News Archive - 12 January 2022

Mohsen Rezaei made the remarks on a visit to Nicaragua and in a meeting with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, Mines, and also Senior Assistant to the President of Nicaragua on Tuesday. During the meeting, Rezaei underlined the necessity of strengthening cooperation between Iran and Nicaragua, especially in the...

Reza Mohtashamipour made the remarks on Tuesday on the sidelines of inaugural ceremony of 5th International Exhibition of Supply Chain in tire & Rubber Industries, held at the venue of Tehran Olympic Hotel. Lifting resitriction in the way of exports and exports has been put atop agenda of the...

Speaking to reporters after his meetings with Emir and Foreign Minister of Qatar in Doha on Tuesday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian Foreign Minister, said that Islamic Republic of Iran has always played a pivotal, constructive and fundamental role in regional issues and has been a good party to the regional developments...

Kazem Gharibabadi Secretary of Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, who is also  Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs stated that the crime of assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists, as one of the clear examples of blatant human rights violation, will not go unpunished. On his twitter account on Tuesday, Gharibabadi...

The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development and the Syrian President discussed bilateral relations, especially in the economic field, media have reported. According to the reports, in the meeting, Assad stressed the importance of creating new plans in line with the strategic interests of Iran and Syria and linking...

Amid tensions between Moscow and Western countries over issues related to Kiev, the Russian military held military exercises near the Ukrainian border. A day after the US side urged Russia at talks in Geneva to pull back an estimated 100,000 troops from near the border, the defense ministry said about...

According to Sabereen News, a US military logistics convoy was attacked in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate on Tuesday evening. This US convoy came under attack of advanced roadside bombs on the same day. According to the report, an unidentified group called "Olu Al-Azm" claimed responsibility for targeting the US military logistics convoy in Al-Qadisiyah...

The Armenian army found the body of another Armenian soldier where fierce clashes took place on January 11 with the army of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenian Defense Ministry reported. The Azeri military deployed UAVs and artillery in the attack.  This brings the Armenian military’s death toll in the...

An Afghan security source announced that a vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb in central Kabul on Wednesday. No further details have been released about the casualties. Earlier on Sunday, Afghan media reported that a massive explosion took place at a Police Academy in the Fifth security district...

The meeting comes after the US-Russia talks in Geneva which were held on Monday. The meeting will start at 09:00 GMT and be followed by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's press conference at around 13:30 GMT. The issues of arms control, European security and military transparency will be high on...

Yahya Saree tweeted on Wednesday that Yemeni forces, over the past few days, managed to inflict heavy casualties on UAE-mercenraries and ISIL elements in Shabwah province in the south. Yemeni forces have killed 515 UAE mercenaries and ISIL elements and wounded more than 850 others, Saree added. He also added that another...

 A huge blast went off in the Somali capital on Wednesday on a road leading to the airport, and a Reuters photographer saw four bodies at the scene, Reuters reported. The explosion damaged four cars and two motor rickshaws. The photographer said it was not immediately clear what had...

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Russian and NATO officials held talks in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the security proposals put forward by the Russian Foreign Ministry in mid-December aimed at easing tensions between Moscow and the Western alliance. According to Sputnik, the discussions took place following talks in Geneva between Russian and US...

An Iraqi security source reported on Wednesday that new US troops had been deployed at the Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq's Anbar province, according to an Iraqi Al-Malouma website on Wednesday. The source stressed, Ain al-Assad airbase in the al-Baghdadi district of the city of Heet, located west...

Speaking to "alaraby" website,  Mohamed al-Bukhaiti said that "There is a deal between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, according to which Saudi Arabia will hand over all the southern provinces of Yemen, including Shabwa, to the UAE, and in return, the UAE will employ all its military capabilities as in the...

Speaking in his weekly press conference, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price answered some questions about the latest update over the sanction removal talks resumed on January 3 between Iran and the P4+1 group in Vienna. "I don’t have a specific update.  As you know, this round is ongoing.

Heading a delegation, Montazeri has traveled to Russia to hold a bilateral meeting with Igor Krasnov Prosecutor-General of Russia. During the meeting,  Iran’s Prosecutor-General stressed the need for expanding integrated cooperation between the judiciary systems of Iran and Russia in the fight against organized crime, especially terrorist crimes. The need for strengthening cooperation on...

International negotiations on Iran's nuclear activities are proceeding so slowly that they are unlikely to lead to any agreement "within a realistic timeframe," France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. The discussions taking place in Vienna "are under way but from our point of view they are...

Speaking in a press conference at the venue of the embassy on Tuesday evening, Abdul Qayyum Sulaimani Ambassador of Afghanistan to Tehran reiterated that activities of the embassy will continue within the framework of international law and based on Vienna Convention like before. Islamic Republic of Iran tried to...

According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt in the south of Ardabil province. The earthquake occurred at 09:56:51 on Wednesday morning at a depth of 9 km near the Firuzabad district of Kowsar city. No damages...

It’s typical of the United States to let down those who put their lives in grave danger doing perilous jobs such as spying for it. A case in point is Nizar Zakka, a US permanent resident of Lebanese descent who is running up against legal red tape on his...

The visit of the Iranian Border Commander to Pakistan came at the invitation of the Director-General of Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) Rear Admiral Mirza Foad Amin Baig to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The head and the members of the Iranian border delegation are scheduled to meet Pakistani officials and discuss...

The 22nd edition of the International Exhibition of Home Appliances has started on Jan 11, 2022 at the venue of Mashhad International Exhibition. The exhibition is scheduled to be underway for four days up to Jan 14, 2022. 18th International Exhibition of Audio and Video, 10th Specialized Exhibition of...

Brigadier General Alireza Elhami Deputy Commander of Iran Army Air Defense Force made the remarks on Wednesday and reiterated that country’s Army Air Defense is ready to deal with any violation of enemies to the airspace of the country decisively. The Islamic Republic of Iran has proven in practice...

Syrian-based Al-Watan newspaper reported that heading an economic delegation, Rostam Ghasemi will travel to Damascus on Tuesday in a two-day visit to discuss ways to strengthen economic cooperation. The Syrian newspaper announced that the Iranian delegation, which also includes some members of parliament, will meet with high-ranking Syrian officials. Ghasemi recently...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Wednesday, Vahid Jalalzadeh Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that P4+1’s proposals for temporary agreement is not acceptable by Iran but their proposals are under review so that proposals presented by P4+1 have neither been rejected nor accepted...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that Iran was cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) despite repeating his claims against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.  According to Al-Jazeera, he said that the Western powers and Iran are still far away from reviving the JCPOA despite...

One person was killed and one another was injured on late Tuesday when a fishing vessel collided with a naval vessel near the port of Khamir in Hormozgan Province of Iran, the governor of Bandar Khamir said. The darkness of the area caused the unfortunate collision of the fishing vessel with the naval vessel in the southern waters,...

Necessary measures for the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi to Russia are underway, Peskov told the Russian media on Wednesday, adding that the exact date will be announced later. Earlier on December 28, Peskov said that Moscow and Tehran were preparing for contacts at the highest level. Speaking in a press...

The US Treasury Department's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a "specific license" on Jan. 6 to allow the Seoul government to pay compensation to the Iranian investor over a failed takeover of Daewoo Electronics dating back to 2010, according to the ministry. Earlier this week, South Korea's Vice...

“Wasteland” is going to be screened on the 32nd edition of Tromsø International Film Festival which is slated to be held on January 17 to 23 2022 in Norway. The film will also be screened at the 26th Annual Iranian Film Festival in the United States. The festival will be held...

The Football Federation presiding board held a meeting on Wednesday to make the decisions on who to lead the Iranian national men's and junior futsal teams. The presiding board picked the former captain of the national men's futsal team Vahid Shamsaei as the new head coach of the men's national team,...

Four Israelis sent photographs and information to an Iranian operative who recruited them on social media, according to an indictment served against them, which was cleared for publication on Wednesday, media in the occupied lands said in a report.  The Israeli regime's media say that the four alleged spies are...

Senior negotiators of three European countries met with top Iranian negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani in Vienna on Tuesday as the diplomatic consultations continue between Iran and the P4+1 group in continuation of the 8th round of the talks.  Prior to the meeting with the E3 envoys, the Iranian negotiating team...

A total of 11 countries are behind in their payments, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a letter to the General Assembly, AFP reported on Wednesday. Under the UN charter, a member country's right to vote is suspended when its arrears equal or exceed the amount of dues...

The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-ABdollahian held a telephone conversation with Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mokhtar Teleberdi to emphasize the positive and friendly relations between the two countries and the willingness of both countries' politicians to continue, expand and strengthen bilateral relations and continue regional and international cooperation. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian added that the Islamic Republic...

Saeed Khatibzadeh Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said, “Unfortunately, for the second consecutive year, US sanctions imposed on Iran has prevented the country from paying its outstanding dues to the United Nations.” As one of the founding and active members of the United Nations, Iran has faced serious problems in...

Speaking at the 6th Working Group of Promotion of Exports of Non-Oil Commodities in Hamedan province on Wednesday, Alireza Ghasemi Farzad emphasized that $730 million worth of non-oil products have been exported to 29 countries from provincial customs offices. A number of 110 various types of agricultural, industrial, mineral...

Modaress Khiyabani, chairman of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line(IRISL) made the remarks in a meeting with senior managers of IRISL, during which he also stated, "The development of Chabahar port as the only oceanic port in the country and transit hub is underway in accordance with a national approach." The...

More than 100 US lawmakers have penned aletter to US State Department and called on US President Joe Biden to leave talks with Iran over its nuclear program. The letter was initiated by Michael McCowell, Senior Member of Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives and 109...

Brigadier General Gholamreza Jafari, police commander-in-chief of southern Hormozgan province said on Wednesday, Minab County police forces could identify the key members of a drug trafficking group in the county that were trying to transfer a heavy shipment of narcotics laden in a truck heading towards the road between Minab-Bandar Abbas embarked...

Arman-e-Melli Iran plays constructive, pivotal role in regional issues: Amir-Abdollahian China, Iran resolutely support each other on main issues Asia P4+1, US hold meeting in Vienna to discuss proposed drafts Aftab Iran lifts bans at shared borders with neighbors Ebtekar Marathon of Vienna talks at decisive stages Iran’s Bagheri Kani...