News Archive - 2 September 2021

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency on Wednesday night due to what he called a "historic weather event" with record-breaking rain across the city leading to flooding and dangerous conditions on the roads, Reuters reported. Nearly all New York City subway lines were...

They noted that the crisis in Afghanistan would provide the catalyst to end years of inaction, Reuters reported. The EU’s top diplomat and its military chief said the bloc needed to react to conflicts beyond its borders and that the creation of a “first entry force” of 5,000 troops was...

Answering a call from Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on Thursday, Amir-Abdollahian said that the Islamic Republic welcomes the principle of negotiations but will not accept negotiations for negotiations. Iran has performed its major share for maintaining the nuclear deal with implementing “strategic patience” in the face of US’...

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In the first match of the third round of competitions, Team Melli defeated Syria 1-0 thanks to a goal by Alireza Jahanbakhsh 11 minutes into the second half. The match was held while Iran's head coach Dragan Skocic and his assistant Vahid Hashemian were not allowed to sit on...

The Taliban has launched a military operation in the Afghan province of Panjshir after negotiations with resistance forces, headed by Ahmad Massoud, allegedly failed, Al Jazeera reported on 2 September, citing a Taliban source. The resistance forces earlier said that they would continue fighting the Taliban as their negotiations...

According to Sputnik, Massoud said if the Taliban forms an inclusive government and guarantees equal rights to all Afghans, he will give up resistance in Panjshir. The 32-year-old son of late Ahmad Shah Massoud has pledged to hold out against the Taliban from his stronghold in the Panjshir valley.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. In a statement, the Navy’s Third Fleet said the helicopter was operating on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier before it “crashed into the sea” at 4:30 p.m. local time, NY Times reported. Navy...

Participating in men’s discus throw F11, Olad bagged a silver medal with a throw of 40.60m. Brazil’s Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva snatched the gold medal with a throw of 42.16m, improving the Paralympics record. And the bronze went to Oney Tapia of Italy with a throw of...

In a message, Motegi congratulated Amir-Abdollahian on behalf of the government and people of Japan for gaining the Iranian Parliament's vote of confidence and his inauguration. In this message, referring to his recent visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Japanese Foreign Minister described the meeting with Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran...

Earlier on Thursday, a Lebanese newspaper reports that the first Iranian oil tanker that carries fuel for Lebanon has arrived in Syrian waters. According to Al-Akhbar, the tanker has entered the Syrian waters on Wednesday and will discharge the shipment in one of the Syrian ports, and then the fuel...

The cargo arrived in Tehran by a Qatari airliner under the international COVAX mechanism. The consignment of the vaccine was delivered to the representative of the Iranian Ministry of Health this morning in the presence of experts from the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. On...

In this message, Maio congratulated the appointment of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as the new foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He also expressed confidence about the continuation of the development of relations between Italy and Iran regarding the historical friendship between the two countries. The UN and partners have established the...

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Speaking in a televised interview on Wednesday evening, the Iranian Minister of Petroleum said bartering oil with goods and investment were some methods the country could resort to in order to trade its crude oil under the sanctions. Regarding the 13th administration’s plans to sell crude oil and circumvent...

Accordingly, Amir-Abdollahian received copies of credentials of UK Ambassador Iran Simon Shercliff, Swiss Ambassador Christian Dussey, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Koltsov, Austrian Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, and the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Tehran. The minister also held a meeting with the departing Dutch...

9,293,143 people have been fully vaccinated while 19,149,847 others have already received the first dose. Since Wednesday, 595 patients have succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll to 108,988. Also, 30,279 new infections have been detected in the past 24 hours which brings the total number of confirmed...

During the phone call, Jaishankar congratulated Amir Abdollahian on his appointment as Iran’s foreign minister. The Indian foreign minister said it’s necessary Iran and India expand their ties. He referred to the wide range of areas in which Iran and India work together like their regional and transportation cooperation.

In women’s individual recurve open on Thursday, Nemati defeated Italy’s Vincenza Petrilli 6-5 in the final to win the gold medal. The bronze medal went to China's Chunyan Wu who overpowered Dorothea Poimenidou of Greece 6-2 in the third-place encounter.  This is the third gold medal of 36-year-old Nemati in the history...

In order to expand military relations and cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia, Vice Admiral Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov visited Iran's Holy Defense Museum on Thursday. During the visit, the high-ranking Russian official expressed his satisfaction with the high-quality displayed information in the museum and the hospitality of the National Museum of the...

ANZALI, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Firefighting aircraft were used to fight a wildfire that is spreading in the Anzali Lagoon, Gilan province.    ...