News Archive - 18 December 2020

“Those who have hampered the access of innocent children to medicine are not competent to even talk about rights of animals, let alone humans,” Ali Bagheri-Kani said in a live interview with a radio station on Friday. The remarks come as the European Union adopted a so-called human rights resolution...

Several IRIB channels including Ofogh, Documentary, 1, 2, 4 are covering Cinema Verite's programs. The 14th Iran International Documentary Film Festival known as “Cinema Verite” opened in Tehran on Tuesday.  This week-long cinematic event is underway totally online and will be wrapped up on December 22. Directed by Mohammad...

The US government continues to reel from a large and sophisticated hacking campaign that affected top federal agencies, including the energy department, the treasury, and commerce departments, and is even said to have targeted the agency responsible for the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile. Authorities expressed increasing alarm over the hack,...

As the dashcam video captured the horrific scene, Lionel Womack sustained serious injuries when Kiowa County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez intentionally drove over him during the Aug. 15 encounter, ABC News reported. Lionel Womack is a 35-year-old former police detective from Kansas City, Kansas. Womack said in a statement that he hadn't...

In a report on Friday, London-based Al-Araby Al-Jadeed quoted some Western sources as saying that the UAE has offered the proposal to the Israeli regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and also to the US officials. The proposal tries to preserve so-called Israel’s military superiority in the region, according to the...

As per reports, the incident took place in the restive Ghazni province earlier in the day when an explosive-laden motorcycle blew up inside a house in the Gilan district, ABP Live reported. No group has so far claimed the blast. Eleven out of the 15 dead in the incidents were children, the...

Arman-e Melli: Pres. Rouhani: Iran not overwhelmed with joy of Biden coming Aftab:  Leader: Main focus should be on defusing sanctions Rouhani:' We are not exhilarated over Biden coming, but we are very happy that Trump is leaving' Ebtekar: Leader:Leader: If sanctions can be lifted, Iran should not hesitate to...

Anti-Iranian resolution in UNGA lacks legal credibility: spox In reaction to the adoption of an anti-Iranian resolution in the UN General Assembly, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman considered this resolution to have no legal credibility. In reaction to the adoption of the anti-Iranian resolution in the UN General Assembly, which...

Speaking in a meeting of UN Security Council on Afghanistan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi voiced Iran’s support for Afghan-led peace talks, noting that successful conclusion of the negotiations requires flexibility and patience by all sides, placing the interests of the people of...

This agreement will not be renegotiated and if revived, no separate document will be required, Iran's Permanent Representative to Vienna-based Intl. Organizations Kazem Gharibabadi said in a tweet on Friday. "1. As I said before, @iaeaorg sole role is to monitor and verify the voluntary nuclear-related measures as detailed in the JCPOA...

In a message issued to Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani Iran’s Jahangiri extended congratulations on the arrival of Qatar National Day to the named official and the Qatari nation. In a part of this message, referring to the ties and commonalities between Iran and Qatar, he...

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Major General Mohammad Baqeri said on Thursday that the Islamic World with its geopolitical and geostrategic position as well as natural and human capacities and resources has numerous capabilities to become a world-class power in the global geopolitical system. Addressing the Sixth Congress of Muslim Geographers held online on Thursday,...

In her daily briefing, the Ministry’s spokesperson Sima Lari pointed to the diagnosis of 7,121 infections as of Thursday, which amounts to the total number of cases to 1,145,651 in Iran. According to her, the respiratory disease has claimed the lives of 178 individuals in the past 24 hours, bringing...

Kazem Jalali told Sputnik that the relations between Moscow and Tehran are strategic, and the financial system between the two countries has been activated and is on track to reduce its dependence on the dollar. He noted that some are trying to portray these relations as non-strategic and based on several...

The two teams are set to lock horns in the final of the 2020 AFC Champions League in Doha-based Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday. Speaking in a presser on Friday, Golmohammadi voiced his respect for the Korean team, however, noting that Persepolis is in Doha only for winning the title.

Iranian ambassador to Muscat Ali Najafi Khoshroudi met and held talks with Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Rahma bint Ibrahim Al Mahrooqi in Muscat, the Iranian embassy in the Arab country announced on Friday.  The two sides exchanged views on ways to strengthen cooperation between...

The statement informed that in a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, President Rouhani has asked for an extension in reviewing the Palermo and CFT bills, which are related to Iran's joining the FATF, by the Expediency Council. The President had called for the council to...

As the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday, "[The two sides] exchanged views on the situation around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program. They highlighted the importance of further coordination of efforts of all its parties for the sustainable implementation of the agreement in...

Any work at the Fordo facility likely will trigger new concern in the waning days of the Trump administration.

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – In the final match of the 2020 Iran freestyle wrestling league in Tehran, Iran Mall claimed victory over Esteghlal to claim the title. Azad University finished third. The league was held with required health protocols in place. ...