News Archive - 10 March 2021

Sabah al-Numan stressed that Iraqi forces have arrested a large number of ISIL leaders in current year, WA news agency reported. He announced on Wednesday that Iraqi forces, based on accurate intelligence data, carried out 77 operations against the remaining elements of the ISIL terrorist group in the first quarter...

Hassan Rouhani made the remarks in a phone talk with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, noting, “International cooperation has been damaged as a result of Trump's policies, and unfortunately the United Nations and the Security Council have not functioned properly and impartially during this period, and now it...

Iran's Justice Minister Deputy Mahmoud Abbasi said: "Thanks to the active legal and judicial diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 306 Afghan convicts were transferred to their country on Wednesday, in the first phase of the exchange of convicts between the two countries." "They were handed over to Afghanistan under the...

"Emergency licenses for the Sinofarm vaccine have already been issued in at least 33 countries around the world," he said. In late January, ran has granted emergency use authorization to Sputnik V, a coronavirus vaccine made by Russia’s Gamaleya Center. Iran received the first consignment of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm...

Saeed Khatibzadeh made the remarks on Wed. and emphasized that it is clear that what is published in public runs contrary to the principles and rules of international law. While protesting to Iraqi government on this issue, Islamic Republic of Iran has called for the immediate collection of stamps and...

At 10 A.M. today, Hossein Latifi, a 10-year-old boy from village of Saleh Davood in Fatah ol-Mubin district, who was grazing cattle on his family's farm, was killed by a landmine left over during the eight years of Iraqi imposed war against Iran. Although after the end of eight...

Jahanpour maintained that the fifth shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine and the first shipment of the COVAXIN vaccine made by the Bharat Biotech Institute of India has been sent to the Islamic Republic of Iran. “This shipment includes 125,000 doses of COVAXIN vaccine, which will arrive in the country in...

The two sides exchanged views on strengthening and developing amicable relations between the two countries and discussed the latest regional and international developments including Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). While emphasizing on exploring avenues to expand relations between the two countries, Japanese Foreign Minister stressed his country’s support for...

While praising wise stances of Iraqi Top Shia Cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during a meeting with Pope Francis Head of the Catholic Church, Deputy Head of Leader's Office for International Communications Hojjatoleslam Mohsen Qomi reiterated that Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s wise positions became a source of honor for the Islamic...

The source told Saudi WikiLeaks that bin Salman was angry with his famous father-in-law and ordered his house arrest after bin Abdulaziz met with a senior US security official without informing the Saudi security officials. Mohammed Bin Salman has been taking controversial moves recently which many experts believe will provide...

A series of counterterrorism operations by Iraqi army forces continues in various parts of the country. Iraqi forces launched new operation against Takfiris in Nineveh province, Almaloomah news reported. According to the report, Iraqi army forces smashed Takfiri terrorist positions in the city of Tal Afar during the operation. In...

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday Chief of General Staff Onik Gasparyan had been relieved of his duties, Russian RIA Novosti news agency reported. Pashinyan, in power since 2018 in the former Soviet country, is facing a crisis after the army demanded he step down, prompting him to...

He reacted strongly to the speculations and purposeful statements aimed at normalizing the compromise between Iraq and the Zionist regime. Addressing compromisers, Al-Shammari said that Iraq is not your ancestors’ property to confiscate its history, sanctities and social ideology. He then pointed to the fatwa of Martyr Sayyed Muhammad Baqir...

The Minister of Oil and Minerals in the government of Sana'a, Ahmed Abdullah Dars, said that the United Nations should have a prominent role in pressuring the countries of the coalition of aggression to release the oil ships. During his meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen David Gressly,...

Caroline Wilson’s article in Chinese was posted on the official WeChat account of the British embassy in Beijing last week, amid already tense relations between Britain and China on issues such as Hong Kong, Xinjiang and the media, China South Morning Post reported. In it, she sought to explain why...

Cuba and Venezuela are deepening cooperation ties during the 21st Joint Intergovernmental Commission held on Tuesday in this capital, attended by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Prensa Latina reported. At the meeting, the parties discuss an agenda aimed at continuing to develop economic, commercial and financial ties between the two...

The Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that 93 Taliban members have been killed and several others wounded in the past 24 hours in Faryab, Kandahar and Zabul, TOLO news reported. The Afghan Ministry of Defense added in a statement on Wednesday that 24 members of the Taliban were killed and...

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held a joint press conference in Riyadh on Wednesday. Both sides have reportedly exchanged views on bilateral cooperation especially in the field of OPEC Plus during the meeting. Faisal Bin Farhan further claimed that the attacks launched by...

Despite recent tensions between Turkey and some European countries over naval activities in the eastern Mediterranean, Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), described Ankara as a key ally for the organization. “I think that we need to understand that Turkey is an important ally. Because you...

Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houth made the remarks on Wednesday, noting that Washington seeks to dominate Yemen at the lowest cost which is through appealing to other countries to undertake the task. According to the commander, Yemen along with other countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq was intended to be occupied from...

According to the Guardian, Russian space agency Roscomos says it has signed an agreement with China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) to develop a “complex of experimental research facilities created on the surface and/or in the orbit of the moon”. The CNSA, for its part, said the project was “open to all...

Todd McCarthy, the Deadline critic, says Iran’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Sun Children’, which focuses on street children who learn how to deal with life’s challenges from an early age, is among the surprising and creatively engaging bunch that will vie for Academy Awards. Directed by Majid Majidi, the film tells the story...

In a meeting with the Danish Ambassador to Tehran, Jasper War, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called European negotiation policy and the lack of serious efforts to lift unilateral US sanctions a waste of time. During the meeting, the two sides discussed various issues and topics, including the need to expand parliamentary relations between...

 Lifting of sanctions is the strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to US violation of JCPOA, said Fada Hussein Maleki, a member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in an interview with Mehr News Agency. If the Americans want to return to the table...

“I am very optimistic and very hopeful for advancing to the World Cup with these players,” the Croatian coach said on Wednesday. Team Melli sits third in Group C of the AFC qualifiers and should win the four remaining matches against Iraq, Bahrain, Cambodia, and Hong Kong for winning a secure...

“Zionists’ prating is out of their fear because they are aware of the Islamic Republic’s capabilities,” Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras said on Wednesday in a local ceremony. The remarks came in response to recent threats of the Zionist officials for targeting Iran's nuclear...

Rouhani made the remarks during a cabinet session on Wednesday, asserting that Islamic Republic will return to all its obligations immediately if the US returns back to its commitments. “The Leader of the Islamic Revolution explicitly stated that if those who broke the deal return, we will also return to...

Speaking in a meeting among managers of exemplary companies in the field of export of goods, technical and engineering services, held at the venue of Foreign Ministry on Tue., Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that export of goods, technical and engineering services is one of the important...

In a meeting with the Head of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Giorgi Tabatadze, Ghasemi discussed the latest developments in consular affairs and social interactions between the two countries. Referring to the role of human and social interactions in the development of relations between...

The conference will be held in the city of Istanbul on Wednesday 16:00-19:00 local time. It will kick off with a message of renowned Shia Marja Ayatollah Alavi Gorgani. The event will bring together the thinking of established Iranian and Turkish analysts, activists, academics on human rights and the United States...

Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks on Wednesday, noting, “For a year, the Trump administration confirmed that we were implementing the Nuclear Deal, and the IAEA confirmed this in five reports during that time.” He went on to say that Iran does not trust western countries due to their...

Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,715,162 with the death toll standing at 60,928. According to Lari, 3,823 patients are in critical condition while over 1.46 million patients have recovered.

The US Defense Department, in a statement on Wednesday, announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin will embark on his first overseas trip Saturday, March 13, to visit US Indo-Pacific Command Headquarters in Hawaii, US troops and senior government leaders in Japan and the Republic of Korea, and senior...

Speaking in a meeting of the Guardians Council on Wed., Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Secretary of the Guardians Council congratulated the arrival of Prophet Muhammad's 1st revelation (Eid al-Mab’ath). The Holy Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (S) is the supreme human being and creature of the God Almighty who brought...

Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated baseless allegations about anti-Iranian reasons for signing normalizing agreements with some Arab countries,  Netanyahu claimed that that strong stance against Iran led Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Sudan to normalize relations with the regime, The Jerusalem Post reported. Netanyahu claimed that stopping Iran’s...

“In our view, there is no difference between [Joe] Biden and [Donald] Trump. US is an arrogant, oppressive, and looter regime and Biden’s taking office will not create any difference in the totalitarian policies of Americans,” Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said on Wednesday. “Trump was implementing US oppressive policies openly...

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian administration held a cabinet session on Wednesday, March 10, and some of the cabinet members answered questions of reporters afterwards.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – The second phase of coronavirus vaccination kicked off in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, on Wed. by vaccinating the elderly.    ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – A group of Iranian artists painted some egg models as Nowruz elements so as to install them in different places of Tehran.