News Archive - 4 February 2021

In a tweet on late Thursday, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi wrote, "New US admin purports to support multilateralism, yet is "disappointed" by @CIJ_ICJ rejection of its objection to case on US sanctions (on basis it is outside Court's jurisdiction)." "US also 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 violating UNSCR 2231...

Loud explosions rattled the city of Haifa in northern occupied Palestine on Thursday, N12 reported.  The explosions were heard coming from the area of the former Haifa Chemicals factory in the Haifa Bay.  Residents said that the explosion caught them off guard, as they received no warning in advance...

Speaking during an inauguration ceremony in the northern Province of Ardabil on Thursday, Major General Hossein Salami said that the most amazing progress that the country has made so far has taken place under sanctions. He recalled the achievements during the Iran-Iraq war through relying on internal resources under the sanctions and...

The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the remarks during a briefing on Thursday, according to TASS Russian-language website.  Zakharova said that Moscow was ready for constructive engagement with the new US administration to save the JCPOA or the Iran nuclear deal. According to the Russian spokeswoman, so far...

Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian made the remarks in a meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Thursday. The Iranian envoy briefed the Afghan foreign minister on the recent Taliban’s visit to Tehran and further expressed the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran for securing a ceasefire in Afghanistan.

Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign affairs chief made the comments in a recent interview with the Russian Interfax news agency on a visit to Moscow.  Borrell described the Iran nuclear deal or the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as being in a critical condition once again. He claimed...

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to say exactly when the high-level call would take place, though two said it could happen as early as on Friday and two others said it could be next week. It could also cover other issues, Reuters reported. The news comes...

Ofir Gendelman, the spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu's office has tweeted to say that his boss has canceled his previously-announced three-day trips to the UAE and Bahrain. Gendelman has claimed in his posts on Twitter that the Israeli regime's prime minister had decided to postpone his visits due to the closure...

The New Arab Newspaper reported on Thursday that US forces are expanding the Al-Harir base in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. The report quoted Iraqi sources as saying that the Al-Harir base has been developed for the first time in years and that the process has been underway for about two...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Thursday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,445,326 with the death toll standing at 58,256. According to Lari, 3,825 patients are in critical condition while 1,235,581 patients have recovered. So far,...

Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks on Wednesday, noting that the Islamic Republic strongly condemns the 20-year prison sentence given to Iranian diplomat Assadollah Asadi by a court in Antwerp, Belgium. He went on to say that Assadollah Assadi was tried while his detention was illegal and against the rules and...

In a poll conducted on the official website of the Asian Football Confederation, three Iranian legionnaires have appeared among the list of top players of the week based on performances from January 28 to February 3.  This week’s list of contenders features players from six different AFC nations, all of whom...

With regard to the second attack in Basra province, the "Saberin News" telegram channel reported that the convoy was targeted in the "Al-Lahis" area. As for the first attack in Babil province, the news website Shabka al-Alam al-Moqawm reported that the Qasim al-Jabbarin Resistance group had carried out the attack.

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has held a meeting with Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister of India, on the sidelines of a meeting of defense ministers of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) which was held in India’s Bangalore on Thursday. According to a statement by the Iranian Defense Ministry, the two ministers...

Russia delivered the first batch of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to Iran on Thursday afternoon,  The first delivery of the coronavirus vaccine, which had been delivered to the Iranian Mahan Air at Moscow Airport this morning, arrived at Imam Khomeini Airport a few minutes ago. The shipment will be delivered to the Iranian Health Ministry.  The...

The Israeli army sent more military equipment to the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the borders in the south of Lebanon on Thursday morning after its massive airstrikes in southern Syria. Pictures posted on social media show a convoy of the Israeli regime's military equipment moving to the northern front of...

Ali Ansarian, the former defender of the Persepolis FC, who also played for Esteghlal-e Tehran FC for a short time, died yesterday at the age of 43 after contracting the coronavirus. Ansarian had played for the Iranian national team or the so-called Team Melli when he was younger.  Before...

The United States said on Wednesday it was "disappointed" by the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it can take up Iran's bid to overturn US sanctions, the AFP has reported. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the new US State Department claimed it had "great respect" for the International Court of...

A doctor at Tirana's Mother Teresa Hospital told the national news agency in Albania that a member of the anti-Iranian terror group of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) had been admitted to the hospital after contacting the UK Virus Variant as the first case detected with the new more transmissible variant in the country.  According to...

The Iranian Defense Minister made the remarks while addressing a meeting of defense ministers of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) underway in India’s Bangalore. In his address to the meeting, the Iranian defense minister called for a re-engineering of the world order based on "the emerging power elements and liberation...

Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the Iranian government has achieved great success in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, adding, noting that the conspiracies of the US have been foiled. He went on to say that this achievement indicates the power and greatness of the Iranian nation...

In his congratulatory message on Thursday, the Croatian president has called for the expansion of Iran-Croatia ties.  Mr. MilanovićI has wished Rouhani and the Iranians success and progress amid the coronavirus pandemic.  He has also described life under the pandemic as unusual, adding that the pandemic has had a major...

Axios website claimed that Secretary of State Tony Blinken has asked newly appointed Iran envoy Rob Malley to form a negotiating team made up of diplomats and experts with a range of views on the path forward with Iran. Those instructions indicate that the Biden administration is attempting to avoid...

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – A burial ceremony was held at Tehran's Behsht-e Zahra Cemetery on Thursday for the former national Iranian football team defender who died of Covid-19 on Wednesday at the age of 43.    ...

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