News Archive - 10 January 2023

Misunderstanding betw. Iran, Azerbaijan solved: parl. speaker

Ghalibaf made the remarks while speaking to the reporters after his visit to Turkey to attend the 13th session of the Assembly of Asian Parliaments (APA). Referring to the tripartite meeting between the parliaments speakers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey on the sidelines of the APA...

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles holds drills

"The crew of the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' conducted an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea," the ministry said. "The crew... conducted an exercise to repel the means of an air attack of a simulated enemy in the Norwegian Sea." Last week,...

Armenia waiting for Baku’s response to peace proposals

"We have sent to Azerbaijan our proposals regarding the peace agreement, but still received no response," Pashinyan said speaking at a news conference, adding, "We are ready to sign the peace agreement and do everything that depends on us." "However, it is not only about inking the agreement, but...

Soledar city in Donbas close to fall to Russia

According to Russian media, the acting head of Russia’s People’s Republic of Donetsk Denis Pushilin said that “The events [in Soledar] are developing in the exact way that the town is close to liberation.”  The fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops is now taking place in the Western part of the...

Terrorists target Syrian Army positions in NW country

Sources affiliated with the Syrian opposition claimed that 5 Syrian forces were killed and 6 others were wounded during the terrorist attack. The attack was launched in the Basratun region in the western parts of Aleppo province. Fierce clashes broke out between the Syrian forces and the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist in...

Peskov describes NATO, US as indirect party to Ukraine war

"Of course, NATO and the US are indirectly involved in the conflict," Peskov said. "They have de facto become an indirect party to the conflict by flooding Ukraine with weapons, technologies and intelligence. So their involvement in the conflict is clear," he added. The Kremlin spokesman also dismissed claims that...

Iraq issues Donald Trump's arrest warrant

He made the remarks in a meeting with the first deputy of the Iranian Judiciary Mohammad Mosaddegh Kahnamooei. "In a letter addressed to the head of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, the Iranian Judiciary Chief (Gholmhossein Mohseni-Ejei) expressed appreciation and thanks for the country's (Iraq) actions regarding this case," Mosaddegh...

Majid Nili Ahmadabadi appointed by Iran FM as new assistant

Nili Ahmadabadi has previously served as Iran's ambassador to Norway and the head of Iran's mission in the Czech Republic and the head of the Western Europe department at the foreign ministry. MNA

Iran envoy meets Russian security official in Moscow

Jalali and Veneditov, during the meeting, discussed the latest state of Tehran-Moscow bilateral relations as well as the reciprocal visit of high-ranking officials of the two countries. Pursuing the results of the recent visit of the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev to Tehran, ways...

Iran, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on Hajj pilgrimage

The MoU was inked during the visit of Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia. The negotiations and conclusion of the memorandum were conducted in a completely sincere and friendly atmosphere, and the parties discussed and exchanged views...

Iran, Turkey speakers discuss water shares in Aras, ties

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held a meeting with Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop on the sidelines of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) meeting in Antalya, Turkey. In the meeting, Ghalibaf congratulated Turkey on the successful hosting of the 13th APA meeting and described the bilateral relations between the two nations as...

Belgium summons Iranian ambassador

Belgian foreign minister "Hadja Lahbib" condemned Tehran's action in trying to maintain the security of its citizens on Twitter with the false claim of "arbitrary detention" of "Olivier Vandecasteele" in Iran. Western media including Reuters have cited Iranian media as reporting that Iran has sentenced the Belgian national to 40...

Iran operationalizes 8 new trade centers in Africa

Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Qanadzadeh, Director General of the TOPI's Africa department made the remarks at the North Africa Business Capacity Review Conference in Tehran on Tuesday where he stressed the need for greater focus on making maximum use of the African continent's potentials. The TOPI official hailed the extensive measures...

"Take a look at what happened to Salman Rushdie"

"I advise the French and directors of the Charlie Hebdo magazine to take a look at the fate of Salman Rushdie," Major General Hossein Salami said on Tuesday during a ceremony in Zahedan in southeast Iran, where the heads of tribes, trustees, Shia and Sunni scholars, a group of respected...

Massive explosion hits Zionist Army base in N West Bank

The blast left no causalities, according to the Zionist army. The Zionists provided no further details and the cause of the explosion is not known yet. Meanwhile, Palestinian sources reported that the explosion led to the destruction of the commanders' room walls. Palestinian sources added that the Israeli regime army has...

3 PMU forces martyred, injured in Saladin province

One PMU force was martyred and two others were injured during the operation, according to the reports. During the PMU operation, the ISIL forces that attacked the east of Saladin province were forced to flee the region. ISIL, which attacked Iraq on June 7, 2014, and managed to capture about...

China to pay costs in case of offering assistance to Russia

Addressing reporters in his weekly presser on Tuesday, Ned Price expressed Washington's stance over the military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow. Answering a question about the US position on China's assistance to Russia in the Ukraine conflict, Price said, "I don’t have a new assessment to offer.  It is still very...

Resistance forces launch 15 anti-Zionist operations in 24 hrs

The operations included launching 3 shootings and damaging Zionist settlers' cars. Resistance forces also clashed with the Zionists in 10 different regions, including al-Quds, Ramallah, Jenin, Bethlehem, and Al Khalil. In response to the Zionists' crimes in various areas of the West Bank, anti-Zionist operations have increased sharply in recent...

At least 17 killed, 68 injured in S Peru protests

This was the deadliest day so far of protests demanding early elections and the release of jailed former president Pedro Castillo. The clashes occurred in Juliaca, a city near the banks of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru's Puno region, and left 68 people injured, Henry Rebaza, a Puno health ministry official,...

Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake (+VIDEO)

The Tanimbar islands are a group of about 30 islands in eastern Indonesia's Maluku province. At least four aftershocks were reported after the powerful quake that was also felt in some parts of northern Australia, Reuters reported. Indonesia disaster agency officials said that at least 15 homes and two school...

Erdogan may sit down with Syrian Presiden in May

Citing informed sources, the Turkish Aydinlik newspaper reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will probably meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad. According to the source, the meeting will be held before Turkey's presidential elections which are likely to be held in May. Earlier on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once...

Iran, Azerbaijan misunderstanding solved: parl. speaker

Ghalibaf made the remarks while speaking to the reporters after his visit to Turkey to attend the 13th session of the Assembly of Asian Parliaments (APA). Referring to the tripartite meeting between the parliaments speakers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey on the sidelines of the APA...

CBI governor visiting UAE to facilitate banking interactions

Mohammad Reza Farzin’s visit is aimed at facilitating the monetary and banking relations with the Arab country, providing the necessary resources for the Iranian businessmen in UAE and monetary technical negotiations regarding the compatibility of the currency and trade system. Developing economic, monetary, and banking relations with the Persian Gulf...

JCPOA withdrawal US biggest strategic blunder in recent yrs

Biden's administration considers the decision on the part of the last administration to withdraw from the JCPOA one of the greatest strategic blunders of American foreign policy in recent years, Ned Price said on Tuesday, referring to Trump's unilateral withdrawal from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal. He also criticized Trump's maximum...

FM underlines role of female diplomats in Iran diplomacy

Iran’s top diplomat made the remarks in a ceremony on the auspicious birth anniversary of Fatimah Zahra (PBUH) which is approaching in the coming days. Amir-Abdollahian hailed Women’s Day, describing it as worthy and an occasion to be proud of. The role of female diplomats in introducing the capacities, capabilities,...

15 railway projects in Iran attracting investments

The development of railway networks domestically and internationally is a top priority of Iran. To this end, the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company (CDTIC) in Iran, as the affiliate company of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and responsible for the construction of transport infrastructures, informed of...

Hezbollah urges France to take action against insulting moves

After insulting the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Jesus Christ,  Charlie Hebdo once again committed an insult against Muslim sanities and authorities, said the statement. Condemning Charlie Hebdo's recent sacrilegious cartoons against religious authorities and scholars, the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement has called on all the free people of the world to strongly condemn this action.

Iran intelligence ministry detains 13 Mossad operatives

In Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd, West Azarbaijan, and Golestan, 23 operative and support elements were identified, and 13 people (who were present inside the country) were arrested, according to the ministry's statement. Various types of operating equipment were also seized from them, the statement added. With the arrest of these two...

Released material against Iran women in foreign media unreal

Hassan Nourian, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karachi held a meeting with Sindh Provincial Minister for Women Development Syeda Shehla Raza. Touching on her previous visits to the Islamic Republic, the Pakistani official termed the role of Iranian women in various sectors of society as strong.

Netanyahu rises new rhetoric against Iran

Netanyahu asserted Monday that it was time for the Israeli regime and the US to align their positions regarding the alleged threat emanating from Iran, after years of disconnect on the issue. “It’s time to close ranks between Israel and the United States – and others,” Netanyahu said in a...

United World Wrestling hails Iranian star

The UWW has released a video clip on the Iranian wrestling star. The footage shows Yazdani when he returns to Iran after winning a world championship. The governing body on wrestling has termed the Iranian successful athlete as “the Greatest”. Being an Olympic and world champion wrestler, Hassan Yazdani is...

US 'Maximum Pressure' only brought them 'Maximum Failure'

Saying that the US enmity with the Islamic establishment and the Iranian nation is not a new event, Nasser Kan'ani in a series of tweets on Monday wrote that the legal and international responsibility of different American administrations' hostile actions against Iran cannot be concealed. The senior Iranian diplomat made the...

Turkey keen on furthering tourism ties with Iran

The Turkish official said that health tourism is a sphere for preparing the ground for mutual ties. He called for the expansion of health, medical, scientific, educational, and research cooperation between various medical universities in Turkey and Tabriz. Cultural and religious commonalities between both sides play a role in bolstering...

Envoy terms backing Axis of Resistance as Iran’s policy

Mehdi Sobhani told Al-Ahd website that the Islamic Republic and the Axis of Resistance could foil the plots of Washington in the region. Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC Quds Forces in Damascus played a key role in uncovering the schemes of the US in the...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on Jan. 11

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, January 11.             ...

Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker On Espionage Charges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday.The website of Iran’s judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele to 12.

Snow blankets Isfahan

ISFAHAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Recent snowfall in Isfahan has brought happiness and joy to the people in the major and historical Iranian city.     ...

Fall of snow continues in Iran’s Heyran pass

Heyran pass, a mountain road that links the two Iranian northern provinces of Gilan and Ardabil, has a stunning beauty during winter. This road passes among mountains, forests, and green lands and you will be enchanted by its exquisite scenery.