News Archive - 18 January 2022

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Since the United States began to reimpose sanctions aimed at damaging the Iranian economy, Iran, under the strategy to neutralize the sanctions imposed on the country, has tried to boost its economic power by expanding its ties with Asian countries and striving to become self-sufficient in key domains. In this regard, Iran and...

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Sabereen news close to the Resistance forces in Iraq also reported that an Emirati C130J plane was targeted in the Shabwah province of Yemen. The sources said that in the missile attack carried out by the Sanaa government, an Emirati military cargo plane was targeted and is no longer capable...

"In a strategic operation, we targeted deep inside the UAE territory," said Yemen’s Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree, after a blast was reported in Abu Dhabi. The Yemeni military spokesman added an important statement that will later give the details of strategic military operations deep inside the UAE  in the...

The flights canceled by 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Sunday included over 2,700 enterings, departing from, or within the United States, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Over 1,500 flights were delayed, the data showed, Reuters reported. American Airlines Group Inc had over 600 flight cancellations. Almost...

Referring to the successful operation of the Sanaa government's military government against Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, said that if the UAE does not stop its aggression on Yemen, it will receive more painful strikes. The Yemeni army and popular...

At least 12 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday (Jan 17), an official said, media reports from Afghanistan have reported. The victims died when roofs of their residential houses collapsed in Qadis district in the western province of Badghis, district governor Mohammad Saleh Purdel told...

The Lebanese newspaper 'Al-Akhbar' reported that Washington had asked to hold talks with Lebanese Hezbollah officials. According to the reports, some mediators have recently sent a message from the US government to Hezbollah, calling for communication with the movement to discuss issues related to Lebanon. Al-Akhbar wrote without elaborating the details...

According to the report, the attacks took place after the Yemeni military struck areas deep inside the United Arab Emirates with 20 UAVs and 10 ballistic missiles on Monday.  The media reported on Monday afternoon the explosion of three oil tankers in the Muṣaffah district in the UAE. The blast was...

According to Syrian official news agency 'SANA' on Monday, the convoy was made up of 111 vehicles that were escorted by six armored vehicles.  It crossed into Iraq via al-Waleed, an illegal border crossing in the countryside of Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, local sources said.  The oil was smuggled...

Pakistani sources reported on Tuesday that a bomb explosion overturned the Jaffar Express passenger train traveling from Quetta capital of Balochistan near the Bolan area. Rescue teams arrived at the scene and transferred the injured, including dozens of women, men, and children to local hospitals. Hospitals announced that some of the victims...

Yahya Saree on Tuesday announced that Abu Dhabi International Airport has been targeted by “Zolfaghar” ballistic missiles. He added that missiles used during “Operation Storm” of Yemen were “Quds-2” cruise missiles that targeted an oil refinery in Muṣaffah  District in the United Arab Emirates. "Samad-3" drones also targeted a number...

The implementation of the 25-year agreement between Iran and China, the world's second-largest economy is a strategic achievement for Tehran as Washington continues to pursue unilateralism and continued pressure to exclude Iran from economic engagement with the world, Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani tweeted. Iran and...

After holding a meeting with leaders of the Shia coordinating council in Iraq, which is a coalition of the Shia blocs formed after the recent parliamentary elections, the IRGC Quds Force commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani is scheduled to hold a meeting with the leader of the Sadrist bloc led by Shia cleric...

Referring to the recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to China, Zhao Lijian on his regular press conference on Monday said, "On January 14, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with him in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. The two sides jointly announced the launch of...

Bahador Aminian, Iran's ambassador to Kabul met and held talks with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on Monday. During the meeting, Karzai praised Iran's constructive role in maintaining good relations with Afghanistan. According to Karzai's office, the current situation of good relations between Iran and Afghanistan was discussed by two...

“As far as energy security is concerned, Iraq has no good alternative for its gas imports from Iran”, Iraq’s electricity minister Iraqi Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush said in a press conference in Iraq that focused on energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. During the meeting, it was emphasized that efforts to diversify gas resources...

Amid cold winter with lots of snowfall across the different provinces across Iran, the country reported only 20 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday. The health ministry reported 3163 new Covid 19 cases in the past 24 hours since yesterday on Monday. In a statement, the health ministry added...

Iran’s chief negotiator and senior negotiators of the three European countries reached an agreement on Friday January 14 and returned to their capitals for consultations. Bagheri Kani returned to Vienna on Monday Jan. 17 and consultations began at the level of senior negotiators. Expert-level meetings were also held in...

This is while that Iraqi news sources reported that Esmaeil Ghaani had previously met with the Shiite Coordinating Council and its members and leaders. On Monday, Shia coordinating council released a statement on the recent political developments in Iraq. The council stressed the need to continue the political talks...

Naiereh Pourmolaei, director-general of the Environment Department of Yazd Province in southeast Iran said on Monday that two environmental police officers who were patrolling in Ariz Wildlife Sanctuary in Bafgh county spotted a male Asiatic cheetah called Homino and started filming it. The director-general added that after reviewing the images by wildlife experts, the...

The SCA announced accelerated plans to extend a second channel of the canal and to enlarge an existing channel after the Ever Given container ship ran aground and blocked the waterway for six days last year, Reuters has reported. According to Reuters, the SCA chairman Osama Rabie, during the...

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Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov made the remarks in a tweet on early Tuesday in reaction to a tweet by Richard Goldberg, an advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "Some people don’t want to learn lessons from the failed maximum pressure policy.

Speaking in a telephone conversation on late Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou exchanged views on bilateral cooperation and issues of mutual interest. Conveying the warm greeting of the Nigerien President to President Raeisi, Massaoudou said, "The government and people of Niger have always appreciated the...

The visit is undoubtedly a turning point in relations between the two countries, as Russia and Iran are actively trying to expand economic relations. A country that has always supported Iran in the face of brutal and unilateral sanctions on Iran, Russia has great potential to be Iran’s close...

The Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian met and held talks with the advisor of the Iraqi Prime Minister Rashid Al-Maamouri at the Iranian Ministry of Energy in Tehran. The Iranian new government is interested in developing relations with various countries, especially its neighbors, Mehrabian said in this meeting which was...

Iran's Consul General in Nakhchivan Seyed Ahmad Hosseini met and held talks with the head of the State Customs Committee of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Shehet Hebib Beyli. During the meeting, Hosseini raised customs-related problems of Iranian companies and economic activists, calling for resolving the problems and promoting cooperation between the two countries. He also termed these meetings...

Speaking at a meeting among economic activists on Tuesday, Masoud Khansari said that country’s non-oil exports hit a 40 percent growth in the nine months of the current Iranian calendar year in 1400 (March 21-Dec. 21). He put the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) at 3.3...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on bilateral relations and issues on JCPOA. In his phone talk with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Lavrov discussed the latest situation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited China on January 14 to discuss the implementation of last year’s 25-Year Iran-China Strategic Cooperation Agreement. Speaking to reporters in Beijing after his meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Amir-Abdollahian said the two countries have made "adequate arrangements" to set the agreement in...

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Feezing air temperature caused by the heavy snowfalls has brought some difficulties for people in Zanjan, South-Western province of Iran.

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Heavy snowfall has blanketed the western Lorestan province like many other Iranian provinces. The snow has brought joy and happiness to the people of the province.   ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The heavy snowfall in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, in recent days has given people the opportunity to have winter fun time. Snow-covered parks are not dismissed by families who look for simple entertainment during these cold days.

ARDABIL, Jan. 17 (MNA) – In spite of bestowing beauty to the countenance of city, heavy snowfall and blizzard for several consecutive days has caused problems for citizens.             ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – A nanotechnology exhibition kicked off in Tehran in the presence of Vice-President for Science and Technology and Head of National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari, at Tehran International Fairground on Monday.     ...