News Archive - 23 July 2021

The ministry stated that a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft crossed the Venezuelan-Colombian border during joint military drills with the Colombian army and flew over the Venezuelan state of Zulia for three minutes, Tele Trader reported. Caracas added that the presence of US bases in...

The Saberin News reported a drone strike on US Al-Harir military base in Erbil, Iraq, on Friday. According to the report, an Iraqi resistance group called 'Lavae Al-Saerin' claimed responsibility for the attack. No further details have been released about the attack. The US base at Erbil Airport in Iraq...

Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed his regret over the casualties during the continuing sporadic border clashes between the border forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, stressing the restraint of both sides and the need for a peaceful settlement of the border disputes between the two countries. Emphasizing the need for the two...

The Iranian ambassador in Moscow made the announcement, adding that Iran Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi will also take part in the naval parade on the occasion of Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg at the invitation of the Russian Minister of Defense. At the sidelines of the...

In response to the erroneous practice of the US side, China has decided to take reciprocal countermeasures, and impose sanctions on seven US individuals and entity according to the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday, Xinhua reported.  On July 16, the US Department of State, the US Department of the...

Aftab-e Yazd: Prof. points to probability of Saudi Arabia’s opening its embassy in Tehran Ebtekar: Economic losses of Vienna talks postponement US Dep. of State spox: Washington ready to resume Vienna talks to revive JCPOA Etemad: A change in geography of Iran’s oil export Iran: Raeisi says will not...

The 36th Venice International Film Critics’ Week unveiled its 2021 line-up and Iranian film 'Zalava' by Arsalan Amiri are among the films in this section.  The synopsis of 'Zalava', a ghost story with elements of noir and melodrama set in pre-revolution Iran, reads,  "When a village is claimed to be possessed, an...

Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Ministry affirmed that the repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian lands, which coincided with terrorist attacks on the countryside of Aleppo, and Turkey's cutting off water in Hasaka come in implementation of continued geopolitical conspiracy strategies against Syria as a result of its principled stances, especially...

Cuba condemns new US sanctions against Cuban Interior Ministry and army, as well as Washington's pressure on European and Latin American countries to turn them against Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday. "I refute the unfounded & slanderous US gov. sanctions against Army Corp Gral Alvaro...

The Wall Street Journal quoted the US and Iraqi officials as saying that an imminent statement would be issued to withdraw US combat troops from Iraq. The American newspaper pointed out that the aforementioned officials confirmed that the statement would call for the withdrawal of American combat forces at the...

Diners at outside tables ran for cover as more than 20 shots were fired. Eyewitnesses said the gunman fled by car after shooting towards a Mexican restaurant in the Logan Circle area, BBC reported. Two people were shot, and local police believe one of them was the intended target...

According to Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Russia is aware of unmarked helicopters conducting flights in areas, where ISIL terrorists were active. She said, "It would have been impossible to carry out such activities unbeknownst to the US and NATO forces that had complete control of Afghanistan’s airspace."...

The series of advances of Yemeni army and popular committees still continue in different parts of the country. Yemeni forces launch new operation against Saudi-led coalition mercenaries, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, Yemeni army and popular committees targeted Saudi coalition mercenary positions around a mountain in Jizan. In...

“I want to make it clear that we do not believe in the monopoly of power because any governments who (sought) to monopolize power in Afghanistan in the past, were not successful governments,” Suhail Shaheen told the Associated Press. Shaheen said the Taliban will lay down their weapons when...

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Zakharova made the remarks during her weekly press briefing after the United States and Germany agreed on Wednesday on measures to reduce the risk that the Nord Stream 2 would pose to European energy security and Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported. "Despite the strange decisions that were made under...

An Indian official announced that landslide casualties in west part of the country have risen to 36, adding that there are fears that dozens more could be trapped. An Indian official announced on Friday that 36 people were killed in landslides following heavy monsoon rains in the west part...

The head of Iraq's Military Intelligence Services announced on Friday the arrest of the most important terrorist member of ISIL in southern province of Baghdad. The Iraqi Military Intelligence Service said in a statement that the operation was carried out based on the detailed and precise information provided by...

He stating that “This ignorance led America to be humiliated in Afghanistan. After that raucous invasion 20 years ago and after having used weapons and bombs against defenseless people and civilians, it felt it had become stuck in a quagmire and eventually withdrew its forces from that country.” This...

Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri made the remarks on the occasion of the anniversary of the historic visit of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to the IRGC Naval Command Headquarters in Bandar Abbas on July 23, 2011. Now, 10 years have passed since the historic visit...

In a phone conversation on Thursday, President Rouhani ordered the Governor General of Khuzestan province Qassem Soleimani Dashtaki to use everything in his authority to mobilize facilities to speedily solve the problems facing the noble people living in this southwestern province. Rouhani was briefed on the situation in this...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Fri., CEO of Khorasan Petrochemical Company Alireza Babazadeh put the volume of petrochemicals produced at Khorasan Petrochemical Company in this period at 257,000 tons, showing a 58 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. About 160,000 tons of...

According to the Leader’s Office, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the second dose of 'COV-Iran Barakat' COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. It should be noted that the Leader of the Islamic Revolution had received the first dose of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, June 25. After receiving the second dose...

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pointed to the problems facing noble people in Khuzestan province and stated that the issue of water shortage was one of the pressing problems in this southern province, so that responsible officials should make their utmost efforts in solving the problem. He made the remarks on...

According to Gazetedamga, the 27-year-old midfielder has reached an initial 4-year agreement with the Super Lig side for an unannounced fee. Karimi is said to soon depart for Turkey to finalize the agreement. Karimi left Esteghlal FC in November 2020 to join Qatar SC on a one-year deal and...

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,432 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of coronavirus, COVID-19, patients in the country is standing at 3,645,654. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 210 people since Thursday,...

Seyyed Reza Salehi Chairman of Iranian Olympic Committee, Masoud Soltanifar Iranian Minister of Youth Affair and Sports, Ms. Mahin Farhadizad Deputy Sports Minister and Ms Tahereh Taherian Vice Chairman of Iranian Olympic Committee attended the inaugural ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Japanese media reported that ceremony was...

A spokesperson of European Union for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs reiterated that passage of time is not in the interest of Vienna nuclear talks and called for resumption of Vienna talks in the shortest time possible, Deutsche Welle reported. The spokesman, on condition of anonymity, added, "Giving the...