News Archive - 14 June 2022

Alaa Majid, Director General of the Musical Arts Department in the Iraqi Ministry of Culture added that only the language of both sides' music is different. Iraqi people are keen on listening to Iranian music, he pointed out. The two countries are determined to further expand cooperation in the music...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi stated that Iran’s export of products to Turkmenistan registered a significant 79.4 percent growth since the 13th government assumed office in August 2021. He put Iran’s non-oil trade with this country since the outset of the current administration i.e. from August 23, 2021, to May...

Iraqi Security Information Office announced in a statement that the Iraqi Joint Operations Command monitored a special operation carried out by Iraqi army forces in Saladin province, during which eight outstanding ISIL leaders were killed in their hideouts in Wādī Al-Tharthār, the western province of Saladin. Joint Task Force, affiliated...

“The British journalists on the list are involved in the deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and the events in Ukraine and Donbass,” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. The list also includes John Witherow, editor of The Times; Chris Evans, editor of The Daily...

The Managing Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) Seyyed Miad Salehi met and held talks with the Head of Afghanistan Railway Department Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat on Tuesday regarding the resumption of reconstructing and completing the 3rd lot of Khaf-Herat railway as well as preparation of the railway for...

Speaking in an interview with Aljazeera in Qatar, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan touched upon the relations of Armenia with its neighbors, particularly with Iran, Armen Press said. “We have four neighbors, and with two of them we have very good relations, I mean Georgia and Iran. Iran is...

Iran must take more practical and serious measures in response to the anti-Tehran resolution at the IAEA’s Board of Governors, Deputy Chairman of Program, Budget and Accounting Commission of Iran's Parliament said in an interview with Mehr News Agency. Reducing the level of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency...

Saeed Khatibzadeh reacted to the forcibly deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda and the news about Iranian citizenship of some of these asylum seekers, stating that what is happening is a historical shame for UK government and all those who have made their utmost efforts to cover up...

The President looks forward to outlining his affirmative vision for US engagement in the region over the coming months and years," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement announcing the visit, Sputnik reported. The White House statement added, "The President appreciates King Salman's leadership and his invitation.

The visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was received by  President Ebrahim Raeisi on Tuesday evening for a meeting. During the meeting, President Raeisi said pointed to the cultural and religious similarities between the two nations of Iran and Pakistan and said that "Most of the foreign pilgrims to the...

According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia and the Yemen's Houthi Ansarulla movement have resumed direct talks to discuss security along the kingdom's border and future relations under any peace deal with Yemen, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The so far sporadic negotiations between the two sides resumed...

The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced on Tuesday that Iraq's debts to Iran remaining unpaid since 2020, will be paid within the next two days. The Iraqi Ministry of Energy also appreciated the role of the Iraqi government and parliament in supporting the Ministry of Energy in that regard. "The...

Iranian Ambassador to Zagreb Parviz Esmaeili met and held talks with the President of Zagreb International Exhibitions Renata Socha in Zagreb on Tuesday to discuss signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on trade cooperation. During the meeting, the Iranian envoy pointed to the privileged role of trade exhibitions for transferring...

The Syrian daily Al-Watan quoted informed sources as saying that two Iranian tankers docked off the Syrian coast on Monday, June 13th and wrote that this was the first sign of a new credit line between Iran and Syria has become operational. The newspaper said on Tuesday that ”the tankers...

Here is the full text of the note as published on the IAEA official portal: Explanatory note The Islamic Republic of Iran comments and observations on Report by the Director General on NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran GOV/2022/26 of 30 May 2022 A: General comments: 1.

Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Raşit Meredow to discuss several regional issues, as well as the Tehran-Ashgabat ties. Congratulating the successful holding of the recent presidential elections in Turkmenistan, Amir-Abdollahian stressed the importance of the upcoming visit of the Turkmen President to Tehran on the 30th anniversary of the establishment...

Heading a delegation, Farooq Azam, the Senior Advisor to the Taliban's Ministry of Water and Energy will visit Tehran tomorrow. Discussing Iran's water share of the Hirmand River is the purpose of the Taliban delegation's visit to Tehran. According to Farooq Azam, during this visit, Iranian and Taliban officials will implement...

After the Iranian Attorney-General, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri’s trip to Moscow to attend a ceremony held to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Russian prosecutor’s office in Russia, Levan Dzhagaryan, the Russian ambassador to Tehran, went to Montazeri’s office to hold a meeting with him on Tuesday morning. In the meeting, the...

The Director-General of the Agency for Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan, Chakyev Mammethan Berdimyradovich, and his delegation met with Iran's Minister of Transport and Urban Development, Rostam Ghasemi, at Iran's Ministry to negotiate for promotion of transport and transit ties along the corridors in the region. Considering recent regional developments...

A report presented to the Turkish parliament subcommission on migration has shown that Turkey has so far constructed a 1,079-kilometer-long wall along its borders with Iran to prevent the illegal entry of migrants and that the entire construction is almost complete, the Hurriyet newspaper English website said in a report on...

Javad Owji made the remarks on Tuesday after meeting with Shahin Abdul Rahmanov. The 13th administration [under President Raeisi] has made good achievements in the field of energy diplomacy over the last 10 months, he said, adding, "A gas swap agreement was signed from Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan...

Upon his arrival, Serdar Berdimuhamedov and his entourage was welcomed by Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi.

 During a phone call on Tuesday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations. The top Iranian diplomat emphasized the continuation of the existing consultations between the two countries and also stressed the need to strengthen cooperation, especially in the field of bilateral...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi made the remarks on Tuesday and said that 2,560,000 tons of foreign goods were transited from Iran, registering a 39% increase as compared to the last year’s same period. After seven years of reducing transit volume of foreign goods from the country, growth of transit of foreign goods...

Under the Memorandum of Understanding, cooperation between the two countries will be enhanced in the fields of social protection, retirees, social security, welfare and technical and vocational training services. During the meeting, Iranian Caretaker Minister of Labor Mohammad-Hadi Zahedivafa pointed to the friendly and amicable relations between the two neighboring...

"We did not shut down the IAEA monitoring activities. We just removed the extra cameras beyond Safeguards Agreement," Mohammad Eslami Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) told the national TV on Tuesday afternoon. "Cameras beyond the Safeguards Agreement mean the JCPOA document, while the Safeguard Agreement cameras are still in place,"...

An informed Iraqi source quoted the command of the Joint Operations Room of the Iraqi Army made the announcement, saying that the detainees were among the most dangerous terrorists who have been prosecuted by the judiciary in Diyala province in Iraq in recent years for committing various crimes. The detainees had...

The health condition of a victim is critical until Monday morning, AP reported.  Inspectors have not yet determined a motive in the shooting. Investigations are being conducted to find out the details of the incident. AMK/PR

The series of hostile Zionist measures against the people of Palestine in occupied territory continues, the Palestine Today reported. The Zionist militias have used tear gas and shells against the Palestinians during the raids on Ramallah and Nablus as the Palestinian media reported. The news comes as the health condition...

The production in Sakarya Gas Field will "hopefully reach its peak in 2026," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday at an event marking the laying of the first offshore pipeline to carry Black Sea natural gas, Anadolu Agency reported. First gas transmission is planned to be delivered through a 150-kilometer-long...

In a letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Gharibabadi has expressed deep concern over the blatant violation of Assadi’s rights by the two governments of Belgium and Germany. Following is the full text of the letter: In my capacity as the Secretary-General of the High Council for Human...

Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said three foreign officials including a president, will soon arrive in Tehran for diplomatic talks.  He said Pakistan’s foreign minister is due in Tehran on Tuesday. And the president of Turkmenistan will also be in Tehran in the coming days.

Owji and Maduro discussed and decided on issues such as fuel supply, export of petroleum products, export of petrochemical products, and export of petrochemical catalysts. Exporting technical and engineering services, reconstruction and modernization of refineries, and developing of oil and gas fields were other topics discussed between the two sides. During...

Earlier, Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi announced that the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow will visit Iran on Tuesday night. The official reception in Saadabad Palaces Complex, meetings and talks with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, holding a joint meeting of high-profile delegations of the two...

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday morning, held talks with Amir-Abdollahian. This is the first visit of Bhutto Zardari to Tehran since he was appointed as the Pakistan foreign minister. Upon his arrival, the Pakistani Foreign Minister was welcomed by the Director-General of the...

Iran's positive trade balance is the result of making use of the economic advantages of countries in applying active diplomacy, Bahadori Jahromi wrote on his Twitter account. He took some instances for the active diplomacy when he wrote that "Tajikistan's president arrived in Tehran two weeks ago. The President of...

The Iranian PMO said in its Tuesday statement that despite the US attempt to confiscate the Iranian oil cargo on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek coast, a Greek court has overturned an earlier court ruling and now the court has ruled to the Greek government to return the cargo...

Speaking in a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the two sides discussed bilateral relations and various fields of cooperation between Iran and Pakistan, including the development of cultural, tourism, political and economic cooperation. He added...

In a tweet, Padron announced the arrival of the first group of Iranian tourist guides to the Latin American country to enhance Venezuela's tourism industry. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, during an official visit to Iran, in a meeting with President Ebrahim Raeisi, had called for the will of the two...

Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Ali Zolfi Gol and the Venezuelan minister of agriculture recently paid a visit to the Iranian Knowledge-based firms' achievements fair, Head of the Vice-Presidency Science and Technology center Mehdi Qale-noei said. In addition to the factor VIII, the products of 4 knowledge-based companies were...

Pottery is one of the oldest man-made decorative artworks originating before the New Stone Age featured by settlement in permanent residences, and the birth of crafts. Isfahan’s Shahreza has long been considered as the heart of the pottery and ceramic industry in Iran; on this account, Shahreza was selected as...

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Reza Fatemi-Amin attended an open session of Iranian Parliament chaired by Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.     ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Amir-Abdollahian at the venue of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.