News Archive - 4 September 2021

The US Navy has declared five sailors dead after a helicopter crash in the Pacific on Tuesday and is shifting to recovery operations, AP was cited as reporting by Sputnik. Search and rescue operations had been underway since the MH-60S Knighthawk crashed into the sea Tuesday afternoon, about 60...

President Vladimir Putin said Friday it is “nonsense” that Russia and Japan have not concluded a peace treaty following World War II while criticizing Tokyo for repeatedly changing its position in relevant talks, Japan Times reported. Speaking at an economic forum in Vladivostok in Far East Russia, Putin also...

The event started on Friday and is underway for one week. President Xi Jinping’s speech at the 2021 China International Trade Fair in Services Global Service Trade Summit injected new momentum into the arduous recovery of the world economy in the context of the epidemic and demonstrates China’s role...

“I sincerely appreciate the noble delegation of Iran’s Paralympic which once again made the Iranian nation happy by winning medals,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a short message on Saturday night. The delegation finished the event in the 12th rank by gaining 12 gold, 11 silver, and one bronze medal.

According to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry,  Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abodllahian and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephone call, on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan. The statement added, "Following the consultations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country with the Russian...

Speaking in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Sat., Abbas Golroo reiterated that Foreign Ministry must focus more on strengthening its ties with neighboring countries atop priority since Islamic Republic of Iran has a good target market in neighboring states, so that its relations must be expanded...

If negotiations on Iran’s nuclear standoff are done under pressure, positive results will not be obtained since nuclear talks under pressure have not been produced positive results in previous, President Raeisi said. He made the remarks on Saturday in his first televised TV interview and stated that Iran is...

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‘Extra Sauce’ is about Hans, a mediocre heartbroken actor, who is greeted by an Angel of Death after attempting to take his life an hour before his play's premiere. After winning best screenplay and best actor awards at Canberra Short Film Festival in Australia, as well as receiving an...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi made the remarks on Sat. and said that about 9.5 million tons of goods, valued at $7.303 billion, were exchanged between Islamic Republic of Iran and United Arab Emirate (UAE) in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (from March 1...

Pointing to the ‘Night of Range’ protests in Gaza Strip, Abdul-Latif Al-Qanu Spokesman of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement announced that protest activities of Palestinians will continue until the siege of Gaza Strip is lifted, Palestine Al-Youm reported. Hamas spokesman on Saturday in a speech showed reaction to the protests...

"United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Geneva to convene a high-level conference on aid for Afghanistan on September 13," a statement released by his office said. Afghanistan is facing a "looming humanitarian catastrophe. The conference will advocate for a swift scale-up in funding so the lifesaving humanitarian operation...

A high-ranking Lebanese delegation, including the Lebanese FM, arrived in Syria on Sat. The delegation is led by Hassan Diab caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon and includes Lebanese ministers of foreign affairs, defense, economy, and energy. The purpose of the trip is to reduce the problems caused by the electricity crisis in Lebanon...

The US embassy in Baghdad is testing the C-Ram system, and this defense test will continue from 1 to 3 p.m. (local time), a source familiar with the matter told Al-Sumaria. Earlier, social media users posted footage of the activation of the alarm and the C-Ram system at...

The move on Friday comes days before the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks and a month after 9/11 survivors, first responders and family members of the nearly 3,000 victims wrote a sternly worded letter to the president. They accused the US of deliberately keeping the documents – which...

"The latest news says that Khenj, the most strategic area of Panjshir, and the Anaba area near the provincial capital have also been completely seized, leaving only the main building of the Abshar district," Karimi said, Sputnik reported. Now, the Taliban have taken control of four districts of the...

An Iraqi security source reported a bomb blast en route of a US military logistic convoy in Babylon Governorate in Iraq, Shafagh News reported. This is the second attack on US military convoy in a short period of time in a day, the report added. According to the report,...

Police are reacting to a shooting in central Trieste, which occurred on the morning of Sept. 4. The incident occurred on the corner of Via Carducci and Via San Francisco at about 08:00 and was reportedly the result of a dispute between two groups of foreign workers. Up to...

Speaking on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the sixth round of the Sea Cup competitions, Irani said, "Iran is not looking for a rank in the competitions, but our goal is to test the capability of our forces at the international level." "The most important goal of...

Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks in his meeting with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani on Saturday. Emphasizing the efforts of the Armed Forces to upgrade the country's defense power, Salami said, "The enemies did spare no efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Revelotuin and the Iranian nation.

President Raeisi will address Iranian people to speak about the programs devised at his administration and latest achievements taken in short period since he took office as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It should be noted that speech of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi will be broadcast after...

Commander of the Second Naval Region of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ramezan Zirahi made the announcement, saying that the exercise was attended by 30 heavy vessels and 120 light vessels. He announced monitoring the movements of the enemies around the clock, adding, "The navy of Islamic Iran is at...

In a meeting with economists, Minister Ehson Khandoozi said that talks have been underway to investigate several candidates for being appointed as the new CBI governor. As he said, the new governor will be introduced to the Cabinet next week.  HJ/5296331...

"Iranian Defense Ministry can play an effective and decisive role in enhancing the defense capabilities of the IRGC Aerospace Force," said Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh, the IRGC Aerospace Force Commander in his meeting with Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani on Saturday. Hajizadeh expressed hope that cooperation between the IRGC Aerospace Force...

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 3,479 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 5,103,537. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 515 people since Friday, bringing...

'The Badger' will be screened in the competition section of the 18th Salento International Film Festival in Italy. ' The 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.    Right before...

He finished runner-up with a throw of 43.35m. China’s Sun claimed the gold medal with 47.13m and the bronze went to Iraq’s Nukhailawi with 41.39m. This was the 10th silver medal of the Iranian delegation in the Games. The delegation sits 13th on the table with 10...

Asghar Azizi Aghdam from Iran collected a gold medal for his country at +75kg category in the parataekwondo contests at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday. In Tokyo Olympics so far, the Iranian para-athletes have won 12 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 1 bronze medal to stand at the 12th place...

But will the next round of talks yield results? The answer to this question increasingly seems to depend more on the outcome of Washington’s Iran deliberations than what might come out of the next round. After a months-long lull in the Vienna nuclear talks, Iran’s new foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,...

Besides congratulating Amir_abdollahian on his appointment to the head of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Haniyeh praised the stances of the Islamic Republic of Iran in support of the Palestinian people and the resistance. The Iranian foreign minister, for his part, thanked for the congratulations and praised the struggle...

Over 40 million doses of coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccines have so far been imported into the country, Mehrdad Jamal Arvanaghi said on Saturday. He further noted that a few million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be imported into the country tonight on Sat. while two other million doses of the coronavirus...

In a message Saturday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed his condolences over the demise of Seyyed Muhammad Saeed Hakim, one of the Marja in holy Najaf city in Iraq. The Leader of the Islamic Revolution offered condolences to the Najaf Seminary and its Marja and its scholars, to the revered...

The national Iranian sitting volleyball team defeated the team of Russia in the final of the 2020 Paralympics on Saturday, the 11th day of the competitions. Also, Parataekwondoka Asghar Azizi Aghdam won a gold medal on Saturday, while Sajjad Mohammadian won a silver medal in shot put contests. Furthermore, on Saturday, Sadegh Beit...

As Reuters reported on Sat. Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners. In the weeks since the Taliban's swift...

On early Saturday, the Saudi coalition claimed that Saudi Air Defense Force has intercepted and shot down an armed drone belonging to the Yemeni Ansarullah. According to the reports, the drone was fired against Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia. Riyadh's claim comes as the Yemeni armed forces have not claimed...

"At about 01:30 on September 3, four Israeli F-15 tactical fighter jets fired 24 guided missiles at targets on Syrian territory from Lebanon’s airspace," Vadim Kulit said, Tass reported. "Russian-made Buk-M2E and Pantsyr-S systems on duty in the Syrian air defense units downed 21 missiles." The official Syrian...

Four people were killed and seven others were injured in Afghanistan as a result of several incidents of shooting in the air by the Taliban, a medical source told Sputnik on Saturday. "Four people were killed and seven injured as a result of the shooting in the air late...

Accordingly, Jabhat al-Nusra targeted the de-escalation areas in Syria’s Idbil province 31 times, the Center added. Al-Hmeimin Air Base, which is considered as Russia’s Ceasefire Monitoring Center, issued a statement regarding the widespread attacks launched by Jabhat al-Nusra Takfiri terrorists on de-escalation zones in Syria, RT reported. According to...

Leader condoles demise of Maj. Gen. Firouzabadi In a message, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences on the demise of Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, the Leader's top military adviser. South African FM calls for promoting coop. with Tehran Addressing the Iranian Foreign Minister in...

The sixth round of the Sea Cup competitions started with the participation of 400 athletes from Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Azerbaijan Republic on August 24 in Anzali Port, north of Iran. During the competitions, athletes competed in six areas of flood control, injury control, survival at sea and marine...

In a phone call on Fridays, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has congratulated Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on the beginning of his tenure. Wang relayed the Chinese president’s regards to the Leader of Islamic Revolution and the Iranian President, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s...

In a message on Saturday, Iranian President Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi offered his condolences over the last night's demise of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Saeed Al-Tabatabai al-Hakim. The Iranian president hailed Ayatollah Hakim as "one of the pillars of the Marja and Fiqh in Iraq" who spend his life propagating Islam and...

Addressing the Iranian Foreign Minister in a message, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, felicitated him on his inauguration. In this message, he called for strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the fields of energy, trade, culture, and education with the assistance of Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. At the end...

Arman-e Melli: Major General Firouzabadi passes away Aftab: Leader condoles demise of Maj. Gen. Firouzabadi Iran ready to offer food aid to Lebanese nation Ebtekar: Major General Firouzabadi passes away Panjshir last resistance spot against Taliban Etema'ad: Women stage protest in Kabul, Herat Iran seeking maximum coop. with neighbors Iran:...

"Unfortunately, current US officials are following in the defeated footsteps of the previous administration," said Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday in response to the US Treasury Department's action of including four Iranian citizens in the US sanctions list due to imaginary charges. "Supporters and businessmen of sanctions in the United States have...

Directed by Maryam Bahrololoomi, 'Patio' has been selected to compete at the 4th Parana International Film Festival (PIFF) in Argentina. PIFF 4th Edition will take place in Paraná from September 3rd to September 10th 2021. Online PIFF 2021 will take place from August 17th to September 3rd on the festival's youtube...

Speaking in an interview on Sat., Ehsan Ghamari said that country’s foreign trade is expected to hit €5 billion before termination of the current Iranian calendar year (to end March 20, 2022). Turning to the increasing exports trend of the country despite sanctions and spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19,...

Little is known of the early life of the Iranian scholar and polymath Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni; however, as the name suggests he was born in Beruniy, a small city in Uzbekistan in Western Central Asia which was part of Iran in the past.  Historically, Beruniy was known as Kath and served as the...

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The sixth round of the Sea Cup competitions started with the participation of 400 athletes from Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Azerbaijan Republic on August 24 in Anzali Port, north of Iran. The Russian Navy team took second place, and the teams of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan jointly ranked third.

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The Vaccination Center of Goftegoo Park was inaugurated in Tehran on Sat. in the presence of newly-appointed Mayor of Tehran Alireza Zakani. Also, Mayor of Tehran visited the working process of Be’sat Vaccination Center in the capital and was briefed on activities of the...

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The senior IRGC commanders, including the Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami met with the newly appointed Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani on Saturday.    ...

QOM, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony for martyrdom of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Shia Imam, was held in the shrine of Fatima Masumeh (S) in Qom.