News Archive - 2 July 2021

Terrorists plotting staged chemical attack in Idlib of Syria

Militants, together with the 'White Helmets' group, are preparing a staged "chemical attack" in Syria’s Idlib province, Rear Adm, Vadim Kulit, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said on Friday, Sputnik reported. "The Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring...

Iran rejects role in attacks against US facilities in Iraq

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi wrote a letter to the president of the UN Security Council, to react to anti-Iranian accusations of Washington. The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly announced that it has not had any direct...

UAE, Bahrain leader confine their fates to child-killers

"Despite Tel Aviv defeat agnst latest Palestinian resistance, opening of child-killer Israeli embassies in UAE & #Bahrain reveals lack of proper understanding since their leaders confine their fates to the Zionism.Israel will have no place in the region. The Zionists enslave Jews", Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide...

King of Jordan felicitates president elect Raeisi on victory

In this message, he emphasized the strengthening of relations between the two countries and the two brotherly nations of Iran and Jordan, adding, “I ask God Almighty to bring more progress and prosperity for the Iranian nation.” He also expressed hope that the Iranian president-elect will be successful...

Russia hopes for strengthening economic coop. with Iran

Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Shulginov, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali on Fri., expressed hope that bilateral economic cooperation and joint projects between Iran and Russia will be promoted in energy, transportation and nuclear fields in the new administration of...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 3

Ebtekar: COVID19 Delta variant on verge of major outbreak Solutions for creating national cryptocurrency Taliban may take control of Kabul Etemad: Saudi oil minister says proud of friendship with Zanganeh Ettela’at: America hands over Bagram base to Afghan government Leader appoints new head of Judiciary OPEC members appreciate efforts...

West seeking to impose new terms to JCPOA: Lavrov

Speaking in a news conference with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Fri., Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that return of the United States to JCPOA should mean a full restoration and revival of Washington's commitments to the agreement and also UNSC Resolution 2231, RUPTLY...

“Vuvuzela” wins Best Sound Design Award in Brazil Filmfest

Directed by Mohammad Reza Seif, the short film “The Vuvuzela” managed to win award of “Best Sound Design Student Film” from South America Award in June 2021. Ghorchian has already won other international awards for Iranian cinema in the field of sound design. The short film "The Vuvuzela", directed...

Israeli regime violates ceasefire by attacking Gaza

The violation of the ceasefire came in response to alleged incendiary device-laden balloons flown towards the occupied territories from the enclave. “The strike was carried out in response to the arson balloon attacks,” the Israeli military said on its Twitter page of the Thursday attack, PressTV reported. It specified...

Venezuela receives 1st shipment of World Food Programme

The first batch marks the beginning of a foreign aid program that has the goal to feed 1.5 million children in Venezuela by end of the 2022-2023 school year. According to Beasley, the shipment contains roughly 40,000 food packages for school children under the age of 6, Anadolu...

US convoy targeted in Iraqi city of Hillah

There were no immediate reports of casualties, while details of the attack have yet to be released by Iraqi media. Attacks on US convoys in Iraq continue as Washington seeks to delay strategic talks between Iraq and the United States over the withdrawal of US troops. After the assassination...

US troops leave Bagram Base in Afghanistan after 20 yrs

A report by Russian Sputnik news agency said that on Tuesday, Afghan broadcaster 1TV, citing an unnamed US military spokesperson, reported that the United States' largest military base in Afghanistan, the Bagram Air Base, would be handed over to the Afghan security forces. US forces have left the Bagram...

Statues of Queens Victoria, Elizabeth II toppled in Canada

The demonstrations were against the country's residential schools system - which saw native children required to attend state-run Christian schools where they were prevented from speaking their own languages in a bid to assimilate them into Canadian society, Sky News in Canada said in a report on Friday. Many young people were raped,...

US troops in Iraq targeted for 2nd time on Friday

After it was reported on Friday morning that a US logistics convoy in Hilla was targeted, there are now reports coming out of Iraq saying that another US military convoy has been targeted but this time in Salahadding Province in the east of the country in the north of the capital...

Iraq faces widespread power outage during hot summer

 The cuts have impacted Baghdad and the southern provinces in particular, a report by Associated Press said. The AP cited local channels as reporting that the outage was due to the cutting of a major power line – known as a 400 KW – between Baghdad and the southern province...

Russia condemns US for closing websites close to Resistance

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that US Internet service providers on June 22nd restricted access to more than 30 websites. "We condemn the blocking of websites for political reasons and the abandonment of democratic values ​​in the interests of Washington," she said. The US Department of Justice June...

Russia expects JCPOA to be back in effect before July 14

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday that Russia expects that the talks on the return of the US to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be successfully completed by the sixth anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal - July 14, TASS news agency has reported.

Gen. Soleimani assassination an example of state terrorism

Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh made the remarks at the 47th regular session of the Human Rights Council on Thursday. The Iranian envoy said that Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a true defender of human rights and someone who opposed the occupation and ISIL terrorism.  He described the US action in assassinating Gen.

All you need to know about Iran’s path in World Cup qualifier

The draw for this stage of qualifiers was held on Thursday and Team Melli has been drawn along with the Korea Republic, the UAE, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in Group A. Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, China and Vietnam are the other six teams at this stage that compete...

Iran to have access to 10m coronavirus vaccine by Sep.

Alireza Raeisi, Spokesman for National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus, said on Friday that "We will receive about one million doses of Sputnik V vaccine, one million doses of [locally produced]Pasteur vaccines and seven million doses of Cov Iran Barakat vaccines." The spokesman added that "We will also receive at...

Iran reports 127 deaths, 13,836 new cases of Covid-19 on Fri.

According to a statement by Iran's Ministry of Health on Friday, since yesterday 13,836 new cases of people infected with Covid-19 were recorded across the country, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 3,232,696 recorded so far. The figures released today also show the contagious disease claimed the...

Iran bans travelers from 12 countries amid pandemic

Vali Teymouri, the deputy Iran's Tourism Minister, announced on Friday that travelers from high-risk 12 countries with the new variants of Covid-19 cannot enter Iran until further notice. Teymouri said that diplomats and government officials and representatives of international organizations will be allowed to enter the country if they have the approval...

Iran's footballer Shahriar Moghanlou may join Russian league

The Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun, who won the Russian Premier League this year for three years in a row with Zenit Saint Petersburg now has many offers in European football and there are reports that he might go to Italy or Portugal. Meanwhile, Zenit Saint Petersburg is reported to be looking...

Raeisi launches website, calls on people to introduce cabinet

The website that president-elect Raeisi announced on Friday is dubbed " Yaran-e Raeisi" or the "Raeisi's Companions". Raeisi said in order to form a democratic government, which will be the 13th Iranian administration since the 1979 revolution, all elites, intellectuals, groups, parties, organizations and people from all walks of life are invited...

Iran backs mechanism to boost peace, stability in Caucuses

According to the Iranian envoy to Baku on his Twitter account, "The three countries in the South Caucasus region (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia) in addition to the three major neighbors (Iran, Turkey and Russia) can cooperate for the benefit of the region." Mousavi's comments were an apparent reference...

Esteghlal FC vs Aluminium Arak: IPL

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) –The match between the 3rd team and the 4th team on the IPL table, namely Esteghlal FC and Aluminium Arak FC ended with a 0-0 draw in IPL Week 25 in Arak's Imam Khomeini Stadium on Thursday.   ...

Life in Dehloran in 50-degree heat

ILAM, Jul. 02 (MNA) – The people in Dehloran County, Ilam Province are these days facing difficulties to keep cool as the temperature has increased to 50 degrees celsius.    ...