News Archive - 17 March 2023

Iran learn fate at Paris volleyball qualification

For the men's section, in pool A, due to take place in Brazil, the hosts will face off against world champions Italy, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Czech Republic and Qatar. Pool B, scheduled for Japan, will see the hosts face the U.S., Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt and...

Colombia mine explosion leaves 21 dead

With this new report, the explosion leaves a balance of 21 victims, all of the people who were inside the six affected mines. On Wednesday, 11 miners were found dead in the mines that are located in the Department of Cundinamarca, about 47 miles north of Bogota. The incident was...

Russian forces destroy US-made radar in Ukraine war

"In the area of the settlement of Mirnoye in the Kharkov Region, a position was uncovered and a Ukrainian 36D6 low-altitude target detection radar was destroyed. In addition, a US-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar was obliterated near the community of Redkodub in the Donetsk People’s Republic,"  TASS quoted Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov...

European Parl. become place to spread hatred against Iranians

"While the Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously pursuing the issue and the specialized teams of the Ministry of Health are also continuing their field and scientific research, the issuance of a resolution by the European Parliament and the repetition of false and baseless accusations against our country is a...

Iran's agrifood exports hit $4.5 billion

The figures indicate a decline of 9.5% in tonnage and 4.44% in value compared with last year's corresponding period.  Pistachio topped the list of exports in terms of value with $367.35 million. Milk powder was the second major export commodity in terms of value with $286.

Maritime security main basis of Iran-China-Russia naval drill

During a joint naval exercise which involves naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China, in the Sea of Oman, the Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Irani in an interview with Press TV said that maritime security chiefly forms the basis of the joint naval drill. He added...

Transit of foreign goods via Iran railroad reaches 1.2m tons

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, during the current Iranian year’s first 10 months (March 21, 2021-Jan. 20), a total of 1.21 million tons of foreign goods were transited via the Iranian railroad The transited goods included 133,495 tons of oil products and 1.08 million tons of...

Ship smuggling 160K liters of fuel seized in S Iran

Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province Mojtaba Ghahremani made the announcement on Friday, saying that the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a ship carrying 160,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Sirri Island. Some 8 smugglers have been detained in this regard, he further noted. The incident...

Iran now among exporters of petrochemical technologies

Emphasizing that Iran has become self-sufficient in many areas of the petrochemical industry, Morteza Shahmirzaei added the country is exporting catalysts, rotating equipment, and other products. He pointed to unique achievements in the domestic petrochemical industry since mid-March 2021 and said that the oil minister has urged the petrochemical sector...

Zionist forces kill four Palestinians in latest Jenin raid

The Thursday raid – the latest since Israel intensified attacks on areas in the northern West Bank last year in an attempt to crack down on growing armed Palestinian resistance – was carried out by undercover Israeli forces “who broke into downtown Jenin,” the official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted...

Putin, Aliyev discuss security measures in South Caucasus

"Practical measures, aimed at ensuring security and stability in the South Caucasus within the framework of the well-known trilateral agreements of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, were discussed," the press service said in a statement on Thursday. The sides also "exchanged opinions about developing transportation, logistical and economic...

Russia awards pilots involved in US drone skirmish

"Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu presented for state awards the pilots of the Su-27 aircraft, who prevented the violation of the borders of the area of the temporary regime for the use of airspace, established for the purpose of conducting a special...

South Korea, US to hold major amphibious drills

"The upcoming training will demonstrate the South Korea-U.S. alliance's will to realize 'peace through strength,' and we will further strengthen the combined defense posture to defend South Korea," South Korean Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Kim Gye-hwan said, as quoted by Yonhap. Moreover, about 40 UK marine troops will...

Iran to send envoy to UAE soon: deputy FM

"Of course, Iran and the UAE had not severed their relation, but the two countries had lowered the level of their diplomatic ties. The UAE sent back its ambassador to Tehran a few months ago. Iran has appointed its new ambassador to UAE, the administrative procedure of his credentials is...

Leader to deliver speech at Imam Reza holy shrine

On the occasion of the first day of Nowruz (the start of the Iranian year of 1402), Ayatollah Khamenei will deliver a speech at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH). The Leader’s speech will start at 3:00 p.m. local time. MNA/...

Tehran reacts to German chancellor remarks on nuclear program

In reaction to the anti-Iranian remarks of the German chancellor Olaf Scholz in the meeting with the Zionist regime's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Nasser Kan'ani said that the claim that the Islamic Republic of Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons shows that German officials are following the policies of the Zionist...

Iranians' foes made miscalculation: senior cleric

Speaking during this week's Friday prayers in the Iranian capital, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali-Akbari pointed to the foreign-backed riots that broke out in some Iranian cities since September in recent months and said that Iranians' foes have made miscalculations. They had no accurate understanding of the Leader of the Islamic...

Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh bags 3rd championship in Asian snooker

Representatives from 25 Asian countries were present in the tournament which ran in Doha, Qatar for six days. On his way to the final game, Sarkhosh defeated rivals from Syria, Jordan, and the UAE in his group, and then beat other rivals from Afghanistan, Hong Kong and India in the...

Iranian teams learn fate at six 2023 AVC Championships

The drawing of lots for the remaining six events was organized at the AVC Headquarters in Bangkok, with representatives of all participating teams joining on Zoom. A total of 12 teams confirmed their participation in the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Women from June 18 to 25 in Gresik, East...

Iran's exports to EEU surge by 24% to $1.3 billion

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Iran-China-Russia trilateral naval drill in Sea of Oman

Chinese and Russian vessels have entered Iran’s territorial waters to hold a joint maritime exercise in the Sea of Oman. Delegates from Pakistan and Kazakhstan navies will also be there as observers. China has dispatched a guided missile destroyer to the area, while Russia has sent a naval group that...