News Archive - 9 March 2021

The Zionists continue series of their daily attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Youm reported. According to this report, the latest news from the occupied lands and territories indicates that Al-Aqsa Mosque has once again been attacked by dozens of Zionist settlers. Palestinian media announced that settlers attacked Al-Aqsa Mosque with the...

China’s military must be “prepared to respond” to complex and difficult situations as the country grapples with security challenges, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Xi, who also heads the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a panel discussion attended by armed forces representatives during the annual legislative sessions...

Sultan al-Arada Governor of Ma’rib in Yemen announced that tens of thousands of these elements have either been killed or wounded in the course of clashes between Yemeni forces and mercenary elements. He said that Army forces and popular committee in Yemen are advancing in different directions. In his speech,...

In a tweet late on Tuesday, Zarif said Tehran is the only participant to the JCPOA to have fulfilled its commitments under the landmark accord and that the rest of the signatories have failed to deliver on their obligations. “#JCPOA IS the comprehensive plan concluded by E3+3 (incl US) &...

In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the sanctions against Ali Hemmatian and Masoud Safdari. He claimed, “We will continue to consider all appropriate tools to impose costs on those responsible for human rights violations and abuses in Iran.” "We will also work with...

The US must come to the negotiating table before Iran will agree to discuss returning to the confines of the deal negotiated by the Obama administration in 2015, Salehi told PBS news.  “Why do we want to complicate the issue?” Salehi asked the NewsHour’s Reza Sayah during an interview in...

As Anadolu reported, Turkish security forces on Tuesday arrested 14 suspects in Istanbul over their alleged links to the terror group ISIL. This came as anti-terror squads conducted simultaneous operations in over a dozen locations as part of an investigation into the terror group. In 2013, Turkey became one of the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will begin his Middle East tour by paying a working visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday. His journey also involves visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, TASS reported. The schedule of the Russian top diplomat’s visit to Abu Dhabi includes meetings with Crown...

Al-Shaalan a member of Iraq’s Badr Parliamentary Faction on Tue. pointed to the US efforts to target Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in Iraq and added that US continues its conspiracies against PMU in Iraq, Almaloomah news reported. Everyone is aware of importance of role of Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in defending Iraq...

Dubbed ‘Desert Flag 2021’, the drill is being held with the participation of air forces from the UAE, the US, Saudi Arabia, India, France, South Korea, and Bahrain. According to reports, Greece, Jordan, Kuwait and Egypt, in turn, will be “observers” for the three-week wargames. The drill will wrap up...

“This is alarming information because a rather influential American news outlet admits the possibility of such cyberattacks. Actually, this is nothing but international cybercrime and, of course, the fact that this news outlet acknowledges the possibility of the US being involved in this cybercrime is a reason for our extreme...

The Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism issued a report on Tuesday noting that the Yemeni war is the biggest humanitarian catastrophe since World War II which has left millions dead, injured, and displaced. The report added that Yemen has been suffering from the crisis for the last six years...

Referring to the establishment of Gundishapur University, Audrey Azoulay noted that since its establishment, this university has been the intellectual capital of the Sassanid Empire, the main center of knowledge production, and a global forum for the production of science.  The UNSECO top official highlighted that this university has played...

"Anima" is the story of a person who is involved in his differences and has difficulty accepting his true self.  It is a 2D animation without dialogues, it runs for 10 minutes. Since 2001 TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES takes place every year in March around the date of International Women’s Day.

Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Thursday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,706,559 with the death toll standing at 60,867. According to Lari, 3,811 patients are in critical condition while over 1.45 million patients have recovered.

Ayatollah Khamenei will deliver a live televised speech on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. local time on the occasion of the Prophet Muhammad's 1st revelation. Prophet Muhammad's first revelation was an event described in Islamic tradition as taking place in 610 AD, during which Islam's Prophet was visited by the angel Jibrīl, known as Gabriel...

Large countries with advanced navies are willing to conduct joint exercises with the navy of the Army and the IRGC, and they are ready to do so in the region, Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani said and added, “This shows that the armed forces of...

Having easy access to plants suitable for weaving has made it one of the main handicrafts and souvenirs of Gilan, Hamedan, Isfahan, Khuzestan, and Sistan and Baloochestan and Razavi Khorasan. Twig weaving in Razavi Khorasan Twig weaving in Razavi Khorasan Twig weaving in Razavi Khorasan Twig weaving in Razavi Khorasan Twig...

It has been almost two months since the inauguration of the US government, but US President Joe Biden has not yet fulfilled one of his most important election promises - to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal and lift sanctions...

Speaking in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Bahador Aminian on Tue., Mohammad Hanif Atmar hailed Iran’s unsparing cooperation in containing the fire erupted in Abu Nasr Farahi Customs in Afghanistan’s Farah province. During the meeting, the two sides discussed peace talks in Afghanistan as well as common...

Russian Foreign Minister said the remarks said on Tuesday during a joint press conference with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, TASS reported. "In order to resolve this immediate challenge, we find it rather possible to develop synchronized, simultaneous, stage-by-stage steps that must be taken by the Iranians and...

In a statement, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Iran to provide a credible response to the fate of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent. Some reports claim that Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent, had traveled to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2007 on a mission...

In an interview with Sputnik, he said Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates would experience "major" challenges on a domestic level after signing an agreement on the normalization of ties with the Israeli regime. "In the near future, rulers of the UAE and Bahrain, who announced the normalization of ties [with...

In a message on the occasion of Sheikholeslam's death anniversary, Nasrallah wrote: "For about 38 years, we worked together in the most difficult conditions to counter Zionist and American aggression, internal sedition projects, and many massive and dangerous attacks." He praised the efforts of Sheikholeslam in Lebanon and regretted his...

140 lawmakers from both US parties have reportedly written a letter to the Biden administration and called for reaching an agreement with Iran beyond the terms of the JCPOA. The lawmakers have asked Biden to reach a comprehensive agreement with Iran that covers other disputes in addition to nuclear issues.

Speaking in the last meeting of Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2020), Rouhani reiterated that sanctions imposed against the country brought about many economic problems for noble people but they continued the path of development and progress with their resistance. Not...

According to Bloomberg, Rafael Grossi IAEA Chief The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), without mentioning its agreements with Tehran and US violation of UNSCR 2231 in 2018 and Europe's inaction in this regard, said that investigation into Iran’s nuclear activities could take for years. International Atomic...

Satellite images show that the United Arab Emirates is setting up an airbase on the Yemeni island of Muyyun in strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Al-Jazeera news website published an investigative report in this regard, writing that UAE's new constructions on Yemen’s Mayyun Island is coincided with dismantling "Assab" military base...

The intelligence department affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced that the terrorist attack on pilgrims of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (PBUH) in Baghdad was defused, Baghdad Al-Youm reported.  According to the report, a three-member terrorist network that was ready for terrorist acts to target pilgrims of Imam Musa al-Kadhim...

The Lebanese army fired at an Israeli drone flying over an army post in Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanese Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said late on Monday, Reuters reported. Israeli forces fired flares at the border with Lebanon, near Meiss Ej Jabal, but no injuries were confirmed, according to witnesses. Hezbollah also...

China's top general General Xu Qilian has called for increased military spending to prepare for a war with the United States, Daily Mail reported. Qilian, who is second in command of the country's armed forces after President Xi, said China needs to ready itself for the 'Thucydides Trap'. The term...

Ahmad Salah a popular resistance activist against Israeli occupation in southern West Bank city of Bethlehem said that a unit of occupying army fired at two young Palestinians near Israeli retaining wall in the town, Al-Quds Al-Arabi Daily reported. Salah said a group of Palestinian citizens took the two wounded...

The Iraqi security media cell said security forces are investigating the incident that happened on Monday evening, Press TV reported. The explosion was caused by two hand grenades that detonated in a garbage dump near the bridge, sources said. The Iraqi news website Al-Ma’aloumah says the explosion struck the path...

In a meeting held by Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters in Vienna, Iran’s ambassador to IAEA, Kazem Gharibabadi raised some statements about Iran’s international achievements in the field of counter-narcotics. The main statements, a copy of which was made available to the IRNA office in London, are as follows: A wide...

According to AhoraEg news outlet, several blasts hit a military base in Bata on Sunday, destroying or damaging almost all buildings. The previous reports suggested that 17 people had died and over 400 had received injuries, Sputnik reported.  The search and rescue operation continues. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo...

Reuters claims that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report that Iran has begun enriching uranium with the third cascade of advanced IR-2M centrifuges at Natanz enrichment facility. On March 7, IAEA confirmed that ... Iran has begun injecting UF6 into a third cascade including 174 IR-2m centrifuges, the...

Speaking in his meeting with Armenian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Artashes Toumanian on Monday, he reiterated that the news of transferring ISIL terrorists from Syria and using these terrorists in the recent clashes erupted between Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia is worrying. Referring to the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis and...

In a message on Monday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami expressed his deep condolences with Turkish Minister of Defense General Hulusi Akar. Iranian Defense Minister wished a speedy recovery for those injured in the incident. At least 11 Turkish soldiers, including a senior officer, were killed and two others injured as...

Iran starts enriching uranium with 3rd centrifuge cascade The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report that Islamic Republic of Iran has begun enriching uranium with the third cascade of IR-2M centrifuges. Iran struggle against narcotics based on morality, humanity Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency...

“The challenge now, I think, for senior politicians and decisions makers in the key countries involved is to find a way of building sufficient trust that can allow the negotiation to proceed and to allow the JCPOA to be rebuilt because of the damages that have been done in recent...

Ebtekar: FM spox says Iran has no contact with US over JCPOA Next year is the year of defeating coronavirus: Rouhani Etemad: Washington’s dangerous games in skies of Middle East Ettela’at: No direct or indirect contact with US, says Foreign Ministry Ansarullah targets Saudi positions with 22 missiles, drones Iran:...

Zadboum made the remarks in a meeting with the newly-appointed Ambassador of Japan to Iran Ikawa Kazutoshi in Tehran on Tue and pointed to the declining trend of bilateral trade exchanges between Iran and Japan. Despite sanctions imposed against Iran and problems caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus,...

Praising Iranian women's participation in the 8-year imposed war, the Leader wrote: "The power of faith paved the way for great struggles of Iranian women and created wonderful and unique scenes of their courageous and innovative presence in difficult fields." "From the exhilarating demonstrations of the days of the...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in his meeting with the Representative of the Lebanese Amal Movement in Iran Salah Fahs. Referring to the deep-rooted and fraternal relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Lebanon, Amir-Abdollahian said, "Lebanon is an important and influential country in its interactions with the Islamic Republic of...

“We advise the White House to return to the table of JCPOA unconditionally and not to complicate the path to diplomacy”,  said Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei in a press conference on Tuesday. JCPOA is an international law and the United States has no choice but to obey the law, he stressed.

In his message addressing the event, the UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and other participants, President Hassan Rouhani noted that Scientific and cultural ties are among the most enduring and lasting ties between nations. "Accordingly, the wider the scope of scientific and cultural relations, the deeper the friendships and empathies between nations," he...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – 37th edition of the International Holy Quran Competition is being held from 6 March 11, 2021, with the presence of 23 Quran experts from Iran and seven other countries through video conference.

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The International Conference of 'Abu Talib (AS), the Supporter of the Great Prophet (PBUH)', started operation on Tuesday. The ceremony began this morning on the day of the demise of Hazrat Abu Talib, the uncle of the Holy Prophet (PUBH) and the father of...

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of 18th edition of Tehran-Mobarak Puppet Festival was held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday evening. Winners of the festival were appreciated.            ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Bandar Abbas beach has become one of the tourist attractions of Hormozgan province and citizens can enjoy the beauties of the Persian Gulf.    ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The final day of Iran’s canoeing competition was held at the Azadi Lake on Monday. The competition brought five women’s and seven men’s teams together at the Azadi Sports Complex, located in west of Tehran.      ...