News Archive - 22 January 2022

Ministery of Public Health and Population of the Yemeni National Salvation Government and humanitarian organizations Saturday held a press conference near the Yemeni prison targeted by the Saudi coalition. Speaking in the presser, the governor of Saada said that the United Nations and related organizations are responsible for reporting the recent massacre of the...

The Popular Mobilization Forces on Friday thwarted an ISIL terrorist attack in Miqdadiyah city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. ISIL terrorists were trying to attack the positions of the PMU forces and destroy the thermal camera in the village of Sabah, but the 24th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces...

Amid heightened tensions with Russia, the Ukrainian military conducted an exercise near the Crimea region, authorities said on Friday. The Ukrainian army said BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems were used in the drill in Kherson, located near Crimea, Anadolu Agency reported. The exercise was carried out to prepare...

As part of an effort to revive the international nuclear deal with Iran, Russia has discussed a possible interim agreement with Iran in recent weeks that would involve limited sanctions relief in return for reimposing some restrictions on Tehran’s nuclear program, NBC News quoted two senior US official, one...

In a statement on Saturday, Khatibzadeh condemned the Saudi-led coalition for its recent deadly bombardment of residential and civilian areas in Yemen. "The continuation of the coalition's military aggression against Yemen is taking place amid the silence and indifference of the international community," Khatibzade said. The spokesman added that arms sales...

A source close to the negotiating team rejected the news released by foreign media that an interim agreement has been proposed in Vienna. An interim agreement has never been on Iran's agenda, and Iran will only accept a credible and lasting agreement, the source told the IRNA news agency on Saturday.  NBC...

During the meeting, the sides emphasized Azerbaijani and Iranian presidents’ special attention to the bilateral relations and hailed the close ties between the two countries. They stressed the necessity of continuing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran in all fields as friendly and close neighbors. They touched upon issues of...

Mehdi Azizi evaluated the developments in the region in an interview he gave to United World International. It is said that interactions between Ankara-Damascus have begun. Do you have any information about these claims, how do you evaluate them? Interactions between Ankara-Damascus began a few months ago. The reason...

In a close match on Saturday, the Iranian national men's handball team played its first match in the main round of the Asian Handball Championship, hosted by Saudi Arabia, against Iraq, and could finally defeat its opponent 28-25. At the beginning of the match, the Iranian handball players led by coach Manuel Montaya Fernandez were...

Saudi warplanes continue to bomb residential neighborhoods and infrastructures in Yemen's western city of Hudaydah, leading to shot down of internet communication and civilian casualties. The Saudi aggressor coalition bombed the communications building in al-Hudaydah province to prevent the spread of news and reports about its recent crimes against...

The three people — Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun and Jihad Salem Alame — and 10 companies targeted by the new sanctions helped Hezbollah obtain funds through global "networks of companies that disguise themselves as legitimate businesses," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Friday. “Through...

Yemeni people in Sanaa and other cities in the provinces of Saada and Al Hudaydah as well as in several other Yemeni cities held massive rallies in condemnation of crimes committed by Saudi-led coalition. Yemeni citizens in the rally, which was also attended by provincial officials, stressed their support...

The Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree in a statement issued on Friday recommended foreign companies to leave UAE, saying, "After today's catastrophes committed by the Saudi-American-Emirati coalition air force against our beloved nation, we advise foreign companies in the UAE to leave this country." Saree...

Initial reports stated that the fire broke out around 7:30 am on the eighteenth floor of the Kamala Building in Nana Chowk in the city’s Tardeo area, India Today reported. The Mumbai Fire Brigade has designated it as a Level-3 (major) fire. Thirteen fire tenders are at the scene...

Some news sources claimed that Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia has died. However, some other news sources announced that the reports on the death of Saudi Arabia's King Salman are not true. Saudi government sources, as well as official media, have not yet confirmed or denied the news. ZZ/...

Just recently, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote a lengthy article accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping of pursuing an “unbridled ambition” to “mold the existing world order into a system of global governance controlled by Communist China through its prophesied future supremacy in all forms of international power.

The United States is weighing evacuating the family members of American diplomats out of Ukraine as tensions continue to grow between Washington and Moscow over Kiyv. An announcement regarding the potential evacuation could come within days, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.  If approved, family members of...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi Spokesman for IRICA said on Friday that, “With the permit issued for transporting diesel to Afghanistan, the transit of diesel fuel to this country via Iran will be allowed from tomorrow on Saturday and IRICA has voiced its readiness for fully implementation of this procedure.”...

President Raeisi, who was on a visit to the Russian capital Moscow, instructed his chief of staff to follow up on the latest flood situation in the south of Kerman province and to provide relief to the flood victims. President Raeisi arrived at Jiroft airport to investigate the flood...

Referring to President Raeisi's visit to Moscow, he pointed out that welcoming President Raeisi by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the global coronavirus pandemic condition indicates high significance of this historic visit made by President Raeisi to Moscow. During the meeting, the two presidents discussed a wide range of...

Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari Deputy Chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Affairs pointed to the significance of a trilateral combined naval drill between Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean and stated that establishing maritime trade security in North Indian Ocean and better coordination and closer communication...

Speaking on the sidelines of a trilateral Combined Naval Drill dubbed “Maritime Security Belt 2022” on Friday, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani Chief Commander of Iran’s Army Navy pointed to the extreme power of Iran, Russia and China in the international arena and said that these three countries are known...

In a tweet on Friday, Barham Salih President of Iraq wrote, “The cowardly terrorist attack of ISIL on Iraqi army in Diyala province is a hateful and failed attempt to target our security.” Efforts to revive terrorism in the region should not be underestimated, he added. “Our duty...

Coordination between Iran, Russia, China ‘at highest level’ Referring to the joint trilateral naval drill between Iran, Russia and China in the Indian Ocean, the Commander of Iran’s Army Navy Commander said that cooperation and coordination of these three countries are at the 'highest level'. Speaking on the sidelines...

Referring to his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during President's Raeisi's visit to Moscow, Amir-Abdollahian in a tweet on Friday wrote, "I had important talks with Mr. Lavrov on the cooperation of Iran and Russia in accelerating the construction of new nuclear power plants in Iran, the comprehensive...

Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a resolution issued on the Holocaust at the United Nations General Assembly and its articles are unrelated to the Islamic Republic, calling it an abuse of international mechanisms by the Zionist regime to cover up its crimes, and declared it completely null.

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In a tweet on Friday, Russia’s permanent representative at Vienna-based International Organizations wrote, “The #JCPOA participants (without #Iran) and the US met to assess the state of affairs at the #ViennaTalks.” “The Western colleagues, as they do it publicly, underlined the need to finalize negotiations ASAP. Russia shares...

"My assessment is that we are on the right track for a final agreement," the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, referring to "small" progress in a number of issues, Reuters reported. "My concern, more than in the substance, is about the timing. There I have...

"Today, science and economics have become a tool for colonization and plundering the nations of the world, the bullying powers use this tool to seize the wealth of other nations for their own benefit," Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers leader Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard said during this week's Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran. Aboutorabi-Fard stressed...

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Snowfall that started in different parts of Golestan province in the north of Iran on Friday whitened many cities and villages of this province.           ...