News Archive - 23 August 2021

Saudi state television quoted a spokesman for the Saudi coalition as claiming that  Saudi Arabian Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden drone flying from Yemen to the Khamis Mushait area in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, did not mention the type of the...

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According to Al-Mayadeen, on Monday a truck bomb exploded in the city of Azaz on the northern outskirts of Aleppo, Syria. The number of possible casualties of this explosion has not been officially announced yet, but some sources put the initial death toll at seven. The Syrian city of Azaz, like...

A fire broke out on Sunday on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico run by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), injuring at least five people, the Mexican state oil and gas firm said, according to Reuters.  The blaze, which occurred at the E-Ku-A2 platform at Pemex's Ku-Maloob-Zaap...

A firefight between unidentified gunmen and US, German and Afghan guards at Kabul airport has left one Afghan guard dead and three wounded, underscoring the fragile security situation around the site the Guardian newspaper said on Monday. The exchange of fire, which took place at just after 7 am...

According to Sputnik news agency, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday that a new government would be announced soon. A source from Taliban told Sputnik earlier this week that the chief of the movement's political office, Abdul Ghani Baradar, is set to make a decision on the future government structure in the next two weeks. "We hope...

The prime minister of the Israeli regime will reportedly try to persuade the American president Joe Biden to scrap the nuclear talks with Iran on his visit to Washington on Thursday. According to Bloomberg, American officials are mulling their options after months of talks with Iran failed to produce...

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The Taliban who completed the takeover of Afghanistan on August 15 after capturing Kabul without firing a shot, have now said that they have decided not to extend the August 31 deadline for western forces' exit from Afghanistan.  The Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said on Monday that the group...

A new contract with Turkey on the delivery of Russian-made S-400 medium-to-long-range anti-aircraft missile systems may be signed soon, CEO of the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) Alexander Mikheyev said at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum on Monday, according to TASS. "The consultations...

 On Sunday, Syrian Prime Minister Eng. Hussein Arnous received Iranian Ambassador in Damascus Mahdi Sobhani and the accompanying delegation, SANA reported. The two sides discussed the steps taken at the level of implementing the joint agreements and cooperation projects between the two countries, the stages which they have reached, and...

Iran grabbed one gold, one silver and five bronze medals in the competition and finished in second place with 130 points. Host Russia won the title with 183 points and Azerbaijan came third with 101 points. Amirreza Dehbozorgi won a gold after beating Alimardon Abdulaef from Uzbekistan 3-1 in the...

“New editions of the Bavar-373 are coming and soon, a new edition that may be at the same or higher level than S400 will be unveiled,” Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Mahdi Farahi said on Sunday night while speaking in a televised interview on the occasion of the country's National...

Arman-e Melli: Maximum support for proposed Foreign, Economy ministers Has Tablian changed? Asia: Presiden Raeisi stresses releasing Iran assets in Japan Ebtekar: Raeisi calls for expanding export Ghalibaf: Leader responsible for domestic security, defense issues, foreign policies  8 killed in Kabul airport Panjshir between war, peace Etema'ad: Iran must only...

Speaking to IRIB TV channel on Sunday, the Head of Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO) said, "Fortunately, we have made good progress in the field of UAVs and all armed forces including the Navy, Air Defense Forces, Army, and IRGC use these advance drones." Second Brigadier General Afshin Khajeh Fard...

Speaking in his weekly presser on Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman spoke about the recent development in Afghanistan, saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran is closely monitoring the developments. "We are in contact with all parties in Afghanistan," Saeed Khatibzadeh said. He went on to say, "There is...

A Member of the National Security Committee of the Iranian Parliament, Ahmadi Bighash, said that JCPOA did not bring any achievement for us and continuing the policy of the previous government in the negotiations is not appropriate and our procedure should change.   “The United States should return JCPOA...

The following is the text of the message: In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful With deep regret and sorrow, I received the news of the demise of the prominent scholar and thinker, Muhammad Reza Hakimi (May God bless him). He was a polymath, an accomplished literary...

Russia's ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan said the named countries will hold joint maritime exercises in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or early 2022, the RIA news agency reported on Monday. The drills involving naval vessels from the three countries will be focused on shipping security and combating piracy,...

Before the start of the World U19 Championships, the Iranian U21 team held its second friendly match against Cuba in Tehran at the House of Volleyball on Sunday. The match ended with a 3-0 victory for Iran. Amir Hossein Tokhteh, Mehdi Jelveh, Younes Ramezani, Amir Hossein Sedaghat, Sina Nikpour, Amin Khajeh Khalili...

A spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that the volume of trade between Iran and Afghanistan has decreased in the wake of recent developments and insecurities in this country. According to Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi, the latest statistics show that the trade between Iran and...

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 5,105 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 4,715,777. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 610 people since Sun.,...

Ibn Sīnā known as Avicenna (980-1037) was a Persian physician and is considered the most famous and influential philosopher and scientist of the medieval Islamic world. Iranians also mark National Doctors' Day on August 22 to pay tribute to all the efforts made by Avicenna in his time. He...

IRGC top commander Major General Hossein Salami made the comments on an inspection visit to the provincial task force for fighting coronavirus in Isfahan in central Iran on Monday.  Gen. Salami said that Iran is fighting the pandemic in a different environment from that of other countries because, unlike others,...

"As you know, before the start of the pandemic, our presidents regularly met in Russia, Iran, on the margins of various international events. ...We hope that as the epidemiological situation normalizes, the right conditions will emerge for it [the visit] to take place", Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan...

The drama short work is about Roya, a young girl with a yellow spot on her face. One day she feels the signs of a real giraffe in her life. And her normal life is slowly changing. Shadi Karamroudi stars in the 12-minute film that has participated in several...

The price of gasoline in Afghanistan reached $900 per tonne last week after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Reuters has said in a report.  To counter the price spike, the new Taliban government asked Iran to keep the borders open for traders. “The Taliban sent messages to Iran saying...

During the phone conversation, the Iranian president pointed to 500-year-old friendly and constructive relations between Iran and Austria and said that the long-standing ties are of great value for continuing them in the future.  The Iranian president expressed regret over the decline in trade relations between the two countries, saying...

The Iranian film “The Ocean Behind the Window” directed by Babak Nabizadeh will be screened in the Zero Plus International Children's and Family Film Festival in Russian Federation.  The film is scheduled to compete with nine other films from Russia, Germany, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, India and the Czech Republic in the Russia-hosted...

In a statement on Monday, Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education said that so far, the number of administered anti-Covid-19 vaccines in Iran has passed 23 million. So far, 16,986,882 people have received the first shot of anti-Covid-19 vaccine. 6,150,817 people have been injected with the second dose and...

Commander Mostafa Tajeddini said Russia, Syria, China, Venezuela, India, as well as Iran's team are to take part in the World Army Deep Diving in Chabahar and Konarak. This is the sixth deep-diving competition of the world armies, hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the third naval zone of...

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament held a session on Monday as a third day to discuss and review the cabinet presented by President Ebrahim Raeisi.