News Archive - 3 March 2021

In a letter to Biden seen by Reuters, they urged the Democratic president to sign an executive order “without delay” to end restrictions on travel and remittances, noting that well over half of Cubans depend on the latter. “With the stroke of a pen, you can assist struggling Cuban families...

Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced a missile strike by the Yemeni army and popular committees on Aramco in Jeddah. "This morning, the Yemeni missile unit targeted the Saudi Aramco with "Quds-2" winged missile and the hit was accurate," he said, according to Al-Masirah. Saree wrote in a tweet on Thursday that the missile...

Speaking in his meeting with the chairman and members of the Board of Directors of Syrian Chambers of Commerce on Wed., Sorena Sattari reiterated that Iran is ready to transfer its experiences and export its scientific productions to Syria especially in the field of technology and training Syrian students.

According to AFC’s decision, the Qualifiers have been postponed to June. Iran will play Hong Kong and Cambodia on June 3 and 7. The matches against Bahrain and Iraq will be held on June 11 and 15. Due to the coronavirus concerns, the remaining matches will be held at the...

Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman made the comments in a recent interview with Al Jazeera. In response to questions about how Tehran interacts with Washington in the nuclear talks, Khatibzadeh stressed that a diplomatic solution is the best possible option. Emphasizing that the foreign policy apparatus of the Islamic Republic...

US Secretary of State in a telephone call with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said the Biden administration supports continued pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press release. While Caracas expressed hope that relations would normalize under the newly inaugurated Biden administration, Blinken...

A security source told Baghdad Today News Agency that an explosive device exploded on the route of a convoy of Iraqi Army Rapid Reaction Forces in the Zarqa area of the northern province of Saladin. The unnamed source added that one Rapid Reaction Force was killed and two others were injured...

Saberin Telegram channel reported that an American officer and two soldiers were killed when rockets hit the US military base in Ain al-Asad. According to Saberin News, the deads were transported by a plane belonging to the 386th unit to the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and from there...

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Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,656,699 with the death toll standing at 60,353. According to Lari, 3,747 patients are in critical condition while over 1.41 million patients have...

The Iraqi military intelligence service said in a statement that F-16 fighter jets carried out several airstrikes targeting hideouts and remnants of ISIL members. The attacks took place in the border areas of Saladin and Kirkuk provinces, which are witnessing the presence and activities of ISIL remnants. The air operations of...

Ali Poozesh Jadidi and Azadeh Yasaei are the two Iranian Taekwondo referees who will judge the event. The 8th “RAMUS SOFIA OPEN” 2021, "WT – G1 INTERNATIONAL TAEKWONDO TOURNAMENT" will be held in Sofia, on March 6th and 7th, 2021. Iran will also take part in the event. So far, 117...

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney announced in a statement posted on the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs. "A Diplomatic Mission will be established this year, to be headed at Charge d'Affaires level, with a commitment to re-open an Irish Embassy in 2023," he said. He said...

“Americans cannot act as a claimant and make baseless accusations against others,” he said in a Wednesday statement, adding that the US should be held accountable for six years of crimes in Yemen. The remarks come as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Iran of escalating tensions in the war-torn...

After a string of poor results, Esteghlal’s managing board decided to part ways with former coach Mahmoud Fekri. Majidi had resigned as the team’s coach in late August after reports indicated that the then officials of the team were trying to return Italian coach Andrea Stramaccioni to Tehran. Esteghlal ranks...

Iranian short film “Behind the Glasses” directed by Mehdi Irvani has received the power of the film award from the Blount Film Festival in the US. The power of the film award is given to the films which have a powerful impact on the viewers. The Blount Film Festival was...

He expressed readiness to rebuild the international community's confidence to the United States and called on diplomats to reflect on the White House's new policies around the world. But Biden did not have a good start in gaining global trust, and by attacking the Iraqi-Syrian border area in support of...

Syrian Minister of Industry Ziad Sabbagh said that Tehran and Damascus have signed an auto production agreement in the presence of Iran's Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Javad Torkabadi on Tuesday. Both sides conferred on resuming joint cooperation between the two countries...

In an exclusive interview with Russia Today, A member of the Expediency Council, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi noted that the Zionist regime seeks to appeal to other countries to confront Iran. “Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain do not have the capability to confront us,” he added. Referring to Tel...

A meeting held between Iran's Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous. The exchange of scientific and technological experiences between two countries in various fields was one of the main topics. There are more than 10,000 startups in Iran presenting their innovative and creative...

Directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Ameri, the short film A Man Escaped or The Wind Bloweth Where It Wants has managed to compete at London Lift-Off Film Festival at First-Time Filmmaker Sessions category held in February 2021, which is currently underway online. The film is centered on a man who is ensnared...

The Director-General of Iran Ministry of Cooperatives and Social Welfare for Intl. Affairs Ali-Hossein Shahrivar said on Wed. that the first joint meeting of the Cooperation with Tajikistan and Finland and the second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Cooperation with Iraq have been held via video conference. "In...

Speaking in a local ceremony among elites and talented soldiers of Army Ground Forces on Wed., Forces Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari said that Army Ground Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes capacities and capabilities of elites nationwide. He reiterated that Iran’s Army Ground Forces has gained salient...

Iran’s experience is interesting in this regard since it was under long-term medical, technological, and economic sanctions, with low resources per capita, and primarily because the citizen groups in large managed the crisis. It seems plausible to retell Iranian policies and actions, or better to say policy by people, that...

Speaking in his meeting with visiting Iraqi Interior Ministry Delegation to Iran on Wed., Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli reiterated that relations between the two countries of Iran and Iraq do not confine within the framework of agreements and MoUs, rather, relations between the two states are based on beliefs, cultural,...

Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Themistoklis Demiris on Wednesday. Both sides conferred on the expansion of bilateral relations as well as the latest JCPOA developments. He went on to say that Iran will fully...

In a message of condolence to the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah on Wed., Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei condoled the passing of Sheikh Ahmad al-Zein Head of Lebanon’s Association of Muslim Scholars, renowned for his anti-Zionism stance. The Leader’s message of condolences is read...

The branch of the Supreme Council for Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation in Marib province on Tuesday announced the attacks of the Saudi aggressor coalition on the refugee camps in Thana Valley in Sirwah, Al-Masirah reported. The council said the aggressors bombed two refugee camps during six airstrikes.

Ten people including eight passengers and two pilots lost their lives after South Supreme Airlines flight HK-4274 bound for the capital Juba took off from the town of Pieri in Jonglei state and crashed, said Denay Jock Chagor, Anadolu Agency reported. “Our prayers are with their families and loved ones. On...

Earlier, the United States imposed individual sanctions, as well as trade and visa restrictions, targeting senior Russian officials, over the alleged poisoning of jailed Russian vlogger Alexei Navalny, Sputnik reported. Russia's response to new US sanctions will not necessarily be symmetrical, Washington's decision is a triumph of the absurd and...

As Yomiuri daily reported, a poll conducted between January 18 and February 25, when much of the country remained in a coronavirus state of emergency, 30% of the respondents said they were "very interested" in the Summer Games and 40% said they were "somewhat interested", for a combined 70%. But concerns over the impact...

Iraqi sources reported on Wednesday that a US military convoy was targeted in the city of Samawah in the southern Iraqi province of Al Muthanna. “Al-Alam Al-Maqawim Network” reported that Qasim Al-Jabarin faction claimed responsibility for the attack. No details have been released about the possible damage caused by the attack.

The Ain al-Asad base in the western Iraqi province of Al-Anbar was targeted by rockets, the Saberin Telegram channel reported on Wednesday. Shafaq News also quoted a security official as confirming the news and reporting that the US coalition base in Ain al-Asad was targeted by four Katyusha rockets. Al-Jazeera quoted Iraqi...

In a post on Facebook, Saleh accused the Taliban of plotting to assassinate him and announced that the plot had been exposed by security forces. He informed that the National Directorate of Security could successfully foil a plot to assassinate him by the armed opposition. National Directorate of Security forces, as he explained, identified...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN Secretary-General António Guterres held a phone conversation on Tuesday night on the latest developments in Yemen. Elaborating on the latest measures taken by the UN to end the war in Yemen, Guterres called for the continuation of Iran's prominent efforts to help bring peace to Yemen. For...

Referring to the blockade of Iranian assets in South Korea, Zarif said, "Last week, I had a conversation with the Foreign Minister of South Korea at his request. The Korean minister stated that they are doing their best to reach a conclusion, and we are following up on our part." "Mechanisms...

Aftab: JCPOA cannot be re-negotiated, Rouhani tells Macron Have Bin Salman murdered Khashoggi without consultation with US? Ebtekar: Ratification of resolution in IAEA Board of Governors may nullify Iran-IAEA agreement Etemad: Trading cryptocurrencies banned in Iran, CBI warns Ettela’at: America has no choice but to abandon sanctions: Rouhani Bin Salam...

On Tuesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the intention of European member states of the JCPOA to submit a critical resolution to the IAEA on Iran. Reiterating the need for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors to take responsibility for helping maintain and revitalize the JCPOA,...

“Today, the tone of the new US administration has changed a bit and it has acknowledged over mistakes of the previous administration,“ said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the Cabinet session on Wednesday. Referring to Biden’s so-called move of rescinding Trump’s request for restoration of UN sanctions on Iran, the Iranian...

"The resolution, which has been amended a lot in the last few days and its clauses have been removed, is considered unconstructive and unfriendly in our view. It has a negative effect both in our negotiations in the JCPOA and in the way we look at the Agency," said Mahmoud...

Addressing his Bulgarian counterpart in a message, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his sincerest congratulations to Rumen Radev and the people of Bulgaria on the National Day of the country, which is being marked on March 3. "I hope that the relations between the two countries will expand in all...

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Some of the Iranian ministers answered a number of questions raised by reporters on the sideline of Iran's Cabinet session on Wednesday.   ...

The attack targeted the same base where Iran struck in January last year in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani.

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The final of national canoe slalom and rowing competitions held in Azadi Lake on Monday.