News Archive - 28 September 2021

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An 8-year-old boy was shot dead in front of his home in “Markham” a suburb of Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, FOX News reported. The boy and his 18-year-old brother were in front of their house when a car has suddenly appeared and one of its passengers started shooting towards...

According to Palestinian media sources, the Zionist regime's forces continued their hostile attacks in different parts of the West Bank and occupied Quds on Tuesday morning. Zionist forces attacked the "Qabatiya" area in Jenin today morning. Following this brutal attack, fierce clashes broke out between the two sides. Eyewitnesses...

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday morning, the North Korean envoy stressed the country's right to conduct missile tests and fire various missiles. "Nobody can deny the righteous right to self-defense for the DPRK to develop, test, manufacture, and possess the weapon systems, equivalent to the ones which...

Two explosions took place in the city of Jarabulus, on the outskirts of the Syrian province of Aleppo. One civilian was killed and 15 others were injured in the blasts, media sources said. According to the report, the explosions took place in areas where armed groups are stationed. No...

A military official in Iraq's Imam Ali Brigade announced that one of the leaders of the ISIL terrorist group was identified during an operation in Naimiyah, in the east of Al-Anbar province. According to this military official, the ISIL terrorist who had been wanted by Iraqi security forces was arrested and handed over to...

Announcing the move late on Monday, the government said a “limited number” of military tanker drivers were ready to be deployed if needed, Al-Jazeera reported. “While the fuel industry expects demand will return to its normal levels in the coming days, it’s right that we take this sensible, precautionary...

The strategic defence and security cooperation pact signed by the French and Greek presidents is part of efforts to increase European military autonomy, something Macron has said is even more vital after the reversal of the submarine deal with Australia, France 24 reported. “It contributes to European security, to...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on September 21. The talks were nothing short of a diplomatic coup for London. They came right after the announcement of the so-called AUKUS, a three-way partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom...

Al-Alam reported that Nigerian police and security forces raided this year's Arbaeen ceremony in the country. The Tehran-based Arabic-language TV Channel's correspondent reported Tuesday that three participants in the Arbaeen ceremony were martyred and dozens more were injured in the attack. The Lebanese NBN also confirmed the attack by...

Based on socio-cultural values, soft power is the outcome of positive image-making, legitimacy, credibility in public opinion at home and abroad, indirect influence on others, and influencing the will of others. Tourism can portray a positive image of the culture and politics of a country in the minds of...

Yemeni Almasirah TV reported rocket and artillery attacks by the Saudi miltiary on residential areas on the other side of the border in Yemeni, saying that Saudi troops targeted villages in Razah district in Saada province with rocket and artillery attacks. Yemeni sources also pointed to the new cases of ceasefire...

The Saudi coalition has seized “Voss Power” ship, according to Ammar al-Azrai Chief Executive of Yemeni Oil Company, Yemeni-based SABA News Agency. He announced that Saudi aggressing coalition does not allow the ship to enter Al-Hudaydah Port in Yemen although the seized ship has received a permit from the United...

Upon his arrival to Moscow, AEOI Chief Mohammad Eslami was welcomed by the Iranian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali, members of the Embassy and officials of ROSATOM Company. Meeting with his Russian counterpart and the Director-General of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) Alexey Likhachev has been cited...

Iran reacts to E3, US statements over IAEA's report  In reaction to the statements of the US and three European countries, Kazem Gharibabadi said that the IAEA, the US and the E3 should know that they cannot remain silent in the face of acts of sabotage and expect monitoring.

According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 12:28:25 hours local time and at the depth of 10 km underground. The epicenter of the quake was located at 45.448 degrees longitude and 34.593 degrees latitude. Rescue teams were...

During this visit, the Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group is scheduled to meet with Portuguese parliamentary and government officials to discuss the development and expansion of parliamentary ties between parliaments of the two countries, facilitation and acceleration of economic, trade, cultural, scientific and also other issues of mutual interests. In this...

The Health Ministry said in a statement on the latest figures on the COVID-19 since yesterday that the contagious disease infected 11,701 across the country, of which 1,821 were hospitalized. The total number of COVID-19 patients in the country so far mounted to 5,559,691. The statement also said that...

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami made the remarks on Tuesday upon arriving in Russia to meet with the Director-General of Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) Alexey Likhachev.  "The US claim about the need for the IAEA to have access to the Karaj centrifuge parts plant is null and invalid," Eslami...

Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks in reaction to the recent statements by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev over Iran's military drills held in the northwest of the country. Although the two countries have good, respectful relations and enjoy normal paths of communication at the highest levels, the way the Azerbaijani President has...

According to Reuters, the condensate shipment arrived in Venezuelan waters late last week, aboard a large Iran-flagged crude tanker called Dino 1, owned and operated by the National Iranian Oil Company, according to the sources and ship monitoring service TankerTrackers.com. On Monday, TankerTrackers.com reported that the ship...

The 3rd Chungbuk International Martial Arts Action Film Festival will be held offline in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do from October 2 to 25, 2021. The Chungbuk International Martial Arts Action Film Festival started as the only film festival in Korea under the theme of martial arts and action genres in 2019.

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that a terrorist team that was supported and guided by the spy services of adversary countries was identified and demolished. The statement said that the terrorist team was going to carry out acts of sabotage inside the country but was...

Representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia held a new round of talks in Baghdad, two Iraqi officials said Monday, according to the Associated Press.  The meeting held last week discussed “pending issues between the two countries according to a previously agreed on a roadmap, including diplomatic representation between the...

The 2021 FIVB Men's U21 World Championship continued in Italy on Tuesday and the Iranian team faced Morocco in Pool G and easily passed their north African rival in three straight sets (25-9, 25-14, 25-13). The competition is co-hosted by Italy and Bulgaria from September 23 to October 3. The Iranian team are the...

In the conversation, the Iranian Foreign Minister pointed to the historical relations between the two countries and stressed the need to expand and deepen cooperation. Amir-Abdollahian expressed his satisfaction with the increase in the volume of bilateral trade relations and expressed hope that those relations would further expand through...

Written and directed by Darya Azari, the Iranian short film 'Double Park', has been selected to take part in the 22nd edition of the Ohio Film Festival. The festival is scheduled to be held from November 5 to 14 in California, USA. 'Double Park' tells the story of a woman whose son...

Mohammadreza Haddadzadeh, the Prosecutor-General of Yazd Province in southeast Iran said drug-trafficking groups were trying to transfer the drug shipment from the eastern provinces to the northern provinces in Iran. The prosecutor added that in an operation to apprehend the drug trafficker, 6 people were arrested and 2 vehicles were also confiscated from...

Speaking in an interview with Iranian media on Tuesday, Mehrdad Jamali Arvanaghi said that with the arrival of 59th shipment of COVID-19 vaccine into the country including two million doses of China’s ‘Sinopharm’, the number of COVID-19 vaccines imported into the country exceeded 73 million doses. All COVID-19 vaccines imported...

In a reaction to the illegal request of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Kazem Gharibabadi Iran’s Envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reiterated that Iran’s cooperation with IAEA on beyond safeguards is voluntary and continued cooperation of the country with IAEA depends on its conduct in relevant issue.

Referring to the measure taken by US President Joe Biden, 'The Hill' in a report said, "President Biden is making the world a more dangerous place." The report's introduction refers to the US President's speech at the UN General Assembly, saying, last week, President Biden gave his first...

Payman Ghadirkhomi, the second secretary for Iran's UN mission in New York in reaction to the baseless claims of the representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in UN reiterated that three Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are an integral and inseparable part of Iranian...

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In the northwestern state of Kaduna, at least 34 people were killed and seven wounded after gunmen attacked a village there, Al-Jazeera reported. “Unidentified gunmen attacked Madamai village in Kaura … 34 residents have been confirmed dead following the attack. Seven others sustained injuries,” state security commissioner Samuel Aruwan...

Iranian film 'Metamorphosis in the Slaughterhouse' directed by Javad Daraei won the best screenplay award and the best film award at the Spanish Cine No Visto film festival. The sixth edition of the Cine No Visto film festival was held from 18 September to 27 in Linares, Spain. 'Metamorphosis in the Slaughterhouse'...

Speaking in a telephone conversation with Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi,  Süleyman Soylu Turkish Interior Minister expressed Turkey's will to deepen Tehran-Ankara relations. Referring to the deep and historical friendship between the two countries, Soylu stressed the need to strengthen and develop cooperation between the interior ministries of Iran and Turkey. "I hope that we will advance...