News Archive - 28 June 2021

In a new operation, the Saudi National Guard base in Najran, military positions at Abha International Airport and King Khalid Air Base were targeted by Yemeni forces, Almayadeen reported, quoting Yahya Saree. “Using five ballistic missiles and five UAVs, we carried out this operation in the last 24 hours”,...

In Zacatecas state, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), considered Mexico's most powerful and violent criminal organization, and the Sinaloa cartel attacked each other on Friday with heavy weapons in an attempt to gain control of the area. Initial reports said there were 18 deaths. National Guard forces were...

In response to today's attack by US fighter jets on Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi positions, Iraqi Resistance groups issued a joint statement, declaring that they would not remain silent in the face of presence of US troops in Iraq and would take revenge. "We have said earlier that we will...

The drills involved the missile cruiser Moskva, the guided-missile frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov and the diesel-electric submarines Stary Oskol and Rostov-on-Don, TASS reported. The naval maneuvers are running amid the entry of the UK Navy’s aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth with ten deck-based US F-35 fighters under the British...

At least 20 people were killed and score others were injured in a suicide attack by the al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Shabaab on Galmudug regional forces on Sunday morning, followed by a gunfight between them in the Mudug region of central Somalia, Anadolu Agency reported. According to Major Mohamed Mire...

According to Azeri Trend website quoting Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, the exercises are taking place with the participation of the Azerbaijani and Turkish Armed Forces within the framework of the agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey. The purpose of the exercises is to improve the interaction of the...

The latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (part of the state space corporation Roscosmos) was successfully test-launched from the Russian Defense Ministry’s 1st state testing spaceport, a source in the domestic defense industry told TASS on Monday. "In mid-June, the latest unique...

The two victims, aged 45 and 68, were being treated in hospital and had not suffered life-threatening injuries. Police described the attacker as being in his twenties, with light hair and a scarred face. He spoke German, they added in a statement, Reuters reported. Investigations are continuing into a...

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday three days ahead of the centennial of the Communist Party of China and upon the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Russia-China Treaty on Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.   China-Russia...

Accordingly, Iraqi sources announced the unprecedented security measures by US troops at Iraq's Ain al-Assad airbase, Al-Ahad News reported. The sources said that US forces inside Ain al-Assad airbase in al-Baghdadi district in western Al Anbar province have taken unprecedented measures in order to obtain information about reaction of...

The last night's aerial attacks by the US warplanes have sparked widespread condemnation on the part of Iraqi resistance forces, the Armed forces of Iraq as well as political figures.  The new round of US attacks on Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd Shabi came as political parties and...

A 21-year-old passer-by who was walking with his family on ‘Times’ Square in New York City was shot and wounded in the back, “Jerusalem Post” Daily reported. New York City police are trying to find two possible suspects in the incident. Police also noted that the young man was...

Accordingly, Iraqi National Security Council held an emergency meeting, headed by Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of Iraqi Armed Forces Mustafa al-Kadhimi to discuss the consequences of US bombing of positions on Iraqi-Syrian border and terrorist attacks on power plants and transmission towers, Al Sumaria News reported. While strongly condemning...

Attaullah Khogyani Governor's Spokesman of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan said on Monday that a roadside mine blast in the city of Jalalabad killed one person, ATLAS News Agency reported. According to the report, four other people were injured in the incident, including two women and a child. The...

Hezbollah's statement also reads "The action of the American warplanes is a clear violation of the sovereignty of the two friendly countries (Syria and Iraq)." Last night, US fighter jets targeted three positions of Iraqi Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Hashd in Al-Qa'im within Iraq's borders. The PMU said in...

Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of the Yemeni High Political Council affiliated with Ansarullah was quoted as saying today, Monday, by Al-Manar that, "US officials' statements about peace in Yemen are for media use only, and we have not seen any real action on the ground to show their real intention.

Accordingly, the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan issued a statement on Monday, announcing that Abdullah Abdullah Head of the Council met and held talks with Japanese Ambassador to Kabul Takashi Okada to discuss relevant issues and peace process in Afghanistan. During the meeting, Abdullah pointed to the...

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In a tweet on Monday, Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi pointed to the irresponsible flee of US forces from Afghanistan and wrote that they put Afghanistan on the brink of civil war. It is essential that the Afghan government, Taliban, Mujahideen and all Afghan National Forces save the country by taking...

On the occasion of the anniversary of the chemical bombing of Sardasht and the National Day of Combating Chemical and Biological Weapons, Mohammad Javad Zarif issued a message on Monday, saying, "On the 34th anniversary of the horrific tragedy of Saddam Hussein's chemical attack on the city of Sardasht, I...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Mojtaba Zonnour said that over the past few years, the US has repeatedly put pressure on European banks and companies and prevented them from communicating with Iran. "The lifting of sanctions on paper is not enough and the sanctions should be lifted in...

Speaking in his weekly press conference on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics. No new decision yet been made on deletion of information In response to a question about the Vienna talks and the discussion of a technical agreement with the Agency, Khatibzadeh said, "The...

“The Football Federation has arrived at an agreement with Team Melli head coach till the end of next round of World Cup qualifiers,” said Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem on Monday, putting end to rumors around appointing a new coach for the team. Showing a promising performance, the Iranian team secured...

Speaking in a meeting with the officials of Judiciary Branch on the occasion of Judiciary Week on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution reiterated that Western countries shelter the assassins of former Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Dr. Beheshti and 72 true companions of the Islamic Revolution on 7th of Tir...

The 37th edition of the  International Cartoon Club Festival will take place from July 15 to 25, 2021 in Rimini, Italy. The Iranian short animation “Stars in the Rain” directed by Sara Namjoo and "Jake" directed by Iman Lotfian have entered the competition section of the International Cartoon Club...

The threats of the enemy are not new and are a repetition of the previous threats, said Brigadier General Yadollah Javani on Monday. He added the enemy knows that the IRGC is ready for any confrontation. The US should know that whatever they do in the region will be to its...

The Iranian health ministry said on Monday that the total number of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,182,92. Furthermore, in the past 24 hours, the Covid-19 claimed the lives of 140 Iranians, bringing the total number of deaths to 83,985. So far, 2,848,042 Covid-19 patients have recovered or been...

Saying that the date of the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian newly-elect president Ebrahim Raeisi has been erroneously announced, Seyyed Nezamuddin Mousavi, the spokesperson of the presidium of the parliament, told MNA that ceremony will be held on August 5, 2021. Due to the international importance of the inauguration...

Today, there are so many design awards all over the world and most of them will give a certificate to winners and promote their work on social media but the FEEEL world design prize has created a platform for the implementation of bold design ideas with the use of...

Concurrent with the martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Dr. Beheshti and 72 of true companions of the Islamic Revolution as well as advent of the Judiciary Week, Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and officials of the judiciary met with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Hosseiniyah...

Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard and met and held talks with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar. In this meeting, Taherian Fard referred to his recent visit to Pakistan, stressing the importance of a plan to hold a trilateral meeting among foreign ministers of Afghanistan,...

On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the Chemical bombing of Sardasht, Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Fernando Arias issued a message on Monday.  Stating that June 28 is considered as the official day of commemoration of the victims of the...

According to a report by "Police.ir", Brigadier General Ali Goudarzi said after intensifying surveillance and control activities of the border police, a big drug cartel was discovered at the border region in Saravan in southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchestan.  The border police commander said that drug traffickers...

The French Foreign Ministry, in an interventionist move, requested the Islamic Republic of Iran to resume its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and immediately give full access to IAEA’s inspectors for inspection of its nuclear sites, Euronews reported. Islamic Republic of Iran should continue its cooperation...

Senior Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji met with President Bashar Assad of Syria on Monday. In a meeting with President Assad, the senior Iranian diplomat emphasized that Iran will continue to support the government and people of Syria in the fight against terrorism. Syrian President Bashar...

BANDAR ABBAS, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Hormozgan province has the first rank of sour lemon production in the country and the cities of Rudan, Minab, Bandar Abbas, and Hajiabad are important areas for producing sour lemon in this province.

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Mehran border crossing in the western Iranian Province of Ilam has recently seen a boom in exports of Iranian-made goods and commodities to western neighboring Iraq.    ...