News Archive - 16 June 2021

S Arabia launches rocket attack on Yemen's residential areas

Almasirah correspondent in Yemen’s Ma'rib province reported that 12 Saudi fighter jets fired rockets at residential areas in the cities of ‘Sarwah and Madaghal’. According to the report, Saudi aggressor fighter jets also fired 13 rockets at the cities of Haraz, Khaab, Ash-Sha’af and Kataf in the provinces of...

Brazil beats Iran in 2021 VNL on Week 4

Souza Ricardo Lucarelli scored 20 points for Brazil and Meysam Salehi earned 15 points for Iran. Iran will meet Slovenia on Thursday. A total of 32 of the world’s top national teams compete at the VNL 2021 bubble in Rimini, Italy to showcase electrifying volleyball action for millions of...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on June 17

Arman-e Melli Massive turnout of people on Friday's presidential election gives more prestige to Establishment: Leader Destiny of country strictly hinges on turnout of people on Friday’s election Asia Historic meeting between US’s Biden and Russia’s Putin Russia, US bear special responsibility for strategic stability: Putin Erdogan says to...

100 Taliban members, 90 soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 24h

Dawlat Abad city in Afghan’s Faryab province has been taken over twice in the past 24 hours in a way that Khanabad city in Kunduz province has been taken out from control of Taliban, Afghan-based TOLO News quoted security officials as saying. The city of ‘Gelan’ in Afghanistan's Ghazni...

Afghan security forces ensure security of country: Kabul

The Presidential Palace stated that ensuring security in Afghanistan is the duty of the Afghan security forces. In an interview with 8 Sobh (Morning 8 o'clock) newspaper on Wednesday, Latif Mahmoud, Deputy Spokesman for the President of Afghanistan said in reaction to the recent remarks of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

MFA doubling effort to hold presidential election abroad

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks on Wednesday and reiterated that the Iranian Foreign Ministry has expressed its readiness to hold presidential election as merited and deserved by Iranians residing abroad in the best form possible. Following the major concern expressed by Leader of Islamic Revolution...

PGCC insisting on participating in nuclear talks with Iran

The 148th meeting of foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) was held on Wed. at the PGCC Secretariat in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, with the aim of strengthening member states' strategic relations and discussing the latest regional and international developments. The Foreign Ministers of PGCC...

Toward a brighter future

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Iran HR council responds to Biden's tweet on democracy

"American democracy outcome for Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan & many other countries has been coup d'état, insecurity, chaos, more opium plantation & civil war!" the Iran human rights council has said in a tweet to respond to Joe Biden's tweet on democracy. "US latest democracy export was lithium coup in...

US military convoy targeted in Iraq’s Saqlawiyah

According to the Iraqi media report, a logistic military convoy belonging to US was targeted by a roadside bomb in ‘Saqlawiyah’ area of Iraq's Al-Anbar province on Wednesday. In this attack, Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) bombs were used which damaged US military vehicles. The American convoy was passing from ‘Saqlawiyah’ area towards...

Russia, US bear special responsibility for strategic stablity

The agreement was reached at Wednesday's marathon 4.5 hour-long summit between the presidents in Geneva, Switzerland, according to Sputnik news agency. As for the return of the ambassadors to their posts - the US ambassador to Moscow and the Russian ambassador to Washington, we agreed on it, this...

China says will not tolerate any intervention in Taiwan

China's government said on Wednesday after the island of Taiwan reported the largest incursion to date of Chinese aircraft. Twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the Chinese government said. According to Reuters, the incident came after the...

ISIL blows up Iran’s power transmission line to Iraq: report

According to Almaalomah, the attack has been conducted on Wednesday afternoon. Mohammed al-Azzawi, a member of PMU, told the Iraqi media that the ISIL exploded two towers near Baqubah, cutting Iran’s power export to Iraq. Forces have been dispatched to the area to repair the power line, he added.

High turnout gives more prestige to IR establishment: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is delivering a speech two days before the 2021 presidential and city council elections in Iran.  The Leader's speech is broadcast live on Iranian state TV IRIB 1, IRINN as well as Radio Iran. The Leader said at the start of...

Iranian film to take part in British, Indian film festivals

The cast includes Media Zakeri, Fatima Sarlak, Elahe Pourjamshid, Susan Bashirzorrati, Shabnam Yousefi, and Sara Sepahvand. The story is about a group of women fleeing from a war zone, hoping that they don’t get captured and raped by warlords and soldiers, got trapped in a moor, and hid inside a...

People to determine Iran's destiny through ballot box

Speaking at the threshold of holding 13th Presidential Election (Iran 2021 Presidential Election) and City and Village Islamic Councils on Wed., Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, while inviting people from all walks of life to participate on June 18 presidential election, stated that the opportunity to participate in the election...

Iran taekwondokas win six medals on 1st day of Asian c'ships

The 24th Asian Championships started today (Wednesday) in Beirut, Lebanon with the participation of 189 taekwondo fighters from 21 countries and will last for three days. At the end of the first day of competitions, Negar Ismaili at -46 kg category in the women's division bagged a gold medal; Hossein Lotfi...

IRGC calls for huge turnout in presidential election

IRGC described epic and huge participation of people in Iran Presidential Election as "guarantor of dignity, security, authority and prestige of the country in international arena" that can "foil malicious plots waged by enemies against the country."  Over the past 42 years, the heroic nation of Islamic Iran, in...

Netanyahu is Israel's most failed prime minister

Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been Israel's prime minister since April 1, 2009, said goodbye last week to his long-held dream of creating land from the Nile to the Euphrates and accepted defeat at the height of his failure. Looking at Netanyahu's record, he is arguably the most failed cabinet...

Erdogan says to make Karabakh prosper with Iran, Russia help

According to TASS, Erdogan made the remarks on Tuesday during a press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. "As you know, we offered to work within a six-party platform with the participation of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Iran. We want...

Yemen announces readiness to resume peace talks in Qatar

The Yemeni Ansarullah Movement has announced that it has agreed to hold a new round of talks in Qatar if Saudi coalition receives a positive response to the letter submitted by the Omani delegation. "If the aggressor countries responded positively to the message of Sultan of [Oman], I believe...

EU, US say lifting of sanctions is JCPOA ‘essential part’

The European Union and the United States recognize that, alongside the return to full and effective implementation by Iran of its nuclear-related commitments, the lifting of sanctions constitutes an essential part of the JCPOA,” the EU and the US said in a joint statement after a summit on Tuesday,...

Iran, Afghanistan discuss expansion of educational ties

Iranian minister Mohsen Haji Mirazei and Afghan deputy Sardar Mohammad Rahimi met in Tehran on Wednesday. Expressing regret and condemning the recent attack on the school in Kabul,  Haji Mirazei said: "I wish that conflict and war will end as soon as possible in our friendly and brother country and we...

IAEA chief says nuclear talks must wait for new Iranian Govt.

"Everyone knows that, at this point, it will be necessary to wait for the new Iranian government," Rafael Grossi said in an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, in reply to a question about what stage negotiations on the deal were at, US News reported. Grossi, director-general of the...

Calls to contain Russia not constructive

Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Switzerland on Wednesday to meet with his US counterpart Joe Biden for bilateral talks. This would be their first meeting since Biden assumed the Oval Office. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that statements coming from the US about a necessity to contain...

2 dead, 2 injured in workplace shooting at Alabama plant

Albertville Police Chief Jamie Smith said the shooting at Mueller Water Products fire hydrant factory began shortly before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators say, Andreas Deon Horton, 34, of DeKalb County, apparently used a handgun and shot four people. Smith said the shooting occurred in “two or three different”...

Signs of crisis appeared in Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi ties

Hebrew-language sources reported on Wednesday that Zionist Minister of Environment Tamar Zandberg opposed the oil transfer agreement between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. Following the decision of the Israeli Minister of Environment, signs of a diplomatic crisis have appeared in the relations between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Zionist...

Iran’s steel export hits 146% growth in current year

Statistics indicated that 1,140,614 tons of steel products, manufactured by major steelmaking plants, were exported from the country from March 21 to May 21, indicating a 146 percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. Accordingly, 632,633 tons of steel products were exported from the country in...

Rouhani calls on all Iranians to participate in Fri. election

Speaking in the cabinet session on Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the role and guidelines of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the efforts of the government in reaching the Iran nuclear deal known as JCPOA. Meanwhile, he criticized former US president Doland Trump who harmed the deal...

27 poll stations prepared in 18 US states

Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that Iranian presidential elections are held in the United States, as in some other countries. He added that in some US states there is more than one poll station but all the stations will start their job on Friday at 8:00 a.m. local time. About holding Iranian Presidential...

Iranians' vote to defeat enemies

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Iranian embassy in Japan ready for Presidential elections

In an interview with Interfax, he said it is not possible to reach an agreement on reviving the Iran nuclear deal before the Iranian presidential elections, but talks are ongoing and the election should not have a significant impact on the negotiation process.  "Today, it is almost certain...

Jalili withdraws presidential bid in favor of Raeisi

Following Alireza Zakani's withdrawal from elections earlier today, another Prinicpalist candidate Saeed Jalili announced his pullout this afternoon. Jalili has asked his supporters to vote for Ebrahim Raeisi in a message published to the public after his resignation.  The Prinicplaist candidate has called for a massive turnout to help the next president.

Some sections of ELECOMP to be held virtually

The 26th Iran International Electronic, Computer, and E-Commerce Exhibition, known as ELECOMP will be held from 9 to 12 July at Tehran International Permanent Fairground. The executive director of ELECOMP, spoke about the presence of ICT activists in this exhibition, saying that so far ELECOMP has been welcomed by many...

Iran COVID update: 10,487 infections, 129 deaths

In a statement on Wednesday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,315 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,060,135. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 129 people since Tuesday, bringing the death...

Ismail Haniyeh praises Iran's support in new letter

After the 12-day conflict between Palestinian resistance groups and the Israeli regime last month, Saied Reza Ameli, head of the Iranian Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR), penned a letter to the Leader of Hamas Political Bureau in the Arabic language to offer congratulations on the Palestinian victory in the...

Exhibition of knowledge-based products in medical field

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – An exhibition of knowledge-based products in the field of medical simulators was held at Tehran International Exhibition Center on Wednesday with the attendance of Sorena Sattari, VP for Science and Technology.    ...

Presidential campaign in Mashhad

MASHHAD, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The supporters of Presidential elections candidate Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi held a gathering in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan on Wednesday.    ...

Cabinet meeting sidelines on Wed.

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A glance at campaigns of Presidential Election in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Two days remaining to the 2021 Presidential Election in Iran, campaigns have reached its pinnacle at metropolis Tehran. It should be noted that Iran 2021 Presidential Election will be held on Friday June 18.