News Archive - 27 April 2021

Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the Yemeni army's drone unit targeted the King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait. Al-Masirah quoted Saree as saying that the airbase in southern Saudi Arabia was targeted by a Qasef 2k drone. Saree noted that the drone has hit the...

Referring to the Vienna talks on revival of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the British Foreign Secretary expressed optimism that there is a prospect of reaching an agreement in this regard and that it is in the interest of parties to find a solution to fully implementation of JCPOA...

“We still have difficult challenges and details ahead of nuclear talks and we have not reached solutions on them,” Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stated. All participating delegations in Iran’s nuclear talks are trying to present these solutions, he said, adding, “Overall, the process of JCPOA talk is on the right track,...

Referring to the Zionist regime's sabotage actions against Iran's nuclear program, ‘Foreign Policy’ called it strategically “incoherent" and reiterated that they (Zionist regime) could not succeed in changing Iran's approach to the nuclear talks. "These subversive actions not only did not persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program, but...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday emphasized the need for spread of stability and calm in Iraq as well as not-allowing anti-Iranian measures in Iraqi Kurdistan region. In this meeting, visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif reviewed Iran’s relations with...

Iran’s top negotiator Abbas Araghchi says in order for the 2015 nuclear deal to get back on track, the United States must remove all the sanctions imposed on the country after the 2015 nuclear deal took effect. Araghchi spoke to Press TV on Tuesday, following another round of talks between...

Heartiest congratulations on a very special occasion in this blessed month of fasting. Today is 15th of Ramadan, the day Prophet Mohammad (S) became grandfather for the first time. Imam Hassan [PBUH], ‘leader of youth in Heaven’ Imam Hassan (PBUH) was born in the year 624 CE. His grandfather Prophet...

Leader: Iran stands in a united front with Palestine Ayatollah Khamenei has responded to the messages of Hezbollah Secretary-General and Hamas's Hanieh on the demise of the second-in-command of the IRGC Quds Force, stressing that Iran stands in a united front with Palestine. Reports of CIA chief meeting with Shamkhani...

Etela’at: Leader expresses gratitude to Nasrallah, Haniyeh condolences on demise of Gen. Hejazi Iran: Leader: Iran stands in a united front with Palestine Jumhuri-e Eslami: Zionists committing crime of apartheid: Human Rights Watch Shargh: Leader expresses gratitude to Nasrallah, Haniyeh condolences on demise of Gen. Hejazi Kayhan: Iran, China, Russia...

“Presence of transregional forces does not preserve and enhance regional security, but causes threat and insecurity,” he said on Wednesday while addressing a virtual conference dubbed ‘Persian Gulf is our home’ hosted by Supreme National Defense University. Ghalibaf highlighted that the foreign troops’ presence disturbs economic opportunities in and out...

The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has stressed that as the Zionist aggression increases, the operations of the Resistance forces in the Gaza Strip will continue. Hamas has also warned that if the Zionist regime increases its aggression, the attacks of the Resistance forces will...

Dryad Global, a specialist in maritime security, announced on Tuesday noon the possibility of an attack on a Saudi ship in the port of Yanbu in western Saudi Arabia. Dryad Global in a tweet wrote, "We're receiving unconfirmed reports that a vessel, possibly the NCC DAMMAM has been attacked off...

The blasts made some damages to one of the convoys carrying military equipment. As reported, a bomb reportedly blasted near a US convoy in Basra on Tuesday. There has been no report on the amount of damage to the US convoy so far and no group has yet claimed responsibility.

Human Rights Watch has stated that Zionists officials are committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution, saying the regime enforces an overarching policy to “maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians”, The Guardian reported. In a report released on Tuesday, the New York-based advocacy group became the first major...

The clashes occurred in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, said Yahya Alavi, spokesperson for the 205th Atal Corps, Heat of Asia reported. The clash started at 9am on Monday in the Laghman area of Spin Boldak district and lasted for an hour. According to Alavi, the clash took place...

Iraqi sources reported that another US military logistics convoy was targeted in Iraq on Tuesday, Saberin news reported. A US military logistics convoy has been targeted in Fallujah, east of Anbar province in western Iraq. This is while that Iraqi sources reported the targeting of a logistics convoy in Iraq’s...

More than 115 Saudi-affiliated militants were killed and wounded in heavy clashes around the city of Ma'rib yesterday. According to military sources, the resigned government militants tried to regain their lost positions in the Tala'at al-Hamra area but to no avail.  Also, a large number of militants affiliated with...

In an interview with Almasirah, he said: "We do not want a military solution, neither in Marib nor anywhere else in Yemen." "The aggressors, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Britain, are imposing a military option on the besieged nation of Yemen," he noted.

The Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that 135 Taliban members were killed and 92 injured in Laghman, Logar, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Herat, Ghor, Faryab, Baghlan, Takhar, Kunduz, Balkh and Kandahar provinces. A number of weapons, ammunition and roadside mines had been destroyed during this period, the...

The country's Foreign Ministry declared the Russian diplomat persona non grata in retaliation to Moscow's expulsion of a Ukrainian diplomat on Monday, Anadolu reported. "In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine declares the Consul of the Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Odessa to be an undesirable person...

'Badger' is about a woman named Soodeh Sharifzadegan who is involved with a difficult challenge in her private life, while she is close to her second marriage.    Vishka Asayesh, Hassan Ma'ajouni, Mehraveh Sharifi Nia, and Gohar Kheirandish are among the cast members of the film. The film has also taken...

Border crossings not only help to improve bilateral trade between Pakistan and Iran but also boost tourism in the region, said the Pakistani Interior Minister, referring to Pakistan’s plan to open two new border crossings with Iran. Zubaida Jalal, Minister For Defense Production of Pakistan had previously said that the necessary...

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He made the remarks in his meeting with the Egyptian envoy to Iraq, where he proposed reaching an understanding among the four important countries in the region. Al-Araji also discussed strengthening friendly relations between the two countries with the Egyptian ambassador.  Al-Araji stressed that the understanding between Egypt, Turkey and Iran, and...

In a Twitter report on his visit to Baghdad and the meetings held, Foreign Minister Zarif wrote in these meetings, it was emphasized that our neighbors are a priority for the Islamic Republic of Iran and we welcome Iraq's pivotal role in the region. In the second leg of his...

A study of the most important programs of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade in the current year indicates that planning is underway for producing 32 million tons of crude steel, the statistics that show a 27.7 percent rise as compared to the performance in last year (ended...

Health Ministry informed of 462 new victims; the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 70,532 on Tuesday. Over the last 24 hours, 20,964 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been discovered, with 3386 of them being hospitalized. 1,907,190 patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals out of a total...

Talks in the field of bilateral relations between the two countries of Iran and Oman as well as cooperation of the two countries in the region has been cited as the main aim behind visit of Iranian foreign minister to the Sultanate of Oman. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...

On the eve of the resumption of the meetings of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA in Vienna, a tripartite coordination meeting was held between the heads of Iranian, Chinese and Russian delegations. During the meeting, the parties reviewed the latest status of talks on the possible return of the...

According to the Azertac news agency, President Ilham Aliyev made the remarks on a visit to the newly liberated Jabrayil and Zangilan districts during the inauguration ceremony of a border control garrison. The Azeri president said, "During the recent war (military conflict between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh),...

"The delegations of #China, #Iran, and #Russia met today before the meeting of the Joint Commission of #JCPOA. We compared notes and exchanged views on the way ahead towards full restoration of the nuclear deal. It was a very fruitful meeting," he tweeted. In another tweet, he wrote, "In-person meeting...

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, who is on a two-day visit to Iraq, left Baghdad for Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Tuesday. Before leaving Baghdad, Zarif met with a group of Iraqi university researchers. On the sidelines of the meeting with Iraqi officials and personalities, he unveiled a book...

The meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and P 4+1 was held in the Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov, the participants decided to...

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs held a meeting with Iraq's National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji on Tuesday morning on the second day of his visit to neighboring Iraq. In this meeting, the top Iranian diplomat attached great importance to the deep relations between the two countries in various bilateral and...

The Police chief of Sistan and Baluchistan province Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri broke the news, saying that a drug-trafficking band was identified following the intelligence activities of the anti-narcotics police forces of Sib va Sooran and Khash counties. The smugglers, who were trying to transfer the consignment of drugs to the...

“I held a meeting with provincial officials to discuss trade cooperation between Iran and China”, Mohammad Keshavarz-Zadeh said in his Twitter account, while clarifying his visit to Qingdao, China. He went on to say, “Along with the ambassadors of the SCO member states, a sapling was planted, which is a...

In his separate messages, the Leader expressed gratitude to Nasrallah and Haniyeh for their condolences on the demise of the second-in-command of the IRGC Quds Force General Hejazi who passed away last week. Leader said that General Hejazi passed away after spending his life doing Jihad for the sake of God.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, arrived in Erbil on Tuesday afternoon on the second day of his visit to Iraq, after his visit to Baghdad and his meetings with Iraqi officials and political figures. He met with Massoud Barzani, the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party after arriving in Erbil, the capital of the...

Speaking to a Saudi media network, US ambassador to Baghdad Matthew Tueller claimed that the presence of American troops in Iraq is taking place at the request of the Iraqi government and that there is no intention to increase the number of these forces. Tueller also claimed that there is a strong commitment to the...

An informed source has denied the news of the meeting of "Ali Shamkhani", the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, with "William Burns", the director of the CIA in Iraq. "Mr. Shamkhani did not have such a meeting with the US official," the source said. Earlier today, some...

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Former oil minister Rostam Ghasemi officially announced his run for the upcoming presidential elections in Iran during a press conference on Tuesday morning.     ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The first step of public vaccination against Covid-19 started in Tabriz, the capital city of East Azerbaijan Province, by vaccinating the elderlies and in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Health.        ...

TIRKAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Located in the northern province of Mazandaran in Tirkan village in the meadows of Kalebkousht and the district of Babolkenar of Babol town, Tirkan 7 Waterfall includes seven small waterfalls. The main waterfall has an approximate height of 9 meters. ...