News Archive - 15 December 2021

Russia Today has cited its Syrian military sources that that the Syrian air defenses had countered the Israeli missile aggression on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, the Syrian news agency SANA quoted the source as saying "At early hours of Thursday morning at 12:50 O'clock, the Israeli enemy fired missiles from the...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Antonio Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations discussed the Vienna talks and some issues of mutual interest in a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening. The Iranian negotiating team in Vienna talks are seriously working to reach a good agreement and they have the necessary...

The clashes between the Yemeni army against Saudi-led forces continue in Marib. The latest reports say that fierce clashes took place between Yemeni forces and elements of the Saudi coalition in western Yemen. Ousted Hadi government forces backed by Saudi forces spared no efforts to enter the Marib from the western front of the city and retake the...

In the meeting, Deputy Ambassador of Iran at Kabul Embassy Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi pointed to follow-up on economic agreements after the visit of Iranian President Special Envoy for Afghanistan Affairs Kazemi Qomi as the main topic of discussion, saying that the two nations of Iran and Afghanistan will witness...

"Talks continue intensively, both by experts & top negotiators," Ali Bagheri Kani said on Twitter on Wednesday evening after meeting with representatives of the remaining participants in the nuclear deal earlier on Wednesday in Vienna. "Today I exchanged views with heads of delegations of UK, France, Germany, Russia, China,...

In a tweet on Wed., Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh wrote, “Any statement on JCPOA that fails to mention US culpability only conveys utter ignorance.” “If E3 wants to be taken seriously as fair partner, it needs to behave like one. For Iran, JCPOA "hollowed out"...

In the men’s 102kg weight class, Motamedi lifted 177kg in the snatch and 220kh in the clean and jerk and finished in the first place for a total of 397kg, Tehran Times said. South Korean Jin Yun-seong claimed the silver with 396kg. The bronze medal went to Iran’s Amir...

Iran's Jahad Daneshgahi or Academic Center for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR) and the Syrian University of Aleppo signed an MoU on expanding academic cooperation during a visit of a delegation from the Iranian side headed by Hamidreza Tayebi, the head of the ACECR. In the meeting, Tayebi said that cooperation...

Saudi-led coalition Spokesman pointed to the airstrikes launched on various parts of Sana’a, and claimed that it has destroyed Yemenis warehouses and workshops adapted for construction of ballistic missiles and drones. On Wednesday morning, Saudi-led coalition invaded Sana'a by launching an airstrike, Arabic media reported. “The Saudi coalition carried out...

Speaking just hours before his fresh talks with Nikol Pashinian Prime Minister of Armenia in Brussels, Aliyev said the so-called “Zangezur corridor” that would connect Azerbaijan to its Nakhichevan exclave via Armenian territory must have the same status as the existing Lachin corridor linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh." “There...

َA series of Iraqi army anti-terroristic operations are still ongoing in different parts of this country, Alsumaria News reported. According to the report, Iraqi army forces in its latest operations wiped out various regions of Saladin province from remnants of ISIL terrorist groups. Iraqi media sources reported that Iraqi...

Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Tuesday evening, following the UN Security Council meeting during which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a report on the implementation of UNSCR 2231. Iranian negotiation team in the Vienna talks is serious and ready to interact meaningfully and constructively with the other parties to...

Heads of delegations of Iran, Russia and China held a meeting in Vienna to discuss relevant issues regarding JCPOA.  Earlier on Wednesday, a meeting was held between heads of three European delegations including UK, Germany and France and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani. The new round of talks on the...

In a meeting with Armenian public prosecutor on the sideline of the 9th session of the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption on Wednesday, Amin Hossein Rahimi, Iran’s minister of justice pointed to historical and cultural ties between Iran and Armenia, saying,...

Iraq's electricity ministry says the country still needs to import natural gas from Iran because its plan to locally provide fuel for its power plants has not been completed yet. Spokesman for Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Ahmed Musa reiterated several Iraqi delegations will travel to Tehran to discuss increasing...

Addressing a press conference following the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, the Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday said the summit has dealt with regional issues. The PGCC states prefer to be part of the talks that would be open to any mechanism that addresses...

This prestigious international conference will be organized in cooperation with the Caucasus International University (CIU) and the cultural attaché of Iranian embassy to Tbilisi. Chancellor of CIU and Cultural Attaché of Iranian Embassy to Tbilisi will deliver speeches at the Conference. A number of 35 prominent university professors, authors,...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr News Agency, the Political Deputy of Political-Ideological Office of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Brigadier General Rasoul Sanaei-Rad made some remarks in reaction to the latest anti-Iranian move by the Americans in sanctioning the Iranian drone program. Answering a question about the possibility of...

Iran voluntarily allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to replace the damaged cameras at Karaj's TESA site with the new ones in the wake of a recent agreement made with IAEA. Iran's voluntary measure is meant to help resolve misunderstandings with the IAEA. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said...

The Russian embassy in Tehran said in a statement that the translated version of Mikhail Ulyanov's modified statements on Iranian centrifuges published by Radio Farda has drawn the attention of the Russian embassy in Tehran. In fact, the Russian diplomat had said, "What to do with these centrifuges? There...

Iranian deputy defense minister Brigadier General Seyed Mehdi Farahi met and held talks with Assistant Chief of Staff of the Sultanate of Oman's Armed Forces for Operations and Planning Brigadier General Staff Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Mandhari in Tehran on Wednesday. "Oman is our friend and brother country in the region", the...

After the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Wednesday that Tehran had reached a good agreement with the IAEA last night, the news service of Supreme National Security Council of Iran (SNSC) "Nournews" said that Iran voluntary move was a bid to prevent the possible misunderstandings of the activities at the TESA Karaj...

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman made the remarks on Wednesday in reaction to the final statement of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) in Riyadh on Wednesday. "It was supposed that with the recent diplomatic movements between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), a new approach...

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman told Press TV that ongoing discussions between Iran's AEOI chief, VP Eslami, and IAEA's Director General have led to progress, and gaps over several issues of mutual interest have narrowed. Khatibzadeh said, “I don't want to go into details but I can anticipate that the...

Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Tuesday evening, following the UN Security Council meeting during which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a report on the implementation of UNSCR 2231. Iranian negotiation team in the Vienna talks is serious and ready to interact meaningfully and constructively with the other parties to...

Speaking at a session of UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wed., Dmitry Polyansky Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that allegations that the JCPOA might have become outdated and might need any updates, extensions, etc. are perilous and irresponsible. The deal features a...

Ebtekar: Top negotiator: Any agreement depends on serious will of opposite side Govt spox.: Removal of sanctions only goal of Iranian negotiators Etemad: Eslami: Negotiations with IAEA not ended yet  Etela'at: Amir-Abdollahian: Iran ready to achieve good result in Vienna Jomhuri-e Eslami: Saudi Arabia set conditions for normalization of...

The Yedioth Ahronot newspaper said on Tuesday that Israel’s strike on Syria is “a direct message” to Iran. The chief of staff of the Israeli army has also accepted to increase the number of troops in the air force and the intelligence branch of the Israeli army to prepare...

In a telephone conversation with Ismail Haniyeh Head of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, Political Bureau, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated the 34th anniversary of the establishment of the movement and stressed Iran's continued support for the Resistance of the Palestinian people. In this telephone conversation, the Iranian Foreign Minister called the...