News Archive - 5 October 2021

Leader thanks medal winners in world wrestling c'ships The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in a message on Monday thanked the honorable champions and medal winners in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships underway in Norway. "The glorious victory of our wrestling heroes made everyone happy, especially the...

According to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian has held a phone conversation with his Omani counterpart Badr al-Busaidi and offered condolences to the people and government of that country over the losses of lives caused by Cyclone Shaheen. Amirabdollahian announced Iran’s readiness...

The health ministry said that of 13,226 new cases of Coviod-19 were detected across the country since yesterday, 1,922 people were admitted to the hospital.  The total number of Covid 19 cases detected in the country so far reached 5.651.961 people. In the past 24 hours, 216 Covid...

Saeed Khatibzadeh referred to his recent interview with the France 24 in a post on his Twitter account, saying that "Told @FRANCE24: We will return to Vienna as soon as our internal review process is concluded. No preconditions. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman added, "Our sole aim is to ensure talks...

The spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Rohollah Latifi reported a fire on Tuesday at the Dogharoon border crossing in Iran's Khorasan Razavi province, which is called Islam Qala on the other side of the border in Afghanistan's Herat Province. According to Latifi, a lorry carrying fuel that had...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian left Tehran for Moscow at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday afternoon. A delegation is accompanying the top the Iranian diplomat.  The Russian government announced yesterday that the Russian foreign minister would meet with his Iranian counterpart in Moscow on...

Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari, governor of West Azerbaijan, said  on Tuesday afternoon,  "According to the coordination made with the Minister of Interior, from Friday, October 8, passengers can travel through the border crossing of this province after observing health operating standards and providing results of Covid-19 PCR tests." The governor...

Molavi Shirahmad Ammar Mohajer, the Taliban's deputy governor in Herat made the remarks in a meeting with the local officials from Iran's Khorasan Razavi province at Dogharoon border crossing or Islam Qala border market on the other side of the border in Afghanistan while receiving the 4th humanitarian aid convoy from...

ISIL Takfiri terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack on Eidgah Great Mosque in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Sunday, Russia Today reported. Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the blast yesterday, saying that civilians have been targeted. The blast was said to have taken place concurrent with the funeral...

The Iranian films "Train That Night" directed by Hamid Reza Ghotbi and "Mordehhor" directed by Sadegh Sadegh Daghighi were screened in the feature film section of the Muslim International Film Festival in Toronto. Muslim International Film Festival was held on October 1 and 2, 2021. "Train That Night" has previously taken part in German,...

Facebook Inc (FB.O) blamed a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company's 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, Reuters reported. However, the company in a late Monday blog post did not specify who...

Secretary of State Tony Blinken launches a delicate repair mission with France Monday, the first senior US official to visit Paris since the announcement of a US-led security pact blindsided Paris, costing it billions in lost defense sales and rupturing diplomatic ties with Washington, the CNN said in a report. The...

According to the Associated Press, a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed Monday when a passenger, who also died, opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. A second agent and a Tucson police officer were...

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on the latest developments in the region, bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests. Strengthening mutual ties, deepening and expanding relations between Tehran and Doha was also discussed between the two sides. This is the first foreign trip of Ali Bagheri Kani...

Speaking in a news conference on Monday, Leila Abdullahova, Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan said that relations between Azerbaijan Republic and Islamic Republic of Iran is based on friendship and cooperation. Claiming that third forces of ‘no country’ is present near Iranian and...

"The PastoCoVac vaccine was produced and quarantined for 14 days, and today the first batch of 6 million doses of the PastoCoVac vaccine was released and distributed," Head of Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IFDA) Mohammadreza Shanesaz said on Monday afternoon. Shanesaz added, "So far, we...

Deputy Minister of Roads and Director General of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company of Iran Kheirollah Khademi is leading the Iranian delegation in Yerevan to Iran's participation in the building of transit road on Armenian soil by the name "Tatoo".  Over the past month, the Republic of Azerbaijan has imposed...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Venezuelan counterpart Felix Plasencia in a telephone conversation consulted on the latest status of bilateral relations and cooperation between the two nations, a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said. The two top diplomats also stressed the need to pursue agreements and prepare a roadmap for bilateral relations,...

The two sides exchanged views and consulted on general issues and the relations between Lebanon and Iran, according to "www.aljadeed.tv" website. Earlier last month, the Iranian ambassador had stressed in an interview,that the United States has no right to interfere in the process of sending Iranian fuel to...

Fathali Oveisi, born on 11 January 1946, was an Iranian actor and director, known for Captain Khorshid (1987), Baanoo (1999), Hamoun (1990), The Love-stricken (1992) and Cactus. The two films directed by him were Sarboland and Maryam and Mitil.  He went into a coma few days ago on 30 September 2021 after being struck by a huge stroke. KI...

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani arrived in Pakistan on an official visit on Tuesday morning. During the one-day visit, Bagheri is scheduled to meet separately with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister ) Sohail Mahmood. Strengthening relations between the two neighboring countries in regional and...

The aid plane donated by the Islamic Republic of Iran to the people of Afghanistan landed at Kabul airport on Tuesday and its cargo was handed over to the officials of the Taliban caretaker government. The following is video footage of the plane landing at Kabul airport:...

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei tooke part in a mourning ceremony thatwas held on Tuesday, the anniversary of the demise of the Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and martyrdom of Imam Hassan (PBUH).   ...