News Archive - 27 December 2023

Hezbollah targets Israeli military position in occupied lands

Hezbollah said in a statement on Wednesday that it has targeted the Zionist military headquarters at the Israeli forces naval base in the Rosh HaNikra grottoes area in the northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories and southern Lebanon with appropriate weapons. Zionist media also announced that 18 missiles were fired...

Blinken expected to visit occupied lands next week

This will be Blinken's fourth trip to the West Asia region and his fifth visit to occupied lands since the war started. His trip is part of an ongoing series of high-level visits by the US Joe Biden administration officials to conduct constant consultations with the Israeli regime and regional...

Words cannot describe horror, terror in Gaza : MSF

“We no longer have words to describe the horror of what is happening today in Gaza,” the charity that provides humanitarian medical care said on Tuesday. For nearly 3 months, the Israeli regime forces have been pounding the Palestinian territories from air, land, and sea, leveling homes and buildings in...

Hezbollah fires 30 missiles at Kiryat Shmona

Damage is caused by rocket strikes in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, Zionist regime's police said Wednesday, according to Tiems of Israel. A barrage of rockets was launched from Lebanon at the city, presumably by Hezbollah or an allied Palestinian group, the regime's media claimed. Police said that officers...

Plane crash kills Greek air force pilot

The 41-year-old was the only person on board the T-2E Buckeye, a twin-engine training jet. The incident occurred near the Kalamata airbase and the cause of the accident is under investigation, Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Reports said an explosion was heard shortly before the crash. The T-2E Buckeye aircraft made...

Netanyahu is ‘no different’ than Adolf Hitler

In a speech delivered at a science awards ceremony in the capital Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan likened Israel's brutal attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip for well over the past two months to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis during the reign of Hitler. “How do you (Netanyahu)...

US military base in Iraq comes under drone attack

According to Al Jazeera, one of the American bases in Iraq was targeted by Iraq's Islamic resistance. The Islamic Resistance of Iraq announced that it targeted the American military base at the Erbil airport in northern Iraq with a drone. A rocket attack has been delivered on a US military...

Iran exports non-oil commodities worth $36.43b in 9 months

Mohammad Rezvani-Far said that the nine-month non-oil export indicates 26.48 percent growth in weight, but 0.68 percent fall in value, year on year. The official also said that the country's exports in the first nine months of this year, including oil, electricity, and technical and engineering services, and...

Nearly 900 closed industrial units reopened since late March

The mentioned units returning to the production cycle have created jobs for about 36,000 persons, head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO)  stated. Over the past few years, many of the production units across Iran have been wrestling with financial issues as well as the problem of...

Over 80 million tons of goods loaded, unloaded in S Iran

Elaborating on the performance and activities of ports in this southern province, Hossein Abbasnejad noted that 80,089,938 tons of oil and non-oil commodities were loaded and unloaded in ports of Hormozgan province in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year, more than 53 million tons of which are...

"Palestine would be free if all Muslims helped it like Iran"

Israa Al-Buhaisi, who’s now a correspondent for Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Alam channel, made the remarks in a video message aired at a meeting between Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei with groups of women in Tehran on Wednesday, according to Press TV. “You, the Iranian nation, are the...

"Let Gaza, Palestinians decide their future"

The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan on Wednesday, where he arrived to hold bilateral talks with Armenian officials. Reaffirming the Islamic Republic of Iran's support for Armenia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, Amir-Abdollahian pointed to...

Iran Army to unveil new missiles, set up missile units

Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari made the remarks during a visit to a military base in Aran va Bidgol County of Iran’s central province of Isfahan on Wednesday. He noted that the Iranian Army Ground Force, as part of efforts to enhance its combat capabilities and preparedness and also in line...

Iran, Iraq call for bolstering economic ties

Mokhber met and held talks with Abdul Ghani in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Wednesday. Referring to the deep-rooted ties and common fields of cooperation in the oil, agriculture, industries, and technologies of HiTech between Tehran and Baghdad, Mokhber said that the progress in economic ties between the...

IRGC advisor's assassination violation of UN Charter, HR

The diplomatic mission said in a post published on X on Wednesday that the "assassination and targeted killing" of Seyyed Razi Mousavi by the Israeli regime airstrike "was not only an outrageous violation of international law and the UN Charter, but also of universal human rights law.” Mousavi was...

Yemen continues to support Gaza by launching new operations

The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces Yahya Saree emphasized the continuation of shipping to all destinations except those for the Israeli regime. According to Saree, the enemy's military positions in the area of Umm al-Rashrash or Eilat and other areas of occupied Palestine were targeted by drones. In this...

At least 80 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

The Somali-based al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists were killed in the last 24 hours in the operation in a forest near the town of Caad, according to Brig. Gen. Dayah Abdi Abdulle. He said the army, backed by local forces, will continue the operation against al-Shabaab. His remarks came two days after the...

US military base in Iraq’s Al Anbar comes under rocket attack

According to the report, three powerful blasts were heard at the US military facility. The consequences of the attack are unknown at this point, TASS reported. On Tuesday, the US fighter jets attacked several headquarters of Iraqi Resistance forces known as Hash A-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units-PMU) and martyred one PMU member...

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 20,915: Ministry

In the past 24 hours, 241 Palestinians died and 382 others were injured in the 18 air and ground operations launched by Israeli forces across the Hamas-ruled enclave, Xinhua reported citing the ministry's spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra’s press statement on Tuesday. He added that at least 20,915 Palestinians have been killed, and...

Yemen forces hit ship headed towards occupied territories

The Yemeni Navy conducted a missile strike against the vessel, which it identified as "commercial ship MSC United," the forces said in a statement on Tuesday. "The targeting of the ship came after the crew, for the third time, ignored calls from the naval forces, as well as repeated fiery...

Over 42,000 people killed by US gun violence in 2023

Most of the deaths, 23,760, occurred as a result of suicide, the GVA data published Tuesday said. Another 18,507 people died of unintentional shooting, murder and defensive use, GVA said, Sputnik reports. The figure includes 650 mass shooting incidents, 40 mass murders, 1,161 defensive use cases and 1,543 unintentional shootings,...

Drone shot down above southern Russian region of Rostov

"In the early hours of December 27, air defense units shot down a drone above the territory of the Rostov Region," Golubev wrote on Telegram. "Possible consequences on the ground are now being established," he added. Earlier TASS reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry that Russian troops have destroyed over...

Hamas remains resilient, reconstituting capabilities: report

In a report published on Tuesday, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) highlighted Hamas’s ability to reconstitute amid the occupying regime’s failure to eliminate it. “Hamas remains resilient and able to reconstitute its military capabilities, despite its military losses in the war thus...

6 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on WB refugee camp

Medical sources at Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Government Hospital in the northwestern West Bank city of Tulkarm said in a statement that six bodies and a number of wounded people were accepted at the facility after a group of Palestinians were directly targeted with a drone in the Nur Shams refugee camp...

8 killed, injured after wall collapses at brick kiln in India

The wall collapse took place on Tuesday at Lahboli village of Haridwar district, 84 km south of Dehradun, the capital city of Uttarakhand, Xinhua reported. According to police, the victims were working inside the brick kiln at the time of the wall collapse. "Following the incident people present nearby carried...

Biden, Qatari emir discuss Gaza over phone

The US President and the Qatari Emir discussed the urgent effort to secure the release of the prisoners. They also exchanged views on “the ongoing efforts to facilitate increased and sustained flows of life-saving access to humanitarian aid into Gaza,” it added, Anadolu Agency reported. The Israeli regime has launched a...

At least nine killed after severe storms batter Australia

Police and rescue services in the states of Victoria and Queensland confirmed the deaths of eight people, the youngest a nine-year-old girl who was reportedly swept away in a flooded storm drain on the outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland’s capital, Aljazeera reported. In Gympie, some 180km (111 miles) north of the...

Cuban president slams Israeli genocide in Gaza

The genocide committed by the terrorist Israel in Gaza is an affront to all humanity, Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday. He added "How long will there be impunity, how long will there be impunity for murder? Cuba, which will never be among the indifferent,...

Biden’s hands soaked in blood of Gaza children: Hamas

Speaking at a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan said Washington was “orchestrating the aggression” against the besieged Palestinian territory. “The hands of US President Joe Biden are stained with the blood of Gaza’s children,” he said. He also reaffirmed the Resistance movement’s position...

Russia reasserts its respect for Iran's territorial integrity

In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia sincerely and honestly and unconditionally respects Iran's territorial integrity, and this is Moscow's unchangeable position. During the telephone talk on Tuesday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Lavrov discussed the developments in the...

Israel's futile scramble to restore deterrence

In the early hours of Monday, General Seyed Razi Mousavi was tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike in the residential neighborhood of the Zeinabiyah district in the suburbs of Damascus. According to Iran's Ambassador to Damascus, Hossein Akbari, Mousavi was at the Iranian embassy at 2 p.m. local time...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on December 27

Kayhan: Resistance forces in region vows to take revenge on assassination of Brigadier General Seyyed Razi Mousavi Javan: FM: Israel must wait for severe countdown Atrak: Iran to take revenge on assassination of IRGC member Abrar: US rejects Tel Aviv request on Apache helicopters Asia: IAEA chief repeats baseless claims...

West pursues no logic in issue of women: Leader

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a group of women on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra (SA). The meeting was held at Imam Khomeini (ra) Hussainiyah in Tehran on Wednesday morning. Ayatollah Khamenei said that the women of Iran's Islamic society should try...

Iran to give decisive response to Israel at proper time

Issuing a statement on Wednesday morning, the Iranian defense minister offered condolences over the martyrdom of IRGC senior military advisor in Syria Seyyed Razi Mousavi. Definitely, the cowardly and terrorist act of the helpless Zionist regime will not go unanswered, and at the right place and time, a decisive response will...

Iranian FM departs for Armenia for bilateral talks

The top Iranian diplomat is set to discuss ways of expanding bilateral relations between Tehran and Yerevan in the fields of politics, economy, and culture during his stay on Armenia. He will also hold consultations regarding the important issues related to the South Caucasus region in the 3+3 framework. On...

Iran to become region's transit hub: CAO Head

Referring to the signing of the free trade agreement between Iran and Eurasia, Mohammadi Bakhsh, said in an interview with IRNA on Wednesday that a lot of trade potential will be provided regarding this agreement for developing trade relations between these countries. About Iran's potential in the technical, maintenance, and...

Iranian top diplomat meets Armenia FM, PM in Yerevan

Heading a political and parliamentary delegation, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Yerevan on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral talks with Armenian officials. Upon his arrival, he was welcomed by the high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country. The top Iranian diplomat is set...

Iran, Russia stress cooperation in banking-monetary sector

In the wake of the visit by CBI Governor Mohammad Reza Farzin to Russia to strengthen banking ties within the framework of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an expert-level session was held between the top bankers of Sberbank of Russia and Bank Melli...

Iran among world’s top 10 countries in exporting 11 products

The report indicates that Iran has enjoyed a significant status in the world’s food supply, ranking among the major exporters of food products worldwide. Iran was the largest exporter of figs in the world in 2022, FAO said, adding that the country exported 12,000 tons of high-quality figs to other countries last...

Iraq calls for cooperation with Iran in oil, gas projects

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Hayyan Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Zahra Al-Swad in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest. Iran’s oil minister pointed to the expansion of relations with neighboring Iraq as emphasized by the administration of President Ebrahim Raeisi and stated that...

Await our revenge for commander’s assassination: IRGC Spox.

Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif made the remarks at a news conference on Wednesday, after senior IRGC commander, Seyyed Razi Mousavi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Sayyeda Zeinab neighborhood of the Syrian capital of Damascus. “Definitely, with the martyrdom of Mousavi, there will be no disruption in our...

Nothing new in Iran’s nuclear activities: Eslami

The UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that Iran has reversed a months-long slowdown in the rate at which it is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity. Iran has “increased its production of highly enriched uranium, reversing a previous output reduction from mid-2023,” the IAEA said in a statement, according...

AFC extends condolences on passing of Melika Mohammadi

Mohammadi, 23, died in a tragic road accident in Bam, Kerman province Saturday night. Extending his condolences and sympathies, the AFC President said, “On behalf of the Asian football family, I would like to convey my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ms Melika Mohammadi. Her contributions as...

Chabahar-Zahedan Railway to be completed next year

During the visit of Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, from the construction projects in the Sistan and Baluchistan Province, the end of operation for excavating the tunnels along the Chabahar-Khash Railway project with the length of 17 km was announced.   By now, more than 65...

Iran initiates Khayyam satellite imagery commercialization

Ahmad Soleimani, the institute's commercialization representative, highlighted Khayyam's potential to competitively pursue market development and emphasized its relevance in sectors such as environmental monitoring and agriculture. Soleimani expressed the institute's active engagement with governmental and private entities, including collaborations with the Ministry of Agriculture for agricultural land mapping and the...

Leader's meeting with group of Iranian women

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A group of women from different walks of life convened a meeting with ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Imam Khomeini's Hosseiniyeh on Wednesday...

Front pages of Iran's English dailies on December 27

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Wednesday, December 27.               ...