News Archive - 18 October 2022

According to the Yemeni Al-Masirah TV website, Abdul-Malik Badruldeen al-Houthi, the leader of the Yemeni Ansraullah movement said that "Due to the attacks of the aggressor coalition on government institutions, many of these institutions were shut down, and lack of the activity of these institutions caused many problems for the Yemeni...

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says any concessions to Russia in the ongoing conflict would be “naive”, Russia Today reported. The West should not settle for any peace agreement that would result in Ukraine losing territory to Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. According to the diplomat, flaws in...

As Joe Biden's government continues its maximum pressure campaign against Iran, US Secretary of State Antony John Blinken expressed his country's support for the recent riots in Iran over the case of Mahsa Amini. Blinken made the remarks while speaking in a ceremony hosted by Condoleezza Rice at Hoover Institution at Stanford University, saying that...

Rezaei made the remarks in a meeting with the Qatari PM Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Tuesday. "The development of bilateral economic relations will benefit both nations," he added. Rezaei also announced the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to provide any kind of assistance for...

Nasser Kan’ani Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that unfounded accusations that have been leveled against Iran are based on false information and biased assumptions and are part of a targeted and political atmosphere staged by media outlets of some countries against Iran. In reaction to some claims raised with regards...

Iran is the producer of the best and high-quality saffron product in the world, so that Iran’s quality saffron is highly welcomed by people in the worldwide, Ali Hosseini stated. As the cultivation of saffron in Iran dates back to more than 3,000 years ago, the name of Iran in...

The Head of Iranian Fishery Organization Seyyed Hossein Hosseini made the remarks on Tuesday evening and stated that his organization is eyeing new target markets to export more caviar to foreign countries. It is hoped that Iran’s export volume of caviar will double that rate according to the 2025 Outlook...

Mojtaba Ghahramani, head of the Justice Department of Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, said the IRGC Navy forces had seized a vessel carrying 53,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Hengam Island, south of Hormozgan province. 7 crew members were detained in this operation and handed to the judiciary, he added.

Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Gholamhossein Hosseininia said that Razieh Jalili has bagged a gold medal in the field. The Iranian participant competed with 14 other contestants in the 2022 event, he pointed out. The event was held during October 12-15, 2022 in Switzerland. AMK/IRN84915159

"I don't have any information to corroborate that at this time," Pentagon Spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said at a press conference. Reuters reported that a deal was agreed on Oct. 6 when Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, two senior officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards and an official...

Iran’s top diplomat Hossein made the comment in his meeting with the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister's Special Representative on Afghan Affairs Mohammad Sadiq Khan, who has traveled to Iran to consult the latest developments of Afghanistan. While conveying the warm greetings of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi to the President and...

Observer of West Azarbaijan Customs, Khaled Jangjoo estimated that the said figure was worth $332 million The figure shows a 6 and 11 percent surge in value and weight respectively, he noted. He pointed out that 366 thousand tons of goods have been imported through the crossing borders of the...

Hooman Razdar said that the exclusive exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Qatar is being held in Doha from October 17-20 with the presence of prestigious companies and Iranian brands. On the sidelines of the opening ceremony of Iran’s exclusive exhibition in Doha, he noted that Iran's Exclusive Exhibition is...

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Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Iman Mohammadi at the weight category of 63 kg defeated a Georgian opponent to bag the second gold medal for his country in the U23 World Wrestling Championships underway in Spain's Pontevedra.  Pouya Dadmarz won the first gold medal for Iran yesterday, the first day of the...

SEOUL, South Korea — An Iranian competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation’s mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language media outside of Iran warned she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face...

Ibrahim Kalin and Jake Sullivan exchanged views on bilateral political and economic matters, defense and energy cooperation, developments in the Aegean and Mediterranean, and other regional issues, according to a statement by the Turkish presidency, Anadolu Agency reported. On the Ukraine war, Kalin emphasized the need for concerted diplomatic efforts...

Al Jazeera Arabic cited on Monday, Malaysian sources saying that the activist was kidnapped by Malaysian nationals who have been recruited and trained by the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, in Europe.  It is also reported that the activist, who is accused by Zionists of having links with a Palestinian...

The center-left Labor Party Government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Al-Quds’ status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israelis and the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. Australia remained committed to a two-party solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians,...

The November futures price at the TTF hub in the Netherlands fell to $1,202 per 1,000 cubic meters or 118 euros per MWh (based on the current euro/dollar exchange rate, ICE prices are presented in euros per MWh). The EU gas reserves are getting close to their limit, the region...

The coalition targeted the Yemeni province with rockets and artillery, according to the reports. The reports added that the coalition's reconnaissance and armed drones also entered Heys city. The Saudi-led coalition drones targeted several areas of the region as well. The attacks were carried out as the UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen...

"Since October 10, 30% of Ukrainian power plants have been destroyed causing mass outages across the country," Zelensky wrote on Twitter. "No opportunity left for talks with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin," the Ukrainian president added, according to TASS. Putin said at an emergency Security Council meeting last week that a massive...

Local sources reported the intensifying clashes between the armed terrorist groups of the Al-Nusra terrorist front, Hamza Division, and the Turkish-backed armed group known as the Third Legion in the town of Afrin and its surrounding areas. Al-Nusra terrorist front controls most of the province of Idlib in northwest Syria. The...

The Resistance fighters shot at a group of Zionist troops in the town of Qabatia in the south of Jenin. The Resistance forces in the Balata Camp also shot at the Bayt Furik checkpoint in the east of Nablus.

Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said on Tuesday that four regions that it annexed in the east of Ukraine recently have come under the protection of its nuclear arsenal. The statement from the Kremlin came at a moment of acute tension, with both NATO and Russia expected to hold military exercises...

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelensky to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran over the claim that Russia uses Iran-made drones. Ukraine claims the attacks recently waged by Russian on Ukrainian infrastructure were carried out with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones, while Tehran denies...

Demonstrators are rallying in the French cpaital of Paris to demand higher wages, for the retirement age to be lowered to 60 and for encroachments on the right to strike to be lifted, Sputnik reported. Four leading French trade unions - the General Confederation of Labor, the General Confederation of...

KishINVEX, which is one of the largest economic events in Iran, will be run during October 17-20, 2022, the Public Relation department of the Kish Free Zone Organization reported. As many as 250 policymakers, stakeholders, financial market activists, capital markets, and other stakeholders participated in the event. The event is...

|The Second Brigadier General Mohammad Salehi said on Tuesday that following a comprehensive intelligence operation, the police forces of the province identified the international arms smuggling gang that intended to transfer the cargo of weapons and ammunition into the province in collaboration with some smugglers in one of the countries in...

"The garden/jungle metaphor arises from an utterly unacceptable colonial mentality that gives the West a right to invade & occupy. That era has long gone. Multipolarity is on the doorstep. EU needs to adopt the realities, otherwise, it will continue to decline & fade," wrote Nasser Kan'ani in reaction to...

Saying that the enemy is planning on creating a gap between the Iranian people and IRGC, Major General Safavi emphasized that the united Iranian nation will not allow the United States and the Zionist regime to proceed with their plans. Stating that before the Islamic Revolution, about 80% of defense...

Qatari Minister of Interior Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, in response to the statements of EU Foreign Policy Chief, who likened Europe to a garden and the world outside the Europe to a jungle, called his statement as ‘racist’. Statement of the EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell indicated racism, imbalance and...

The rioters were arrested, handed over to the judicial system, and their cases are under investigation, Vahidi noted. Saying that the dreams of the enemies will not be realized, the minister added that the enemies think that they can endanger the security of the country but the security of the country and Bushehr...

Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of using Iranian Shahed-136 drones, which explode on impact, in attacks on Kyiv. Asked if Russia had used Iranian drones in its campaign in Ukraine, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin did not have any information about their use. "Russian equipment with Russian nomenclature is...

With the participation of a business delegation from the Republic of Bashkortostan of the Russian Federation at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, business negotiations between economic activists from the two countries were held with the aim of realizing opportunities for bilateral cooperation and examining the barriers and problems...

The Iranian crew members of the Venezuelan plane seized in Argentina were released after 129 days of Iran-Venezuela's diplomatic efforts and joint legal and consular campaigns. The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country, court...

Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, made the remarks in a ceremony attended by the cultural experts of the armed forces in Tehran on Tuesday. "Today, due to the deterrence power created in the armed forces, we are...

According to the statistical tables of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, a number of 73 cases of foreign investment, valued at $382.2 million, have been approved in the mining and industrial sector of the country. Of the total 73 cases of foreign investment approved, 39 of which,...

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Majid Rashed made the remarks in a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday, saying that on the Iran visit so far, he had good meetings with Iran's Minister of Sports, and the head of the National Olympic and Paralympic Committee. He further said that he thinks that the celebration of...

Qatar will host the AFC Asian Cup 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The AFC did not say when the AFC would be held in its statement, but AFC general secretary Windsor John told AFP that it would probably be held in January due...

Speaking on Tuesday morning at the 12th National Elite Foundation Conference held at the Summit Hall, Ebrahim Raeisi stated that today the government's serious will is to support the elites, and added, "The capacity of the country's elites is definitely a very suitable ground for the realization of the idea...

In a statement on Monday, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said two Hamaji people were killed on Thursday near Dam Town 6 in the Wad al-Mahi area during a land dispute, according to unconfirmed reports. The killings triggered clashes between the Hausa tribe and other tribes...

"Rescuers have completed clearing the debris. Ten bodies were found during rescue activities, which brings the total number of deaths to 13 people, including three children. Nineteen people were injured in the emergency situation," the ministry’s representative told TASS news agency. Rescue efforts allowed saving 68 people, the source said,...

“No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing,” keydmedia.net reported. “But it bore the hallmarks of previous Al-Shabaab attacks in Mogadishu,” the source added. The IED blast occurred on a busy street in the El-Qalow area located in the Wadajir district. It took place during a traffic jam that...

More than 1.3 million people have been displaced by the disaster, which has affected people across 33 of Nigeria's 36 states, the country's Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said late Sunday, CBC reported. At least 340,000 hectares of land have also been affected, worsening fears of food supply disruptions. Armed...

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"Kyiv. Three explosions at energy infrastructure facilities," he wrote on Telegram. Air raid sirens are sounding across Ukraine, according to TASS. Earlier on Tuesday, Deputy Chief of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Kirill Timoshenko said that two energy facilities in Zhytomyr were damaged due to explosions on Tuesday morning. No details were provided...

Maria Zakharova reacted to the threatening statements of EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell regarding the imposition of sanctions against Iran on the pretext of the alleged supply of drones to Russia. In response to these statements, Zakharova in her Telegram channel wrote, "And has Josep Borrell already dealt with the Nord...

In yet another futile and hostile move, the European Union following US and Canada as well as the UK announced new sanctions against Iranian authorities and entities in a show of support to rioters in the country. In continuation of the western countries' hostile and futile moves against Iran, the...

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"In my humble opinion, the goal of #JCPOA restoration will be achieved in the second part of November. There is no excuse for derailing the nuclear deal," Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the International Organizations in Vienna wrote in a tweet on Tuesday. Ulyanov made the...

In a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday, Heydar-Ali Balouji, a diplomat in Iran’s permanent mission in the UN, said that the repeated failures of revision in the Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) showed that there was no vision for complete elimination of nuclear arms. Nuclear...

The establishment of the National Elite Foundation with the aim of identifying and supporting talented and educated youth was the result of the wise vision of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ebrahim Raeisi said, appreciating the efforts of the official at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology in this regard.

In continuation of the exercise, other units of the IRGC ground forces were also sent to the exercise area on Tuesday morning. All kinds of tanks, cannons, armored vehicles, missile units, support vehicles, and other equipment are sent to the exercise area in the Aras region. On the second day of...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – A ceremony was held at Tehran Milad Tower hall to mark National Children's Week as well as the national Unity Week which marks the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet with the participation of nearly 1,000 children.       ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The 6th edition of the pomegranate and fig festival was held in Jolfa, East Azarbaijan province, Iran.      ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Tuesday, October 18.