News Archive - 1 March 2021

In a tweet on Monday, US President Biden wrote, “No child in America should go hungry.” “The American Rescue Plan will extend and invest in critical food programs to help ensure every family gets the food they need,” he added. Joe Biden also released statistics, in which, he has...

In two letters sent to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, the Syrian Foreign Ministry criticized the Israel regime's attacks on Syria today and announced, “At 10:16 on Sunday evening, Israel regime's fighters launched a missile attack from the occupied Golan Heights against some targets around Damascus.

Colonel Naser Farshid broke the news on Monday, noting that after comprehensive intelligence operations, the anti-narcotics police forces busted 1.4 ton of opium during the last three days in 6 separate operations. 14 smugglers have been arrested and handed to the judiciary, he added, saying that 8 vehicles have been...

According to the announcement made by the Public Relations Department of the IRIB, by submission of the required documents, credible bills, and the help of experienced lawyers and experts the Iranian body could eventually receive the court's verdict in its favor.  The case is about the purchased musical instrument by...

Two un-named board members reacted angrily to the revelation that South Africa's healthcare workforce was being used like laboratory rats to test the new jab, which SAHPRA is yet to approve for general use. "They must stop misleading our people and allowing them to be used as guinea pigs," one...

Iraqi security forces continue to mount counter-terrorism operations against ISIL elements in various parts of the country. The Iraqi army along with Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi have reportedly launched a joint operation against ISIL terrorists in eastern Diyala on Monday. According to sources, Iraqi forces have...

The Yemeni armed forces announced that they had shot down a Saudi coalition spy drone in the country. Yemeni media reported that the Saudi coalition targeted civilian homes on Monday in violation of the Al Hudaydah ceasefire. According to the report, a Saudi coalition spy drone was shot down by...

"I still think that one should wait [for sanctions] and then we will react depending on [their] content and nature. It can be anything, you see, we cannot gauge which factors will influence Washington’s mindset. Our policy is consistent, understandable, well-reasoned," he told TASS on Monday. "I think that no...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Monday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,639,679 with the death toll standing at 60,181. According to Lari, 3,727 patients are in critical condition while over 1.39 million patients have recovered. So...

E3 countries seek to pass a US-backed anti-Iranian resolution despite the warnings issued by Moscow and Tehran regarding the consequences of such action. Britain, France, and Germany have submitted a draft resolution to the Board of Governors accusing Iran of undermining transparency. They also expressed concern about the lack of...

In a tweet on Monday, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “The fact of the invitation is good and very appropriate, but such an invitation is not compatible with the threat of adoption of an unjustifiable resolution by #IAEA Board of Governors in a few days.”...

After more than a year of having Iran suspended from all competitions, administrative and social activities organized or authorized by the International Judo Federation and its Unions, the CAS in a letter to the Iranian Judo Federation announced the removal of the suspension. Following what happened during the World Judo Championships...

Addressing the International Conference on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in a letter, Iranian top cleric Ayatollah Jaffar Sobhani said, "In recent centuries, Islamic lands have witnessed various events that have led to the disintegration of Islamic countries and some led to occupation by non-Islamic countries.” The following is part of...

Addressing the Iran-Europe Economic Forum on Monday, he said: "The value of Iran-Europe trade has decreased from €21 billion in 2017 to €4.5 billion."  He attributed the issue to the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and the imposition of harsh sanctions, adding that many European...

Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday. The commission's spokesman Abolfazl Amouei maintained that the Iranian Foreign Minister elaborated on the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan during the meeting. He quoted Zarif as saying that the data on...

Speaking in a meeting with a senior adviser to the Iraqi Interior Minister and a high-ranking Iraqi military delegation on Monday, Brigadier General Ali Abdollahi, pointed to the significance of countering terrorism in the region and stated that the assassination of two national heroes former IRGC Quds Force Commander martyr...

Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in a meeting with Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal on Monday. Both sides conferred on the historical and friendly relations between the two countries as well as the latest JCPOA developments. According to Araghchi, Iran...

Speaking in his regular press briefing on Monday, he pointed to Iran’s nuclear issue and said that Iran’s nuclear issue is in a critical and sensitive situation. The United States should take practical steps to lift all sanctions imposed against Iran so that the Islamic Republic of Iran can recover...

The statements of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with the author of the Arab World was published by the Office for Preserving and Publishing Works of Ayatollah Khamenei.   Sulaiman Katani is a prominent Lebanese Christian scholar and writer who has written numerous books on Ahl...

In a virtual meeting on Monday, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi claimed that in the absence of a technical and valid explanation from Iran, the IAEA is deeply concerned that undeclared nuclear material may be present at the unreported site. According to Grossi's claims, these nuclear materials have not been reported...

The Head of Knowledge-based economy and software development headquarters Parviz Karami underlined that directors of 40 Iranian Knowledge-based companies accompany Vice President for Science and Technology on his trip. He went on to say that Iran's third innovation center will be inaugurated in Syria, adding that Tehran has already established...

Jabbar al-Mamouri said that US military forces are seeking to open six routes for ISIL elements to infiltrate into Iraq from Syria, Almaloomah News reported. Seeing victories of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, has driven American forces crazy, he said, adding that Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have...

"All previous agreements [with the government] have been annulled and the resistance now reserves the right to set its own goals," Nasr al-Shammari told Al-Mayadin on Sunday. "The resistance, despite considering the US embassy in Baghdad as a den of spies, had agreed not to target it," he said but...

According to SANA, most of the Israeli missiles were shut down by the Syrian air defense. A military source announced that at 10:16 p.m. on Sunday, the Israeli enemy launched air aggression from the direction of the Occupied Syrian Golan and targeted some posts in the vicinity of Damascus,...

Following the claims on Tehran's rejection of Europe's offer for direct talks with the United States over the nuclear deal, a Biden administration official told an Israeli media on Sunday evening that the US was “disappointed” in the rejection but was flexible as to the timing and format of the talks...

Economic measures which crippled the Latin American state's ability to sell oil and appeared to exacerbate its economic crisis were introduced by the Trump administration in an attempt to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to resign, Sputnik reported. The administration of US President Joe Biden is in "no rush" to...

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Ettela’at: AEOI chief warns of any anti-Iran resolution by IAEA Board Saudi Regime shocked by Yemeni UAVs & ballistic missile attack Iran: AEOI chief warns IAEA Jamejam: Riyadh under Fire Javan: Skies become unsafe for Riyadh Iran tests human trial of home-made Razi COV-Pars vaccine  Kayhan: UAVs & ballistic missile...

The Army Air Force received 10 helicopters, nine military aircraft and tens of jet engines on Monday, in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, IRIAF Commander Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Commander of Army Ground Force Aviation Second Brigadier General Yousef Ghorbani. The delivered equipment has been...

“Europeans have started a wrong move in support of the US in the Board of Governors,” Zarif told reporters on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting that he had held with Iranian lawmakers. The minister added that the Western countries’ measure could further complicate the situation. Tehran has already...

The conference, which started on Monday morning, is attended by senior religious and political figures, including Head of Iran's Islamic Seminaries Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Abbas Araghchi, the deputy Foreign Minister, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's State Expediency Council, and Ali-Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. Iranian...

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi made the remarks while addressing an international conference about the Karabakh region in the central city of Qom on Monday. "Holding this international conference in Qom, as one of the main bases of Islamic thought and as the city that founded the Islamic Revolution, has a special meaning...

"We believe that our good neighborliness with Azerbaijan has created good capacities for extensive communication," Araghchi said in an international conference which is underway in the central city of Qom to address the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Iranian diplomat also referred to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue as one of the most complex...

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Speaking in a weekly press conference on Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman answered some questions over recent developments at the international level. Answering a question over Tehran’s position over Europe's offer for direct talks with the United States over the nuclear deal, Saeed Khatibzadeh said, “We have declared the...

According to the statistical tables of Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), 5,000 tons of steel ingots were imported into the country from March 21, 2020 to Jan. 19, 2021, the rate of which hit 3,000 tons in last year’s corresponding period (from March 21, 2019 to Jan. 19, 2020). Earlier,...

 The Iranian President Hasan Rouhani made the remarks on Monday, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of national projects of the Oil Ministry. The 2015 nuclear deal was so big that the whole world tried to break its back, and Trump, in this case, implemented the policies of the Zionists and...

The 64-year-old coach passed away at KBC Merkur after a short yet severe illness. Zlatko Kranjčar's health deteriorated about ten days ago in Zadar, where he ended up in hospital. He was urgently transferred to Zagreb, but doctors were unable to save his life, reported Jutarnji daily. He had led...

Addressing an international conference dedicated to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in the central Iranian city of Qom on Monday, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov said his country fought with the support of friendly countries in the First Karabakh war. He added, “But at that time, there was no leader to...

In a ceremony attended by top military officials, Iran Armed Forces were handed over 9 military planes, 10 helicopters, and dozens of overhauled jet engines by the Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) of the Ministry of Defense. Speaking in this ceremony, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami spoke about the...

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 10th edition of the Fajr Fashion & Clothing Festival was held at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Monday in the presence of Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi. In this edition of the exhibition, more...

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – The news conference of 37th edition of International Holy Quran Competition was held in Tehran on Monday in the presence of Head of Endowment and Charity Affairs Organization Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mehdi Khamoushi.