News Archive - 10 April 2021

Myanmar security forces kill over 80 protesters: report

Details of the death toll in the town of Bago, 90 km (55 miles) northeast of Yangon, were not initially available because security forces piled up bodies in the Zeyar Muni pagoda compound and cordoned off the area, according to witnesses and domestic media outlets, Reuters reported. The AAPP and Myanmar...

Saudi coalition violates Yemen ceasefire 245 times in a day

The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room, which monitors violations of the Stockholm Agreement and Ceasefire in Hodeidah, reported 245 violations staged by US-Saudi forces and mercenaries during the past 24 hours, Al-Masirah reported. The source pointed out that the violations included the thwarting an infiltration attempt, the developing of...

Yemeni army targets 'Jizan' Airport, 'King Khalid' Airbase

The Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree broke the news, saying that Yemeni Air Forces accurately hit Fighter Jets' Hangers at Jizan airport and King Khalid Airbase with Qasif K2 drones, Al-Masirah reported.  Drone attacks come in response to continued US-Saudi aggression and siege on Yemen, he added.

Iran one of world's radiopharmaceuticals exporters: AEOI

"Whenever the name of the Atomic Energy Organization is mentioned, everyone remembers enrichment. However, our field of activity is wide and we have done extensive work in health, industry and agriculture," said Ali-Akbar Salehi in a televised program on Saturday night. "A large part of the country's 133 nuclear achievements which...

US desire to keep sanctions biggest obstacle to JCPOA revival

"We are moving in the right direction and the atmosphere of dialogue is constructive and positive. But we must know that this will not be easy, so we will negotiate again and resume negotiations," he said in an interview with Japan's NHK. "The biggest obstacle to revive the JCPOA is that...

South Korean PM departs for Tehran for bilateral talks

Chung Sye-Kyun is expected to discuss ways to enhance the Seoul-Tehran relations and other matters during his three-day visit. The visit marks the first such trip by a South Korean premiere in 44 years. Upon his arrival in Iran, Chung Sye-Kyun is scheduled to talk with Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri.

Kamalvandi announces incident in Natanz enrichment facility

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi told Fars News Agency on Sunday that the incident took place in a part of the electricity distribution network of Shahid Ahmadi Roshan facility in Natanz. Fortunately, the incident did not cause any human injuries or pollution, he added. According to...

Fire breaks out at a gas storage tank in Afghanistan’s Herat

According to local officials in Herat province, a fire broke out this morning at a gas facility in Kamarkolagh district in northern part of the city, TOLO News reported. Spokesman for Governor of Herat Jilani Farhad said that the fire was caused by negligence and efforts under underway for putting...

1,158 displaced children in Nigeria infected by measles

Doctors Without Borders, which is collaborating with the Nigerian health authorities, said on Friday in a statement most of the patients were children from families displaced from their homes by terror attacks in the area. “So far a total of 1,158 children with measles have been received in Gwange pediatric...

La Soufriere Volcano hits St. Vincent, Grenadines

At 8:41 am [12:41 GMT] this morning ... an explosive eruption began at La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent. This is a culmination of the seismic activity that began on April 8", the research center wrote on its Twitter page on Friday, the Sputnik reported. Seismologists warned about ashfall on the...

Worldwide distribution of vaccine, ‘shockingly’ imbalanced

In a tweet on Sat., Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote, “On average in high-income countries 1 in 4 people has received a #COVID19 vaccine.” “In low-income countries it’s 1 in 500+. Scarcity of supply is driving vaccine nationalism and vaccine diplomacy. This is a time for partnership, not patronage.

Somalia suicide bombing leaves 3 dead, 5 injured

Five more people were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated himself outside a hotel in Baidoa, the capital of Somalia’s Bay region and administrative capital of the South West State, Anadolu Agency reported. “Ali Wardhere Dooyow, the governor of Bay region, was the target. The governor was not hurt, but...

ISIL No. 2 leader killed: Iraq PM

Speaking at the 1st International - Scientific Conference of Counter-Terrorism Organization, attended by members of his Cabinet, held at the venue of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Organization on Sat., Mustafa al-Kadhimi pointed out that ISIL Number 2 leader and tens of other leaders of ISIL terrorist group were killed in a...

Tornado in US's Louisiana claims one life, 7 others injured

Electricity has been cut off in more than 14,000 residential units, US-based ‘Weezer’ website reported. The Louisiana State’s Crisis Management Authority said in a statement that the incident occurred while people were at home. So far, six houses have been destroyed in this incident. Reports indicate that there is a...

Nuclear technology, 'one of Iran’s power components': Vaezi

In his Twitter account on Saturday on the occasion of commemoration of National Day of Nuclear Technology, Mahmoud Vaezi wrote, “Nuclear technology is one of the components of power of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In spite of all biased and unjust propaganda waged by enemies against the country in...

Comoros releases 7 Iranian fishermen

According to Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iranian fishermen were trapped in a storm and rescued by the Coast Guard of Comoros last March. They were released to come back to Iran last Thursday, he added. The Iranian official thanked the Comorian government and the people for their humanitarian act and assistance. HJ

Iran starts injecting gas into next generation centrifuges

Marking the National Day of Nuclear Technology on Saturday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran unveiled133 new achievements in the field of nuclear technology. Accordingly, the AEOI started injecting gas into next-generation centrifuges and began the mechanical test of the IR-9 centrifuges at Natanz Nuclear Facility. Moreover, an assembly line...

COVID-19 daily death toll in Iran stands at 193

Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Lari said during the daily COVID-19 briefing on Saturday that with the 193 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 64,232. Over the last 24 hours, 19,666 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been discovered, with 2,205 of them being hospitalized, she said. 1,702,062 patients...

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Zionist military official heads to Washington to discuss Iran

Aviv Kochavi, Chief of General Staff of the Zionist regime’s Army has traveled to Washington, the United States, Paltime.net reported in its Twitter account on Saturday. During the visit, Kchavi will meet with his American counterpart Mark Milley so as to discuss Iran’s issue, the source added. Channel 13...

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No relation between US talks with Iraq, Iran talks in Vienna

Matthew H. Tueller said the Baghdad-Washington Strategic dialogue and nuclear talks in Vienna have been held simultaneously but their coincidence is totally accidental. The latest meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission, a group comprised of Iran and the P4+1 responsible for overseeing the implementation of the deal, was held on Friday.

Iran to join national crypto owners soon

As Mehr News reported in an exclusive report on Wednesday, the CBI is to soon issue a permit for banks and licensed currency exchange offices to ease imports of goods via domestically coined cryptocurrencies and the related regulations will be approved by the Supreme Council of Combating and Preventing Money Laundering.

Iraq discusses regional issues, Iran with Arab League

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in the region. After the meeting, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said, "I talked to Aboul Gheit about regional issues and Iraq's relations with the Arab League." As he added, Iraq's relations with Turkey and Iran, as well as the situation in Syria...

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President Biden has choice to make about Iran: Khatibzadeh

"In interview with @camanpour, clarified that @POTUS has a choice to make: He can stick with Obama's deal. Or he can cling to Trump's sanctions, incl those anti-JCPOA designations with faux labels," he tweeted. "What he can't do is to simultaneously pursue both," he added. In his interview with CNN and Amanpour he...

Pakistani FM to visit Tehran

He made the announcement in an interview with Pakistani media in Punjab. Qureshi met and held talks with his Iranian counterpart Zarif on March 31. Their meeting was held on the sidelines of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia–Istanbul Process in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Qureshi and Zarif agreed on...

Tehran to host intl. expo of Eurasian states capabilities

As Kazem Jalali said, the International Exhibition of Capabilities of Eurasian Member States will be held from May 18 to 21, 2021 at the Tehran International Exhibition.  According to Jalali, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan will take part in the event. Qatar, Oman, Turkey, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and...

Saudi coalition claims destroying Yemeni ballistic missile

Saudi television claimed early Saturday that the Saudi-led coalition had intercepted and destroyed a Yemeni ballistic missile fired at the southern Saudi city of Jazan. This is while the Air Force of the Yemeni Army has carried out attacks against Jizan Airport in Saudi Arabia with a number of drones. The Spokesman...

Zionist regime's spy drone shot down in Gaza

A spy drone belonging to the Zionist regime’s army, which was gathering information over the Gaza Strip, was shot down at the initiative of the Palestinian Resistance forces. The drone is said to have been flying in the airspace east of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. The Zionist...

US must take practical step in reviving JCPOA: MP

Speaking in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Sat., Abbas Golroo pointed to the Iranian Parliament’s Strategic Counteractive Plan for Lifting Sanction and stated that after the approval of law, Iran’s task with the United States and Europe was clarified in the field of nuclear issues and JCPOA...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on April 10

Aftab-e Yazd: Iran frees South Korean oil tanker ‘Return of LG, Samsung to Iran prohibited’ Ebtekar: The long path of negotiations South Korean ship released days earlier that PM visit to Tehran All Trump-imposed sanctions are against JCPOA, should be lifted: Zarif Salehi says has no plan for presidential candidacy...

Iranian short film at Minsk intl. film fest

Chal tells the story of life and death. The 60-minute short film is associated with the ups and downs of life that can create new challenges with compassion, natural disasters, and deliberate and ill-considered actions. The short film has previously been accepted into the final stage of the China International...

Armed Forces ready to confront enemies’ threats: IRGC cmdr.

In a message on the occasion of the commemoration of martyrdom anniversary of Brigadier General Ali Sayyad Shirazi, Major General Hossein Salami emphasized the unity, amity, integrity and all-out readiness of the Armed Forces to counter threats and conspiracies waged by enemies against Iran. He pointed to the courage and...

All Iran's nuclear activities peaceful, civilian: Rouhani

"If the West looks at the morals and beliefs that exist in our country, they will find that they should not be worried and sensitive about our nuclear technology, but because they themselves have used this technology [inappropriately], they think that we will do the same," said President Rouhani in the inauguration...

Removal of all US sanctions, Iran’s clear demand: Top General

Addressing the 25th National Conference of Iranian Police Commanders on Saturday, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri referred to the ongoing developments regarding the nuclear deal, saying that the strategic policy of the country, as instructed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, is simply the complete lifting of all sanctions...

Iran wrestlers take two gold medals, Olympics berths

Mohammadreza Geraei snatched the gold medal of 67kg after a decisive 9-0 victory over Hansu Ryu from South Korea on Friday in the Asian Olympics Qualifier underway in Kazakhstan’s Almaty. The other gold medal was won by Mohammadhadi Saravi who earned an easy 10-0 win against Asian champion Uzur Dzhuzupbekov...

Impossible to trust US after 4-yrs economic war against Iran

Vienna talks have shown that progress is possible "The process in Vienna is on the right track, and the P4 + 1 has taken positive steps in the Vienna talks, and the Vienna talks have shown that progress is possible, said Khatbizadeh in an interview with CNN. "The positive move created...

Iran stresses on complete lifting of sanctions in 'one step'

Speaking in an interview with IRIB on Sat., Seyyed Abbas Araghchi pointed to the details of Joint Commission of JCPOA held in the Austrian capital Vienna last week and stated that all decisions which had been adopted and will be adopted this week in Vienna he beenav based on...

'Iran to boost nuclear acheivements under intl. regulations'

On the occasion of the 15th National Anniversary of Nuclear Technology, Ali-Akbar Salehi said on Sat. that despite all the restrictions and sanctions, various projects in the field of nuclear science and technology have been pursued. He informed that 133 achievements in various fields of industry, health, and agriculture have been...

Tehran’s Grand Bazaar closed after sharp rise in COVID-19

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Following a dramatic rise in coronavirus infections in recent days, Tehran's Grand Bazaar and many other businesses have been closed for two weeks.        ...