News Archive - 22 June 2021

The Head of the Balkh Provincial Council of Afghanistan Mohammad Afzal Hadid announced that Taliban military forces launched an armed attack on Balkh this morning, Anadolu news agency reported. Following these attacks, Taliban took the control of the city and military forces advanced to the entrance gates of Balkh...

PMU forces, known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have recently launched a new operation against the ISIL forces in Diyala. According to the report, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces targeted the remnants of ISIL terrorists around the Miqdadiyah area in Diyala. During the operation, a number of ISIL elements were arrested. In their operation around...

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Tuesday that the United States has "wrong" expectations after US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called Kim's comments about dialogue with the US an "interesting signal." The statement from Kim Yo-jong also came a day after US Special Representative for...

Three people were killed, including a veteran police officer and the suspected gunman, in a shooting in Olde Town Arvada on Monday afternoon, Colorado Sun reported. Gunfire broke out in the popular shopping and entertainment district northwest of Denver at about 1:30 p.m. The shooting happened after police...

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Russian Ambassador to US Anatoly Antonov returned to Washington, DC, on 20 June following last week's first meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, the heads of states agreed to send the nations' respective ambassadors back to their missions. "Today I sent a number of...

The Horn of Africa region is grappling with a widespread humanitarian crisis linked to negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor mobility, trade, and delivery of food aid, the World Food Programme (WFP), International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a joint report launched in Nairobi Monday. According...

Settlers of the Zionist regime committed a new crime against the Palestinians. In this regard, settlers opened fire on a security officer of the Palestinian Authority, Al-Ahad reported. According to the report, Palestinian sources stated that Zionist settlers shot dead ‘Alaa Khalid Zahran’ a security officer of the Palestinian...

The Yemeni children, while condemning the United Nations' support for the Saudi coalition, stressed that the organization has effectively made itself their enemy through its biased actions, Al-Masirah reported. In this statement, the Yemeni children condemned the UN's interest in the financial resource of the Arab Persian Gulf countries...

According to the combat training plan approved by the Minister of Defense, the Naval Forces started tactical exercises on June 22. The aim of the exercises with the participation of warships and supply ships, as well as marines, is to conduct joint combat operations by the protection of energy...

Iran's men's volleyball team was defeated by powerful Poland in three straight sets (20-25; 20-25; 16-25) in 2021 Volleyball Nations League’s Week 5 on Tuesday. This was Alekno’s men 8th defeat in a row in the highly prestigious tournament, which is underway in Rimini, Italy. The Iranian side has so far only won five of...

According to the website of the Tehran Governor's office, the result of elections of city councils of Tehran, Rey and Tajrish announced. According to the results of counting votes for TCC elections, the following individuals were elected for the council: 1- Mehdi Chamran, 2- Parviz Sarvari, 3- Narjes Soleimani, 4-...

With the coordination made, the amount of 115 million of Swiss franc was deposited into the account of a Swiss bank out of country’s FOREX resources at TEJARAT Bank in Iraq in order to receive 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX facilities. The Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint...

 In a telephone conversation, Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani felicitated Iran's President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on his victory in Iran’s presidential election, wishing him success and prosperity. “Afghanistan and Iran are two neighboring and brotherly countries, and I hope that your election as President-elect of the Islamic Republic of...

The synopsis of 'Ballad of a White Cow' read, "Mina's life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was innocent of the crime for which he was executed, so she starts a silent battle against a cynical system for her own and her daughter's sake."...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman congratulated the successful holding of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia both to candidates and the people of this country. Saeed Khatibzadeh wished success to the winners of this election, expressing hope that the establishment of internal stability and the peace consolidation in the region...

"The foreign policy of the next administration of Iran, headed by Ebrahim Raeisi, will be dynamic and logical with a strong discourse; A discourse that can serve Iran's interests in all areas," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in an interview with CNN regarding the victory of President-elect Raeisi and the foreign policy of his...

Announcing unveiling the IRGC-produced coronavirus vaccine, Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that all the facilities of the Armed Forces are mobilized to fight the coronavirus. The Ministry of Defense-produce vaccine is in the second phase of clinical trials, and the vaccine produced by the IRGC's University of Medical Sciences will be unveiled in the...

In his press conference on Tues., he congratulated the newly-elected President Ebrahim Raeisi, adding that the holding of elections and the participation of the people was a big "no" to the election boycotters. He noted that the fans of boycotting the elections are those who also support the US'...

Iranian envoy to Kabul Bahador Aminian met with the former President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the peace process and regional cooperation for achieving success in this process. In recent weeks, Iranian officials have traveled to Afghanistan to review...

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, and senior commanders of the IRGC, army, police, defense minister and a group of other high-ranking military commanders met with Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi at his office on Tuesday. In addition to congratulating Ayatollah Raeisi on his victory...

In a statement on Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,278 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,117,336. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 136 people since Monday, bringing the death...

According to a statement by the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Dubai, some of these inmates were pardoned by the rulers of the emirates after serving half of their sentences.  The statement said that the Iranian Consulate General has always followed up on the cases...

He made the remarks addressing the Government Economic Coordination Headquarters on Tues. Emphasizing the need to use the released foreign exchange resources in the financial transactions, he said Iranian organizations should plan to ease the supply of basic goods and raw materials via such resources. Considering that JCPOA Vienna talks...

Based on the athlete's results in the latest tournaments, Iran Archery Federation has selected him for the Olympics. The Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, will be held between July 23 and August 8. HJ/5241767...

The Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric made the remarks in Monday's briefing.  The spokesman said, "We’ve taken note of the announcement by the electoral authorities in Iran that Ebrahim Raeisi is the winner of the elections of 18 June." Dujarric added that "The Secretary-General looks forward to the...

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian held talks with Qatari Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali Al-Kawari through videoconference. At the beginning of the meeting, Qatari Minister congratulated the successful holding of the Iranian presidential election. During the meeting, the two sides discussed issues related to industrial cooperation, tourism, sports,...

Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi won Friday's votes by a landslide, gaining 61.95% of the total votes according to the statement by Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli on Saturday afternoon. Following the announcement of Raeisi's victory in the 13th presidential election, political leaders offered their congratulations on his victory from Saturday till now. North Korea: Kim...

As he said there were 7,000 crypto mining machines on this farm located west of Tehran. The illegal farm was consuming four percent of Iran's electricity. Rahimi also informed that in the past 48 hours, 3,000 other crypto mining machines were discovered across the capital.  The Iranian energy minister has...

President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi delivered a speech on Tuesday on the birth anniversary of 8th Shia Imam, Imam Reza in his holy shrine in the holy city of Mashhad. At the start of his speech, Raeisi said that serving the people would be his priority when choosing his cabinet members.

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – In a match held on Monday at Azadi stadium, Esteghlal edged Padideh Mashhad 2-0 in the 21st week of the Iran Professional League.         ...

Badab-e Surt south of Sari consists of two springs with carbonated mineral water. The first spring has salty water, which is said to be a cure for rheumatism and skin conditions, and the other which appears orange has sour-tasting water. ...

TABRIZ, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Using fireworks, a ceremony was held for the people of Tabriz on the occasion of Imam Reza's birth anniversary,...