News Archive - 19 November 2021

Envoy says Iran abides by JCPOA but US, E3 don't

Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the comments at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly unanimously approved the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Referring to the US illegal withdrawal from the JCPOA in May 2018 and the re-imposition of illegal sanctions...

Explosion reported near gas station in Kabul on Thursday

Security sources in Afghanistan reported an explosion near a gas station in north of Kabul, Al Jazeera reported. According to locals, the blast was horrifying and terrible. Taliban has not yet released details of the blast including number of those killed or wounded in the blast. Earlier, Taliban had launched attacks...

Gas explosion in Ankara leaves two dead, four injured: Report

The explosion was allegedly caused by the entrapment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). However, a detailed analysis report of the scene confirming the cause of the explosion by the concerned authorities is yet to be issued, Daily Sabah reported. The strong explosion brought down a big chunk of the...

Several explosions heard in Iraq’s Mosul city

Local media in Iraq reported the sound of several explosions heard in the city of Mosul, Alsumaria News reported. According to the report, eyewitnesses reported that the explosions were heard at short intervals. Iraqi officials have not commented on the matter yet while the main cause of the blasts has not been...

Air raids by Saudi fighter jets on Yemen Ma'rib continue

Saudi-led coalition fighter jets have intensified their airstrikes on various parts of Ma'rib city in Yemen over the past 24 hours, Almasirah reported. According to the report, Yemeni media announced that fighter jets of Saudi aggression coalition have repeatedly bombed the city of Ma'rib over the past 24 hours.

Iran reacts to France anti-Iran stance on nuclear activities

Saeed Khatibzadeh Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry reacted to the baseless remarks of his French counterpart on Fri. and reiterated that any stance of officials and political institutions of different countries with the aim of influencing behavior of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is considered to be...

New US sanctions in continuation of Trump's era policy: Iran

While condemning the new US sanctions imposed against six Iranian individuals and one entity, Saeed Khatibzadeh Spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday said that the sanctioning attempt by the US government based on the false alleged interference in the US election are in continuation of the failed policy launched by...

Iran to take part at Sulaymaniyah's book fair

The Islamic Republic of Iran will take part for the first time at the 3rd Sulaimaniyah International Book Fair aiming to present more than 800 books in various fields, Iranian Book and Literature House said in a statement. Introducing new books, organizing meetings between Persian students of Sulaimaniyah universities with the prominent Iranians writers,...

Cleric urges nuclear negotiators not to give in to US demands

During this week's Friday Prayers on the campus of the University of Tehran, Hojjatoleslam Haj Ali Akbari called on country’s nuclear negotiators no to give in to excessive demands of the United States and European countries involved in nuclear talks including UK, France and Germany. Turning to Iran’s nuclear talks which...

Lifting sanctions to be seriously pursued in Vienna talks: MP

Speaking in an interview with Mehr news agency (MNA) on Friday, Abolfazl Amouei, Member of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that lifting of sanctions and economic benefits from JCPOA are among the issues that will be pursued seriously in upcoming nuclear talks in Vienna. Pointing...

US has to lift sanctions before return to JCPOA: FM spox

"The effective, altogether and verifiable removal of sanctions is a condition for the US to return to the JCPOA, and that is the main point of our talks in Vienna,"Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said about the pre-conditions for the return of the United...

Iran envoy urges UN to put spotlight on Israeli regime crimes

Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN European Headquarters in Geneva made the remarks in a meeting of ambassadors of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and members of the United Nations Research Committe of Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday to discuss crimes...

Iraq ready to pay back debts to Iran for imported gas

Speaking in an interview with Iranian news outlet on Friday, Ahmed Musa Spokesman for Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said that the ministry is ready to pay the total amount owed to Iran for onngoing gas imports for its power plants. He stressed that the previous debts belong to Iraqi Ministry of Finance...

Football fans in Iran permitted to return to stadiums

The match between Nasaji Mazandaran FC and Esteghlal Tehran in the fifth week of Iran Professional League (IPL) was held in Tehran Azadi Stadium on Friday afternoon. The most important thing about the today's match is the return of football fans to the stadiums after 22 month since the start of restrictions amid...

Iran, Armenia discuss expansion of bilateral judicial coop.

The meeting was held on Thursday and the two sides explored avenues for boosting judicial cooperation and collaboration between Iran and Armenia in that regard.  Tacting chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Gagik Jhangiryan invited representatives of judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to visit his...

Iran, Georgia agree to strengthen trade-economic ties

In a meeting held between Iranian Ambassador to Georgia Akbar Ghasemi and minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Natela Turnava in Tbilisi on Friday, the two sides reached an agreement to increase the volume of bilateral economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. In the meeting the Georgian...

Funeral ceremony of Ayatolallah Mojtahed Shabestari in Tehran

He was Representative of the Leader in East Azerbaijan and fourth Imam Jumu'ah for Tabriz in the northwest of Iran after the Iranian Islamic Revolution from 1995 until 2017. Mojtahed Shabestari was a member of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly. Shabestari wo passed away in Tehran on November 17, 2021.

“Zayandeh Rud” immersed in fog

Fog is formed when small drops of water are suspended in the air. The droplets together form a translucent layer in the air, reducing visibility. Fog is a layer of cloud near the earth's surface.