News Archive - 12 January 2024

"The American-British enemy has perpetrated a heinous attack on the Republic of Yemen, as an extension to its continued support for Israeli crimes in Gaza, with seventy-three airstrikes targeting the capital Sanaa, and the provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah, and Saada," Saree announced. "These airstrikes resulted in the martyrdom of...

Speaking to reporters after performing prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan touched upon the attacks on Yemen by the US and UK. "All of these actions involve the use of disproportionate force. Israel is also using disproportionate force in Palestine." "We receive information from various sources that Yemen has made very...

Beijing said the parties should “remain calm and exercise restraint,” Anadolu reported. “The Red Sea area is an important international trade route for goods and energy, and we hope that all parties involved can play a constructive and responsible role in maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea,...

According to Iraqi media,  the US military base has come under attacks by the Iraqi resistance groups in response to the Washington-backed Israeli war crimes in Gaza Strip. The Iraqi resistance groups have conducted similar attacks against the US positions in Iraq and the neighboring Syria ever since the Israeli...

In a statement, the Palestinian health ministry said 151 more people were killed and 248 others injured over the past 24 hours, Anadolu reports. Several victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them, the ministry added. The Zionist Israeli regime...

Angered Yemeni people took to the streets in extensive demonstrations across the country, expressing their condemnation of the collective aggression on their soil by the US and the UK. On the ninety-eighth day of the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip in Palestine, the United States and the United Kingdom...

The US Treasury Department in a statement said it has imposed sanctions on a Hong Kong-based company and a United Arab Emirates-based company shipping Iranian commodities on behalf of the Houthi financial facilitator already under US sanctions. It also targeted four vessels. The US Treasury said the revenues from the...

"The Islamic Resistance of Iraq, in continuation of the approach of resistance against the occupying regime, supports its people in Gaza and in response to the massacre of the usurping regime against Palestinian civilians. Including children, women, and the elderly, this Friday morning, using suitable weapons, they targeted a vital...

Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations office in Genevas in a message on X media platform wrote that 'Iran welcomes and supports South Africa’s initiative to bring the atrocities of the Israeli #apartheid regime in Palestine under GenocideConvention to ICJ." "Int'l. community should...

Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated the successful holding of the parliamentary elections of Bangladesh and the beginning of the new term of the Prime Minister of Sheikh Hasina Wajed in a message. He stated that Iran and Bangladesh will witness the expansion of all-round relations in line with mutual benefits due to the cultural, historical, and religious ties...

On Friday evening, Hossein Amirabdollahian wrote on his social media page that Yemen's action in supporting the women and children of Gaza and confronting the Israeli regime's genocide is admirable. Iran's foreign minister further wrote that Sana'a is fully committed to maritime security and shipping. Amirabdollahian advised the US instead...

The Iranian freestylers seized three gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in the ranking event. Mohammad Nokhodi recovered from a grueling semifinal against Evan Wick from the U.S. to win gold at 79kg with a 6-0 win over Georgian Avtandil Kentchadze. Amirali Azarpira defeated Kyle Snyder 6-3 in...

Earlier, Biden confirmed that US and British forces had launched air strikes against targets in Yemen, claiming that it was a "defensive action" amid the operations carried out by the Yemeni Armed Forces against Israeli and Israeli-bound ships in the Red Sea in support of Gaza, Al Mayadeen reported. In a statement,...

Reacting to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722 which was presented and approved by the United States, Nasser Kan'ani noted that this resolution claims to protect shipping rights in the Red Sea, but it is a cover to ensure the political goals of the US in supporting the Zionist regime...

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, announced in a statement on Friday "The American-British enemy, in the context of its support for the continuation of the Israeli crimes in Gaza, launched a brutal aggression against Yemen with 73 strikes." Saree said the raids targeted "the capital...

Several American media outlets reported the attacks on Thursday, saying they involved warplanes and Tomahawk missiles. Ansarullah said the attacks targeted the capital city of Sana'a as well as the western cities of al-Hudaydah, Sa'ada, and Dhamar, blaming "American aggression with British participation." US President Joe Biden confirmed the...

The first meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. local time will discuss the situation in West Asia, including the Palestinian issue, the Russian mission wrote on its Telegram channel on Thursday. The forced displacement of Palestinians is expected to be discussed, TASS reported. An open briefing in the wake of...

Brent crude futures were up $1.53, or 2%, at $78.94 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were trading $1.53, or 2.1% higher, at $73.55 at 3.37 am GMT. The benchmarks were adding to gains of nearly 1% from the day before,...

“The Yemeni armed forces are responding forcefully to the American and British warships in the Red Sea, sparking a fierce war in the Red Sea and targeting American and British military sites and bases...and what is coming is greater," Ali al-Qahoum said on X, Anadolu reports. Yemen's Deputy Foreign Minister...

The Lebanese al-Mayadeen television channel reported that the target was hit in the occupied Golan Heights. No individual or group has yet claimed responsibility, but the Islamic Resistance in Iraq warned the United States hours earlier that they would retaliate with full force against US military bases in case of...

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring with great concern the military operations taking place in the Red Sea region and the airstrikes that several locations in the Republic of Yemen have been subjected to," the Foreign Ministry stated in a statement. It called for “restraint and avoiding escalation...

Strikes on Yemen came after Yemeni forces targeted several Israeli-owned and -bound shipping in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, where more than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli onslaught since October 7.  “Washington and London must acknowledge responsibility for aggravating the situation at the Red...

In a statement, Hezbollah’s Media Relation Office said, “Hezbollah strongly condemns the blatant US-UK aggression against brotherly Yemen, its security and sovereignty.” The Lebanese Resistance movement hailed “the free and honorable people of Yemen who stood by the people and the valiant resistance of Palestine with all strength, courage...

The launch was scheduled for January 11, but was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The Kogaku-8 satellite belongs to the Japanese government and will be used for information gathering. It will monitor the Earth's surface from space and collect data on military facilities, movements and the situation in North...

According to Anadolu, Russia's concerns voiced during a discussion earlier this week of a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution against Houthi attacks on ships, that the document will be "misinterpreted" and used to justify "illegal actions" have materialized, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a press briefing in Moscow. "Our...

"We are still waiting for the official bilateral visit of Dr. Raeisi, the Islamic President of Iran to Saudi Arabia," the Saudi foreign minister said. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Iran's Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian discussed some issues of interest to the two countries in the field of bilateral...

Yemen’s Ansarullah officials said explosions hit the cities of Sana'a, Hudaydah, Sa’ada, and Dhamar early Friday, with a US official announcing that American and British attacks against Yemen were carried out by airplanes, ships, and submarines. In Iran’s first reaction to the aggression, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani stressed that...

Speaking in a telephone conversation on January 11, Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and his Norwegian counterpart, Espen Barth Eide discussed bilateral relations, the latest developments in Palestine, and the continuation of the Zionist regime's crimes in Gaza and the West Bank. Amir-Abdollahian said that continuing negotiations between Iran and Norway...

Speaking at the sermons of Friday prayers in the Iranian capital, Tehran's interim Friday prayers leader Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Hassan Abu Torabi Fard spoke about the upcoming parliamentary election in the country. The enthusiastic turnout of people at the election is the most important means of expressing the nation's will,...

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Shahrdari Gorgan of Iran swept Sagesse in its season series, 81-68, to stay perfect in the FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL), Thursday night at the Azadi Basketball Hall.

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