News Archive - 18 October 2020

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Iranian animation "White Whale" directed by Amir Mehran was the only representative from Iran that won the award for the best-animated film in the event. The award will pave the way for the animation to vie at the Academy Awards. The 10-minute short animation has a universal theme and narrates...

In an interview with the 33rd ICFF Public Relations Office, female filmmaker, Marzieh Boroumand, talked about the online execution of this edition of the festival. She said, “The policy-making council decided to hold this edition of the festival virtually. There have been some meetings centered around estimating the conditions, and...

Gary Schmitt, a national security expert with the conservative American Enterprise Institute reacted to the US president's comments about the assassination of the al-Qaeda commander, the Hill reported. “It’s certainly not going to help him. Most of the folks in the military are there voluntarily, they're career, they’re not just...

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“The center, covering 4,000 square meters of land in the heart of Damascus, has become operational with the investment of Iran’s Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture,” Keyvan Kashefi said on Sunday. The center is equipped with all business needs, including, marketing, transportation, and consultation offices, as well...

He made the remarks in a meeting with the Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday. “Currently, the situation of Islamic countries in Southwest Asia is sensitive. When we look at history, these regions have always faced the intervention of foreigners, which has led to...

Speaking in a live TV program late on Sunday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that Americans left no stone unturned and tried not to lift Iran’s arms embargoes in a year ago but its prestige completely waned in the international arena. The Islamic Republic of Iran has faced various sanctions...

Speaking on the occasion of establishment anniversary of Political-Ideological Organization of Army Air Force on Sunday, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh pointed to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the country and added, “The Political-Ideological Organization of the Army, with its innovative plans and alternative programs in the field...

According to the 33rd Public Relations Office, two challenges will be held alongside the 33rd ICFF with children and young adults in attendance. Children as old as the child and teenage jury members (5 to 15-year-olds) and even those who are younger and older will be able to take part...

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According to the latest figures on Sunday, the United States, India, Brazil, and Russia have the largest number of infected cases in the world. The number of infections officially reported in the US now stands at 8,343,140, while the death toll has hit at least 224,280. India has recorded 7,494,551 COVID-19...

It has become clear for all Palestinians that the only language the Zionist usurpers understand is the language of Resistance and power. Holding the 16th International Resistance Film Festival is one of the indications of Iran's attention to the issue of the Resistance Movement. Although the deadline for submission of...

“The mutual 40% discount between Shahid Beheshti Terminal of Chabahar Port and two major Indian ports were implemented last year to encourage trade,” Behrouz Aghaei told Mehr on Sunday. He added that India has recently extended the current concessional rate of 40% discount for coastal movement of cargo and vessel-related...

Pointing to President Trump’s “ad hoc, almost random decision-making” in the foreign policy, he told NPR on Friday that the administration’s “non-proliferation strategy for example with respect to Iran and North Korea have produced no positive results in neither of those cases.” Trump pulled the US out of the...

In a Sunday tweet, Baeedinejad wrote, "As of today, on the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the JCPOA, all international restrictions on the export and import of weapons, which have been imposed on our country for more than ten years, will end." "As of today, the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that the total number of confirmed cases of the disease has hit 530,380 so far. She said that the pandemic has claimed 252 lives in 24 hours while the total death toll stands at 30,375. 427,400 people have recovered from the disease, Lari...

Speaking at the 174th session of Cabinet’s Economic Coordination Board on Sunday, he said that spread of internal conflicts and disputes in the country is one of the malicious objectives of enemies of this land and territory, along with exertion of tough economic pressures under sanctions, so that they (enemies)...

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Legislators in the open session of Parliament on Sunday nodded with the draft bill of international road transport of passenger and goods between Iran and Swiss with 183 votes in favor, 11 against votes and also seven abstention votes of total 248 lawmakers attended the session. According to the single...

In a Sunday tweet, Ghasemi wrote, "US numerous actions and the intensification of its irrational and illegal efforts to advance unilateral policies in the Security Council to extend Iran's arms embargo, in the light of the realistic view of the majority of the world, have resulted in nothing but failure...

Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah who has arrived in Tehran on Sunday, met and held talks with Iranian FM Zarif. During the meeting, Zarif reaffirmed the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the peace process...

While speaking at a weekly press conference on Oct.15, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism is cooperating with the Iranians to develop mechanisms for the implementation of visa waiver agreements for Iranian tourist groups. She also expressed hope that this procedure...

Due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening ceremony of this edition of the ICFF is going to be held in a limited scale on the rooftop of one of a cultural center in Isfahan and broadcast live on Omid TV, IRIB Isfahan TV and Tiva interactive...

As reported, the negotiation process between the Afghan government and the Taliban, Tehran-Kabul bilateral relations and the latest regional developments will be the main topics of conversation between Abdullah and Shamkhani. Abdullah has arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a three-day stay and meeting with a host of officials including...

Iranian ambassador to Senegal Mohammadreza Dehshiri met and held talks with the country’s sports minister Matar Ba on Sunday to discuss ways to expanding bilateral ties. On the occasion of the 50th year of relations between Iran and Senegal, the envoy proposed holding a friendly match between the national teams.

Expressing content about the establishment of a ceasefire between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, Farshadan said, "We hope that the ceasefire will continue and be established ... and the parties will return to the negotiating table to resolve this issue." He called the relations between Iran and Armenia friendly and based...

The “Kenya International Sports FICTS Film Festival” will be held from October 29 to November 1 in Nairobi virtually. The Iranian documentaries "No Place for Angels “directed by Sam Kalantari and "Sailors Do Not Go to Sea Alone" by Allah Karam Rezaeizadeh will be screened in the competition section of...

Today the international community, disturbed by unilateral actions, is emphasizing the implementation of international agreements. Therefore, the alignment of major global powers in maintaining JCPOA demonstrates the importance of adherence to the international agreements, Kazem Jalali, tweeted in the Russian Language, on the occasion of the lifting of the arms embargo...

The Iranian team, comprising of Pouya Idani, Parham Maghsoodloo, M.Amin Tabatabaei, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, and Aryan Gholami, gained victories against UAE (4-0), Japan (3½-½), Australia (2½-1½), Philippines (2½-1½), Singapore (3½-½), Kyrgyzstan (3-1), Indonesia (2½-1½), drew against Kazakhstan (2-2), and suffered a defeat in the last match of the preliminary stage...

WHO has delivered 150 medical ventilators and 100 high-performance real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) thermal cyclers to the Islamic Republic of Iran to further support the country’s health system in its efforts to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency. PCR testing represents the gold standard in diagnosing COVID-19. The addition...

Despite opposition from the United States, a long-standing conventional arms embargo imposed on Iran has expired in line with the terms of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, according to the Iranian foreign ministry. The 13-year ban imposed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) came to...

ISIL takfiri terrorists have tried three times in the past 72 hours to gain control of areas in south of Iraqi Samarra, Al Forat reported. According to the report, ISIL forces sought to gain control of the Sayyid Gharib area in southern Samarra and northern Iraq. However, the timely presence of Hashd...

Despite the fact that a new ceasefire agreement has been implemented between Armenia and Azerbaijan since the early hours of Sunday morning, the officials of Baku and Yerevan once again accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire between the two war fronts in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh was...

Local officials have confirmed there are casualties, but no exact information is available yet, TOLO news reported on Sunday. An explosion occurred close to the police headquarters in Firozkoh, capital of Ghor province on Sunday, said Aref Aber, a spokesman for Ghor's governor.  The explosion went off in the...

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“There are indeed groups that are in strong support of President Trump,” William O. Beeman, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, told Mehr News Agency. “These groups are also armed, due to the Second Amendment to our Constitution which has been interpreted as allowing...

In a Sunday tweet, Takht-Ravanchi wrote, "5 years after Adoption Day of JCPOA—& in accordance with UNSCR 2231—illegal arms restrictions on Iran are now terminated." "As of today, Iran's arms trade needs no prior consent from UNSC," he added. "The US tried to prevent this but it failed, as...

Kayhan Thousands of other prisoners of war still on Sana’a prisons Industrial output grows by 15% in five months Leader attends mourning ceremony of Prophet(PBUH) Khorasan Victory on early Sunday – UN arms, travel bans lifted Parl. speaker says should rely on domestic potentials to remove economic woes Iran Arms...

Speaking to Mehr News Agency on Sunday, Brigadier General Ghassem Taghizadeh said the Ministry has implemented plans to boost production in the current year that has been named by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution as the year of ‘Surge in Production’. “We have carried out extensive measures in developing...

Russian officials believe that Tehran is a reliable partner of Moscow and that the two countries can expand the structure of their cooperation in various fields including technical-military cooperation. This view has been repeatedly announced by Russian officials in recent weeks when the United States failed to extend Iran's arms...

The synopsis of ‘The Third Person’ reads, "A patient runs away from a mental asylum in Iran's northern forests, and the units of two nearby police stations are looking for him on the roads." The film has been won an award for the best short film at the 2020...

He made the remarks on Sunday, noting that the international community rejected US unilateralism and after five years of resistance since the beginning of the Nuclear Deal, Iran’s diplomacy achieved great success. According to Kamalvandi, the world knows that Iran’s nuclear program has peaceful purposes and the US maximum pressure...

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"Iran's foreign policy is not determined in #Washington, #London, #Beijing, #Baku, #Yerevan, #Moscow or #Ankara," Abbas Mousavi tweeted. "With independence and authority in #Tehran, we decide on national interests and national security of Iran," he added. "Psychological and media warfare of governments, regimes, or "special circles" has no bearing on...

In a Sunday tweet, Khatibzadeh wrote, "Dr. Zarif began talks with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the #Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." "Independent, developed and with peace and stability Afghanistan has always been the desire of #Iran," he added. "We will do our...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian lawmakers held an open session on Sunday.      ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian border guards in South Khorasan Razavi province have been providing the people living in the deprived regions of the province with help under the pandemic. The border guards have had a big hand in distributing livelihood packages among the poor. ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Uraman County, in the western Iranian province of Kordestan, is among Iran’s top pomegranate producers. The villages of this region produce around 5,000 tons of pomegranate each year.    ...

SHIRZ, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Night of Sham-e-Ghariban on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Eight Infallible Imam of Household of Holy Prophet, Imam Reza (PBUH) was observed Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz on Sat.                  ...