News Archive - 21 August 2021

SNA said in a statement that 60 Shabab members were killed in the attack and that the headquarters of the terrorist group were destroyed. "These attempts were foiled by our brave troops stationed there," it said in a statement.  However, al-Shabab, which has been conducting almost daily attacks on...

Leader attends mourning ceremony of ‘Sham-e-Ghariban’ Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Sham-e-Ghariban (Night of the Forsaken) at Husseiniyah of Imam Khomeini (RA) in Tehran on Thu. Iran strongly condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan's Punjab Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Thu.

“Although each state may have its own fiscal policy, Brazil should imagine a closer relationship, with a free trade area,” he defended during a meeting of the Brazilian Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, reports say. “We could have full interaction and, in that sense, Brazil would assume a role like...

"The presence of British troops in Al-Mahrah is not a new issue. The presence of foreigners is rejected," Al-Masirah quoted him as saying on Sat. He added, "We consider the presence of any foreign military forces an occupation and it is Yemen's right to confront." Elsewhere, he addressed...

The Joint Operations Command confirmed that some of the perpetrators of the attacks on power towers in Iraq have been arrested with the assistance of Iraqi citizens. Iraqi security forces managed to prevent the attack on power towers, arresting a number of perpetrators, and killing dozens of them while trying to...

In a statement on Saturday, Lebanese Hezbollah rejected previous media reports saying that a number of Hezbollah fighters were martyred in recent airstrikes carried out by the Israeli regime in Syria as false.  The statement said that the Hezbollah fighters were not present in the location targeted by the airstrikes. The...

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Dosara, told TVC News that the gunmen stormed Rini community. He said that after the attack, 60 residents of the community could not be accounted for by the other residents. Zamfara is one of the states most affected by banditry in Northern...

The 39-year old Muslim woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after the attack in Berlin's Spandau district, the police said in a statement, Anadolu reported. Violently attacking the woman with his bike, the suspect punched her several times and pulled off her headscarf, while hurling xenophobic slurs at her,...

According to the state-run CCTV broadcaster on Saturday, both missiles, launched in the Northwest China desert region, penetrated multi-layer "enemy defenses" hundreds of kilometers away and destroyed the enemy target. The new missiles, the types of which were not specified, were said to have expanded China's rocket forces, increasing the...

The European Union has not recognised the Taliban, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday after visiting a reception centre in Madrid for Afghan employees of EU institutions evacuated from Kabul, according to Reuters She added that the EU is not also holding political talks with the group, a...

According to the statement released on Saturday by the Iranian Health Ministry, the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 4,640,695 with the death toll standing at 101,354. Over the last 24 hours, 24,179 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, 3,666 of whom required hospitalization, according...

Apricot Tree Ujan International Documentary Film Festival will be held in Armenia from August 22 to 29, 2021. The long documentaries "Captain Daryai" directed and produced by Maziar Moshtagh Gohari, "Balora" directed and produced by Abdolqader Khaledi, "Kal Fatemeh" by Mehdi Zamanpour Kiasari, and "Ujan Story" directed by Shahram Badakhshan Mehr will...

The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for people aged above 18 on Kish Island is part of a government plan to vaccinate the inhabitants of 18 Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.  The Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Saeed Namaki, ordered the vaccination of Kish and Qeshm...

The President said that all government programs are organized in such a way as to lead to the realization of two important and pivotal issues of justice and progress in the country, adding, "We know that the opportunity to serve is short and people's hardships are a lot, but...

"After 20 days of follow-up, I managed to meet an Iranian citizen in prison", the Iranian envoy to Sweden tweeted. "There, I witnessed the violation of some articles of the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and...

According to the "elnashra" news website, "Sheikh Ahmad Al-Qattan", the head of the Lebanese "Qulna wa Al-Amal" association, said, "Some in Lebanon are protesting against a fuel shipment arriving in Lebanon from Iran. Their excuse is that this ship will lead to many sanctions against Lebanon." Al-Qattan added,...

During the meeting which was held on Saturday morning, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said, "Pakistan has always had a fully-fledged and coordinated presence in the sea." Stating that the long-standing relationship between the two countries in the maritime field will definitely be recorded in history, he added, "Pakistan is...

The deputy commander of the Iranian Army for Training Affairs Brigadier General Alireza Sheikh said at a press conference to detail the International Army Games 2021, "These competitions are held in four areas: naval, air, land and defense, and in 28 fields and 15 countries." The commander added, Iran is...

Second Statement on “COVID-19 Vaccination in Iran” by Dr Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative & Head of Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran is as follows: WHO is closely monitoring the situation of COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. The Organization reiterates its commitment to support the country in responding to...

The head of the Khorasan Razavi Road and Transit Administration Hamid Mohammadi said that over the past month about 500 trucks carrying commercial shipments cross Dogharoon border crossing in Iraq's Taybad County into Islam Qala on the other side in Afghanistan.  He said that since the Afghanistan takeover by the...

Heading a military delegation, Commander of the Pakistan Navy Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi visited the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense in Tehran on Saturday morning. On the sidelines of the visit, he met with newly appointed Iranian counterpart Rear Admiral Shahram Irani. Noting that the Aman Naval Exercise...

The Taliban said Afghan army soldiers who had previously taken refuge in Iran from Nimroz and Farah Provinces amid Taliban attacks have returned to Afghanistan with military equipment and vehicles after a general amnesty was issued by the Taliban leadership. The Taliban added that the troops returned to their homes...

The reports say the Emirati club had lowered their offer which received ‘no’ both from Esteghlal and Ghayedi. Their initial proposal to sign the 22-year-old striker was reportedly around $2 million. Meanwhile, the Iranian talent still has proposals from Greece’s AEK Athens and Qatar’s Al-Gharafa. Sources told Mehr News...

Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks on Sat. and emphasized that statement of a member of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi’s ousted government that an Iranian citizen has been killed in Yemen is a ‘sheer lie’. Such baseless remarks do not change the reality of Yemen’s scene in relation to the cowardly attacks...

While attending the venue of competitions, members of Iranian Army Ground Forces Drone Team are currently getting acquainted with the environmental conditions of the region in Kazakhstan, spending the preparation stages and testing of the relevant parts and equipment. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) competition includes the disciplines of...

As reported, a webinar on "Finland's experience in digitization" was held with the participation of the Information Technology Organization of Iran and Finnish ICT officials. The event followed a memorandum of understanding previously signed by the Ministers of Communications of Iran and Finland. The webinar, discussing the "Overview of digitization in Finland" and "Digital...

Seyyed Hadi Edrispour broke the news on Sat. and stated that trade ties between the two countries of Iran and Iraq has been resumed. He put the daily number of trucks carrying exports goods and commodities via Shalamcheh Trade Border at between 60 and 80. Presently, traders and businesspersons...

A security source reported the explosion in the city of Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad. According to the source, an explosive device had exploded on the path of a vehicle belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in Tarmiyah, martyring four forces and wounding four others.

The hostile actions of Zionist regime’s military forces against Palestinians still continue in different parts of the occupied lands and territories, Palestine Al-Youm reported. According to the report, Zionist regime’s forces raided peaceful rallies of Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank and embarked on suppressing Palestinians. These...

Condemning Zionist membership in the African Union, the prominent figures said it was against the union's interests, Al-Mayadeen reported. These African figures have called on the people of the African continent to launch a campaign against the Zionist regime. Members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine are...

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In a tweet on late Friday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, "It’s too early to be pessimistic, dear Rob. #ViennaTalks will resume soon." "Chances to restore #JCPOA seem to be real, although not fully guaranteed, of course. That’s why the participants should address the remaining shambling blocks with due creativity,"...

The series of military aggressions of Saudi Arabia against the defenseless and innocent people of Yemen still continue. The Saudi aggressors targeted "Manbeh" area in Saada province with artillery attacks, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, a number of Yemeni civilians were wounded during the artillery attacks of Saudi...

Iran: Raeisi to Putin: Iran calls for strengthing ties with Russia Iranian president stresses acceleration of delivery of purchased vaccines from China Leader appoints Rear Admiral Shahram Irani as new cmdr. of Army's Navy Father of Iran desertology dies Arman-e Melli: Taliban seeking to substitute welfare with democracy  New Iranian government facing...

Chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday, the open session of the Iranian Parliament to start the process of giving or denying votes of confidence to the ministers proposed by the Iranian President. Earlier, the Deputy of Iran's Parliament Speaker Abdolreza Mesri has made the announcement on last Sunday's open session,...

Speaking in an interview with FNA on Sat., Farzad Piltan reiterated that country’s export of products to Syria in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to July 21) registered a 36 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

The Asian Arm Wrestling Championships kicked off in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday with the participation of 12 teams and 500 athletes. Four Iranian women managed to win medals on the first day of the competitions. In the 70 kg category, Maryam Mehranfard won the gold medals in both left and...

Undoubtedly, the Islamic Republic of Iran owes its independent defense power and industry to the tireless efforts of Iranian experts, Coordinating Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army Forces said, addressing Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami in a message on the occasion of the anniversary of ‘National Day...

The film will be screened at the Miami Film Festival GEMS in November.  'A Hero' tells the story of Rahim, imprisoned because unable to repay a debt. Amazon Studios has acquired US rights to the Iranian film. Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Raana Azadivar, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai and Sarina Farhadi are...

The Japanese FM Toshimitsu Motegi will meet and hold talks with Zarif on Sunday morning in the Iranian Foreign Ministry building.  Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh had announced that Motegi would pay a two-day visit to Iran at the invitation of Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iran-Japan relations have always been important as...

In preparation for FIVB World Championships, the Iranian U21 and U19 volleyball teams held friendly matches against teams from Italy and Argentina on Saturday. First, the Iranian U21 boys volleyball team faced the team of Argentia U19 in Tehran Azadi Sport Complex and defeated their Latino Amerian rival in 3 straight sets of...

Heading a military delegation, Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi attended the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense on Saturday morning. He was welcomed by Iran Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani. During this visit which took place at the official invitation of the Commander of Iran Navy, the...

In a statement released on the occasion of the anniversary of ‘National Day of Defense Industry’, the commander said," Increasing the ability to attack the centers of threat against the Islamic country is a strategic, unstoppable policy of the armed forces." Major General Bagehri congratulated the anniversary and highlighted...

URMIA, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Groups of tourists visit Lake Urmia in West Azarbaijan Province to cool off these days in defiance of restrictions imposed by Iran's National Task Force For Fighting Coronavirus.      ...

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