News Archive - 28 February 2021

A roadside bomb blast near the Somalian capital Mogadishu claimed lives of at least three people as a military convoy was passing on Abd al-Ghassem Street. Security forces have been dispatched to the scene of the blast. The sound of this terrible explosion was heard from most parts of Mogadishu,...

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Referring to Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities, the Iranian Lawmaker said, “We must fully defend our country's nuclear rights, because fossil fuels will run out in the coming years, therefore, all countries will rely on nuclear energy,” said Iranian lawmaker Vali Esmaeili. “Nuclear energy belongs to both the current generation and the...

The Wall Street Journal quoted two senior Western diplomats as saying on Sunday that Iran has rejected a direct nuclear talk with the United States and Europeans involved in the nuclear talk. The diplomats said Iran has said that nuclear sanctions imposed against Iran should first be lifted, the newspaper...

Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday that due to the recent positions and actions of the United States and three European countries, the Islamic Republic considers the time of the informal meeting proposed by Josep Borrell as inappropriate. He went on to say that the Biden administration still follows the failed...

In a press conference on Sunday, Saree provided details about the Yemeni Armed Forces' attack on Saudi soil.  "The operation titled the "Fifth Response Balance" was carried out jointly with drones and ballistic missiles," he said. "Sensitive positions and places in Riyadh, the capital of the enemy, were targeted with...

"#Cuba condemns the US aggression on Deir Ezzor province in the Syrian Arab Republic, near the Syria-Iraq border," the Cuban minister tweeted. "It is a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of that sister nation, International Law and the UN Charter," he continued. The US aggression on areas...

A landmine explosion in the Somali capital targeted a local district commissioner in the second bomb blast on Sunday, police said. The roadside mine targeted a convoy carrying Ahmed Abdullahi Ariif, the commissioner of the Yaaqshiid district, while traveling to the Darusalam village area in Mogadishu, local police officer Abdifatah...

The Planet Labs satellite imagery company has recently recorded images of a missile base of the Zionist regime near the occupied Quds that has remained hidden until recently. Sources reported that the site is located southwest of the occupied Quds and west of the Zionist city of Bet Shemesh, adding...

The Spokesman of the Iraqi armed forces announced on Sunday that the 9 ISIL elements have been arrested in Nineveh, Basrah, Kirkuk, and Al-Anbar provinces. Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, also arrested one terrorist in Babil province. Following the liberation of Mosul in July 2017 and...

A large number of Zionist protesters demonstrated again last night against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ma’an news agency reported. According to the report, Zionist protesters gathered in front of Benjamin Netanyahu's house in occupied lands and chanted slogans against him. Meanwhile, other demonstrations took place at Netanyahu's special residence in...

"I am convinced that the future of the Council of Europe depends on its ability to maintain its independence and truly pan-European character, not to become hostage to bloc approaches and thinking, and to work without double standards in the interests of all the countries of the continent. The experience...

Afghan Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Sunday that Qari Zahidullah Deputy Head of Taliban's military commission of the Taliban group has been killed in an operation by Afghan security forces in Baghlan province, Anadolu news agency reported. The statement added that two other members of the group were...

The IRIFF Electoral General Assembly was held today in Tehran as four candidates ran for the presidency of the body, more than one year after former chief Mehdi Taj handed in his resignation.  Mostafa Ajorloo, Ali Karimi, Koiumars Hashemi, and Shahabeddin Azizi Khadem were the four candidates for the...

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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that Tehran considers the joint statement by Islamabad and New Delhi on ceasefire as a “positive step toward increasing the peace and stability in Southern Asia.” He expressed hope that the two countries will take further measures to boost regional peace,...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that coronavirus infected 8,010 in the past 24 hours, increasing the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,631,169. According to Lari, 3,732 patients are in critical condition while over 1.39 million patients have recovered. So far,...

Iranian Envoy to Ankara Mohammad Farazmand has been summoned on Sunday to the Turkish foreign ministry over recent remarks on Turkey's cross-border operations against PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, Daily Sabah reported. Turkey expects Iran to support, not oppose, Ankara's fight against terrorism, the foreign ministry told the summoned Iranian...

Turkish Ambassador to Iran Darya Ores was summoned this afternoon to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the unacceptable remarks of the Turkish Interior Minister regarding the presence of PKK elements in Iran. He was officially notified of Iran's protest. During the meeting, the statements of the Turkish...

Speaking in an interview with Al-Jazeera, the Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-e Ravanchi stressed that the United States has violated the 2015 nuclear agreement. The United States continues to violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and the Nuclear Deal, he said adding that, yet...

“In case the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency adopts an anti-Iran resolution due to the suspension of the [NPT] Additional Protocol, we will give a proper response,” Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Sunday, a day before the IAEA Board’s meeting. Referring to a recent joint statement between...

"The IAEA Broad of Governors session will start tomorrow. It can predetermine further developments around the Iranian nuclear program, as well as prospects of the full restoration of JCPOA",  Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said in a post on his Twitter account. "All Governors need to...

Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Spokesman Abolfazl Amouei held a meeting with the Head and Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi and Behrouz Kamalvandi on Sunday. Amouei quoted the AEOI chief as saying that Iran is determined to implement the Strategic Action Plan and...

"The 1,400-megawatt Sirik power plant will be built with a 1.2 billion-euro loan from Russia and domestic resources," Reza Ardakanian said. As reported earlier, Sirik Power Plant is estimated to cost $1.4 billion. The Russian side has agreed to put up 85% of the cost and the rest...

The series of crimes committed by the Saudi aggression coalition against the defenseless and innocent people of Yemen continues. In their latest crime, Saudi fighter jets bombed the southern parts of Al-Hudaydah, Almasirah reported. According to the report, fighter jets targeted the town of Al-Rabbasa, south of al-Hudaydah, with the heaviest...

According to the Syrian News Channel, a fire broke out at the fourth section of the "Al- Hol" camp, in Al-Hasakah province, where ISIL terrorists and their families live, killing at least 7 people and injuring 35 others. Some of the injured ones are in critical condition. The so-called Syrian...

According to Al Mayadeen, in the coming hours, General Saree will provide important details about the large-scale operation of the Yemeni forces on Saudi soil.  Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen’s yearslong...

Wichita police say three officers were injured while checking a vacant home south of downtown Wichita around 4 p.m., Sputnik reported. Police are investigating what happened but say it was a possible explosion that caused the injuries. Of course, it is not yet clear what happened and the...

Tehran, Baghdad discuss transferring Iran’s assets The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran and the President of the State-owned Trade Bank of Iraq conferred on methods of transferring Iran’s frozen assets in Iraq. Iraqi FM meets with Iranian counterpart for bilateral talks Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met and...

Javan: Shamkhani says Iran will not allow revival of Takfiri terrorism in region Ettela’at: America: Khashoggi killed under Bin Salman order Jahangiri: “We are trying to lift sanctions even one day earlier” Jomhoori Eslami: COVID-19 restrictions to continue for months, says Rouhani Shargh: Iraq to soon start paying debts to...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr news agency on Sunday, Shahriar Heidari, the cice chairman of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that the lifting of sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran was the main aim of the Parliament in approving the Law of the Strategic Action...

According to the statistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), more than 34,090,000 tons of mining and mineral products was exported from the country in the said period. Data showed that over 3.9 million tons of products in mining and mineral industrial sector, valued at over...

Foreign forces are not only against security in Iraq, but they also are a source of tension, Iraj Masjedi maintained while speaking to an Iraqi TV channel. Regarding the presence of foreign forces in Iraq, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that Tehran believes that every Iraqi citizen...

According to the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Taghi Sanei underlined the signing of a contract to develop one of the most widely used catalysts in the aromatic industry with Iranian knowledge-based companies. Catalyst manufacturing of CCR units has been entrusted to domestic companies, he added.  The catalyst is used in...

Nowadays after the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, a new chapter is going to be opened in the relation of all regional countries, particularly between Tehran and Baku.  Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan share, to a large extent, the same history, religion, and culture. Besides historical...

Saeed Khatibzadeh maintained on Sunday that the common background in the Iranian and Chinese civilizations has even turned challenges into an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations. He further thanked the Chinese government for donating 250,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Iran. Iran has imported the first consignment of COVID-19...

The only gold of the team was snatched by Mohammad Sadegh Firoozpoor at the 75kg category of freestyle competitions. Sajjad Abbaspour settled for a silver in the Greco Roman’s 55kg category. Mohammad Mokhtari and Mehdi Bali received two bronze medals in 72kg, and 97kg categories of Greco-Roman’s competitions respectively. The...

The festival, which was held in two sections, amateur and professional, and the Iranian film has been awarded three prizes in the professional section. Marzieh Riahi was awarded the Best Director Award, Hossein Neshati won the Best Editing Award, and the Best Screenplay Award has been dedicated to Marjan Riahi.

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – The Election Assembly of Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) was held at Summit Conference Hall in Tehran on Sunday to elect the president of the Federation.

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Having its reconstruction completed, Dafineh Museum, a museum in uptown Tehran whose exterior design was inspired by the works of late American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was inaugurated on Sunday.    ...