News Archive - 19 October 2021

US military logistics convoy targeted in SE Iraq

The Saberin News reported Tuesday morning that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in the city of Nasiriyah, southeastern Iraq. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, and no casualties have been reported. Over the past few weeks, a large number of military convoys belonging to the American...

M6.4 earthquake strikes eastern Mediterranean

The European Seismological Center reported that a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean, while the media reported that the residents of Egypt and Lebanon felt the tremor. The center indicated that the quake occurred 219 km south of the Greek island of Rhodes. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management...

N. Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

The missile was launched about 10:17 a.m. local time from the sea in the vicinity of Sinpo, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, where North Korea keeps submarines as well as equipment for test-firing SLBMs, Reuters reported. It was not immediately clear whether the missile was fired from...

Presence of Army Navy in Atlantic Ocean 'valuable experience'

Major-General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks in his meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov in Moscow on Mon. and reiterated that presence of Iran’s Army Navy in the Gulf of Finland and Atlantic Ocean was a valuable experience...

1,470,158 doses of vaccines administered in Iran in a day

As many as 74,113,680 doses of vCOVID-19 vaccines have been injected in the country so far, the Iranian Health Ministry announced in a statement. The Ministry also said that  48,956,693 Iranians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while 25 156 987 have received the second dose. During the last...

Iran to stand by Venezuela in economic development field

Mohsen Rezaei Vice-President for Economic Affairs made the remarks on Monday in his meeting with visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia and emphasized that Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by Venezuela in the field of economic development. Iran and Venezuela are determined to continue their economic cooperation, he said,...

South African amb. talks of bilateral ties, Palestinian issue

In a press conference held on Monday in the South African Embassy, South Africa's Ambassador to Iran Vika Mazwi Khumalo and his colleagues answered questions raised by Iranian reporters on a wide range of topics.  South Africa’s positions on Palestinian issue "South Africa’s position on the Palestinian question is informed, in general,...

Iranian, Pakistani FMs discuss Afghanistan over phone

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, over the phone. In this telephone conversation, the Iranian foreign minister invited his Pakistani counterpart to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbors in Tehran. Shah Mahmood Qureshi thanked for the invitation...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on October 19

Etela'at: Khatibzadeh: Iran not to hesitate to engage in nuclear talks if nation's interests guaranteed President Raeisi: Iran seeking to overcome problems imposed by enemies Iran: Tehran-Caracas cooperation road map drawn by Iran, Venezuela FMs Jomhouriy-e Eslami: Khatibzadeh: Unresolved issues of Vienna talks to be discussed in Brussels  Shargh: Former US Secretary...

Iran FM stresses tangible results in nuclear negotiations

A telephone conversation was held between the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monda night. Referring to the terrorist acts of ISIL in Afghanistan in recent days, Amir-Abdollahian expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan. Iran FM called on UN Secretary-General to take...

Iran FM discuss regional developments with Qatari couterpart

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has held talks with his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, over the phone, Qatari official sources reported on Monday evening. According to the report, bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the latest developments in the region have been discussed by the two...

35th Intl. Islamic Unity Conference kicks off in Tehran

The 35th International Islamic Unity Conference has officially inaugurated in Tehran on Tuesday as over 400 Muslim scholars, elites and religious leaders have scheduled to deliver speeches and exchange views on the latest developments in the world of Islam. The 35th  annual meeting, titled “Islamic Unity, Peace and Avoidance of...

Benjamin to take part in Universal FilmFest.

Animation’s synopsis reads ‘Benjamin’s clumsy yet sweet friend, Asher, screws up. This leads to Benjamin’s mother being captured by the king’s soldiers. Benjamin decides to embark on a hazardous journey to save his mother. This makes the beginning of Asher and Benjamin’s adventure.” Benjamin has managed to take...