News Archive - 22 July 2021

Syrian air defense system downs all Israeli missiles

The Russian Army stated that all four missiles fired by the Israeli regime's fighter jets at Syrian province of Homs on Thursday morning were shot down by Russian-made air defense systems dubbed “Buk”, RT reported. It should be noted that at 1:11 a.m. local time on Thursday, two...

What to expect from Iran’s athletes at Tokyo Olympics

The Coronavirus pandemic disrupted almost everything in the world since late 2019 and the Tokyo Olympics was not an exception. Officials first had mulled canceling the big event but eventually, they decided to postpone it to the summer of 2021. Even today, a group of people in Japan are...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Iran Oil Ministry’s national projects go on stream in presence of President Rouhani The national projects of the Iranian Oil Ministry were put into operation on Thursday in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani through video conference. The pipeline for the transfer of crude oil from Goreh to...

An earthquake with 4.2 magnitude Richter scale jolts Izmir

Turkish Disaster Management Center revealed the occurrence of a 4.2 magnitude Richter Scale in country’s Izmir province on Thursday, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the report, the Turkish Disaster Management Center announced that at 04:20 a.m. on Thu., a 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in...

Iran COVID-19 update: 20,313 infections, 226 deaths

In a statement on Thursday, Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,787 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is standing at 3,623,840. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 226 people since Wednesday,...

Iran, China trade capacity could reach $60bn annually

Majidreza Hariri made the remarks on Wed. and stated, “As one of the world’s leading economies, China has been a main trade partner of Iran in the last four decades and has topped the list of foreign trade partners of Iran, maintaining a good economic relationship.” Hariri put...

Three new shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Iran soon

Reza Zabib broke the news in his twitter account on Thu. and wrote, “In continuation of efforts of officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry and also collaboration of officials at the Ministry of Health and Central Bank of Iran (CBI), three new shipment of coronavirus vaccine will arrive in...

Iran starts exporting oil from Jask Oil Terminal for 1st time

Accordingly, the official process of loading and exporting first shipment of Iranian crude oil from Jask Oil Terminal started at the order of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, so that the age-old objective of diversifying the origin of country’s oil export was realized. Benefited from maximum capabilities and capacities of...

Syria’s air defense counters Israeli aggression in Homs

Syrian air defense on Thursday morning repelled the Zionist regime’s airstrike aggression in Homs, Syrian Official State News Agency (SANA) reported. A Syrian security source said that the Syrian air defense counterattacked Israeli missiles aimed at targeting some military positions around the city of Homs in Syria. He added...

Flood in China claims at least 16 lives: Report

At least 16 people died in severe flooding Tuesday in a Chinese provincial capital while tens of thousands were forced from their homes, Euronews reported. According to the report, Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, was hit severely by 20 centimeters of rain from 4 to 5 p.m.

A Young Palestinian martyred in Zionist regime’s prison

Abdu Youssef al-Khatib al-Tamimi, a young Palestinian from Shu’fat Camp in the West Bank, was arrested by Israeli forces on Sunday. Hassan Abd Rabbo, a media adviser to the Committee for Palestinian Prisoners of War said that Abdu has been martyred during his detention at the Moscobiyeh detention center.

Hidden aspects of Tehran’s peace initiative for Afghanistan

Twenty years after the US and its allies invaded Afghanistan, the international community has come to the conclusion that the only way to end the crisis in the country is diplomacy and political talks with the presence of all political parties and ethnic groups in Afghanistan. The United States,...

Zarif, Borrell discuss JCPOA, developments in Afghanistan

In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Zarif exchanged views with Borrell on both Iranian nuclear deal, JCPOA, and the latest developments in Afghanistan. Earlier on Wed., Iran’s Zarif also reviewed the latest developments in bilateral relations in various fields in a telephone conversation with the Croatian Foreign Minister...

Defending human rights, basis of Iran’s policies: Raeisi

While congratulating Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) to Vatican’s Secretary of State, Iranian President-Elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi reiterated that safeguarding and defending human rights is a basis of domestic and foreign policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the phone talk, Iranian President-Elect emphasized the importance of consultation...

Iran, Turkey play a key role in resolving regional issues

During the phone talk, he first congratulated Turkish government and people on Eid al-Adha (Feat of Sacrifice) and reiterated that the two countries of Iran and Turkey, as two great powers in the region and the Islamic world, have an important role in resolving regional issues and problems. He...

Iran backs Cuba in fight against illegal US sanctions: Envoy

Speaking in an extraordinary meeting of ambassadors of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the United Nations on Wed., Majid Takht Ravanchi reiterated Iran’s firm support for Cuban government and people in countering illegal US sanctions imposed this country. Referring to the hostile and provocative nature of US policy toward...

Iranian, Bosnian FMs stress developing bilateral ties

During the phone talk, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bisera Turković discussed bilateral relations as well as relevant mutual issues. Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif held separate phone talks with Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Dussey and his Indian...

Stability in West Asia, important for Europe: MP

He made the remarks in a virtual meeting on Thu. with the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Senate Vito Rosario Petrocelli. During the virtual meeting, the two sides exchanged their views on the issues of mutual interests. Jalalzadeh pointed to friendly political ties with Italy...

Iran Oil Ministry’s national projects go on stream

The pipeline for the transfer of crude oil from Goreh to Jask Oil Terminal is one of the most important projects which became operational on Thu. in presence of Iranian president. With the inauguration of this giant national oil project, the possibility of receiving and loading the first Iranian...

US backs protests in southern Iranian province of Khuzestan

US State Department spokesman Ned Price in a press conference on Wednesday in response to a reporter's question about the US reaction to the recent unrest in Iranian province of Khuzestan, in an interventionist remarks, claimed that Washington is carefully and closely monitoring protests. Under the pretext of the...