News Archive - 27 June 2022

Pir-Hossein Kolivand told the reports that the Red Crescent Society has made the required planning for adequate coverage of relief and medical services during Arbaeen. Proper coordination has been made with the Iraqi Red Crescent, he underlined. The location of volunteers and clinics in Iraq has been identified, he pointed...

Syrian sources reported on Monday that the Turkish army and Ankara-affiliated militias fired dozens of rockets into residential areas on the suburbs of Manbij city in northern Syria. According to sources,  six villages in the region came under rocket attack by the Turkish army and its affiliated elements. At the same time,...

Nato is to boost the number of its forces to be on high-alert amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine from 40,000 to more than 300,000, the Independent newspaper has reported. The seven-fold increase was announced by the military alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg ahead of a summit in Madrid this...

The strike was carried out on Sunday with four high-precision missiles, all of which reached the Artyom rocket-manufacturing plant, located in the Shevchenkovskiy district of Kyiv, without damaging civilian infrastructure in the city, the ministry reports, according to Russia Today. The authorities in Kyiv reportedly tried to intercept the Russian...

Iraqi sources reported a fire at the US base of Ain al-Assad in western Iraq, local Iraqi media including the Sabereen telegram news channel reported. The source emphasized that firefighters managed to extinguish the fire that took place in sanatorium of Ain al-Assad base, located in Al Anbar province in...

The higher 35% duty applies to imports of "certain other products of the Russian Federation, the importation of which has not already been prohibited," the proclamation said, according to Reuters. The Biden administration previously banned US imports of Russian petroleum and energy products, fish, seafood, alcoholic beverages and non-industrial diamonds.

The Foreign Ministry said it had summoned the Greek ambassador to protest over what it called "the confrontational course of the Greek authorities towards Russia, including the supply of weapons and military equipment to the Kyiv regime". The ministry said it had also protested against a Greek decision to declare...

Ten people have been killed and 250 others were injured in the toxic gas leak from a ship carrying toxic gas in the Jordanian port of Aqaba, Jordanian TV reported Monday. According to the state TV, the media spokesman for the Public Security Directorate, Amer Al-Sartawi, said Monday that hazardous materials experts were present in the...

Rfance also wants a planned mechanism to cap the price of oil to be as broad as possible and not be limited to Russian output, according to Reuters. Oil prices extended gains on Monday as investors stood on guard for any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might...

"Iran has chosen Qatar to host the talks because of Doha's friendly ties with Tehran," Mohammad Marandi, a media adviser to Iran's top nuclear negotiator, told the ISNA news agency on Monday, according to Reuters. It was also reported on Monday that the deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani,...

Yuri Ushakov, the Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Iranian counterpart in Ashgabat on Wednesday, the Sputnik Arabic language said. Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with Iranian President Sayed Ebrahim Raeisi and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev at the...

"In addition to bilateral relations, we will discuss the drafting of a comprehensive long-term cooperation document and will make preparations for the signing it by the heads of the two states," Hossein Amir Abdollahian said upon arrival in Ankara on a state visit on Monday afternoon. "In addition to the...

During the joint press conference, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "We declare the fake Zionist regime of Israel as the number one enemy of the Muslims." The Iranian foreign minister reaffirmed that Turkey is undoubtedly supporting the Palestinians and will never give up on the Palestinian cause. He...

Head of the Civil Aviation Organization Mohamad Mohamamdibakhsh and his Italian counterpart Alessio Quaranta in their meeting made a decision to restart the flight after a halt of four years. During the meeting, both sides also inked the reformed agreement on Iran-Italy civil aviation. Also, the two countries called for...

A MoU was signed at the end of Working Group meeting between Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Alireza Payman-Pak and First Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Bakhtiar Sharifi. Under the deal, the two countries of Iran and Tajikistan agreed to strengthen and diversify...

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The competition was held from June 24 to 27 in Chuncheon, South Korea. Iranian taekwondo practitioners claimed three gold medals, five silvers and two bronzes, Tehran Times reported. The Iranian women made history in this edition by winning three gold medals, as opposed to the men who failed to win...

Stressing that the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to cooperate with regional and international organizations, the Iranian president stated that there is a lot of neglected potential in the D-8 countries for increasing trade and transit of goods. Referring to the achievements of the Iranian knowledge-based companies, Raeisi cited...

US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders relaunched the newly renamed "Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment," at their annual gathering being held this year at Schloss Elmau in southern Germany, The Financial Express reported. Biden said the United States would mobilize $200 billion in grants, federal funds, and...

The spectators were watching the bullfight in El Espinal, Colombia -- about 100 miles southwest of Bogota -- on Sunday when several stands collapsed, the Tolima Civil Defense told ABC News. In addition to the six people who died, more than 200 were injured, 10 of which are in serious...

Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced in a statement on Monday that five elements belonging to the People's Defense Units (YPG) and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in Northern Syria. According to the statement, the elements were killed in operation areas of Olive Branch and Spring of Peace while plotting a...

Western countries are reluctant to answer Russia’s questions about their mercenaries in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. "As [Russian Ambassador to London Andrey] Kelin said, they [Western countries] are writing some provocative, boorish things. They don’t want to answer the question we ask about their...

President Joe Biden, who is currently meeting with G7 leaders in Germany for a summit primarily focused on Ukraine, announced recently that the US would provide Ukraine with "more advanced rocket systems and munitions" as Russia's special military operation in Ukraine goes on, according to CNN. In response to requests...

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin made the remarks in an interview with the Haberturk television channel, TASS reported. "We are conducting a well-balanced policy in respect of Russia. <…> We are not imposing sanctions and will not join them. We must observe our own interests. If everyone ruins the bridges,...

Arman-e Emruz Iran must not be optimist to results of negotiations: Official Iran, Iraq emphasize strengthening bilateral ties Arman-e Melli Negotiations to resume in Vienna: Iran’s top security official Aftab-e-Eghtesadi Iran, Iraq trade volume exchange up 15% in 13th govt. Abrar Iran not to withdraw from its position in Vienna:...

Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza met and held talks with the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri in Tehran to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests. During the meeting, the two sides emphasized the need for...

Mohammad Marandi, an advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna, made the remarks in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Criticizing the violation of the JCPOA by the US and the maximum pressure policy, Mohammad Marandi noted that Iran has to receive assurances to ensure that the United States can no...

Iranian officials and nations attach great importance to the independence, prosperity, stability, and security in Iraq, Mohammad Mokhber said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Tehran. Referring to the deep relations between Tehran and Baghdad, he stressed that the enemies are afraid of the convergence of the two...

Continuing the path of reviving Iran's energy diplomacy, the Deputy Petroleum Minister for International Affairs and Trade met with a delegation from Tajikistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies to emphasize the development of economic cooperation between the two countries. Following Tajik President Emomali Rahmon's visit...

Established in 1978, the WCO Policy Commission is regarded as one of the key commissions of the World Customs Organization. The commission is responsible for making policies for the WCO. The Policy Commission is restricted to a specific number of WCO Members, elected by the Council on a regional basis...

US pledges to be committed to JCPOA, Resolution 2231 Speaking about the negotiations on reviving the nuclear deal and the new venue for the talks, Khatibzadeh said the date and the place of the negotiations are almost confirmed.  One of the countries in the Persian Gulf will host talks and the...

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as investors stood on guard for any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might come out of a meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations meeting in Germany, Reuters reported. The prospect of more supply tightness loomed over the...

Nasser Kanaani has been appointed as the 13th spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will be the successor of Saeed Khatibzadeh. Speaking at his last weekly press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters he would take office as an adviser to the Iranian Foreign Minister...

Speaking to Al-Jazeera, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official refuted the Israeli officials' claims in recent weeks that Iran was going to target Israeli tourists in Turkey, calling them fabricated. Ahead of the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Turkey later today, the official said that certain sides are seeking...

The tweet was published on the occasion of the American Human Rights Week. Targeted assassination of Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, freezing Afghan people's assets, violating the rights of American black citizens, and violation of health rights are several cases mentioned in the tweet. MP

The Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks in a meeting with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistani army General Nadim Reza on Monday at the complex of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces in Tehran.

The kids got together to renew their allegiance to the lofty ideals of the Imam and the Islamic Revolution once again. The anthem was first about a mere song that became a hit single. Then, it turned out to be an epic anthem memorized by many Iranians who sought to...

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Nationwide Seminar of Judiciary was held in Tehran on Monday morning in presence of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Judiciary Chief Hojjatoleslam Gholamhossein Eje’ei.        ...