News Archive - 25 May 2022

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi wrote a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the international body to condemn the recent assassination of the IRGC member in Tehran. Takht Ravanchi described  Martyr Hassan Sayad Khodaei as a member...

Following President Raeisi's order to follow up on the intensified dust storms, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday night consulted with and wrote letters to his counterparts in the region to discuss the origin of duststorms and environmental crises caused by the spread of sandstorms in the region. Amir-Abdollahian...

US President's public approval falls to 36%, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday. Biden's public approval rating sees the lowest level of his presidency, as Americans suffered from rising inflation. Biden's approval rating has been below 50% since August, raising alarms that his Democratic Party is...

According to the Kabul Times, earlier on Wednesday afternoon, a terrible explosion was heard in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province in Afghanistan. According to the reports, the explosion took place in the 10th Security District of Mazar-e-Sharif. Taliban Police Command in Balkh confirmed the explosion, but it has...

While reminding the international obligations of Greek government given the emergency stop of Iranian ship due to technical defects, Head of Mediterranean Office of Iranian Foreign Ministry considered surrendering to illegal US pressure ‘unacceptable’ and condemned the move taken by the Greek government. Seizing the ship operating under the...

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in an address to an event on Wednesday to commemorate 4,000 martyred clerics, according to the Press TV website. Raeisi said the martyrs’ blood carries the message of resistance against the enemies, protecting Islamic values, building the country, resolving people’s problems, forging unity, national cohesion, and...

The cooperation documents were signed in the fields of petrochemical industry equipment, and transportation. Owji and Novak also signed a joint statement after their meeting. Owji and Novak held a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, during which the Iranian oil minister stressed the need for holding cooperation between the public...

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a televised speech on Resistance and Liberation Day on Wednesday that started on at 20:30 Beirut Local Time, Al-Manar TV website reported. According to Al-Manar, on May 25, 2000, the Israeli occupation army completed its withdrawal from most of the Lebanese territories, except Shebaa Farms...

Iranian, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen and Kazakh officials will attend the meeting to discuss Afghanistan developments. Shamkhani is scheduled to meet with several of his counterparts on the sidelines of the meeting to discuss regional and international issues, as well as bilateral relations. Initiated by the...

Speaking after his meeting with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in Tehran on Wednesday, Javad Owji added that the preliminary talks had been made between officials of the two countries in Russia and fortunately, good Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreement were inked between the two sides.

Speaking in his meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak in Tehran on Wednesday evening, Mohammad Mokhber emphasized the need for determination of targeting for the development of bilateral relations. He then stressed on the serious will of the country for the expansion of full-fledged relations with the Russian...

Mevlut Cavusoglu made the remarks in a joint news conference with his Israeli regime foreign minister Yair Lapid in the occupied holy Quds city after one-on-one and delegation-level talks, according to Anadolu news agency.  Cavusoglu said Turkiye-Israel trade volume surpassed $8 billion last year, and the figures of this...

Economic relations of both sides see growth, he said in a joint trade conference between Iran and Russia, adding that the volume of trade exchanges soared last year. There has been constructive cooperation between state and private-run representatives in the trade field over the past months. Pointing to the cooperation...

The fuel depot is one of the fuel depots at the Sonol oil facility in the Shemen region of Haifa, which is also close to residential areas, according to the reports. Rescue forces and firefighters are preventing the fire from spreading. The report added that such incidents occur in Haifa almost...

RIA Novosti on Wednesday quoted the Russian source as saying that that number does not include the aircraft destroyed by high-precision cruise missiles in the Donbas region. Due to their relatively large size, low speed and poor maneuverability, unmanned drones are easy targets for Russian anti-aircraft missile systems such as the...

According to the Kabul Times, earlier on Wednesday afternoon, a terrible explosion was heard in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province in Afghanistan. According to the reports, the explosion took place in the 10th Security District of Mazar-e-Sharif. Taliban Police Command in Balkh confirmed the explosion, but it...

The Kabul explosion took place on Wednesday evening at the Hazrat Zakaria Mosque at the traffic junction in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. It is reported that the explosion was caused by a planted bomb in front of a police station, leaving at least 10 people or injured. Taliban security officials in...

In a letter to the head of the European Council, Charles Michel on Tuesday, Orban said his country is unlikely to drop its opposition to the EU's new sanctions package, which includes an embargo on oil imports, until all outstanding issues are resolved, Press TV website reported. The EU...

Following today's open session in the Iranian parliament, lawmakers went to meet with the Leader. The meeting was held in Imam Khomeini Hussainia of Tehran. Earlier today, Ghalibaf was reelected as Parliament speaker for the third consecutive year. At the start of his remarks, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed...

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on January 13, 2020 by Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with the officials of the Martyrs Who Were Clerics Commemoration Congress, which is published on his official website. The commemoration ceremony was...

Ali Bagheri Kani made the remarks in a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Farhat Sadiqov. To achieve the favorable objectives, the official processes must be speeded up, he pointed out. In order to bolster regional stability and secure the interests of the...

She made the remarks at the United Nations Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the Protection of Journalists in New York on Tuesday. “Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in cold blood by occupying forces in Jenin [refugee camp] of the occupied Palestinian territories,” Ershadi said. The assassination...

Speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the martyrs at Imam Hossein University in Tehran on Wednesday, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani pointed to the anniversary of the Liberation of Khorramshahr from the Sadaam Baath regime and said that the retaking of the...

"Russia is interested in creating the North-South international transport corridor. Its successful implementation, we believe, will give a powerful push to the development of trade with the Caspian basin and the Persian Gulf. This is a landmark project that could become key for the development of our trade and...

Safari on Wednesday met with visiting Sequi in Tehran to discuss economic and trade ties between the two countries. Referring to the cooperation capacities of the two countries, Safari stressed the need to develop economic cooperation between Iran and Italy. Reviewing the areas of cooperation, he noted, "Italian companies have a good...

In this regard, the Office of Prime Minister of Iraqi Regional Government (KRG) Masrour Barzani issued a statement regarding the “incorrect translation" of the Prime Minister’s statement in the Arab media outlets. During the simultaneous translation of remarks of Iraqi KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s speech on the sidelines of...

The US Treasury Department placed several individuals on the sanctions list for their links to the IRGC's Quds Force. In yet another futile attempt to force Iran give in to pressures to accept its illegal excessive demands, Washingon imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and nine entities for alleged links to the...

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Wednesday that talks with Iran aimed at ending an alleged dispute on explaining the origin of uranium particles found at apparently old but undeclared sites are at "a very difficult juncture." According to Bloomberg, Grossi and...

The Iranian health minister Bahram Einollahi met and held talks with his Cuban counterpart José Angel Portal Miranda on the sidelines of the 75th edition of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva. Referring to the capacity of expanding cooperation in the field of medical and paramedical sciences between universities...

Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) as the duly authorized maritime administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran reacted against actions of the Greek government as to hindering Iranian vessel from sailing and arresting its cargo and urged the Greek government to fulfill its international obligations. According to PMO’s...

Zionist militias attacked the tomb of the Prophet Yusuf (AS) in support of the settlers' attack on the area for performing Talmudic ceremonies. The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that 80 Palestinians were wounded in an attack by Zionist forces in eastern Nablus. Jenin Resistance forces also managed to directly target the forces of...

9 ISIL terrorists were detained in the country's capital of Baghdad, 3 in Kirkuk and 1 in Diyala, according to Sputnik. The arrested terrorists were sent to jail after being arrested. Earlier this week, Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) forces, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, pounded ISIL hideouts in...

The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said, according to BBC. Investigators say the suspect was armed with a handgun, an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and high-capacity magazines. The teenager is suspected of shooting his...

"Recently, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized joint combat readiness patrols and military exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan," the military said in a statement, adding that this was "a serious warning due to the recent activity between...

In his traditional dinner speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss mountain town of Davos, the Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist George Soros said the war has "shaken Europe to its core." Russia's military operation in Ukraine may have been the beginning of...

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the missiles were fired from the Sunan area of the capital, Pyongyang, and flew toward waters off the North’s eastern coast between 6am and 7am on Wednesday. They said that one – thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile...

Arman Melli Oman a reliable trade partner to Iran: Pres. Raeisi Revival of North-South corridor relying upon Russia’s capabilities: Iran’s Roads min. Iran, Russia to hold joint energy commission  Abrar S Arabia eyes establishing relations with Iran Iran to use all capacities to punish perpetrators behind assassination of Martyr...

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During an open session of the Parliament on Wednesday, Ghalibaf received 194 votes from a total number of 281 votes cast by the lawmakers. Morteza Aghatehrani, Elyas Naderan and Feyerdoun Abbasi were of the other nominees who garnered 53, 21 and 3 votes respectively out of 281 votes cast...

The vessel was detained nearly seven weeks ago in Greece when authorities thought it was covered by the European Union sanctions on Russian assets, but later held for mechanical deficiencies while watchdog groups claimed that it was carrying sanctioned Iranian oil. The “Aframax” tanker arrived off Greece early in April...

In a written message to the bereaved family of martyr Khodaei, Amir-Abdollahian said that the Foreign Ministry will follow up on the case using its international, legal as well as political capacities. Referring to Iran’s pivotal role in fighting against terrorism, he highlighted that the assassination of martyr Khodaei...

Bennett welcomed the US government's decision on not to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the blacklist, Al-Alam quoted Reuters as saying. Hours earlier, the American Politico newspaper had quoted a senior Western official as saying that US President Joe Biden had made his final decision and intended to keep IRGC...

Kazakhstan has sent invitation letters to Turkey, Russia, Iran as guarantor countries and the rest of the Syrian parties to participate in the 18th round of Astana meeting. Spokesperson for Kazakh Foreign Ministry in a press conference said that the next round of Astana meeting on Syria will be held...

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 convenes at the most consequential geopolitical and geo-economic moment of the past three decades and against the backdrop of a once-in-a-century pandemic, the official website of the World Economic Forum reports. The meeting will bring together over 2,000 leaders and experts from...

Answering a question about his evaluation of the effects and results of his visit and talks with the Sultan of Oman on the bilateral relations between the two countries, Ebrahim Raeisi said, "I am very happy that I had the opportunity to travel to Oman and meet with the Sultan of...

Referring to the recent significant growth of Iran-Turkey's trade and economic relations, Safari stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and regional cooperation between the two countries. He also expressed Iran's readiness to develop cooperation with Turkey in several fields including banking, trade, transportation, transit, energy, health and new technologies. Kaymakcı,...

Heavy sand and dust storms (SDS) have caused offices, universities, and schools to close in Tehran, Karaj, Kermanshah, and many other cities. It has also disrupted the daily lives of the Iranian people, causing them to stay at home and telework.  While the people of Khuzestan are suffering...

Following today's open session in the Iranian parliament, lawmakers have gone to meet the Leader. The meeting is underway in Imam Khomeini Hussainia of Tehran. Earlier today, Ghalibaf was reelected as Parliament speaker for the third consecutive year. At the start of his remarks, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution pointed...

Kamalvandi made the remarks on the sidelines of the meeting of Iranian oil minister Javad Owji with Russia's deputy foreign minister Alexander Novak, adding that Iran-Russia relations are very good, especially on nuclear issues. "Because these are big projects, they require a lot of investment," he added. Noting that Novak and...

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Lawmakers at Iranian Parliament met with the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Imam Khomeini (RA) Hosseiniyah on Wednesday.     ...

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Lawmakers held an internal election in the parliament to elect the new speaker, members of the Presiding Board of the parliament in an open session on Wednesday before going to meet with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution.     ...

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – The rescue and debris removal operations are ongoing in the collapsed commercial Metropol building which has been located in the Abadan city in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.     ...