News Archive - 30 January 2022

Transit through Iran records 75% growth in 1st 10 mos: IRICA

Alireza Moghaddasi, Deputy Minister of Economy and Director General of Iran's Customs Administration (IRICA), explained the volume transit on Sunday and saud that 75% growth in transit through Iran was recorded in the first 10 months this Iranian year of 1,400 (beginning on March 21, 2021). Moghaddasi said that one of the...

IRGC Quds Force Cmdr. Ghaani arrives in Iraq’s Erbil

Brigadier General Qaani had also traveled to Samarra on Saturday and visited the holy shrines of Imam Hadi and Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), Al Hadath News reported.  Brigadier General Ghaani also attended among Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’bi, forces and was briefed on...

"Where the Winds Die" shines at French film festival

The Iranian animation "Where the Winds Die", directed by Pejman Alipour, won the best human rights award at Music Film Festival in France. “Where the Winds Die” is a 13-minute animated movie about Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987. Iraq bombarded Sardasht in West Azerbaijan...

Iran industry minister to visit UAE, Oman later this month

Iran's industry minister Fatemi Amin will travel to the UAE from February 6 to 8 at the head of a large business and economic delegation consisting of the representatives of the private sector as well as the representatives of government organizations, according to the Director-General of the Arab and African...

Japan invites Iran national football team for friendly match

The national Iranian men's football team has qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after defeating Iraq on Thursday. After reserving the ticket for the 2022 world cup in Qatar, it has been reported that the Iranian side has received several invitations to hold friendly matches from other teams,...

Explosions reported at 2020 Dubai Expo

At around 4 pm UAE time, the sound of some explosions were heard in the Dubai Expo location and the building was evacuated from visitors, some news sources reported, quoting eyewitnesses.  No further details have been released so far. ZZ/ISNA1400111007495...

UN envoy says Iran's role in resolving Yemen crisis salient

During the online meeting, special assistant to Iran's foreign minister for special political affairs expressed concern over the escalation of tensions and broadening of recent Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on residential and civilian areas in Yemen and called for further involvement of the United Nations and the international community to...

Nasrallah interview on anniv. of Iran rev. to be on air soon

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah has given an interview to the Tehran-based Arabic Language Al-Alam TV on Sunday details of which will be released in the next few days. Also, Nasrallah delivers a speech on the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 each year. No...

Macron stresses need to 'accelerate' talks in Vienna

Macron's call with Raeisi on Saturday came a day after the EU mediator said the latest negotiating round in Vienna had been put on pause while calling for "political decisions" to achieve results, Barron's reported. "The president has reiterated his conviction that a diplomatic solution is possible and imperative...

Iran still among top 10 biggest steel producers

The World Steel Association has released its latest report according to which Iran's steel production in December 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 increased by 15.1% to 2.8 million tons. However, Iran's steel production in November 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 decreased by 5.

Iran FM congratulates arrival of Chinese new year to Yi

According to the official website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the Iranian foreign minister sent a message to Wang Yi, China’s state councilor and Foreign Minister, to congratulate him on the occasion of the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, wishing success and prosperity for China’s government and heroic...

Combined naval drill presented model for maritime security

The exercise reminded countries of the region and also sworn enemies of the Islamic Revolution that independent countries could work together to set a new model, in which, their actions are based on ensuring safety and security of maritime in international waters, the chief Commander of Iran’s Army Navy Rear...

Iranian, Azeri FMs discuss coop., region over phone

In this conversation, Amir-Abdollahian told his Azeri counterpart that President Raeisi has invited the President of Azerbaijan to visit Tehran. He also referred to the upcoming visit of Iran's parliamentary friendship group to Baku and expressed hope that the cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries would develop and expand in...

Rocket hits Southern Baghdad, leaving no casualties

Local sources reported early Saturday morning that an explosion was heard in Southern Baghdad. The sound of a huge explosion was heard in the al-Dora area of Baghdad, the cause of which is unknown, Sabereen News reported. Sabereen News further reported that the sound was clearly heard in the Arab Jabour and...

Iranian, Nicaraguan FMs mull over deepening of relations

During the talks, the Iranian foreign minister offered congratulations on the victory of Daniel Ortega and the Sandanista Front in Nicaragua’s recent presidential election, stressing that Iran stands ready for the expansion of cooperation and ties between the two states. Amir-Abdollahian referred to the presence of Iranian Vice President...

Biden says would send troops to Eastern Europe in 'near term'

“I’ll be moving troops to Eastern Europe in the NATO countries in the near term,” Biden told reporters at Joint Base Andrews upon returning from a trip to Pittsburgh., adding, “Not too many.”  This comes as the Pentagon has put 8,500 troops on heightened alert for potential...

German parliament approves extending troops mission in Iraq

At its last session, the German parliament extended the mission of the German military forces in Iraq, Forat News reported. The Bundestag has confirmed that the German military forces will continue to participate in so-called international anti-ISIL coalition in Iraq for another nine months.  According to the new resolution made...

Car bomb exploded in Somalian capital

A car bomb has exploded on Saturday in the path of the country's local police chief convoy, Somalian media reported. The incident took place near a Turkish mosque in the Karan district of Mogadishu. The officers in the convoy were rescued, but two unidentified individuals were killed, Elnashra reported. Another explosion took...

Britain behind recent conspiracy against Iraqi security

Sheikh  Qais al-Khazali, Secretary-General of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) in Iraq made the remarks in at a ceremony held in Iraq on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of the anti-terror commanders Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis in Baghdad. "Iraqi resistance groups have nothing to do with the...

Iraqi air defense intercepts US drone over Samarra

The source told Shafaq News that the Iraqi Air Defense tried to shoot down a reconnaissance drone upon its arrival over the city of Samarra on Saturday. He added that after the Iraqi air defense realized that the drone belonged to the US coalition and that its "mission was to...

West African bloc suspends Burkina Faso after military coup

The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup but stopped short of imposing any sanctions, its member states said in a statement, media reported on Saturday. A delegation of ECOWAS defence chiefs travels to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou...

US base in Syria's al-Shaddadi targeted by 4 rockets

The Sabereen News announced on early Sunday that the base of the American forces in the city of al-Shaddadi in the province of al-Hasakah in eastern Syria was targeted by four rockets. News sources also reported the sound of explosions around the base.  Other sources announced that some were injured...

Nine ISIL terrorists killed in Iraq's Diyala

Iraqi National Intelligence Service in a statement announced that the members of a gang that carried out a terrorist operation in Al-Azim District, Diyala Province were killed.  Through their continuous efforts, the National Intelligence Service was able to identify the exact location of the terrorist gang in Al-Azim...

Congo court sentences 51 to death over killing of UN experts

Capital punishment is frequently pronounced in murder cases in DRC but is routinely commuted to life imprisonment since the country declared a moratorium on executions in 2003, Aljazeera reported. Dozens of people have been on trial for more than four years over the killings that shook diplomats and the...

Fighting subsides in Yemen as UAE-backed forces retreat

The fighting in Yemen seems to be heading toward a de-escalation after a month of heavy fighting that rattled the entire region.  The UAE-backed Giants Brigades, which have been leading the fighting against the Sanaa-based government’s forces in Shabwa governorate and Marib, announced on Friday that they had...

Two US logistics convoys targeted in Iraq

The Iraqi Sabereen News said on Sunday that a US logistics convoy was hit in Nasiriyah city which is about 360 km southeast of Baghdad. Minutes later, the Iraqi source announced that another US logistics convoy came under attack in Al-Samawah province, southern Iraq. No further details have been released so far. According...

UK irresponsibly offers major NATO deployment across Europe

“I have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies,” The UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. The offer could double the number of UK troops in eastern Europe and see “defensive weapons” sent to Estonia,...

1 child killed, 3 injured in Saudi attack on Al Hudaydah

A security source in Yemen said that two children were injured in a landmine explosion on Saturday in At Tuhayta city. According to the source, the landmine had been left by Saudi aggressors in the area. The security source noted that another child was killed and another one was...

Powerful winter storm pummels eastern US

With blizzard warnings in effect, cities like New York and Boston bore the brunt of the storm Saturday morning, but the far-reaching system also hit the Mid-Atlantic. Freeze alerts were raised as far south as Florida, where the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of "scattered to isolated falling iguanas...

Yemeni army targets ISIL positions in Shabwah

Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that the missile unit of the Yemeni Army and popular committees targeted a place of Emirati mercenaries and ISIL elements in the Usaylan district of Shabwah province, Almasirah reported. The attack was carried out with a ballistic missile on Sunday, Saree added, saying that the missile...

Vienna talks to be paused for a week

While Mohammad Marandi, a member of the Iranian negotiating, is describing the Vienna talks' atmosphere as positive, the delegations are going to have a short break. "The new round of the Vienna Talks JCPOA, which started 27 December, so far the longest, takes a break. Participants will go back to their...

Independence, self-reliance salient achievements of IR

Speaking at the 2nd Conference of Statement of Second Phase of Revolution, held at the venue of Imam Ali Officers’ University of Army Ground Forces on Saturday, Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia the Deputy Coordinator Army Ideological-Political Organization said that independence, spirit of self-confidence and self-reliance, challenging the West and...

US mercenary perpetrator of attack on Baghdad Airport

According to the report, the security source said that the Iraqi security and intelligence services managed to arrest a person named Akram al-Qaisi who was the perpetrator of the attack on Baghdad airport. The source added that the detainee is currently being interrogated by the intelligence services in order...

Iran-Russia trade turnover breaks record in 2021: report

Speaking in an interview with TASS news agency on Friday, Rustam Zhiganshin Russia’s Trade Representative in Iran said that trade value exchanged between Iran and Russia in 2021 hit an unprecedented record high. "The turnover surged by 89.4% during the first eleven months as compared to the same...

Iran, S Korea set for working-level talks over frozen assets

Bilateral relations remain frayed over US$7 billion in Iranian funds locked in two Korean banks under US sanctions, which were reimposed after former President Donald Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal. The thorny issue has drawn renewed attention as Iranian officials demand sanctions removal for an...

US senators call for imposing sanctions on Iran's oil export

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and nine of his Senate colleagues sent the letter to President Joe Biden demanding that he enforce mandatory sanctions against the growing fleet of oil tankers selling Iranian oil and against the entities purchasing this oil, Public Now reported. The senators urged Biden to enforce sanctions against...

"FP" think tank formed at foreign ministry headed by FM

One of the first actions done by the Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian soon after he received the vote of confidence from the Parliament was the formation of a "Foreign Policy Thin Tank. The trank consists of 10 prominent professors from universities across Iran in the fields of international relations, political science, international law and economics. The...

Raeisi congrats Kazakhstan on 30th anniv. of diplomatic ties

In two separate messages on Saturday, President Ebrahim Raeisi offered his congratulations on the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan. "I am confident that the path of relations between the two countries, with mutual will and efforts, will continue in line with the...

Inaugural ceremony of 15th Iran Intl. Tourism Exhibition

The inaugural ceremony of the exhibitions was held in the presence of Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Ezzatollah Zarghami, senior officials and managers of the ministry as well as a number of state and military officials. Mehr Media Group has participated in the 15th International...

Efforts underway to hold new round of Astana Summit

Preparation is still on the agenda for a tripartite meeting by Astana's guarantor countries including Russia, Turkey and Iran, he emphasized. Seventeen meetings have so far been held within the framework of Astana Peace Talks, two of which were held in the Russian city of Sochi. The 17th Astana...

Armed drug trafficking team arrested in Persian Gulf waters

In an intelligence operation on Monday, the maritime guards of Hormozgan Province apprehended an armed drug trafficking team in the Persian Gulf, Mojtaba Ghahremani said, adding that three smugglers were also arrested. According to him, the drug traffickers intended to transport a large consignment of narcotics to the coastal areas of Hormozgan province and...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Raeisi congrats Kazekhestan on 30th anniv. of diplomatic ties In separate messages to Nursultan Nazarbayev and President Kassym-Jomart, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi offered congratulations on the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Iran. In two separate messages on Saturday, President Ebrahim Raeisi offered his congratulations on the...

Raeisi outlines basic principles of potential deal with P4+1

Speaking on the phone with his French counterpart Emanuel Macron on Saturday night, Raeisi outlined the threefold foundations of a potential agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of states. Referring to the US recognition of the failure of the policy of maximum pressure, Raeisi stressed, "The Islamic Republic of Iran...

Collapse of economy goal of enemies’ economic war on Iran

Speaking in a meeting with a group of the country's manufacturers and officials in the economic and industry sector on Sunday morning in Imam Khomeini Hussainiyyah, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “The goal of the enemies in this war has been the collapse of the Iranian economy; that was their intention. Now, the collapse of the...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on January 30

Etela'at: European troika says final stage of Vienna talks approaching Iran, South Korea discuss Iran's $7m frozen assets Ebtekar: Vienna talks paused for a week to reach final decision Iran: Iran's frozen assets in Iraq freed Lifting sanctions, providing valid guarantee base of reaching agreement Javan: Vienna talks paused for political reasons...

MP urges negotiating team to observe redlines in Vienna talks

Speaking in a session of the Parliament on Sunday, Seyyed Ali Mousavi addressed the Iranian negotiating team and said that the US has proved that they cannot be trusted because of breaching their commitments openly.  Under such circumstances, lawmakers at Iranian Parliament request the negotiating team to observe redlines of the Establishment...

US seeks to build deterrent power against Iran: Gen. Fadavi

Speaking at the 39th martyrdom anniversary of General Hassan Bagheri on Sunday, Brigadier General Ali Fadavi said that during the Sacred Defense, Iranian soldiers were able to overcome the enemy with the help of God. "The US military budget is $80 billion, and even higher in terms of science and...

Iranian film week to be held in Greece amid Fajr Decade

On the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, an Iranian film weel will be held in Greece.  In the event, different Iranian films such as "Sara and Aida" directed and produced by Maziar Miri, "A House on 41st Street" directed by...

Iran-UAE qualifying match to be held in empty stadium

As the number of cases infected with the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 rises in Iran, National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus held a session chaired by President Ebrahim Raeisi on Saturday. During the session, it was decided that the February 1 match between the national football teams of Iran and...

Iran handball fails to reach final of Asian championships

With the 19-34 defeat against the national Qatari men's handball team, the Iranian side could not advance to the final of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship on Saturday. However, Iran booked its place in the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, which is slated to be held jointly by Poland and Sweden...

I.R. Iran National Muaythai Association becomes federation

Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Nasiri said, "The International Federation of Muaythai Associations has sent several letters to the [Iran's] Ministry of Sports and Youth  over the past few years stating that this sports field cannot operate under the Olympics Charter and the International Federation and must...

20 female athletes to take part at Brazilian Deaflympics

Zahra Davoodi, the vice president of the women's department of the Iranian Federation of the Deaf Sports told Iranian media that deaf sportswomen will take part at  Deaflympics in Brazil in taekwondo, karate, archery and athletics fields of sports. Davoodi added that at the request of the Brazilian Deafolympics authorities, the pumice,...

Beheshti Rad wins gold medal at UIAA Ice Climbing C'ships

On the last day of the UIAA Ice Climbing World Youth Championships, Iranian ice climber Mohammad Reza Safdarian managed to stand in the first place, achieving a gold medal in the overall results. Safdarian won a bronze medal at the World Championships in the same city four years ago. Iranian...

US-China race to discover debris after F-35 crashes (+VIDEO)

The US navy is racing to salvage an F-35C fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea after it crashed on an aircraft carrier and plunged overboard – taking with it highly classified technology that would be a coup if China retrieved it first, the Guradian has reported. Meanwhile,...

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Farmers harvest yellow carrot in Kharanaq

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian farmers these days are harvesting yellow carrots which are cultivated in the old traditional ways in Yazd province.      ...

PMU launches operation against ISIL remnants in Saladin

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Leader meeting with Iranian manufacturers, economic agents

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with a group of Iranian manufacturers and economic and industrial agents on Sunday.