News Archive - 7 April 2021

Iran underlines economic ties' rise among Muslim countries In a meeting with the Malaysian deputy FM, the Head of TPOI underlined the vitality of boosting economic ties among Muslim countries. "The development of relations with Islamic countries, especially Malaysia, which is recognized as a successful example in the Islamic world,...

The ministry indicated the accident happened at 2:15 pm local time, that its cause is unknown, and that an investigation has been initiated, Sputnik reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to Telegram to issue his condolences over the accident, asking Allah for mercy for the souls of Turkish martyrs. "I...

Local sources in Afghanistan's Kandahar province said that rockets were fired at Kandahar Airport on Wednesday at around 11:00 a.m. local time, Ufuq News reported. According to informed sources, 6 rockets hit Kandahar airport. There was no immediate report on causalities so far. According to Ufuq, the Taliban claimed...

Al-Fayyadh met and held talks with Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow. As the Alsumaria TV network reported, in talks with Patrushev, regional security issues and the avenues of cooperation and...

Speaking at a daily press conference on Wednesday, Sima Sadat Lari said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 in Iran has surpassed 1,984,348 after the detection of 20,954 new cases since Tuesday. Of the new cases detected over the past 24 hours, 2,319 patients have been admitted...

Zarif, who met with his Kazakh counterpart, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, in the capital city of Nur-Sultan earlier today, told reporters that the peaceful use of the Caspian Sea was reiterated in the meeting. The Iranian diplomat expressed hope that the negotiations for drawing the baseline of the Caspian Sea will be...

The US military logistics convoy has been targeted in Anbar province in western Iraq, Saberin news reported. This is while that, earlier hours, Iraqi sources reported three attacks on a US military logistics convoy in Iraq's Babil province as well. The fourth convoy, which was targeted in Iraq, is affiliated...

Speaking to Press TV on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday, the senior official said “Iran will not accept a division of the Trump-era sanctions into JCPOA-related [ones] and [those] unrelated to the JCPOA.” “For Iran, all the American sanctions — including the Obama-era sanctions, the sanctions restored by...

The 10-minute short animation has a universal theme and narrates the story of a lonely man who is trying to find a number of friends he lost in an airstrike years ago and a white whale is the only sign he has. The animation also won the award for the...

Today, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif participated at the 19th D-8 Council of Ministers Meeting held in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. "The international community is still facing the unprecedented challenge of Covid-19 pandemic. For Iran, the challenge has been compounded by a barbaric economic terrorism against the great Iranian nation,...

The Police chief of Sistan and Baluchistan province Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri said that following the intelligence activities of the anti-narcotics police forces of the province, a drug-trafficking band that was trying to transfer drug consignment through Mirjavah to the kurin district and then to the provinces of the...

This year, with the theme of ‘Building a Fairer, Healthier World’, the day is drawing attention to the numerous barriers that stand between people and calls for urgent action to eliminate health inequities and mobilize action to attain better health for all. Our world is an unequal one, and some...

Rafael Mariano Grossi in a tweet on Wednesday announced that he had met with Special Representative for Iran’s Affairs Robert Malley, who is chairing the US delegation in Vienna. "In Timely exchange with @USEnvoyIran Robert Malley." "The @IAEAorg continues its work and is prepared to support the ongoing consultations from its impartial technical perspective," he...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad, who is in the capital city of Nur-Sultan, met with Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev to discuss topics of mutual interest. In this meeting, Foreign Minister Zarif considered Kazakhstan as a friend and neighbor in the Caspian Sea region and described the proximity of...

"It is our right to apply for a loan from the International Monetary Fund and receiving the loan relies on no conditions," Abdolnaser Hemmati said. He lamented that "The International Monetary Fund is obliged to respond to our requests, but we have not received any response so far." The CBI...

"Media spinning can't change the fact that, unlike the US, Iran remains a JCPOA participant"' the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibazadeh wrote in his Twitter acount. "The only US "path back" to the Deal is: full compliance and effective removal of ALL imposed, re-imposed & re-labeled sanctions", he said. "Only...

The synopsis of 'That night's train' reads, "A primary school teacher, meantime a novelist, wants to write her new story with the help of her students. The story is about a little girl who has lost her mother and her heart lies in the love of a school teacher." The...

The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh will host the 10th D-8 Summit on 08th April 2021. Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said on Wed. that Iran is ready to cooperate with D-8 countries in various fields such as trade, transportation, tourism, technology, business, and human capacities. The theme of the...

"Met today with the #US Special Envoy for #Iran Mr. Robert Malley," he wrote in a tweet. "We had a businesslike discussion on issues related to restoration of full implementation of the #JCPOA by all sides," he added. HJ/IRN84287697

According to the Public Relations Department of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), Iranian Animation “Crab” advanced to the competition section of the 34th French Créteil International Women’s Film Festival. An 11-minute Iranian animation ‘Crab’ was produced by the Institute for the Intellectual Development...

In a tweet, IAEA chief pointed to the expert-level talks regarding the activation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reiterated, “Detailed exchange with 🇪🇺 @eu_eeas Deputy Secretary General @enriquemora_ in support of the ongoing consultations around #JCPOA. The @IAEAorg will continue to play its indispensable technical role...

On the account of Iranian embassy in France, Bahram Ghassemi added, "Due to the delays caused by the spread of coronavirus global pandemic, today, finally in Monaco, during a ceremony, I, as accredited ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, handed over my credentials to Albert II Prince of Monaco.

The indigenized vessel, as manufactured by the Iranian Defense Ministry's Marine Industries Organization, was unveiled on Wed. in the presence of Head of Iranian Defense Ministry's Marine Industries Organization Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari, Governor-general of Gilan Province, Gilan Department of Environment (DoE) Chief, a number of city and provincial officials.

The 4th New Delhi Film Festival has honored Iranian movies “The Inheritance” and “That Night’s Train”. New Delhi NDFF 2021 International Film Festival was held from March 21 to 28, 2021 in the capital of India  Linda Kiani won the award for best-supporting actress for her role in “The Inheritance”...

The important and sensitive areas were carefully targeted at King Khalid Air Base in the Khamis Mushait area with two Qasif K2 UAVs, Brigadier General Yahya Saree added. Saree went on to point out that the attacks were carried out in response to Saudi coalition airstrikes and the ongoing blockade.

"I think we can't underscore enough the importance of compromise and cooperation," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, when asked about Guterres' reaction to the failed talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan under the auspices of the African Union (AU). "We've taken note of the conclusion of...

The incident happened at around 06:30 am local time in Jalalabad city's district when the security forces were passing from the area and a bomb was placed on a roadside, the sources said, TOLO News reported. “Some policemen were also wounded in the blast but most of the victims are...

Iraqi army forces identified and arrested two Takfiri elements of ISIL during a large-scale operation in Nineveh province, Al-Yawm reported. According to the report, Iraqi army forces smashed positions of Takfiri terrorists during the operation. Security sources said that two Takfiri elements of ISIL were identified and arrested in the...

“Presently we are neither optimistic nor pessimistic about the outcome of the Vienna nuclear negotiations but we are sure we are on the right path,” Ali Rabiei tweeted on Tuesday. He added that in case the seriousness and frankness of the US is proved, it will be a good sign...

Aftab-e Yazd: Important agreement for continuation of talks Biden Admin using combination of Trump, Obama policies: expert Ebtekar: Can Vienna meeting act as starter of untying JCPOA Etemad: Chain of negotiations continue in Vienna Araghchi: JCPOA JC accepted that step-by-step return to deal is meaningless Ettela’at: Khatibzadeh: Lifting of sanctions,...

In a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Serbia Rashid Hassanpour on Tue., Chairman of Serbian Parliamentary Friendship Group Ms. Jasmina Karanac pointed to the good parliamentary cooperation between the two countries and reiterated that relations between Serbia and Islamic Republic of Iran is long-standing which dates back to many...

When unipolar international relations are under the domination of a system, the countries should stand against this unipolar system, and the comprehensive document between Iran and China is in this direction, said Mahmoud Abbaszadeh, a member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. To counter this unequal global system, the countries...

As usual, the nomination resulted from voting promoted by Liga Portugal, gathering the votes of the coaches of the teams in the top Portuguese division. According to the official website of Liga NOS, Taremi, with two goals and two assists in six matches in February, received 31% of the votes and...

A US official told The New York Times that the Israeli regime notified the US that its forces attacked the ship around 7:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. A Zionist source announced that an Iranian-flagged ship, Saviz, has been targeted in a missile strike in the Red Sea on Tuesday.

Referring to a law ratified by the Iranian Parliament to create a balance in the JCPOA, Behrouz Kamalvandi said that “An important part of this law was annual production of 120kg of 20% enriched uranium and measures for implementing that was adopted instantly,” he said on Wednesday. “55kg of 20%...

Ryabkov, who represented Russia in the JCPOA Joint Commission talks on Tuesday, told RIA Novosti that a great deal of political will was needed to resolve the JCPOA situation. In this regard, Russia is doing its best to find an acceptable solution, he added. He said he accepts the US...

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that regarding the necessary preparations for the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Tehran scheduled for April 13, Murgulov and Jalali discussed important issues of bilateral cooperation as well as regional issues.  Lavrov will pay a visit to Iran on April...

In an interview with Press TV, Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the United States has to return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal by lifting its anti-Iran sanctions all at once, asserting that the Islamic Republic accepts no “step-for-step” approach in this regard. He said the talks held so far have...

In a reaction to the recent remarks of Ukrainian and Canadian officials on the plane crash, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand reiterated that Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept any pressure and threat over the case. In response to the statements of Ukrainian...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi signed a cooperation plan between Iran and Kazakhstan foreign ministries after their meeting on Wednesday. The two sides signed the memorandum based on the spirit of cooperation between the two countries and with the desire to further strengthen friendly, fraternal and...

The Iranian Pharmaceutical Industries Syndicate, in line with this paragraph of the cooperation document and considering China's capacity in technical and technological abilities to produce intermediate and pharmaceutical raw materials worldwide, intends to hold joint specialized events. Considering the forthcoming 3rd Pharmex International Exhibition, as the most specialized exhibition of the...

"Iranian-flagged ship 'Saviz' was slightly damaged in an explosion at the Red Sea near the coasts of Djibouti on Tuesday around 6:00 AM local time. Its origin and causes are under investigation," said Saeed Khatibzadeh on Wednesday.  "According to a previous official announcement and coordination with the International Maritime Organization as...