News Archive - 21 March 2021

Protesters rally against Asian hate across US

Hundreds gathered in cities across the US on Saturday, including Atlanta, Georgia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to protest mounting violence against Asian-Americans in the past year, sparked by the recent shootings at day spas in Atlanta that left eight dead, including six Asian women, Reuters reported. The killings followed a year of...

8 children killed, 33 injured in Yemen in past 20 days

According to Philip Dumail UNICEF's resident representative in Yemen, as a result of escalating clashes between the forces of the resigned Yemeni government led by "Abdurrahman Mansour Hadi" and the forces of the Yemeni army in various areas, including Taiz and Al-Hudaidah, eight children have been killed and 33 others have been...

Region needs dialogue more than ever: Khatibzadeh

In a tweet on Sunday, he wrote, "Saudi Arabia issued a statement on behalf of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, in which it made accusations against Iran." "Iran recently responded to the message of the Emir of Qatar, that the Qatari foreign minister carried to Tehran, to stress the necessity of regional...

US, Belgium, France & Japan begin naval drill in Oman Sea

Ships from the four countries are conducting the Group Arabian Sea Warfare Exercise in the Makran Sea and the Se of Oman. Ships involved include the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, as well as the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. The Belgian frigate HNLMS Leopold I and the Japanese destroyer JS...

JCPOA modifications must be done in favor of Iran if needed

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a televised speech on the occasion of Nowruz on Sunday afternoon. He initially underlined the vitality of an increase in domestic production, naming petrochemical and steel sectors as the sectors witnessing a leap in production in the past Iranian year 1399. He also noted...

Tehran-Sarajevo determined to expand ties

In an interview with the Oslobodnjr daily, the oldest newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reza Ghelich Khan explained the issues related to the relations between the two countries and the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of important regional and global developments. He noted that the...

Iran ranks 4th in ISSF World Cup

South Korea (621.2), represented by Taeyun Nam, Byounggil Choo and Jae Seung Chung and Iran’s Pourya Norouziyan, Hossein Bagheri and Amir Mohammad Nekounam (620.1) played the bronze medal match, with the former finishing third on the podium after the Kenyans did not start. Earlier, in the first qualification,...

1 civilian killed, another wounded in Nangarhar twin blasts

The first blast happened close to the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock in Jalalabad's district 1 in which a municipality worker was killed, police said, Tolo News reported. The second blast occurred in the Chawke-e-Talashi area in the city's district 1 in which a civilian was wounded, according to...

Explosion rocks PDVSA gas pipeline in Venezuela (+VIDEO)

According to the authorities, the explosion was denounced as a terrorist attack. There are currently no reported casualties, including among workers or the residents of the nearby areas, Sputnik reported. According to the videos shared online, the detonation occurred during the day, throwing a pillar of fire high into the...

Nowruz; a 3000-year tradition of felicity and connectedness

March 20, 2021, may not mean much to most people in the world, but it is a very special day for people in Iran, and a few other countries, as well. It’s the start of a 13-day long, 3000-year tradition called Nowruz, and I’m going to tell you what this...

US military logistics convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin

Iraqi sources reported on late Saturday that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in the Iraqi province of Saladin. The US military convoy was targeted in Saladin province, central Iraq, Saberin News reported. According to the report, 'International Resistance Group' claimed responsibility for the attack. The group said it had...

Leader to address nation within hours

Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech will be broadcast live at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday from the Iranian national TV, his official website, and his official pages on social media. Leader’s new year’s speech usually takes place in Mashad; however, this year to preserve anti-Coronavirus protocols, Ayatollah Khamenei will not travel to...

1 killed, 3 injured in terrorist blast in SE Iran

In a statement issued on Sunday, the public relations office of the Quds Regional Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that in a terrorist attack that took place Sunday at 9:30 a.m local time in one of the squares in Saravan in Sistan and Baluchistan, southeast Iran,...

Defense min. congratulates regional counterparts on Nowruz

In separate Nowruz messages, Brigadier General Amir Hatami congratulated the ministers of defense and armed forces of Turkey, India, Iraq, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In these congratulatory messages, the Minister of Defense wished a year full of unity and solidarity, accompanied...

COVID-19 infects 7,260, kills 73 in Iran in 24 hours

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,801,065 with the death toll standing at 61,797. According to Lari, 3,858 patients are in critical condition while over 1,543,119 patients have recovered. So far,...

Iran receives 2nd Indian consignment to equip Chabahar port

The Director-General of Ports and Maritime Department General in Sistan and Baluchestan province Behrouz Aghaei said the equipment includes two 100-ton coast cranes worth $7.5 million, which arrived in the port of Shahid Beheshti in Chabahar in the early hours of this morning. As he explained, this equipment is imported in...

Armenian senior officials congratulate Leader, Rouhani

President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan, in his message to Ayatollah Khamenei, expressed hope that the New Year will be a year of political and economic success for the Iranian nation. "Challenges and issues in the Caucasus region have made the development and deepening of relations between the two countries a necessity,"...

Alireza Ghorbani stages free online concert at Azadi Tower

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Iranian vocalist Alireza Ghorbani held a concert at Tehran's Azadi Tower Saturday night, which was streamed online.               ...