News Archive - 16 December 2021

Drone attacks on US base in eastern Syria reported

Two drones have targeted the Al-Tanf, also known as the Al-Tanf garrison, which is a United States military base eastern Syria located 24 km west of the al-Tanf border crossing in the Syrian Desert.  The commander of US CENTCOM in the West Asian region has confirmed the report in an announcement...

Nine people killed in Dominican Republic private jet crash

Seven passengers and two crew members died in the incident, it said in a statement posted to Twitter. Six were foreign nationals and one was Dominican, it also said, without specifying the nationalities of the other six passengers, CNN reported. Among the victims was Puerto Rican music producer Jose...

Arab states sought coordinating stances towards Iran, Turkey

The new political consultation has taken place on Saudi Arabia request between Egypt and PGCC member countries, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, last weekend on Sunday witnessed political consultations between Egypt and the PGCC state members at the level of foreign ministers. Egyptian diplomats said the...

US logistics convoy targeted in Al Diwaniyah of Iraq

Iraqi sources on Thursday morning reported that a logistics convoy belonging to the US army was targeted by a roadside bomb in Iraq’s Al Diwaniyah. A group called Khyber Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and said it would release images and video of its attack. The report comes as Iraqi...

FM Amir-Abdollahian meets Hungarian counterpart in Tehran

The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hosted Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in Tehran on Thursday morning. The Hungarian delegation arrived in Tehran last night. On the Tehran visit, the Hungarian Foreign Minister is accompanied by an economic delegation. The two foreign ministers are scheduled to hold a...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

FM Amir-Abdollahian: Tehran reached a good agreement with IAEA The Iranian Foreign Minister said Wednesday that Tehran reached a good agreement with the IAEA last night, saying that this could respond to some of the alleged concerns about Iran's peaceful nuclear program. The last meeting of ambassadors of the Islamic...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on December 16

Arman-e Melli: Tehran-IAEA agreement to advance Vienna talks Asia: S Korea contributes USD 2.5 mn in support of Afghan refugees in Iran Aftab: Iran's voluntarily measure to resolve concerns of relation with IAEA Ebtekar: Iran voluntarily allows IAEA to install new cameras at TESA FM Amir-Abdollahian: Tehran reached a...

Three coop. document signed between Tehran, Budapest

The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hosted Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Siarto in Tehran on Thursday morning. During this meeting, three cooperation documents were signed on the sidelines of the meeting between the Iranian and Hungarian foreign ministers. The first Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the...

Hungary vows support for JCPOA implementation

Heading an economic delegation, the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó attended a joint news conference with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday. At the beginning of the press conference, the Hungarian Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction with his presence in Iran, hailing his meeting with Amir-Abdollahian on the sidelines...

Iranian vaccines to be exported to other countries soon: FM

Today, good talks and important agreements were reached between Iran and Hungary, said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian while speaking in a joint press conference with the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó. He also said, "We signed five documents today. The first document is a cultural one, which...

AEOI says IAEA wont't have access to recordings of cameras

 Spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behruz Kamalvandi said that following the consultations between AEOI head Mohammad Eslami and the IAEA director general Rafael Grossi, it was agreed that the IAEA re-installs damaged CCTV cameras at the Karaj site. Kamalvandi added that the cameras will be re-installed in such...

West's double standards undermine people's trust: Raeisi

Heading an economic delegation, the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met and held talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday. Iran and Hungary enjoy great potentials to develop relations and increase economic exchanges, the Iranian President said during this meeting. He went on to...