News Archive - 25 July 2021

According to a report by Al-Qabas, Kuwaiti security services received a report on Saturday about suicide at the US embassy in Bayan area. Dispatched to the scene, forces found a man with a bullet in his head and a pistol near him in the bathroom. The man was identified...

A new convoy of US logistics equipment has entered the al-Shaddadi base on the outskirts of Al-Hasakah, according to Syria's official news agency (SANA). According to the report, the US forces are strengthening their bases in the al-Jazeera region by sending logistic equipment to the al-Shaddadi base in the south...

Venezuela's defense ministry has accused Washington of “flagrant provocation” after a US military plane allegedly flew into its territory from Colombia. According to Caracas, the US violated its airspace over 20 times this year, Russia Today reported. A C-17 military transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force flew...

Sky News quoted a spokesman for the Saudi coalition as saying that an explosive-laden drone had been fired by Yemeni forces against Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia. The spokesman for the criminal coalition added, "We are taking the necessary measures to protect ourselves in accordance with international law." The Saudi aggression...

The incident took place less than 24 hours after Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, announced the arrest of those involved in the bombing of a crowded market in Sadr City, killing 30 people, and injuring 50 others. The Iraqi intelligence agency managed to overthrow the elements of the two networks that...

Heavily armed Boko Haram terrorist group "arrived at around four o'clock in the morning on six vehicles", the governor of the Far North Region, Bakari Midjiyawa, told CRTV television, France 24 reported. "We deplore the deaths of our six soldiers, who died in action, and four more were injured.

Nourine reportedly cited his commitment to the Palestinian cause as the reason for avoiding a potential fight with an Israeli regime rival, Sputnik reported. "My position is consistent on the Palestinian issue, and I reject normalization, and if it cost me that absence from the Olympic Games, God will...

The clubhouse has allegedly suffered a data breach, India Times reported.  According to Marc Reuf on Twitter, "Full phone number database of #Clubhouse is up for sale on the Darknet." In his tweet linked above, Marc Reuf posted a screenshot of the Darknet forum where he saw...

 In Washington on Friday, Pentagon officials said they expected the troop levels in Iraq to remain at their current level of about 2,500, and that the role of some US forces would be redefined, according to a report by the New York Times on Saturday. The NY Times report...

"The Americans are not serious about withdrawing their troops from Iraq," Qasim al-Kariti, a PMU commander has told Al Mayadeen. The Americans are now in Iraq, and the claim about the reduction of American troops in Iraq is a big lie, he said. America supports terrorism and thermal cameras in Salah al-Din...

Tariq Salmi Spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement pointed to the membership of the Zionist regime in the African Union and reiterated that Arab nations will not accept membership of the Zionist regime in the African Union at all. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement strongly condemned...

The series of anti-terrorist operations of Iraqi army continue in different parts of the country. Iraqi forces have recently launched new counter-terrorism operations against ISIL Takfiri remnants, Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, Iraqi army forces targeted ISIL Takfiri terrorist positions in Al-Anbar province. They also targeted ISIL...

 Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks ahead of the beginning of the Main Naval Parade on Sunday, TASS reported. "Russia has taken a worthy place among the leading naval powers within the shortest time possible, passed a colossal way of its development from a modest small boat of Peter...

The Saberin News, the Twitter account of Al-Nujba and a number of social media users wrote that a large fire broke out in Al-Shahid Firoz General Hospital in Al-Hay City in Wasit Province. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Some sources also released the footage of the incident, announcing...

Ferdows Faramarz also informed that the attackers fled the scene, but efforts are underway to identify them. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack. With the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have made progress in taking various parts of the country, which...

At least 10 people were killed after a bus overturned on a highway near the Croatian town of “Slavonski Brod”, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the report, police of Brod-Posavina County issued a statement, announcing that at least 10 people were killed in this tragic incident and dozens were...

Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi made the remarks in an interview upon his arrival in St. Petersburg on Saturday evening.  "In this long journey, these ships entered strategic areas in the world that is unprecedented," he said. "The Iranian ships began their journey a few months ago and now, they have...

Speaking among managers and deputies of Mazandaran province Customs in Noshahr on Sat., Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi said that more than 1,024,000 tons of non-oil products, valued at $328,917,000, were exported to the four Caspian Sea littoral states including Russia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan in the first...

Iran reacts to an interventionist statement about Khuzestan Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to the interventionist and political statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the recent events occurred in southern Iranian province of Khuzestan. Saeed Khatibzadeh Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman in a reaction to...

"In this meeting, we discussed bilateral and trilateral cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran, China and Pakistan and the latest developments related to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project," wrote Hosseini in his Twitter account. "The Afghan peace process was examined and the need for neighbors to play...

Arman-e Melli: Javad Foroughi make surprise at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Asia: Iran’s first gold at Tokyo 2020 Ebtekar: Consequences of Al-Kadhimi's trip to United States  Rouhani: Khuzestan problems must be solved according to Leader's remarks Etemad: Coronavirus claimed 259 lives in Iran in past 24 hours Time eroding by US delayed...

Behnam Yakhchali of Iran was named the Sunday match’s high scorer with 23 points. Blake Schilb was a high scorer for Czech with 14 points. “We can't compare the stats to the final result, because we had 21 turnovers, we lost the rebounds, we missed seven free throws, we...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Sun., Manager of Agricultural Department of Qasr-e Shirin Morad Mahmoudianfar said that 221,613 tons of various types of agricultural products including fresh fruits and vegetable were exported from borders of Kermanshah province to Iraq in the first quarter of the current...

Second Brigadier General Ali Hajiloo, the commander of the Iran Army Ground Force's Northwest Regional Headquarters said that the Iranian Army is fully prepared and will give a harsh response to any threats getting closer than 40 kilometers to the borders. "Islamic Iran is a stable island in the...

Dr. Karim Hemmati, IRCS Chief, broke the news on Sun. and reiterated that the 9th shipment of coronavirus vaccine, provided by Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), was delivered to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education. He went on to say that the cargo of COVID-19 vaccine landed...

His comments came in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press ahead of a planned trip to Washington, where he’s slated to meet with President Joe Biden on Monday for the fourth round of strategic talks. “There is no need for any foreign combat forces on Iraqi soil,” said...

Referring to his meeting with Vicente Veréz Bencomo, director-general of the Finlay Institute of Vaccines, the Iranian Health Minister said, "In this meeting, we exchanged viewpoints over the joint vaccine produced by the Cuban Finlay Institute and the Pasteur Institute of Iran." The joint vaccine of Iran and Cuba can...

'Metamorphosis in the Slaughterhouse' narrates the story of a family who must move from their village. The film is a 2020 production of Iran, Germany, and Canada, produced by Mehdi Koohzadeh. The cast includes Fariba Talebi, Saeed Ahmadi, Fariba Torkashvand, Farahnaz Manafizaher, Rhamat Sekar khand, Foujan Ahmadi, Mahshid Khosravi,...

Russia's naval parade on the occasion of the country's Navy Day in St. Petersburg started a few hours ago in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and some guests from some other countries, including Iran Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi. The locally manufactured Sahand destroyer along with the Makran...

According to the statement released on Sunday by the Iranian Health Ministry, the coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of 88,800 people so far, with 268 more Iranians succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours Over the last 24 hours, 27,146 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected,...

The meeting is to be held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. local time. Dr. Reza Sadrolhosseini an expert in regional issues, Mehdi Shakibaei senior analyst of west Asia, and Ali al-Azirjavi representative of one of the Iraqi Parliament's factions will address the event tomorrow. HJ/...

Written and directed by Samad Alizadeh, 'Nahid' features aspects of the patriarchal and traditionalist Iranian society when a woman dies. Although she accepts the wrath of her family, Nahid protests against it. In its first international presence, 'Nahid' received a Certificate of Appreciation for the best film in the international competition...

The top Iranian diplomat Javad Zarif held a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar in Tehran on Sunday afternoon. According to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the two foreign ministers discussed and exchanged views on the latest developments...

"By importing 1,095,200 doses of vaccine on Sunday, Iran completed imports of 10 million doses from China," Reza Zabib tweeted.  According to him, China donated 850,000 doses of the said amount to Iran as well. "At the beginning of the pandemic, the Red Cross and the Chinese people provided...

While in all five previous Olympics since the 2000 Olympics in Australia, the Iranian taekwondo representatives had won at least one medal, this time in Tokyo, the three-member taekwondo team of Iran will have to return to their country without a medal. Iran taekwondo displayed poor performance in Olympics this time.  Mir Hashem...

He made the remark in his meeting with visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani in Tehran on Sunday and reiterated that Islamic Republic of Iran has demonstrated that it has been a reliable, friend country and confident partner. During...

In an interview with Mehr, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, Abbass Golroo discussed the parliament's piece of legislation dubbed "Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions and Protect Rights of the People", which was approved in early December last year amid the continued indifference of the JCPOA participants to...

Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari made the remarks in a local ceremony on Sun. and stated that today, the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have achieved such highest power that it can stand against any enemy and does not allow anyone to attack interests and territorial integrity of...

"Iran's National Railway" was registered in the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee as the 25th Iranian site on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday.  The extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee is organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the Host Country, the People’s Republic of China. The...