China had sent several warplanes to the southwestern corner of the island’s air defense identification zone. It said eight nuclear-capable H-6K bombers and four J-16 fighter jets flew over the island, Bloomberg reported. China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province which it has vowed to retake, by force...

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A Turkish mosque near the Denmark-Germany border suffered an Islamophobic attack when someone wrote insulting articles on its walls, an official at the facility said Saturday. Hursit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency that he left the Aabenraa Mosque on Friday at 6 p.m. When...

Developing cooperation between Iranian and Armenian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) as well as setting up a technology center between the two countries were emphasized in a meeting between heads of SMEs Organizations of the two countries.   In this bilateral meeting, which was held at the venue of Iran...

According to the Israeli regime’s Channel 12 news, Cohen is expected to travel to the US next month and will be the first Israeli official to meet new US President Joe Biden. He is also expected to meet with the head of the CIA. Cohen and his team will reportedly...

During his first call as US president with Boris Johnson, Biden said he wanted to “strengthen the special relationship” with the UK, stressing cooperation on climate change and health but with no mention of trade, Financial Times reported. Biden also said he was ready to work with Johnson at the...

Touraj Dehghani Zanganeh said on Sunday that travel restrictions will continue through February 18, due to the new variant of COVID-19 in UK. The deputy roads minister went on to say that no passenger is accepted at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) and Iran’s National Flag Carrier “IranAir” will have...

Mardom Salari First COVID-19 vaccination phase in coming days: Rouhani EU economic aide: Iran’s access to blocked assets to be eased Iran not interested in direct contact with new US administration: Araghchi Kayhan Al-Nujaba movement warns regional, international supporters of ISIL Jomhoori Eslami President urges more strict protocols to prevent...

As attended by the new ambassadors of countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Korea, and Rwanda to Libya, they emphasized the need for broadening and developing relations between their respective countries and Libya’s National Unity Government and supported the effort for the spread of peace and taciturnity in Libya. On...

Alireza Jahanbakhsh could be the next high-profile player to leave Brighton following the recent departures of Bernardo to RB Salzburg and Maty Ryan's surprise switch to Arsenal, reported Brighton and Hove Independent. Jahanbakhsh has struggled for game time this season under Graham Potter and the 27-year-old was quoted recently as saying...

“The goal of the directors of the economic war was to disrupt the Iranian economy’s peace… But I assure people that a brighter future awaits the country's economy,” Rouhani said during the session of the government’s Economic Coordinating Headquarters on Sunday. The president stressed that while those backing the failed...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,372,977 with the death toll standing at 57,383. According to Lari, 4,090 patients are in critical condition while 1,164,794 patients have recovered. So far, 8,905,093...

Nasim Ahmadpour and Shahram Mokri, who have written the screenplay, received the award in the competition section of the festival. The synopsis of 'Careless Crime' reads, "Forty years ago, during the uprising to overthrow the Shah’s regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theatres as a way of showing opposition to Western culture. Many cinemas...

This is the first contact between the Biden White House and the Zionist prime minister's office. During the transition, the Biden team refrained from speaking to foreign governments, Axios reported. Zionist regime's authorities said the call was meant mainly as an introduction and to kick off the dialogue. "The two...

Vahan Kerobyan, the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia met and held talks with Isfahan Governor Abbas Rezaei. “This is my first visit to Iran as a minister, and this trip was not accidental, because I am aware of the vast and great potentials of this country, therefore, we...

The 30-year-old shot-stopper resoundingly won the award, which recognizes the best performer in the 2020 AFC Champions League season, based on votes from a combination of fans and independent experts. Lak prevailed ahead of Ulsan Hyundai FC midfielder Yoon Bit-garam, who finished second having received the official award for the...

In a decree released on Sunday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Hojat-ol-Islam Ahmad Vaezi as the new Leader's representative in the affairs of the Islamic Association of Iranian Students in Europe. "I appoint you as my representative for Islamic Association of Iranian students in Europe, and I hope that you will succeed...

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Exhibition of Furniture designed by students of the College of Fine Arts of Tehran University inspired by Iranian and Polish cultures was held on Sunday at the Residence of Polish Ambassador to Iran Maciej Fałkowski.                     ...

Lafour, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Alborz Dam, also known Lafour Dam is one of the spectacular attractions of Mazandaran province, which is located in the northern Savadkuh city and Lafour district, shines like a jewel in the heart of Hyrcanian mixed forests.           ...