News Archive - 12 October 2021

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi held a phone talk on Monday evening. During the phone talk, the Iranian foreign minister called on the two countries to take advantage of the economic and trade opportunities of the region in order to improve relations between the two countries. Amir-Abdollahian...

An explosion took place in the city of “Seiyun” in the Yemeni province of Hadhramaut Province on Tuesday. In this explosion, elements affiliated with the resigned and fugitive government of Mansur Hadi were targeted, Al Jazeera reported. However, some sources suggest that the death toll from the blast may increase.

At least two people were killed Monday in a small plane crash in a San Diego suburb—including a cardiologist based out of Yuma, Arizona, Fox News reported. Dr. Sugata Das, who worked for the Yuma Regional Medical Center, was identified as one of the victims in the Santee crash,...

The state-run Global Times reported on Tuesday that at least 1.75 million people have been affected by the floods, and as many as 120,000 were displaced after 19,500 houses “collapsed”, Al-Jazeera reported. The report did not say which area in Shanxi has been the worst affected. The province...

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said. Some other sources put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.2. No further details have been released on...

Enrique Mora who is the deputy of the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and represented the EU in the Vienna talks on reviving the Iranian nuclear deal (JCPOA) in Vienna is said to visit Tehran later this week.  Mora told Al-Jazeera that he will visit Tehran to talk to the official in...

Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu drenched swathes of the most populous island of Luzon on Monday as it swept across the archipelago nation towards the South China Sea, NDTV reported. Four people were killed in landslides in the landlocked mountainous province of Benguet, and one person drowned in the coastal...

Sergey Ryabkov made the remarks in a meeting with the US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Tuesday, according to TASS. At talks with US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland on Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov pointed to the unacceptability of a US military presence in...

Karim Hemmati, the Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) broke the news on Tuesday, saying that six million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were imported into the country by IRCS which handed over to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. At the unsparing support of the First Vice...

Iran's Army and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) started to stage massive aerial exercises aimed at bolstering preparedness for defending the country’s skies against enemy threats. Brigadier General Ghader Rahimzadeh, commander of the country's Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base announced the beginning of the operational phase of the joint...

Headed by Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, the Iranian parliamentary delegation met and held talks with the Interior Minister of Pakistan Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad in Islamabad on Tuesday. The delegation has traveled to Pakistan at the invitation of Navid Qamar, the head of Pakistan’s Iran-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group, to discuss the strengthening...

In a tweet on Monday night, Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi wrote, "There is considerable diplomatic mobility to understand developments in Afghanistan. Different countries pursue their diplomacy in different mechanisms." "Afghanistan's future lies in regional cooperation with its neighbors. A meeting of Afghanistan's neighbors' foreign ministers will be held in...

The head of the “Video Library” of the 34th International Film Festival for Children and Youth (IFFCY) Shahla Rostamkhani said one of the approaches of the festival is to create a video library for archiving children and adolescent films. She added that about 300 films from Iranian children’s production and...

In a tweet on Tue., Iraj Masjedi Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Iraq wrote, “The contents published on some networks and mass media is completely false and untrue.” It should be noted that some Iraqi media outlets, including Shafaq News Agency, quoted a government official...

The Islamic Republic of Iran has previously negotiated on the nuclear issue under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and accordingly, Iran will not negotiate on other issues, said Abbas Moghtadaei in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Tuesday. Reacting to the recent statements raised by some Western...

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a meeting with the visiting President of Swiss National Council Andreas Aebi in Tehran on Tuesday. Amir-Abdollahian said in the meeting that Iran will return to the Vienna talks in the near future when reviewing the previous rounds of talks is concluded. ...

The new figures released by the Health Ministry indicate that the total number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Iran has exceeded 5,729,785 following the detection of 13,391 new cases since yesterday. Of the new cases detected in the past 24 hours, 1,869 patients have been...

Young Iranian female weightlifters finished the (IWF) Youth World Championships in Jedda, Saudi Arabia in third place after winning two bronze and two silver medals.  This was the Iranian women's first participation in a world competition.  Ghazaleh Hossein won a bronze medal in clean and jerk. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Yekta...

Written and directed by Amir Roueeni, the short film depicts an odd situation in a malfunctioning mortuary. The failure in the mortuary’s function has resulted in stinking corpses. “This is one of the most difficult short films ever made, and its screenplay has won a number of international awards so...

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Pakistan at the head of a high-ranking military and security delegation on Tuesday. Upon their arrival at Noorkhan Airport in Ravelpendi, the Iranian delegation was welcome by Pakistani military officials. It was announced yesterday that meeting...

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the intelligence forces have arrested 10 people who were linked to foreign intelligence services in the south of the country. According to the statement, the spies were working for the intelligence services of some regional countries that are allied...

The match between Iran and South Korea national football team in Group A of the Asian World Cup Qualifying was held in empty of fans Tehran Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The teams had to share the points after they drew 1-1. South Korean team took the lead by scoring the first...

Speaking at a meeting with the members of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission held at the compound of Secretariat of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) on Tuesday, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that engaging Iran in the security cases has...

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri made the remarks on Tuesday in a ceremony to commemorate the sacrifices made by the IRGC naval forces during the Iraqi imposed war on Iran. The commander said that the Islamic Republic of Iran has stood firm after 43 years...

Chaired by Dr. Shokouh Hosseini (writer, translator and researcher), the meeting was attended by figures from both cinema and literature, including Houshang Moradi Kermani (author), Farhad Tohidi (screenwriter), Mohammad Rahmanian (writer and director), Fereydoun Amouzadeh Khalili (writer), Hamid Reza Ghotbi (director) and Abbas Jahangirian (writer). At the beginning of...

Speaking in a telephone conversation with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on Tue., Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Tehran and Baku have enemies, and the two sides should not give the enemies a chance to disrupt relations between the two countries. Iranian foreign minister emphasized the need for mutual respect...

"Today, we are able to produce all advanced jet engine and drone, surface-to-surface, air-to-surface, coast-to-sea missiles, electronic and radar mechanized equipment inside the country," said Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras on Tuesday referring to the achievements of the country's defense industry. "We are able to defend Iran effectively against enemies because we have...

In a congratulatory message on Tue., Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Iran’s Parliament Speaker said that bilateral cooperation between Tehran and Moscow will lead to the strengthening of peace and security in the region. Considering the important role of parliaments in strengthening bilateral friendly relations and emphasizing the strategic policies...

In its first international presence, 'Wolf Cubs of Apple Valley' will be screened at the Panorama section of the 26th International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL which is underway Chemnitz, Germany.  Produced by Majid Barzegar and Shahram Ebrahimi, the film is the story of Ashu, an 11-year-old boy...

"I am compelled to take the floor to reject the allegations made by the Israeli representative against my country," Heidar Ali Balouji said, addressing the First Committee of the 76th United Nations General Assembly. "In fact, the dissemination of false and fabricated accusations against regional countries, particularly the Islamic Republic...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Tuesday, October 12.

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – October 12th is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet and mystic Hafez Shirazi who is highly revered by famous writers and scholars all across the world. The mausoleum of Hafez Shirazi commonly known as Hafezieh is located...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian national Greco-Roman wrestling team members arrived in Iran on Monday night and were welcomed by government officials including Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA). The Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team collected 4 gold and 2 bronze medals in total to become...

The joint aerial drills, attended by air defense divisions of the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and codenamed 'Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat 1400' (The Defenders of Velayat Skies 1400) kicked off in the country’s central desert areas on Tuesday morning.

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – President of Swiss National Council Andreas Aebi met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests.           ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Assisting the people of Kuzistan's Province Andika region, which was hit by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake on October 4 is continuing.   ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The lovers of Hafez-e Shirazi, the legend Iranian poet get together at his mausoleum and lay flowers on his grave to commemorate him.       ...

HAMEDAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The rail-laying operation of Hamedan-Sanandaj Railway was completed in the presence of Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development on Tue. Sanandaj Railway is the first indigenized rail line in the history of Islamic Iran, in which, all its equipment has been manufactured and...