News Archive - 30 July 2021

Persepolis claims 5th consecutive IPL title

The Tehran-based team defeated Paykan 2-0 on Friday night, the final matchday of the league, to win the trophy with 67 points. Sepahan finished runner-up with 65 points after defeating third-place team Esteghlal on Friday at Azadi Stadium. Machine Sazi and Saipa were relegated from the IPL. MAH...

N.K. leader warns US, S. Korea ahead of military drills

In an apparent reference to the annual military exercise by the US and South Korea, Kim Jong-un accused "hostile forces" of intensifying "frantic and persistent war drills for aggression". According to the Yonhap news agency, the North Korean leader made the comments on Friday as he presided over the...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 31

Etela'at: Leader says domestic plans must not be postponed by West Drone attack on a Zionist ship in Oman sea leaves 2 dead Kayhan: Leader stresses West not trustworthy Shi'ite leader Zakzaky, his wife released Ebtekar: FM Zarif's last letter to UN Secretary-General Leader says domestic plans must not...

Iran volleyball defeated by Italy in 4 sets

The match between Iran and Italy in Pool A in the Tokyo Olympics Volleyball contests ended on Friday afternoon with 3-1 win for Italy. The Italian players beat Iran 30-28 in the first match. The European side also won the second set 25-21, while the Iranian team won the third...

FM Zarif's letter to UN Secretary-General

Please click here to see Zarif's letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the  Six Years of Western [Non-] Implementation of the "Iran Nuclear Deal.

Comprehensive agr. with Syria finalized during state visit

Speaking to reporters on Friday after a two-day visit to Damascus at Tehran Mehrabad Airport, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that his trip to Syria was done in an important period of time and with an important goal. He said that the visit came at a time when president Assad...

A ship targeted off Oman, British military group says

According to Associated Press, the brief statement from United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said an investigation was underway into the incident, which it described as happening late Thursday night just northeast of the Omani island of Masirah. The location is over 300 kilometers (185 miles) southeast of Oman’s capital,...

Iraqi media say US convoy attacked in Babil province on Fri.

The Telegram channel "Saberin News" reported that a US logistics convoy was targeted in the province of Babil in the south of the country on Friday. According to Iraqi sources, this is the third time in the last 24 hours that US troops are attacked. Saberin News has said that...

"I am glad I angered the Zionists": Algerian Judoka

Fathi Noorin (30) withdrew from the Olympics last week to avoid meeting Israel’s Tohar Butbul in the -73kg category. He was then suspended by the International Judo Federation (IJF), and his recognition was withdrawn. The athlete was hailed as a hero upon his return to Algiers on Thursday. Upon...

Turkey fights forest fires raging through country's south

The forest fires have erupted over the last few days in the southern provinces of Mersin, Osmaniye, Adana, Antalya, Kahramanmaras, according to a report by Anadolu Agency. The blazes also burst out in the southwestern province of Mugla and central provinces of Kirikkale and Kayseri. The county's efforts to...

Quadrilateral working group on use of Chabahar port

India, Uzbekistan, Iran and Afghanistan are likely to hold a meeting under a quadrilateral framework later this year on the joint use of the Chabahar port, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, according to Times of India. India also has proposed to include the port in the framework...

'World needs more interactions among Abrahamic religions'

On 21 July, Iranian President-elect Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi felicitated with Cardinal Secretary of State of Vatican City Pietro Parolin on Eid al-Adha in a phone call, saying that the greatest Muslim Eid that originated from Prophet Abraham (PBUH) could be considered as a "day of interaction among the Abrahamic religions"...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Iran expresses concern over a new round of Azerbaijan-Armenia clashes Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman on Thursday expressed regret over the casualties in the recent escalation of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, voicing Iran's readiness to help establish peace. Iran IAEA envoy hails parl. legislation role in nuclear...

Iran receives 2nd batch of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan

This new shipment of Covid-19 vaccines contain more than one million doses (1,098 ‌). The plane carrying the shipment landed at Imam Khomeini Airport Tehran on Friday morning. Japan made the delivery thorugh joint coordination efforts of Iran Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The...

Iran reports increase in imports, exports in past 4 months

The chairman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Mehdi Mirashrafi said in a statement that in the past four months since the start of the Iranian year of 1400, which began on March 21, 2021, 50,800,000 tons of goods valued at $ 29 billion were exchanged between Iran and different...

Iran futsal team become champions of Thai tournament

The Iranian national futsal team commandingly won the Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand on Friday after defeating the hosts 5-1. Iran's goals in the game were scored by Behzad Azimi (2 goals), Alireza Rafieipour (2 goals), and a goal by Farhad Tavakoli. The Iranian team defeated Uzbekistan to advance to...

Iran reports 270 deaths, 24,715 new cases of Covid-19 on Fri.

The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 270 Iranians in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began in February 2020 so far to 90,344 people. Meanwhile, the number of new cases has declined as compared to...

Iran ready to help Turkey as wildfires rage through neighbor

Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed sympathy with Turkey over the widespread fire in parts of the forests of Turkey's southern provinces, which have caused extensive damage to properties, deaths and damage to a number of Turkish citizens. While announcing the solidarity of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the government...

Namibia rejects Israeli membership in African Union

Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia said in a statement that the government was deeply concerned and disappointed with the decision to award Tel Aviv with membership in the African Union as an observer member. The statement said that giving Tel Aviv membership was followed by the regime's...

Eid al-Ghadir celebrations in Qazvin

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The people of Qazvin celebrated Eid al-Ghadir, which is a day when the Prophet of Islam Mohammad (PBUM) appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) as his successor.    ...