News Archive - 8 September 2021

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In a telephone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian touched upon the number of Iranian pilgrims, 30,000, which are allowed to visit Iraq for Arbaeen pilgrimage, and called for an increase in that number.  The Iranian foreign minister said that Iran expects Iraq to increase that number as the...

Speaking during his visit to the border shared between Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Jolfa on Wed., Brigadier General Ashtari said that there is no security problem at borders of the country. Law Enforcement Forces (Police) is cooperating with border guards of the...

Iranian Arbaeen Headquarters Chief Hossein Zolfaghari met with Nasir Abdulmohsen Abdullah, Iraqi Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on Wednesday to coordinate efforts before sending 30,000 Iranian pilgrims to Iraq to attend the Arbaeen pilgrimage. It is worth mentioning that the Iraqi cabinet agreed on Sunday that...

Preliminary reports suggest that the 4.5-magnitude quake on the scale of Richter struck at a depth of 9km in Qasr-e Shirin County in western Iranian Kermanshah province minutes ago. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.  The Kermanshah province in western Iran which borders neighboring Iraq was struck by a...

Speaking to the Iranian IRINN TV on Wednesday afternoon, Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian Envoy to Vienna-based International Organizations, said that no one can demand that Iran fulfill its obligations under the nuclear deal, while the other parties do not respect their own share of commitments. He said that Iran does not have any...

In his visit, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani Foreign Minister of Qatar is scheduled to meet and hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as well as other high-ranking Iranian officials. It should be noted that the Qatari Foreign Minister hosted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

Speaking on the occasion of commemoration ceremony of International Day against Nuclear Tests at the UN Headquarters on Wed., Takht-Ravanchi welcomed the enforcement of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and stressed that nuclear disarmament must remain at the top of international system, because, only nuclear disarmament and complete destruction of...

Written and produced by Hossein Tehrani, 'Daily Massacre in Tehran' has made it to the competition section of the Drama International Film Festival in Greece. The Drama Festival is one of the most important international short film festivals in Greece and it is held every year in the city of...

The series of military aggression of Saudi Arabia against the defenseless and innocent people of Yemen still continues. Saudi aggressor coalition targeted "Manbeh" district in Saada province with artillery attacks, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, a number of Yemeni civilians were severely wounded during the artillery attacks. The...

The fire in the prison in Banten province broke out at some time between 1am and 2am on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the prison department of the law and human rights ministry said. “The cause is under investigation,” said Rika Aprianti, adding that inmates were still being evacuated...

Iraqi army forces continue their series of counter-terrorist operations in different parts of the country. In this regard, Nasser Al-Ghannam, the commander of the Al-Anbar Operation announced the realization of new achievements by the Iraqi forces, Al-Furat reported. According to the report, the commander announced that Iraqi forces managed to...

15 rockets were fired at areas around Taiz Airport in the al-Taziah district of Jabal Amman, southwest of Yemen, Al-Masirah reported.  Meanwhile, local Yemeni media reported the continuous and low-altitude flight of Saudi fighter jets over the Yemeni province of Taiz.  No information has so far been released...

"The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations regretfully informs that Yevgeny Zinichev died tragically in the line of duty when he was saving a person's life at interdepartmental drills on protecting the Arctic zone from emergencies", the ministry said in a statement, according to Sputnik. In recent days Zinichev was...

Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the comment at a daily briefing in Beijing when asked if China would recognize the new government, whose leaders were named on Tuesday, Reuters reported. China respects the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, Wang said. After the Taliban took power in...

FM says Iran to keep borders with Afghanistan open to help Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized "the principled policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on...

Arman-e Melli: Iraq mediates Tehran-Riyadh relation Ebtekar: In the name of Taliban, in favor of Pakistan Etela'at: Judiciary Cheif: Some laws must change in favor of women Afghans stage protest in favor of Ahmad Massoud Paralympic athletes return home Iran: Change of laws in favor of women Javan: Taliban...

The US State Department announced on Wednesday morning (Tehran time) that Robert Malley, the US Special Representative for Iran's Affairs, would travel to Moscow and Paris with a small delegation. The trip will take place between September 7 and 10, and the purpose of this trip is to consult...

Directed by Asghar Farhadi, 'A Hero' is selected to be screened at the 69th edition of the BFI London Film Festival which is slated to be held on October 6-17, 2021. 'A Hero' tells the story of Rahim, imprisoned because unable to repay a debt. Amazon Studios has acquired US rights to...

"Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran, under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, has taken great steps to realize the new Islamic civilization", Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on Wednesday. In this regard, the IRGC navy has made important measures to become a naval power in accordance with the Islamic Revolution,...

In a match that was held in Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium, Iran’s captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh opened the scoring three minutes into the game to disrupt Iraq’s defensive strategy for the rest of the match. The first half ended with this goal as Iraq could not create threats in Iran’s...

In a tweet on Wednesday, Ali Shamkhani wrote, "Afghanistan's first priority is stability and peace." "Ignoring the need for inclusive government, foreign intervention and the use of military means instead of dialogue to meet the demands of ethnic and social groups are the main concerns of the friends of the...

"Our constant presence in the oceans has prevented the enemies from making any disruption to our economic path; Even maritime terrorism has been foiled," he said referring to Iran's capability in securing its maritime commercial routes. "We are proud to announce that, as an independent country, we have been able...

"On Monday the next session of #IAEA BoG will start. It is expected to focus on #Iran as always," the Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna  Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a tweet on Wednesday. "The Governors need to set a prudent hierarchy of priorities. Under no...

Expo 2020 is scheduled to be a World Expo to be hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 – 10 April 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new dates are 1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022.  Iran is also...

According to Mohsen Rezaeipour, "In the said 5 months, Iran's exports to 10 ASEAN member countries rose 48 percent to $1.07 billion." "The highest level of exports went to Thailand, with $266.3 million, registering an increase of 88% in value compared to the same period last year,"...

The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 538 Iranians in the past 24 hours since Tuesday, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began in February 2020 so far to 112,430 people. Meanwhile, the figures for today put the number of new...

Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran made the comments on an inspection visit to the western province of Lorestan at Shahid Almasian military ammunition depot in Khorramabad. Maj. Gen. Mousavi pointed to the recently rising rhetoric by the Israeli regime against...

Directed by Amir Daryani and produced by Naeim Bakhtiar, in its first international presence succeeded in winning the award of the festival. "The Kids" is the story of a sister and brother who decide to separate due to the conditions of their home and their own behavioral disorders. 'The Kids' will...

Ahmad Naderi, head of the Iranian delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), who has traveled to Vienna to attend the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, met and held talks with Petros Marjani, the chairman of the Syrian Parliament' committee on Arab and foreign affairs. Highlighting the Islamic Republic...

Directed by Iman Behrouzi, the Iranian short documentary The Fabric has managed to enter the competition section of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea. The DMZ Festival is one of Asia's most important documentary film festivals.  The thirteenth edition of this South Korean cinematic event will take place from September...

Afghanistan neighbors meeting will be held through video conference in the presence of foreign ministers of Iran, China, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the report, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will head the meeting. In a statement issued by Pakistan Foreign Ministry, the meeting...

Pashinyan stated that while he was recently introducing the government’s action plan to the Parliament, he has recorded that the deepening or normalization of the relations with bordering countries will be one of the key directions of the government’s foreign policy, Armen Press reported. “And this has been recorded...

During the phone conversation on Wednesday afternoon, the Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi told the President of the European Council  Charles Michel, "The Islamic Republic of Iran intends to develop its relations with the European Union and European countries in areas of mutual interest." Meanwhile, Raeisi stressed that developing relations with...

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who is the commander-in-chief of all armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, appointed on Wednesday the newly-appointed Interior Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for Law Enforcement Affairs. Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi previously served...

The club has sent a formal letter to the federation, explaining the reason for their decision. It has been mentioned in the letter that of the total 18 players present in the list of the team for the Asian Champions League, three are injured and one cannot accompany the...

Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made the comments at a meeting to review the implementation process of the fifth stage of Martyr Haj Qasem Soleimani plan, which is a nationwide campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic, on Wednesday afternoon. "I order all IRGC commanders to make...

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A funeral ceremony for a Holy Shrine defender Morteza Karimi, who was martyred in Syria, was held in Tehran on Wednesday.       ...

BOJNURD, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Every year in September, farmers in North Khorasan Province, begin harvesting grapes and drying them up into raisins.                 ...

Ta'zieh is a religious play reenacting historical, tragic, and epic events of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH).