News Archive - 1 August 2021

“America has set a new condition. If we accept that there will be an agreement and if we don’t, no agreement will be reached; [The condition relates to] new commitments in the region. In other words, Americans are seeking a ‘JCPOA+’ for themselves and a ‘minimum JCPOA’ for us,”...

In the final matchday of group stage, France gained the third consecutive victory in Group A matches and topped the table. The USA and Czech Republic will play later on Saturday. Hamed Haddadi was the top performer for Iran in the match with 18 points. Iran, in its second appearance...

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As Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said in the third phase a larger number of volunteers will be vaccinated and above one million doses will be produced. "Fakhra" vaccine is a Covid-19 vaccine produced by the armed forces. The second phase of its clinical trial was carried out successfully and...

The short film festival is one of the oldest short film festivals not only in Iran but also in the region. The festival has been the host of international well-known festival directors and cineastes from around the world. Tehran Short Film Festival is a member of the International Short...

The 2,825 prisoners had been sentenced in public counts, Revolutionary courts as well as armed forces courts, according to a statement by the public relations department of the office of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday. The convicts received the pardons and the commuted sentences...

Talebi is the director of the documentary "Beloved", which won the best documentary award for culture and lifestyle at the 2020 China International OUTDOCS Festival in 2020. “Beloved” is about an 82-year-old woman who prefers a hard, solitary herder’s existence with her cows to a more comfortable life among...

In his opinion published on Sat., Andrew Mitrovica, an Al Jazeera columnist based in Toronto, wrote, "By now, George W Bush should have completed volumes one and two of his prison letters." "But, as we know, the world is not a just place. So, like all the other...

The spokesman for Yemeni armed forces Yahya Saree said in a statement on Saturday that during the second phase of "Al-Nasr Al-Mobin" Operation which began on July 20, the Yemeni army and Houthi Ansarullah-led Popular Committees could liberate an area of 380SqKm in the Naman and Nateh districts in central Al-Bayda...

On Saturday, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Hossein Salami, together with a group of IRGC commanders, visited the IRGC vaccination center in Tehran's Takhti Stadium and received the first dose of a locally manufactures vaccine. During the visit, the Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC announced that all specialized...

The aircraft was on a training flight when the incident happened, Sputnik news agency cited  Russia's military as saying. The pilot managed to eject from the plane and safely land. He was later found by a search and rescue team and has since been safely transported to his military base. His health...

Speaking in a local ceremony on Sat., Brigadier General Amir Hatami Minister of Defense (MoD) reiterated that enemies are leaving no stone unturned in order to destroy the values and culture of the Islamic Revolution in international arenas by all means. Turning to the threats orchestrated by enemies...

The Algerian communications ministry said in a statement on Saturday that they have canceled Al-Arabiya's operating license because of "being disrespectful of professional ethics, publishing disinformation and hypocrisy." According to Al-Quds Al-Arabi Arabic-language newspaper, the statement by the Algerian communications ministry gave no further details on the Saudi-owned TV's disinformation...

The reason for the growth of Iran's exports to Iraq is the increase in the value of last year's Iranian gas exports to Iraq. Speaking on Saturday, Seyyed Hamid Hosseini said that the Islamic Republic of Iran exported $2.8 billion worth of products to neighboring Iraq in the...

The attack took place in the Yaqubi district, TOLOnews said, without providing further details regarding the attack, according to the Sputnik news agency. The Taliban attack in Khost comes as the latest round of mass attacks by the group on provincial capitals on Friday and Saturday, which according to...

The commander of the Popular Mobilization Unit in Diyala province of Iraq announced the launching of operations against the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group in this province and areas adjacent to Iran during which PMU forces found the areas used by ISIL forces as the group's hideouts in northern Diyala. Popular...

According to the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Ministry of Defense, Pilot Nouri Al-e Agha, Head of the Air Fire Control and Logistics Center of the Ministry of Defense reported the presence of a firefighting aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the...

At least three rockets have hit the Kandahar Airport in southern Afghanistan, airport chief Massoud Pashtun told the AFP news agency on Sunday, Sputnik reported. "Last night three rockets were fired at the airport and two of them hit the runway […]. Due to this, all flights from the...

Saudi aggressor coalition still continues to violate the ceasefire in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah province, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, Saudi Arabia and its coalition in Yemen continue to violate ceasefire in Al Hudaydah province and have not so far adhered to the ceasefire at all. Not only Saudi...

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ISIL group terrorists ambushed a checkpoint in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing at least five security forces, officials said. At least six other forces were wounded in the attack in the town of Sheikh Zuweid and taken to a military hospital in the...

"In fact, they dealt a strong slap in the face of the normalizers of the ties," Atwan wrote in an article in Ray al-Youm in an apparent reference to the normalization of ties with the Israeli regime by rulers of some Arab states such as UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. ...

The Azerbaijani defense ministry said in a statement that at approximately 03:45 (local time) on 1 August, Armenian Armed Forces fired from their positions near the village of "Arazdin" in the "Vedi" region at the positions of the Army of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the village of Hyderabad located at...

Afghanistan Ministry of Finance in an official note requested all ministries to halt or suspend their development projects due to a decline in national revenue. According to Khaama Press news website, the move comes parallel to the announcement of a decrease in the amount of national revenue due to...

Speaking on Saturday at the last meeting of the National Task Force Against Coronavirus in the Twelfth Government, Hassan Rouhani said, "In 78 meetings, we passed 573 resolutions, all of which were announced, and we have always tried to ensure that all resolutions are completely and accurately executive and...

Saudi authorities will restrict Umrah to 20,000 domestic and international pilgrims in the first batch, as the Kingdom gears up for the resumption of the minor pilgrimage on August 10, Saudi Arabia local media have said. Hisham Saeed, spokesperson of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, told Okaz only...

In addition to condemning illegal and illegitimate US sanctions, Speaker of Zimbabwean National Assembly and Iranian Ambassador to Zimbabwe stressed the need to expand bilateral cooperation, counter unilateralism and make effort to neutralize US economic terrorism. Iranian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Abbas Navazani met and held talks with the Speaker...

IRGC chief receives 1st dose of Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine On Saturday, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Hossein Salami, together with a group of IRGC commanders received the first dose of a vaccine that was produced in Iran. On Saturday, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Zionist regime's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid held a phone conversation with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the strike on an Israeli-operated oil tanker. Iran has repeatedly undermined Israel's determination to defend itself and its interests, Yair Lapid said. In a phone conversation with British Foreign Foreign Minister...

Arman-e Melli: Ex-diplomat points to probability of Saudis’ presence at Raeisi inauguration Ebtekar: Iran economy awaiting positive news Etemad: Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 2,825 convicts Ettela’at: 14 African states agree to expel Zionist regime from African Union Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 2,825 convicts Iran: Delta Variant of COVID-19...

Following a fire in the forests of the southern provinces of Turkey, Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Farzmand in a tweet on Saturday night announced that the Ministry of Defense's firefighting aircraft participated in fire control operations in southern parts of this country. Ministry of Defense firefighting helicopters will also...

Iranian Dates Many people in south Iran are familiar with this tree and valuable date fruit and have realized its importance. With science advancement and people's awareness in other parts of the world about the magical benefits and unique properties, and pleasant taste of this product, the production and...

Mehrdad Jamal Arvanaghi broke the news on Sat. and reiterated that the 3rd consignment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Islamic Republic of Iran from Japan late on Friday, July 30. This shipment includes 725,940 doses of COVID-19 vaccine which was sent from Japan via Qatari Airways and...

In a tweet on late Saturday, Hossein Gharibi wrote, "The economies of Iran and Brazil are complementary. As an agricultural hub, Brazil is in dire need of fertilizers and petroleum and petrochemical products." "Iran is a cost-effective and quality supplier and, in contrast, imports agricultural items in large volumes...

In an official letter to the International Olympics Committee, the Iranian sports body asked the international organization to respond to and deal with Jin Jong-oh’s offensive accusations and comments. The Korean marksman had named Foroughi a terrorist because of being a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Foroughi...

"The fact that the United States and Europe are not adhering to their commitments and have not been able to fulfill their promise does not mean that we trusted them, it does not mean that we negotiated badly, but it does indicate that there are a number of countries...

 'Bi Aban' directed and written by Mehrdad Kouroshnia is a film about environmental concerns. Directed by Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi, 'Eclipse' has been a joint product of Iran and France. The synopsis of 'Eclipse' reads, "Saaghi and her two friends have come to the largest park in Tehran to take pictures of the...

Reacting to the recent American threat to boycott the sale of Iranian oil to China, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini said, "Westerners, especially the Americans, assume that by such threats they can put pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the threats and sanctions are fruitless." Noting that the Americans...

A host of high-ranking officials of the country will also participate in the Tuesday ceremony at Imam Khomeini Hussainia.  He will be authorized as the new Iranian President by Ayatollah Khamenei. The ceremony will be broadcast live at 10:30 a.m. (local time) on Tuesday from the Iranian national TV, Leader's...

The agricultural sector is very influential in terms of production for both the domestic market and exports. Agriculture accounts for a large share of GDP, employs a large part of the labor force, is the main source of foreign exchange earnings, provides the basic necessities of life for the...

President said that everything we told people from the past years until today was not against the truth, adding, "We told people the truth, of course, we did not tell people part of the truth and in my opinion, we could not tell them because I did not find...

Speaking in his weekly press conference, Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics. US senators' request childish and naive In reaction to the US senators who asked Biden to block Raeisi's entry into the United Nations, Khatibzadeh said, "These demands are childish, naive and in the context of...

According to the statement released on Sunday by the Iranian Health Ministry, the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 3,903,519 with the death toll standing at 90,996. Over the last 24 hours, 32,511 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, 3,483 of whom required hospitalization, according...

The US Special Representative for Iran’s Affairs Robert Malley claimed that Iran may return to the seventh round of nuclear talks in Vienna with "unrealistic demands", New York Times reported. “There's a real risk here that they come back with unrealistic demands about what they can achieve in these...

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan issued a statement, announcing that Iranian citizens should not travel to Afghanistan due to the escalation of security conditions. It also asked Iranian citizens residing in various cities and regions of Afghanistan, except Kabul, to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.

The film tells the story of a lonely girl who has just broken out of an emotional relationship. Under the Coronavirus pandemic, she spends days with his two cats in quarantine. Now in its 25th year, the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival™ (RIIFF) will take place August 9-15, 2021.

The exports of female camels over 12 years old and non-breeding male camels over 8 years old are allowed by March 2022, Saeed Abbaspour announced in a letter to IRICA. Accordingly, the industry ministry issues permission for exports of up to 5,000 camels by the announced deadline, under specific conditions. Exporters...

Iranian men's volleyball team played a must-win game against the hosts Japan and suffered a defeat to get knocked out of volleyball competitions in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. The match between Iran and Japan was held in Ariake Arena, the Tokyo 2020 volleyball venue, and it ended 3-2 for Japan. Iran lost the first set 21-25, while they...

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iran's only medalist in the Tokyo Olympics so far arrived home this morning at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport. Javad Foroughi won gold at Shooting contests at Men's 10m air pistol.     ...

NEKA, Jul. 31 (MNA) – A 3,000-square-meter land in one of the rural areas of Neka, in northern Mazandaran province, has been allocated for farming various types of sunflowers.    ...

Mehdi Abdi and Ahmad Nourollahi scored twice in the first half at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium in Tehran. In another match in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Sepahan defeated Esteghlal 2-1. Reza Mirzaei and Sajad Shahbazzadeh scored for Sepahan. Mehdi Mehdipour pulled a goal back in the added time.

KANG, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The 3,000-year-old historical village of Kang, located 28 km west of Mashhad, in the foothills of the Binalood Heights on the banks of the Kang River enjoys a special eye-catching architecture.        ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The "Iranian Cultural Month in Japan" exhibition, which was organized by the Iranian Cultural Attache in Japan on the occasion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 28, ended on Saturday.   ...

 It is listed as Endangered, with no more than 600 individuals left in the wild and only 30 individuals living within North American institutions. Persian wild asses are known to inhabit mountain steppes, semidesert, or desert plains. They are usually found in desert steppes. Their largest population is found in...

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The last meeting of the Council of Ministers in the twelfth government was held on Sun.     ...