News Archive - 21 February 2023

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with representatives of Niger's parliamentary friendship group with Iran on Tuesday.  During the meeting, he stressed the parliamentary delegations' role in the expansion of relations between the two countries. Stating that the two countries have various capacities to increase relations, he added that...

The Foreign Ministry's spokesman Nasser Kan'ani made the remarks on Tuesday after the EU council imposed the restrictive measures on 32 Iranian individuals and two entities over what the bloc called Tehran's crackdown on recent riots. The European states, which have been issuing such pieces of advice, Kan'ani said, themselves,...

The head of the Third Department of Western Europe in the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the baseless claims are the continuation of the Iranophobia policy and called for the stop of this unfriendly approach of the British government. Referring to the new sanctions imposed on Iran by the UK,...

Kayhan: China invests $50 bn in Iran Javan: Omani king to travel to Iran with JCPOA-related news Aftab-e Eghtesadi: Raeisi says Iran-China ties at turning point Abrar: Iran to announce reciprocal sanctions in response to EU bans Eghtesad-e Mardom: Beijing one of Tehran's main trade partners Etela'at: Putin says Russia...

An explosion and fire at an industrial complex in suburban Miami killed two people and left three others injured Tuesday morning, officials said, According to ABC News. The explosion in the small city of Medley shot a large fireball into the sky and left several trucks and other vehicles in...

One of the terrorists was in charge of supplying and transporting explosives. Another one was in charge of recruiting young people, and the third one was in charge of distributing food to the families of ISIL terrorists. In a statement on Monday, the Iraqi MoD announced that the commander of...

China's "no limits" partnership with Russia has come under scrutiny in the West after the United States said it was concerned that Beijing might be considering supplying weapons to Russia a year after it attacked Ukraine. According to Reuters, at a meeting in Moscow, Wang Yi told Nikolai Patrushev, secretary...

Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that the country imposed reciprocal sanctions on several EU and British individuals and entities. The sanctions announcement came after The Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kan'ani, announced on Monday that in response to the recent sanctions imposed by the European Union, Tehran will...

Trade between Iran and African countries reached 2.33 million tons worth $1.18 billion in the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20), registering a 14.82% and a 22.39% rise in tonnage and value year-on-year, respectively. South Africa with 541,082 tons (up...

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake which struck Feb. 6 has killed nearly 45,000 people in Turkey and Syria. One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook residents from their beds at around 4 a.m. on Monday, sending tremors as far away as Lebanon. Turkish authorities...

Led by Saeid Armaghani, the Iranian players are scheduled to meet Japan on 23 Feb. and China on 26 Feb. Two days prior to the Iran-Japan match, the tickets have been sold out. The match will be held in Takasaki Arena Stadium in Japan. Iran sit third in Pool F and...

The only Iranian team in the current season will meet the Riyadh-based team in Doha’s Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday. According to Tehran Times, Foolad will be appearing in the last eight of the competition for the first time, having defeated another Saudi Arabian side Al Faisaly 1-0 on Monday.

Alireza Peyman-Pak made the remarks in a seminar on Iran-Armenia trade, adding that Armenia has the most imports from Iran after Russia and China. The value of export to Armenia accounts for $ 437 million, he said, noting that the figure is expected to hit $ 3 billion. Armenia is...

"In the area of the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, two US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and an ammunition depot were destroyed," Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday. Russian forces also wiped out five Ukrainian armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, an...

"The situation is not easy. I have said more than once: every man - and not only a man - should be able to at least handle weapons," Lukashenko said at the meeting of his Security Council, Reuters reported. "At least in order to protect his family, if needed, his...

"A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device #IED today," it said in a tweet that gave a preliminary toll, the AFP reported. The mission gave no immediate word about the casualties' nationalities. It is reported that five of the wounded are in critical condition.  MINUSMA -- the...

With just days to go in Russia-Ukraine one-year war anniversary, Western countries' leaders are visiting Kyiv in a show of their support for the Ukrainian government against Russia. A day after US President Joe Biden visited Kyiv on a surprise visit, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also arrived in the...

As the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrel continues to pretend to be pessimistic and makes negative comments about the possibility of the conclusion of the Vienna talks on the revival of the Iranian nuclear deal known as the JCPOA, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov has...

At the very beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the enemies dealt with the Islamic Republic from a position of strength, but today they continue their war against Iran from a position of weakness, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Tuesday. After the Islamic Revolution, with all the...

In an interview with Chinese CCTV channel during his state visit to China, Raeisi said that China is currently one of Iran's most important trading partners. The two countries' cooperation is at a turning point in the bilateral, regional, and trans-regional levels, he further noted. Referring to the benefits of...

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, who traveled to Tehran, held talks with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian this afternoon (Tuesday, February 21) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran compound. MNA/

Iranian Markazi province has exported $ 30 million of commodities to Russia, a local official with the provincial Office of Industry, Mine and Trade said. The export figure has seen a 12 percent decrease over the past 10 months compared to the corresponding period of last year, Ja’far Asghari added.

During the meeting on Tuesday, the Omani and Iranian officials discussed several military matters of mutual interest. The two sides also reviewed various areas of mutual cooperation. Earlier on Sunday, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, the commander of the Iranian army Navy traveled to Oman and held a meeting with the...

Amir-Abdollahian attended a meeting of the Parliament's National Security Commission on Tuesday and after that the spokesman of the commission Abolfazl Amouei said that the foreign minister had said in today's meeting has told the lawmakers that "the path of negotiations is still open and messages are exchanged through mediators.

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"It is normal to see 84% atomic particles in an enrichment process. It means that we may produce 5% [enriched uranium] and see 11% particles, or we may produce 20% but see 37% particles," Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said in an interview with...

The wounded have been shifted to hospitals for treatment, Vice President Fuat Oktay said at a news briefing as quoted by Anadolu News Agency. He said aftershocks are continuing in the region, with at least 20 recorded so far, and urged citizens to stay away from damaged buildings.  The...

A number of Kabul citizens have told the media that they heard a huge explosion at 10:40 local time. The blast occurred in the second security district of Kabul, according to the reports. The incident occurred following the explosion of a magnetic bomb stuck in a vehicle, according to a...

The Saudi Arabian army targeted areas in the border town of Shada'a in Saada province with artillery attacks. One civilian was killed as a result f the attacks, according to the news sources.  Last Friday, a civilian was also killed in the attacks of Saudi army artillery on Razeh...

The Department of Defense announced "security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs," the statement said. "This authorization includes more ammunition for US-provided HIMARS and Howitzers that Ukraine is using to defend their country as well as more Javelins, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars," it said. Kyiv...

"One shelling attack from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group was registered in the Idlib de-escalation zone over the past day in the province of Idlib," Rear Adm. Gurinov said, Sputnik reported. The Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Control over the Movement of...

Sabreen News reported that an unidentified drone crashed on Tuesday morning in the Amiedi region of Duhok province in northern Iraq. No further details have been released about the incident.  MNA/IRN85036551

The skirmishes broke out after a large-scale attack launched by the Zionist forces on the Jenin refugee camp. Resistance forces shot at the target the patrols and the Zionist forces.

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 09:35 a.m. local time and at the depth of 10 km underground. The epicenter of the quake was located at 55.384 degrees longitude and 27.672 degrees latitude. The quake took place...

Iran’s state metals and mining company IMIDRO said in a Monday statement that aluminum output in four main smelters in the country had reached over 528,000 metric tons (mt) in the 10 months to January 20. IMIDRO said the figure was an increase of 17% compared to the same previous...

Nasser Kan'ani said on Tuesday that Iran thanks Oman for making efforts in line with exchanging prisoners between the Islamic Republic and the US. Iran considers the prisoner swap as a humanitarian issue, he noted. Commenting on the Iran-US prisoners’ swap with Qatar’s mediation, he stated that the step failed because...

“You know that I plan to visit Iran at the invitation of the Iranian president in the near future, in mid-March. We will discuss key issues of our relations. I am absolutely convinced that this will be a pivotal meeting and that the negotiations in Iran will advance our cooperation...

The fundamental position of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the Ukraine crisis, which is based on supporting the sovereignty of Ukraine and the need to end the conflict through political channels and solutions and taking no sides, has been clear from the beginning, the statement read. According to Arab...

“The so-called EU sanctions list has no basis in int'l law. It's just another failed #miscalculation,” Abbas Bagherpour Ardekani wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday. He noted that “adding the name of Chairman of Iran-Austria (& Iran-Germany) friendship group, despite his outstanding efforts, indicates a serious deviation from the...

According to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), a total of 39.14 million tons of minerals and mining industry products worth $9.96 billion were exported from Iran during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2022-Jan. 20), registering a 3%...

According to Eskandar Momeni, 12  Iranian anti-narcotics forces were martyred during the operations carried out to fight against the smuggling of narcotics in the same period. Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug-trafficking over the past decades. The country has spent more than...

Russia spent many years seeking a constructive dialogue with the West, and proposing an indivisible, equality-based system of joint security, but received only a "hypocritical" reaction - NATO's expansion to Russia's doorstep and missile defense umbrellas across Europe and Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, speaking to lawmakers during...

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, February 22.            ...

Seven concert halls in Tehran as well as over 30 other arenas in 14 provinces are hosting this year’s event. Over 2,000 musicians are taking part either in the competitive “Barbad Prize” section or the noncompetitive pop, traditional and orchestral music sections. ...