News Archive - 28 June 2022

The move, announced by the Foreign Ministry and outgoing prime minister, was the largest expulsion of Russian diplomats by Sofia in recent years and more than halves the size of Moscow’s diplomatic footprint in Balkan country. “Bulgaria is going to expel 70 Russian diplomats … Our services identified them as...

Saying that Qatar's role in the talks is only hosting the indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States, the Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson told Al Jazeera that her country has made many diplomatic efforts to bring the views closer and exchange messages between the two sides. "We are trying to...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Tuesday that the G7 final statement is baseless, unilateral, and unjust, as it intentionally ignored clear breaching of UNSC Resolution 2231 by America, and imposed maximum sanctions against the noble Iranian nation. Focusing on the final communique of the G7 in Germany,...

Arman-e Melli: The Prospect of Doha talks seem promising Asia: Fear, and hope in Doha Ebtekar: Leader: Corrupt structures must be destroyed in Judiciary system Strategic meeting of Caspian littoral states held in Turkmenistan Etemad: Corrupt structures must be destroyed, Leader says Iran: China supports Iran's application to join BRICS...

"Military cooperation. We underscored the importance of cooperation in this area. It was proposed to speed up the work on the agreement on development of trust-building measures regarding military activities of Caspian littoral states," Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference after the meeting of the five Foreign Ministers, TASS...

Ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden to the West Asia region, Many reports have surfaced regarding significant developments in play that will likely come together during President Joe Biden’s. A number of Arab countries and the Israeli regime have increased their diplomatic interactions and contacts amid a...

The US authorities have stopped an oil tanker carrying fuel products from Russia to the US state of Louisiana, the Wall Street Journal reported. It is at present being inspected by US Customs and Border Protection personnel, according to the report. KI/PR...

“It is a tragic and disastrous event,” General Tito Castellanos, director of the INPEC prison agency, told local Caracol Radio early on Tuesday. “There was a situation, apparently a riot, the prisoners lit some mattresses and a conflagration occurred.” Castellanos later confirmed a death toll of 51 people —...

NATO is the biggest threat to global peace since it is pushing the European Union toward confrontation with Russia and China and is seeking to destroy the "buffer zone" by forcing neutral states to take sides in this confrontation, a French member of the European Parliament told Russian TASS news...

Two members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and a number of them were injured during Turkey’s drone attacks on SDF headquarters in Al-Hasakah city in the northeastern corner of Syria, Syrian sources reported. This comes as Sputnik reported that an explosion hit Mansour Street located in Ar-Raqqah city in Syria. According...

Borrell first said in his post that he coordinated and facilitated the ongoing indirect talks between Iranian negotiator and the US side in Doha of Qatar that kicked off hours ago. "After my consultations in Tehran, my team is as of today in Doha to coordinate and facilitate indirect exchanges...

“My trip to Turkey ended last night with a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and today I left Turkey for Turkmenistan to attend the Caspian Foreign Ministers' Meeting,” Amir-Abdollahian wrote on his Instagram account on Tuesday. Last night in a meeting with Erdogan, while conveying Iranian president's message to...

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs met and held talks with Qatari Acting Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Hassan Al-Hammadi and Deputy Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed Al-Khalifi in Qatari capital of Doha on Tuesday evening. During the meeting, the two sides emphasized the need for expanding bilateral relations...

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, told a Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. He voiced deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. It is concerning that the continued expansion of Israeli settlements has encroached...

Advisers to President Joe Biden have begun debating internally how and whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should shift his definition of a Ukrainian "victory" -- adjusting for the possibility that his country has shrunk irreversibly. US officials emphasized to CNN that this assessment does not mean the US plans to...

Dmitry Polyansky First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia, reiterated Russia’s position on not recognizing the Zionist regime's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights in Syria stressing that Golan belongs with Syria, SANA reported on Tuesday. The high-ranking Russian diplomat said in thhe UN on Monday that Israel is going to...

Saying that NATO membership comes with responsibilities, Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters, "If Sweden and Finland are to become members of NATO, they have to take into account the security concerns of Türkiye, a member of the alliance for 70 years," Anadolu Agency reported. Sweden, along with Finland, formally applied...

"We hosted Iran Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on his first visit to our country," Çavuşoğlu wrote in a tweet. Saying that he has discussed the preparations for the High-Level Cooperation Council Meeting with Amir-Abdollahian, the Turkish top diplomat added that the trade between Iran and Turkiye is growing and the two countries...

On the occasion of the National Judiciary Week and martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti, the then Chief Justice of Iran, and 72 other Iranian officials,  Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held a meeting with high-ranking Judiciary officials on Tuesday. Judiciary Week in Iran is named after Seyyed...

Qatar welcomes hosting a round of indirect talks between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Doha this week under the auspices of the European Union coordinator, the statement reads. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates the Stet of Qatar's full readiness to provide the...

Ali Soleymani, the director-general of the customs department of Busher city said that over 7.729 million tons of products were exported from Bushehr province in the said three-month period. The official named petrochemical products, minerals, aquatic species , vegetables and cucurbits as the major items exported from the province.

Speaking in telephone conversations with his Jordanian and Saudi counterparts, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein briefed them on the results of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s recent trip to Tehran and Riyadh and stressed the importance of contacts and consultations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The top Iraqi diplomat and his Jordanian and...

Heading a delegation,  Secretary of Iran-Syria Economic Relations Development Headquarters Abbas Akbari discussed  Iranian investment opportunities with the officials of Tartus city of Syria. According to Akbari, developing and strengthening the economic relations between Iran and Syria, using the existing capacities, and transferring Iran's scientific technology to Syria to develop the Syrian economy...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday night to discuss issues of mutual interest. In this meeting,  Amir-Abdollahian conveyed the greeting of the Iranian President to Erdoğan and renewed his invitation to him to travel to Iran to attend the Iran-Tukiye Joint Economic Cooperation Commission. He expressed...

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami met with the Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza in Tehran. In the meeting, Maj. Gen. Salami referred to the long history of good relations between Tehran and Islamabad and said that...

Egyptian sources said a powerful faction has been formed within Egypt's armed forces and the Egyptian security apparatuses which opposes any participation in any military coalition against Iran. According to the UK-based "alaraby" Arabic-Language news website, a number of Egyptian high-ranking military officials have explicitly opposed any direct military confrontation with...

The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed the ministerial meeting of Caspian littoral states in Turkmenistan during which he said that Tehran supports the five-way mechanisms, including Russia's recent proposal to complete and form a cooperation structure in the Caspian Sea. "We support the proposal to hold the second "Caspian...

Lavrov made the remarks on Tuesday, at the end of the ministerial meeting of Caspian littoral states in Turkmenistan, according to Sputnik. "Argentina and Iran are competent candidates to join the BRICS, and preliminary steps have begun to expand the union," the Russian top diplomat told the correspondents. Noting that the...

China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the comments at his regular Press Conference on June 28, during which he said, "Since its launch, the BRICS mechanism has been closely linked to the future of emerging markets and developing countries. In a world facing drastic changes and the pandemic unseen...

According to the report, the Deputy Chairman of the Oman Maritime Security Center welcomed the Iranian delegation this morning upon arrival at the center. During this visit, the Iranian delegation was acquainted with the tasks and missions of the Oman Maritime Security Center. The Iranian delegation also visited the new facilities...

Bagheri and Ahmad Hassen Al-Hammadi discussed a number of Tehran-Doha bilateral issues, as well as the upcoming nuclear talks during the meeting. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, also attended the meeting, according to Al Raya. Ali Bagheri Kani arrived in the Qatari capital on Tuesday. Doha...

In a statement on Tuesday, Nasser Kanani, the newly-appointed spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, expressed his sorrow and sadness to the Jordanian government and people, especially the families of the victims, following the incident in the Jordanian port of Aqaba that killed...

Ali Bagheri Kani, the deputy foreign minister, from Iran and Robert Malley, the US special envoy for Iran affairs, representing the American side have held their indirect talks as mediated by Enrique Mora, the deputy EU foreign policy chief in Doha. Bagheri and Mora have held their talks and then...

Referring to news about Iran's measure to install new centrifuges at the Fordow nuclear facility, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that this issue has been pursued within Parliament's Strategic Action Plan to Lift Sanctions and Protect Iranian Nation's Interests, which was approved in late...

"Let us see what will be the outcome of the proximity talks in Doha and then we hope it will be possible to gather very quickly for the continuation of talks in Vienna," the EU spokesperson Peter Stano said in a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday, according to Kuwaiti...

He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza in Tehran on Tuesday evening. During the meeting, President Raeisi thanked the Pakistani army and government for their cooperation in promoting security situation on borders shared between the two countries...

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The US military claimed on Monday that the country carried out a raid in Syria's Idlib province on Monday that targeted a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda aligned militant group, Reuters reported. The strikes targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a "senior leader" of Al Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din, while he was...

Cpl. Justin Dunn, a spokesperson for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, told reporters that two of the people who were killed were aboard the train while the third was in a dump truck that the train struck, CNN reported. Authorities said the tragic incident happened at an uncontrolled intersection...

Local officials in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province announced on Monday that a child has been killed in an unexploded mortar shell in Saydabad District, AVA news agency reported. According to the report, another person was also injured in the blast. The incident took place when children were playing with mortar...

The two ships were carrying the amounts of 28,959 tons and 28,775 tons of diesel separately. This action took place despite inspecting the ships and obtaining UN permits, according to Almasira. Under a ceasefire agreement concluded between the Yemeni National Salvation Government in Sanaa and the UN-led coalition, 18 fuel-carrying ships must...

"However, Washington’s ruling circles, blinded by the idea to weaken Russia, are still not capable of rationally assessing the whole danger of their moves," the envoy added, TASS reported. "The administration increases the supplies of weapons to Kyiv. If previously they were delivering MPADS and ATGMs, now it's on to...

The satellite, Gaofen-12 03, was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 11:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the planned orbit successfully, Xinhua reported. It will be used in a variety of fields including land surveys, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation, and disaster relief.

Issuing a statement on the occasion of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the annexation of Eastern Qods to the interim Zionist regime, the Hamas movement called for an end to the Zionist regime’s crimes in occupied Al-Quds. According to the Al Yaum newspaper, the statement also said that Al-Quds is an...

Deputy Chairman of the Russian National Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned that any attempt to attack Crimea, especially by a country in NATO, would be considered a declaration of war against his country, according to The News Glory. “Any attempt to attack Crimea is a declaration of war, and if...

San Antonio police Chief William McManus said the first call regarding the truck came in just before 6 p.m. A city worker in a nearby building heard a cry for help coming from the trailer and called the police, McManus said, according to Dallas News. San Antonio Fire Department...

Speaking on the occasion of commemoration of the World Maritime Day on Monday evening, Rear Admiral Irani pointed to the direct and indirect escort of merchant ships by the country’s naval destroyers and stated that Iran’s Navy forces are present in Indian Ocean to establish peace and security. The Navy...

Arman-e Melli Prospects of future of negotiations has become ‘positive’ JCPOA on path of revival Abrar Government poised to revive Commerce Ministry Iran to support reopening Iran, S Arabia embassies: Amir-Abdollahian US reacts to successful launch of Zoljanah Satellite Carrier Greece released Iran’s seized ship carrying crude oil Leaders of...

The meeting took place hours after Amir-Abdullahian held talks with his Turkish Counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Iranian Foreign Minister and his Turkish counterpart also held a joint press conference in Ankara on Monday. In this press conference, the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Turkiye explained their views on important issues related...

Referring to the two Iranian oil tankers seized by Greece, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said, "Earlier, the Greeks took our tanker to the shores of this country and emptied its oil, and the court ordered its confiscation." Praising the support of Ayatollah Khamenei over confiscating the Greek tankers in the...

Mehdi Taremi (born on July 18, 1992) is a footballer who plays as a striker for the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Porto and the Iranian national team. The star's bicycle kick goal for Porto against Chelsea was shortlisted for the FIFA Puskas Award 2021.

Doha is set to host the new round of talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Former Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Monday announced that no direct talks will take place between Iran and the American side in Doha. He also stated that the negotiations will not include the nuclear dimension...

The event was attended by tourism officials from other countries. The Iranian deputy tourism minister presented a comprehensive report on the actions and performance of the Islamic Republic of Iran in tourism and ecotourism to review the latest approach to tourism management at the summit. According to the Ministry of...

On the occasion of the National Judiciary Week and martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Mohammad Hosseini Beheshti, the then Chief Justice of Iran, and 72 other Iranian officials,  Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held a meeting with high-ranking Judiciary officials on Tuesday. Judiciary Week in Iran is named after Seyyed...

Iran’s membership in BRICS group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, “would result in added values for both sides,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said separately that Argentina had also applied to join the group. Argentinian officials could not be reached...

Speaking at his 13th report on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on Tuesday, he stressed the removal of unilateral US sanctions against Iran, implementation of JCPOA and Iran’s taking advantage of its economic benefits. The periodical meeting of the UN Security Council will be held in New...

Dems tell Biden: ‘Be the f——— president!’The Washington Times· 7 days agoAs the Biden White House implodes — the economy is in the crapper, gas prices are hitting new-record highs almost daily, key staffers are deserting the sinking ship and the president is reportedly ...

MASHHAD, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Sheer Yakh or Kulfi is a traditional ice cream (special of Afghanistan) which is very popular among immigrants and people of Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi province these days.    ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Shur river, also named Shurkat river or Abharrood, is a seasonal river located in Eshtehard, Alborz province.            ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – On the occasion of the National Judiciary Week, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held a meeting with high-ranking Judiciary officials on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Tuesday, June 28.