News Archive - 13 June 2021

Four logistical support convoys belonging to US forces were targeted in the Iraqi provinces of Hilla, Nasiriyah, Samawah, and Diwaniyah on Sunday. According to Iraqi sources, a convoy of logistical support belonging to US forces was targeted in the Iraqi central province of Hilla. According to this report, another convoy...

 “We need to have a good deal and a good deal is when our key concerns are addressed and our key objectives are met without which we don’t have a deal,” Abbas Araghchi, who is also Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, told Press TV after Iran and...

Speaking to CBS on Sunday, he answered questions regarding Iran’s nuclear program. “Since we pulled out of the nuclear deal and then Iran began to ignore the constraints that the deal had imposed on it, it has been galloping forward and it's enriching more material. It's enriching at- at...

Arman Melli Iran in ‘no hurry’ to reach ‘good deal’: Araghchi Iran-Russia talks in Vienna ‘always constructive’: Envoy Ebtekar There are several technical cases to reach final deal: Deputy FM Araghchi Signs of failure of G7 Summit Etemad No agreement on horizon without meeting Iran’s key demands All participants...

"The US has for the past 3 years targeted every single Iranian living anywhere with its brutal & unlawful sanctions",  Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in his Twitter account, while referring to the Americans' moves against the Iranian nation following the unilateral withdrawal of former US administration from...

IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi called reaching a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran as a need. “It's "essential" to have a nuclear deal with Iran because otherwise "we are flying blind." The Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi sat down with "Axios on...

On the eve of the 13 Presidential Election (Iran 2021 Presidential Election) and City Council Elections, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech through a live televised speech on Wednesday.  Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday from...

In a ceremony held on Monday through video conference, Iranian home-grown destroyer “Dena”, as well as the “Shahin” minehunter, joined the Iranian naval fleet at the order of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in southern Port of Bandar Abbas. The ceremony was also attended by Iranian top military officials including Iranian...

Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri, the commander-in-chief of Sistan and Balochestan Province said that Iranshahr, Khash and Saravan police forces with the technical support of the province's anti-narcotics police as well as the intelligence forces in the southeastern province could identify a large and armed team of drug traffickers who were trying to transfer a...

At least 14 suspects were detained in Istanbul over their suspected links to the ISIL terror group and conflict zones, a security source said Sunday. Provincial counter-terrorism units on June 11 simultaneously raided 20 addresses in 13 districts of Istanbul and made the arrests, said the source on condition...

Lara Trump urged Americans living on the southern border to "arm up and get guns and be ready" during an appearance on Fox News. Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was discussing President Joe Biden's "disgraceful" plans for border security with Judge Jeanine Pirro. "I don't know what you tell...

Mohammad Mohi, Kataib Hezbollah's spokesperson stressed the need for US troops to exit Iraq and warned against attempts to infiltrate the Iraqi military. According to Lebanese al-Mayadeen TV, Mohi called the attempts to infiltrate Iraq's military apparatuses a  conspiracy in favor of the ISIL terrorist group. The Kataib Hezbollah's spokesperson added that "If the United States does not withdraw from Iraq,...

The new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Syria, Mehdi Sobhani, visited Bashar al-Assad today (Sunday) at Al-Shaab Palace and presented his credentials to him. According to the official Syrian news agency (SANA), during the meeting, Bashar al-Assad expressed wished success for Sobhani during his mission. The meeting was...

Seyyed Abdol-​Fattah Navab said that Hajj in Islam is of great importance and value.  He criticized Saudi Arabia for canceling Hajj for foreign pilgrims this year, saying that the Saudi officials could have solved the problem rising from the Covid-19 pandemic through proper planning. The Iranian Hajj official...

The border guards of Bandar Abbas naval base managed to prevent the transfer of drug shipments by two speedboats, said Ali Salehi on Sunday. Referring to the confiscation of drug shipments during the operation, he added that this cargo was busted in the waters of the eastern part of Hormoz Island. Some...

In this visit, Hassan Irloo stressed the importance of cooperation between the universities of the two countries. He visited several faculties of the University of Sanaa, including the faculties of medicine, engineering, and languages. The Iranian ambassador was received and briefed about the activities of the university by its...

The Knesset or the parliament of the Israeli regime convened on Sunday to swear in the new government, with Yamina head Naftali Bennett at the helm, unseating Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. During the session, Yamina leader presented a coalition amid shouts of ‘liar’ and ‘criminal’. The media of...

The statement by PLO Executive Committee for prisoners and detainees, Palestinian Prisoner Club, and Al-Dameer Palestinian Center for Human Rights, and Halawa Valley Information Center said that the Israeli forces detained 3,100 Palestinians in various parts of Palestine, including 42 women and 471 children, in May. The statement said the highest number of detainees was in the 1948 occupied territories,...

Qatar has called on the Israeli regime to join the Middle Eastern Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons and eliminate the threat of “nuclear war’” in the region. According to Dohanews, Qatar’s Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the...

Afghan-based TOLO TV Network in a piece of breaking news announced the occurrence of an explosion in the Eighth Security District of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. According to the media, the incident took place in the evening in the "Cartagena" area in Kabul. No information has so far been...

"Speaking about exploring planets, a field that is of great interest to everyone, a research mission on gathering and delivering samples from a circumterrestrial asteroid as well as the overflight of main-belt comets will be carried out approximately by 2025", Xu Hongliang, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) spokesman,...

In final presidential debate; Raeisi says will abide by JCPOA if nation’s interests secured The main Principlist candidate said in the final presidential debate Sat. that he will continue the JCPOA if it secures the nation’s interests, accusing Rouhani’s administration of not being able to implement the deal. The...

In his Sunday message, Iranian President Rouhani offered his sincerest congratulations to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and the people of the country on the National Day of the Russian Federation, June 12. "I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to your Excellency, the Government and the people of...

Dehghani-Zanganeh told Iranian state TV on Sunday that Lufthansa is the only European airliner that is still carrying out flights to and from Iran. He said that the Iranian authorities are consulting to increase bring back the flights of European airlines. The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization also noted that...

A study of official statistics indicated that more than $667 million worth of products in the mining and mineral sector was exported from the country from March 21 to April 21, showing a 193 percent hike as compared to last year’s corresponding period. Another statistic indicated that more than...

Seyyed Abbas Mousavi made the remarks on Sunday in his visit to the liberated city of Aghdam in the Republic of Azerbaijan and reiterated Iran’s readiness to demine and rebuild the liberated areas in Karabakh. “We visited the liberated city of Aghdam along with the resident diplomatic staff and...

On the final day of its meeting in UK ‘Cornwall’, head of government of Group of Seven (G7) in a statement, without referring to the gross violation of UNSC Resolution 2231 by former US President Trump, announced, “We welcome discussions between members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

The letter sent on Friday accuses Ethiopia of frustrating efforts to reach a tripartite agreement on the rules of filling and operating the dam and attempting to impose "a fait accompli" on the two downstream countries Egypt and Sudan "through unilateral measures and steps that constitute a clear violation...

Eriksen was awake and in stable condition Saturday night after being taken to a Copenhagen hospital, the Danish football federation said. It confirmed on Twitter that Eriksen was "awake and is undergoing further examinations at Rigshospitalet (hospital)”. Many supporters, players and others in the football world have sent goodwill...

A gas pipe explosion at a residential complex in central China has killed at least 11 people and injured 37 others, Reuters reported. About 144 people have evacuated the building at the scene, while the condition of some of the injured are reported as ‘critical’. The incident took place in...

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Chinese forces tested their ability to deploy ballistic missiles designed to strike aggressive aircraft carriers amid a recent visit to Taiwan by three US senators, Washington Examiner reported. “We have been holding night exercises on a regular basis recently, which usually continues until early the next day,” People’s Liberation Army Col.

Heads of states and governments from the G7 countries have gathered for a three-day in-person summit in the county of Cornwall in the United Kingdom to address global challenges, international issues, and "shared foreign policy priorities such as China and Russia". "The days when global decisions were dictated by...

The Group of Seven (G7) nations have unveiled a significant infrastructure initiative for lower-income countries in a bid to counter China’s multitrillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, dubbed the “New Silk Road”. Promising to “collectively catalyse” hundreds of billions in infrastructure investments for low- and middle-income countries, the G7 leaders...

The ISIL terrorist group said in a statement that its members had blown up two vans carrying Shias with sticky bombs.  Two blasts targeted two minivans carrying civilians in two areas in the west of Kabul on Saturday afternoon, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said. One of the blasts...

Members of a delegation of the Palestinian ‘Islamic Jihad’ Resistance Movement, who have traveled to the Egyptian capital Cairo, met and held talks with the head of Egyptian Intelligence Service chief Abbas Kamel, Palestine al-Youm reported on Sunday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in...

Some 2,000 people marched through Quds to rally and cheer outside PM’s residence on Saturday, making a victory lap in their anti-Netanyahu crusade. Over the past year, protests in Israel have been taking place on a near-weekly basis, sometimes in breach of coronavirus restrictions on mass gatherings, and often...

In a report published by French Intelligence Online, it has been revealed that the two US companies are cooperating with the Saudi coalition in Yemen. This is while Joe Biden's government claimed that Washington has ended its intelligence cooperation with the Saudi coalition in Yemen. With help from several...

Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qassem on Sunday reacted to the baseless remarks of the United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan against Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement. Abdullah bin Zayed's incitement of Western countries to call the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, as terrorist...

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In a message to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin on Sunday, Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri congratulated him, the government and the people of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day. The Iranian first vice president expressed hope that...

"The implementation of Iran's Sirik Power Plant project in southern Hormozgan Province which inaugurated by the Iranian President is to be completed in 55 months using a Russian government loan and through Russian and Iranian contractors," said the managing director of Thermal Power Plants Holding Company Mohsen Tarz Talab.

This international group exhibition was held with the participation of 40 Iranian and Turkish artists from June 10 to 12 at the art Gallery of Ahadi in Lahijan, a city in northern Iran. Getting familiarized with the cultural heritage as well as the common cultures of Iran and Turkey is...

The World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb 2021 ended on Saturday evening with the award ceremony in China SC.  After more than 350 screened films and numerous accompanying events in the six days of the festival, the most solemn moment of announcing the best authors and...

In an exclusive interview with Iran’s English-language Press TV and Arabic-language Al-Alam news networks, broadcast on Saturday night, Mehr-Alizadeh, a former vice president, presented his views on foreign policy. He was asked for his thoughts on the negotiations underway in Vienna since early April between Tehran and the five...

The Ministry’s Spokesperson Sima Lari announced the new figures on Sunday noon, noting that the total death toll of the outbreak has hit 82,098. According to Lari, 8,195 new infections have been detected across the country, bringing the total number of infections to 3,028,667. More than 2.65 million...

"The Russian and the Iranian delegations at the #ViennaTalks on #JCPOA met today to discuss outstanding problems and the way ahead," wrote Mikhail Ulyanov in his Twitter account at the end of the Iran-Russia meeting on Sunday in Vienna. "As always the consultations took place in a warm, constructive and...

The Iranian ambassador to Nairobi Jafar Barmaki made the remarks in an online meeting on Sunday which was held at the Innovation and Prosperity Fund. Barmaki said that they had been planning to construct a center for activities of Iranian knowledge-based firms in Africa since last year. He stated that...

The draw ceremony for this stage of competitions was held on Saturday with the participation of representatives from the eight teams that have advanced to this round. Here are the matches that will be held in the quarterfinal of Hazfi Cup in the 2020-2021 seson.  Esteghlal – Persepolis...

WT Asia Council Meeting and General Assembly was held in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday to appoint the hosts of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup, the Asian Club Taekwondo Cup, and the Asian Taekwondo Open Championships. At the session, South Korea was named as the...

Shanesaz said that the reason why the vaccines will be imported into the country through free economic zones is that there are restrictions on the way of importing those vaccines using other routes. He said that the process of importing the 3 million doses has begun already.  Meanwhile,...

ISFAHAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – An intersection project dubbed as General Martyr Soleimani inaugurated on Saturday evening in the presence of Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami in Isfahan province.

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The people in poor neighborhoods in the south of the Iranian capital of Tehran watched the third and final edition of the presidential debate on Saturday along with their fellow Iranians across the country.   ...