News Archive - 21 September 2021

News sources reported Wednesday morning that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in Babil province. A group called 'Ashab al-Kahf' (The Companions of the Cave) claimed responsibility for the attack. Another US military logistics convoy was also targeted in Baghdad's al-Yusufiya district. 'Ashab al-Kahf' also claimed responsibility for the...

The quake's epicentre was near the rural town of Mansfield in the state of Victoria, about 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Melbourne, and was at a depth of 10 km (six miles). An aftershock was rated 4.0, Reuters reported. Images and video footage circulating on social media...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting on Tuesday on various issues, including the JCPOA and developments in Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Raeisi's administration seeks a practical outcome in the negotiations, Amir-Abdollahian said,...

He reiterated that the formation of government in Lebanon is an important step to overcome difficulties and fulfill the aspirations of resilient Lebanese nation, adding that the Islamic Republic of Iran will always stand by the Lebanese nation and government. The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that peace and stability...

Iran nuclear head urges IAEA to be impartial, independent At the IAEA's 65th General Conference, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) urged the international nuclear watchdog to remain impartial and avoid making politically motivated decisions. The 65th General Conference of the IAEA is underway with the participation of...

Germany joined France on Tuesday in berating the United States for negotiating a security pact in secret with Australia and Britain that cost Paris a lucrative defence deal, while the EU's top official said such behaviour was unacceptable.  "One of our member states has been treated in a...

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Earlier, the EMSC reported that the quake struck offshore Bio-Bio in Chile. It measured the quake at 6.1 on the Richter scale, Sputnik said in a report on Tuesday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck 81 km north-west of Arauco. No damage or...

The detainees had purchased weapons and ammunition to carry out terrorist attacks, the statement said. It added that the arrested elements had sought to attract other people in order to reinforce their terrorist measures. As reported, the network has started its activities back in June and had taken a...

Tahseen al-Khafaji, the spokesman of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, stressed on Tuesday that his country no longer needed foreign combat troops on its soil. Al-Khafaji told Sputnik that the "strategic talks" with the United States led to an agreement on the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Iraq. He...

Angela Merkel, who became a heavyweight politician in Europe and in the world, will not run for election after 16 years of leading. And neither political scientists nor average Germans could predict who will be the next head of the government. For several months most of the analytics forecasted...

The 118 foreign works is comprising 62 feature films including 32 animated and 30 feature-length movies from 32 countries as well as 56 short movies including 21 short animated and 35 short feature In the national section, some 438 Iranian films including 248 short, 119 short animated, 30 feature-length,...

Expressing regret over the shooting incident at the University of Perm in Russia, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of Russian university students, Saeed Khatibzadeh in a message expressed sympathy with the families of the victims. He also wished speedy recovery for the people who were injured in...

Speaking on Tuesday during a press conference, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian who is in New York to attend UN General Assembly will hold separate meetings with the EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell and the foreign ministers of the...

The 18th edition of the Asian Women’s Championship began on 15 and will continue until 25 September 2021. While the event was originally planned to be held in Republic of Korea, the Asian Handball Federation announced to move the event to Jordan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Iran was in Group...

Kazem Gharibabadi,  the Permanent Ambassador of Iran in International Organizations in Vienna posted on his Twitter account that the heads of Iranian and German delegations at the International Energy Atomic Organization (IAEA) General Conference met on the sidelines of the event on Tuesday. According to Gharibabadi, the two sides...

Speaking in a ceremony to commemorate the martyrs during the Holy Defence against the Baath regime of Saddam between 1980-1988 on Tuesday, the IRGC commander-in-chief said that the Iranian nation has amassed its power through resistance despite huge pressures from the Western powers and the United States. Gen. Salami added...

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, who has not gone to New York for the UN General Assembly annual meeting, delivered his speech at UN General Assembly on Tuesday evening via video-conferencing. According to the official website of the Iranian Presidency, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said, "This year, two scenes made history: one was...

The two sides exchanged their views on the bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests. Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian sized the opportunity to thank Vietnam for its principled approach to the Islamic Republic of Iran at the United Nations. While announcing Iran's readiness to export Iranian-made vaccines to help improve...

Adult training classes started with the presence of 113 Persian learners for the new semester.  Also, the second virtual education course for children started with the participation of 11 Iranian-Japanese as well as Afghan children, last week. The Iranian representative in Tokyo hopes that such courses will pave the...

On Monday night, Zionist media reported an armed attack on a ceremony in the At-Tayba in which one was killed and five others were injured. The Yedioth Ahronoth also reported that the shooting took place at a wedding ceremony, injuring six people, one of whom died. At-Tayba is a Palestinian village in the West...

The casualties occurred when improvised explosive devices went off on Saturday, Taliban sources told Al-Jazeera. Sources had told Reuters news agency on Saturday at least three people were killed and about 20 were wounded in blasts in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The sources had said they were...

Sudanese State TV on Tue. suddenly ceased live broadcasts, announcing a failed coup in the country. A group of coup plotters are trying to take control of Sudan; a high-ranking Sudanese military official was quoted as saying. Eyewitnesses reported that Sudanese army forces have closed a number of major...

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Cameroon's Defense Ministry said that about fifteen soldiers and several civilians were killed in two attacks in English-speaking separatist areas of this country, Anadolu reported. "On the evening of Thursday, September 16, 2021, a convoy of the 6th Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) on a reconnaissance mission was the target...

The United Russia political party won the majority of seats after the nationwide election to the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament), the Central Election Commission reported on early Tuesday, according to TASS. After 100% of casted ballots were processed, United Russia won 49.82% of...

Zionist settlers still continue their hostile actions against Palestinian sanctities. They attacked Al-Aqsa Mosque again on Tuesday, Palestine “Al-Youm” reported. According to the report, Zionist settlers chanted anti-Islamic slogans after attacking courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Following the brutal attack of the Zionist regime’s forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a...

He made the remarks in his meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in New York. Emphasizing the need to improve the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, "Unfortunately, we are witnessing the displacement of the Afghan people inside this country and also their refuge to neighboring countries.

Arman-e Melli: US hegemonic approach no longer credible Asia: Justin Trudeau secures third victory in election Aftab: Eslami: US must lift all sanctions against Iran Ebtekar: Fate of JCPOA still unknown Etemad: Raeisi: Iran seeking constructive interaction with all countries Etela'at: President appreciates  families of Holy Defense martyrs, and veterans  Iran: Raeisi in UNGA...

"The US remains committed to preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons," The US president said at the UN General Assembly meeting on Tuesday. Biden went on to claim, "We are working with P5+1 to engage with Iran diplomatically and seek a return to the JCPOA." "We seek a return...

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov welcomed the meeting held between Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)’s Chief Mohammad Eslami. In a tweet on Tue., Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “We sincerely wish #IAEA and #Iran...

Speaking in a meeting on Tue., she said that a quadripartite meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran (Foreign Minister’s assistant) is scheduled to take place in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe with a focus on some regional issues including the latest situation in Afghanistan. Earlier,...

In inits third international presence, 'Odor' will take part in the 4th edition of the Toronto Multicultural Film Festival (MFF). The Toronto Multicultural Film Festival is organized by the Toronto Film Forum (TFF) from September 23 to 28, 2021 in Canada. ‘Odor' has already been screened at the Noble International...

According to Emirati media, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates has received a message from Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi. This message came in response to the congratulatory letter of the Emirati president to his Iranian counterpart on his election as the president. According to the report, the...

In an interview with NHK, Iran's atomic energy chief said the United States should lift all of its sanctions against Iran y in order to resume the stalled negotiations on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. Mohammad Eslami stressed that the US should rectify what he called wrong policies. He told NHK...

Mohammad Eslami, Vice President and Chief of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) made the remarks in his meeting with the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and Director-General of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) Alexey Likhachev on the sidelines of 65th General Conference of IAEA...

In his message to Armenian PM Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan, Raeisi noted that it is gratifying that in the past years the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries of Iran and Armenia have been on the path of progress and have improved quantitatively and qualitatively. He added, however, the great potential of...

Announcing that 17,564 COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country, the Iranian Health Ministry added that 2,581 of these newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Fortunately, so far, 4,819,223 COVID-19 patients have recovered and/or have been discharged from hospitals across the country. Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19...

The Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia made accusations against Iran's nuclear program at the 65th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, which sparked the reaction and criticism of Iran's First Counselor to Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Khodayar Rouzbahani. Repeating his government's...

Afghanistan is a clear example of a government that relied on the United States and turned its back on all neighbors and finally lost its sovereignty and was overthrew within ten or eleven days, Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on Tuesday referring to...

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – On Tuesday, the honoring ceremony of the families of the Holy Defense martyrs, and veterans was held in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi in the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense.  ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – In a ceremony on Tues., the new academic year was celebrated at Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch with the participation of the president of Islamic Azad University Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi. HJ/...