News Archive - 6 July 2021

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Some Iraqi sources reported early Tuesday morning an airstrike on the Green Zone in Baghdad near US buildings. Sirens went off warning of drone attacks on the US embassy in the Green Zone at Al-Tawheed Base 3, the Saberin News reported. The source said that a severe attack was carried out on...

The Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop was en route from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, a village in the north of the Kamchatka peninsula, when it lost contact with air traffic control, the emergencies ministry said, Reuters reported. Citing sources, Interfax reported that the plane was thought to have crashed...

The Information Office of Hashd al-Sha’abi forces announced that forces of this resistance group are currently on full alert in ‘Samarra Dam’ and surrounding areas, Al-Sumaria News reported. According to the report, Iraqi’s PMU forces were on full alert in western Iraq after the United States carried out suspicious...

The windows of the mosque, which is affiliated with the federation, were broken with a beer bottle, the federation said in a statement, Anadolu Agency reported. Highlighting the increasing incidents of hate speech and racist attacks in the country, it said the mosque was attacked for the second time...

The county health department confirmed the investigation, telling the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and the death was reported to the state health department as well as the CDC. "The investigation as to whether there is a...

Local Iraqi sources reported that two US coalition logistics convoys were targeted by roadside bombs on Tuesday afternoon in al-Diwaniyah. The blast did not cause any casualties and no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, Saberin News reported. The convoys were carrying the equipment needed by US troops and entered Iraq from Kuwait,...

The late June heatwave that scorched the Pacific Northwest, with triple-digit temperatures breaking records in multiple states, is now being blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon, Western United States, according to the state's medical examiner office, US Today reported. The somber news follows an unprecedented blast of heat from June...

A rocket landed late last night near the abandoned equipment of the Northern Gas Company, 20 km southwest of Kirkuk, the Iraqi security source said according to Shafaq News. Stating that the attack did not cause any casualties or financial damage, he said that security forces arrived at the...

During a National Security Council meeting on Monday, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon ordered the Tajik military to deploy 20,000 soldiers along the Afghan-Tajik border, the Tajikistan president’s office stated, Ariana News reported. This development comes after over 1,000 Afghan military personnel retreated to Tajikistan on Sunday as Taliban fighters...

The US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Toller held a meeting with Jumea Anad Saadoun, Iraq's Minister of Defense on Tuesday, according to Iraqi News Agency. In this meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest between the two countries. The details of the meeting were not revealed to the media yet, however, the...

Police are searching for a man who injured one person with a knife outside Dusseldorf airport on Tuesday and then fled the scene, police said, Reuters reported. Surveillance footage showed two men walking toward an airport parking lot at 12.16 pm local time (1016 GMT), at which point...

According to Tolo TV website, another three districts in three different Afghan provinces have fallen to the Taliban since Tuesday morning. Local officials have confirmed the fall of Farang District in Baghlan, Muqur District in Badghis and Shighnan District in Badakhshan to the Taliban after Afghanistan government forces left them. Last night,...

The incident took place today at 2 pm. local time in the seventh district of Kandahar city. The blast occurred as Afghan Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwa and Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, the Chief of Army Staff, had traveled to Kandahar province to inspect the security situation. So far, no groups...

According to "saba.ye" news website, Sanaa criminal court held a session on Tuesday morning to decide on File 537 which is about espionage and the act of sabotage case in Yemen. According to Saba, five defendants were sentenced to death at the hearing, chaired by judge Mohammad Mofleh. Another individual...

Abu Alaa al-Walai the leader of Sayyid of Martyrs Battalions, or Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) has told Associated Press that the Iraqi Resistance group will take revenge on the US following the attacks on the recent PMU positions "We want to carry out an operation that everyone describes as revenge against Washington," he told AP...

The purpose of the Iraqi High-Security delegation's visit to Al-Anbar province was to visit military units, the Ain al-Assad airbase, and the border strip, and to learn about the implementation of security plans by operational units. Local Iraqi sources reported on Monday that Ain al-Assad base in Anbar Province...

“We think (the talks) can reach their goal,” he told reporters in Madrid after a gathering of the Stockholm Initiative, a group of 16 states working towards nuclear disarmament. “I think we’ll get there in the coming weeks,” Maas added of the Iran talks that resumed in April in...

In a tweet on Monday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “For the sake of clarity: Russia resolutely supports and advocates for regional security dialogue in the #Persian Gulf. But this is a different topic which shouldn’t be mixed up with nuclear issues and the talks on #JCPOA. Security in the region...

Ebtekar: New Judiciary chief stress on spreading of justice everywhere  Etema’ad: Introducing ceremony of new judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i held  Etela’at: Head of Leader’s Office: Iranian presidential election astonished all enemies Military base in US embassy in Baghdad hit by drones Iran:  New Judiciary chief says would expand legitimate...

In a Tuesday tweet, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi reacted to the remarks of the Zionist regime's ambassador to Baku, saying, "Our region plunged into war & #darkness only after the #invention of the #Zionist_regime." "It won't take too long until the region, once again, witnesses peace, light, prosperity &...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Tue., Shahla Omori pointed to the problems facing trade and business activity of the country for obtaining visa in order to do trade and business activities with Iraq and stated, “With the incessant follow-ups made, the commercial attaché of Iranian Embassy...

Islamic Republic of Iran Law Enforcement Force announced in a statement that a terrorist gang had dismantled and its main members had been arrested. Following the intelligence activities, a group of saboteurs who had planned armed conspiracy inside the country with the aim of harming the public security of the society was...

Speaking in his weekly press conference, Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics. Iran's position on JCPOA, lifting of sanctions not to change with change of administration Regarding the position of some Western officials on the need to wait for the new administration of the Islamic...

"Today, the first identity cards for children with Iranian mothers and foreign fathers were issued at the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Dubai," said Alireza Mahmoudi, the caretaker of the Iranian Consulate General in Dubai.  "In accordance with the law approved by parliament, the...

Bagheri made the remarks in his meeting with commanders and senior officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In this meeting, which was held Tuesday morning at the IRGC Ground Forces Command Headquarters, the commander of IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour as well as the commanders of...

Sabotage in shed belonging to AEOI not led to equipment damage Regarding the release of some footage in social media on sabotage in a shed belonging to the Atomic Energy Organization, Rabiei said, "I confirm the sabotage but this sabotage has not led to significant human and equipment damage." Emphasizing that there was...

In a statement on Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,733 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,286,923. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 146 people since Monday, bringing the death...

President Rouhani inaugurated several national free trade, industrial and special economic zone projects at the value of 31,050 trillion rials (around $141 million). As reported, 62 economic and infrastructure production projects in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Gilan and Sistan, and Balouchestan were inaugurated by Rouhani on...

Providing new information about the Ukrainian plane that was mistakenly shot down by IRGC near Tehran in January 2020, Shokrollah Bahrami said the case is under investigation at the military court. "Three days after the incident, due to the order of Ebrahim Raeisi, the then head of the judiciary, the investigation...

Ali Akbar Velayati, Advisor to the Leader on International Affairs, met with President-elect Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on Tuesday morning. Velayati congratulated Ayatollah Raeisi on his victory in the June 18 presidential elections and wished success to the President-elect and the next administration. Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi was elected as Iran's 13th president...

In his first trip to Saudi Arabia, Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik will meet King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud next Sunday in Neom, a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. A high-ranking Omani delegation, including...

According to Belgian journalist David Van den Broeck, FC Boavista eyes to hire the 28-year-old Iranian goalie. The reporter claims that Antwerp is considering the proposal while Beiranvand himself has higher aims. Beiranvand joined the Belgian side last summer. He did not have a good season as was not...

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, 28 hospitals and 12,000 medical personnel of Iran’s army are providing services for the Iranian nation, the Commander of Iranian Army Ground Forces said. The army has a good record in helping people in natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, and the...

The third round of the Asian Under-19 Men and Women Beach Volleyball Championship, which started on July 3rd in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, ended today (Tuesday) with Iran team winning the championships powerfully.  The Iranian Team A faced the Thailand national team in the final and defeated their Thai...

Iran's Ambassador Mohsen Baharvand submitted the credentials to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday in Buckingham Palace. Baharvand had previously submitted a copy of his credentials to the officials of the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has been appointed as the new Ambassador to the UK replacing Hamid Baeidinejad. Mohsen Baharvand has served...

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, Kazem Jalali, met today with the Special Assistant to the President of Russia Andrei Fursenko during which the Iranian diplomat handed over a letter in response to the Russian president's congratulatory message on Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi 's victory...

Iranian documentaries 'Days of Ignorance' by Abolfazl Tajik and 'Bride of flood' by Zia Hatami are to take part in the named event. The Ischia film festival was born in 2003 when it had the name "Foreign Film Festival". The art directors of the festival are Michelangelo Messina and...

An explosion has been reported at Cheshmeh Khosh field located in the western Ilam province, 52 km south of Dehloran city on Tuesday afternoon. There are reports coming in saying that two people have been killed while another is injured. The latest reports say that the number of the killed has increased...

"Our message to the friends is peace and security, but if a country and a group dare to threaten the Islamic Republic of Iran, our response to them will be lethal," Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Navy Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani said during an inspection visit to the Maritime District 1...

Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Farazmand and Turkish Deputy Minister of Interior Muhterem Ince held a meeting on Tues. In a tweet, Farazmand wrote: "Cooperation between the two neighboring countries under the responsibilities of the ministries of the interior covers a wide range of important issues, including border cooperation, the fight against drugs...

According to Alimohammad Tarafdari, Iran will officially join the international museum to introduce Iranian and Islamic art and architecture. He expressed hope that by becoming an MWNF member, new gateways will be opened to improve Iranology. MWNF is an international non-profit organization founded on the initiative of Eva Schubert in 1995 in...

ISFAHAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Zob Ahan team shared the spoils with Saipa in a 1-1 draw at Isfahan’s Fooladshahr Stadium in the 26th week of the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Monday.         ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Basic Health Care Unit (BHCU) teams are providing medical healthcare to the quake-hit areas in the Garmeh and Jajerm in North Khorasan Province, which was hit by a magnitude 5.5 quake on May 17th.       ...