News Archive - 16 September 2021

Imran Khan, Raeisi confer on forming inclusive Afghan govt.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi is in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. On the sidelines of the summit, President Raeisi met and held talks with the Prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. Hailing valuable potential for expanding relations between Tehran and Islamabad, Raeisi added in...

China welcomes Iran permanent membership in Shanghai Coop Org

A meeting was held between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi On the sidelines of the  Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit which is being held in Tajikistan, Referring to the Asian-oriented foreign policy of the government of Ebrahim Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian stressed the determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Ethiopian FM felicitates Amir-Abdollahian on his inauguration

Addressing Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a message, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke congratulated him on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this message, while wishing success to the Iranian Foreign Minister, he assured that the excellent relations between the two...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on September 16

Ebtekar: Iran UN envoy: US must stop addiction to impose sanctions Etela'at: European Union: There is no choice but interaction with Taliban Jomhuri-e Eslami: US ready to lift sanctions inconsistent with JCPOA Iran: Ali Bagheri appointed as Deputy Foreign Minister RHM/...

Iranian diplomat stresses providing humanitarian aid in Syria

For more than 10 years, the Syrian people have been suffering from one of the biggest humanitarian problems in the world,  Ambassador and Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said on Wednesday. Zahra Ershadi made the remarks before the...

Iranian President departs for Tajikistan to attend SCO summit

This trip will be a new chapter in Iran's relations with Tajikistan, Ebrahim Raeisi said before his departure. Relations with the regional and neighboring countries, including Tajikistan, are among the priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said. According to him, the visit to Tajikistan is being held at...

IAEA must refrain from politicizing Iran nuclear program

"All the safeguards obligations with IAEA should be strictly observed by all states with agreements in force, including Iran", Mikhail Ulyanov Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said in his Twitter account. "It is important that Iran ensures cooperation and clarifies those issues to be removed from the...

Iran attaches importance to relations with African countries

South African Ambassador to Tehran Vika Mazwi Khumalo met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. In this meeting, the two sides discussed expanding relations between the two countries in various fields. Emphasizing the importance of African countries, including South Africa, in the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic...

Iran defeats S Korea 3-0 in Asian volleyball c’ship

On Thursday, Behrouz Ataei’s team downed Pakistan 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-20) and advanced to the next round of competitions. The Iranian athletes defeated their rivals from Pakistan 3-0 on Tuesday. The Asian event started on Sep. 12 in Japan’s Chiba with the participation of 16 teams in four groups. The...

Washington, Tel Aviv share common goals toward Tehran

Answering a question over the claims raised by Zionist War Minister over JCPOA, Ned Price, a spokesman for the United States Department of State said that he will leave it to the Israeli regime to characterize its position on the JCPOA or the Iranian nuclear program more broadly. The US...

Source of contamination reported by IAEA unknown: envoy

Despite the fact that Iran has provided a written explanation over the existence of uranium contamination in one of the nuclear sites on May 26, 2021, unfortunately, the IAEA continues to state that Iran has not yet provided an explanation, Kazem Gharibabadi, the Permanent Ambassador of Iran in International Organizations...

Iranian COVIran Barekat registered for UNFCCC session cop 26

On Thursday, the spokesman of the Iran Food and Drug Administration took to Twitter to say, " COVIran Barekat vaccine has been registered for attending 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow." Kianoosh Jahanpour also noted that the UK and Italy will host the event from  31...

Iran COVID-19 update: 18,021 news cases, 453 deaths

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,859 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 5,378,408. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 487 people since Wednesday bringing...

President Raeisi arrives in Dushanbe

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is slated to be hold on September 16-17. This trip will be a new chapter in Iran's relations with Tajikistan, Ebrahim Raeisi said before his departure. Relations with the regional and neighboring countries, including Tajikistan, are among the priorities of the Islamic Republic of...

Uzbek, Belarus presidents ,Pakistani PM meet Raeisi 

Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi  has traveled to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that is slated to be held on September 16-17.