News Archive - 23 December 2021

Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his entourage in Tehran on Thursday afternoon. "Protests against elections can occur in any democratic system, and it is important that both the protests and responses to them take place in legal processes," the...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, at the Foreign Ministry compound in Tehran on Thursday afternoon. During the press conference, the top Iranian diplomat said that "We are determined that the Shalamcheh railway to Basra will become operational as soon...

Sardar Azmoun from Iran, who is the forward of Russia's giants Zenit St. Petersburg team, won the title of the best football player of the country in 2021 in a poll conducted by the Russian newspaper Sport Express. Sixteen professional coaches, 16 senior football managers, 16 reporters from the Sport Express newspaper,...

Afghan Tolo TV telegram channel preliminarly cited eyewitnesses as reporting that an explosion had occurred near the passport office in the capital.  The report further cited eyewitnesses as saying that the explosion was caused by a magnetic mine while giving no details of the possible casualties in the explosion. Taliban interim government...

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The Iranian Ambassador to the UK Mohsen Baharvand  wrote on his Instagram account, "...When we do not negotiate with them, they use all their tools and hypocritically pretend to be in favor of dialogue and engagement." The ambassador also said that "However when Iran agrees to sit at the table,...

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the window is closing to resuscitate the 2015 deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), underlining the US is exploring other options to deal with Iran.  Speaking at a press briefing, Blinken complained about...

On the fourth day of massive joint military exercises in the south of the country in the Persian Gulf region, the IRGC forces have effectively employed their latest military achievements including the suicide and offensive drones, the IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami said on Thursday. The IRGC chief commander further...

The website of the World Football Federation (FIFA) announced today (December 23) the latest ranking of national football teams. According to the FIFA announcement, Iran national men's football team have ranked top of Asia and while remaining number 21 in the world ranking with 1557.58 points. National football teams...

Kazem Gharibabadi, who is the secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council and also is the Judiciary's deputy for international affairs, said on Thursday that Iran and Iraq signed a joint statement during the second meeting of the Joint Committee formed on the investigation on the assassination case of anti-terror icons Lt. General Qassem...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian welcomed his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein at the Foreign Ministry compound in Tehran on Thursday afternoon. This is the first time Iraqi foreign minister Fuad Hussein is visiting Tehran since the new administration under President Ebrahim Raeisi assumed the presidency in early August.  According to the reports,...

European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora says the parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will convene for a new round of talks on December 27. "#ViennaTalks to resume on Monday 27 December. The #JCPOA Joint Commission will meet to discuss and define the way ahead," Mora tweeted. He...

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Two years after the martyrdom of the anti-terror icon Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander, a large number of people are standing in lines to visit Marty Soleimani grave in his birthplace, Kerman.   ...