News Archive - 8 September 2022

Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96. Her reign lasted 70 years, making her the longest-serving British monarch and female head of state in history, according to Russia Today. Prince Charles, 73, heir to the throne since the age of three, is...

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders at the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan, Tass reported. "Intense preparations are now underway for the talks between our president and PRC...

Elizabeth remains at her Scottish home Balmoral Castle, the palace said. A palace source said immediate members had been informed. Prince Charles and Camilla, who are staying nearby at Birkhall on the estate have travelled to Balmoral to be with the Queen. Prince William will also travel north from Windsor...

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting rampage in Memphis, Tennessee, Wednesday, police said at a news conference early Thursday morning, US media including CNN reported. The shootings happened across multiple crime scenes, Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said. The shootings began as early...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived on an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the Associated Press reports. The visit by Blinken comes hours after it was announced that Joe Biden's administration approved new military assistance to Ukraine. The purpose of the visit is to show Washington's support for Ukraine,...

Hashd al-Sha’abi Organization in a statement announced that in early hours of Thursday, PMU forces carried out a large-scale preventive operation under the title of "Second Deterrence" operation and managed to foil malicious plots of terrorists. During the operation, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces thwarted the hostile plot of terrorists launched against...

"Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen's doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable at Balmoral," the Palace said in a statement Thursday, Sputnik reported. Newly anointed Prime Minister Liz Truss issued a tweet on the royal's health...

During the meeting, Saeed Iravani, Iran’s newly-appointed UN Envoy emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran's resolve to continue constructive interaction and close cooperation with the United Nations, especially in line with strengthening multilateralism and confronting unilateralism as well as solving regional crises. While pointing to the position of the Islamic...

"Such statements show the lack of proper understanding of some of those countries of the course of developments in the region and ignoring the realities of the West Asian region," Nasser Kan'ani, spokesperson of the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. "These countries are advised to focus on...

Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi made the remarks on the sidelines of his visit to Shahid Fakouri of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, on Thursday and added, that relying upon the assistance of the God Almighty, Iranian Air Force has achieved salient progress in the field of manufacturing two sophisticated drones named...

"Such a resolution would be extremely counterproductive. We must remember very negative consequences of the adoption of the resolution on #Iran at the June session of the #IAEA Board of Governors. Russia warned about that before the voting," Mikhail Ulynov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the International Organizations in Vienna...

In Eghtedar 1401 military exercise, aviation helicopters, equipped with night vision, were used on the battlefield for the first time in a completely offensive manner during a special operation and successfully carried out the night attack operation, he added. Turning to the creation of a self-protection system to improve the...

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, appointed his country's new ambassador to Iran on Thursday, according to the Sputnik news agency Farsi edition.  Putin appointed "Alexey Dedov" as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Iran. In another decree, Vladimir Putin appointed Dedov's...

Iranian lawmakers, senior directors of Iran Cooperatives Chamber of Commerce, Russia’s senior economic officials, economic experts, producers and exporters have also attended the inaugural ceremony. As licensed by the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI), Iran’s Exclusive Exhibition in Russia will run until Sep. 10 in the fields of civil...

"On Wednesday night, on September 8th, I witnessed a great event in the Nasrabad area in the east of Isfahan Province (where the Army Ground Force Eghtedar (Strength) drill is held). The several-year effort of the air unit of the Army Ground Force to equip and prepare helicopters for flying...

Ahmad Vahidi made the remarks in Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday and restated that Iraqi authorities promised to take necessary measures to facilitate travel of pilgrims heading to Najaf and Karbala for Arbaeen rituals. Iranian Minister of Interior, who has traveled to neighboring Iraq to facilitate the travels of...

The Prime Minister of Iraq hosted the Interior Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmad Vahidi, and his accompanying delegation on Thursday afternoon. The official news agency of Iraq (INA) reported, quoting Al-Kadhmmi's office, that in the meeting, bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries, ways to strengthen bilateral...

The Agrofood Exhibition was opened in Iraq’s Kurdistan region with the participation of high-ranking political and economic officials from Iranian and Iraqi Consulates as well as participants of other countries. In this edition of the exhibition. competent Iranian companies have showcased their latest achievements and products in the fields of...

The US and UK are in no position to make false accusations against Iran, Nasser Kan'ani said that and added that the United States and United Kingdom had previously remained silent against numerous cyberattacks launched against the infrastructure of the Islamic Republic of Iran and, even have directly or indirectly...

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday morning and called for taking serious measures for easing entry of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq Iran via land and air as well as facilitation of entry of Afghan and Pakistani nations who want to...

The AFP and Reuters news agencies claimed that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a new report that it could not confirm the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program. In that report, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi accused Iran of not interacting and cooperating with IAEA regarding the remaining...

Arman-e Melli Legal framework of JCPOA must be preserved: Official Carlos Quiroz appointed Iran National Football (Team Melli) coach Asia Russia introduced new envoy to Iran after 11 yrs. Ebtekar Iran, Indonesia emphasize developing judicial diplomacy Ettela’at Iran Army Ground Force showcases offensive-defensive power in “Eghtedar 1401” Drill Etemad:  Lake...

"The re-establishment of the previous verifying system requires the fulfillment of the JCPOA commitments by the parties," Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Thursday in reaction to a new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which claimed Iran has increased its stockpiles of 60% enriched uranium.  The AEOI spokesman described the content...

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of 10th meeting of the presiding board of Assembly of Experts, headed by Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, was held at the old building of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) in Tehran on Wednesday.    ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, September 8.    ...