News Archive - 21 February 2022

UN urges diplomatic solution to crisis Opening the emergency meeting, the United Nations has expressed “great concern” about Russia’s decision to recognise the rebel areas in eastern Ukraine, and the implications of the latest developments for the stability of the region. Security Council meeting gets underway The emergency meeting of...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi traveled to Qatar on Monday on a pre-planned visit and upon his arrival was warmly welcomed by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. A visit that has attracted a lot of regional and international attention. The president's visit to Qatar comes at a...

Raeisi calls for setting up Iran trade center in Qatar Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said that setting up Iranian trade and business center in Qatar will cause introduction of high capability and capacity of the country to Qatari entrepreneurs and traders. President Raeisi made the remarks in his...

Arman-e Melli: President: Iran seeks leap in regional relations Ball in US court Iran's energy diplomacy lights up Asia: Iran-Kazakhistan intergovernmental commission to be held in Tehran Aftab: Qatar needs Iran Everyone ready for hearing final agreement Ebtekar: Some understandings made with US on prisoners Atrak: FM Spox.:...

Moscow intends to take part in the upcoming Astana group’s foreign ministers meeting on Syria initiated by Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an address to participants in the Eleventh Middle East Conference hosted by the Valdai International Discussion Club on Monday. His address was read out...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising the two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities. The West has repeatedly warned Russia not to recognise the Dontesk and Luhansk. Leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, had asked Russian President Vladimir...

Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks on an inspection visit to the Army 157 Brigade deployed on the Iranian southeastern borders. During his visit, Bagheri assessed the unit's combat preparedness, as well as the process of protection, security, and monitoring of the southeastern borders. Stating that the eastern borders of the...

Mohammad Dehghan made the remarks in a meeting with Justice Minister of Armenia Karen Andrasyan in Tehran on Monday and said that Iran’s foreign policy is to promote all-out cooperation especially trade and economic cooperation with neighbors. Stating that the two countries of Iran and Armenia enjoy historical and...

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad in Moscow on Monday. In the meeting, Lavrov said that “The situation is developing at a high speed globally, and this is also related to the situation in the Middle East, North...

Saudi warplanes have conducted an airstrike on Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah, leaving 11 members of a family dead or injured, in the second attack on the province in less than 24 hours, Press TV reported. Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported that the airstrike a woman was killed and eight...

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – American senator Chris Murphy has said that the sanctions imposed by Previous US president Donald Trump against Iran have failed and proven to be futile.

Iran, the US and other world powers are nearing a deal to revive the 2015 nuclear accord, although negotiators are still wrangling over significant final demands from Tehran, including the scope of sanctions relief, a report by the Wall Street Journal said on Monday. An agreement could be finalized...

President Raeisi made the remarks in his meeting with Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar in Doha on Monday and emphasized today, Islamic Republic of Iran has gained salient achievements in various fields in international arenas. During the meeting, President Raeisi described relations between...

Speaking in a joint meeting with the Deputy Agricultural Ministry of Uzbekistan for Horticultural Affairs Abdullayev, the Iranian official said, “With the coordination made, Iranian investors will develop greenhouses of Uzbekistan.” In addition to reviewing the high capacities of the two countries in the relevant fields, the two...

Recently, a list of vaccine review status was published by the World Health Organization in which COVIran Barekat could be seen. According to WHO list, the Barakat vaccine has passed one stage in the approval process. If approved, Barakat would become the only anti-Covid-19 vaccine in the Middle East region that has...

Russia isn’t opposed to the idea of a US-Russia summit to discuss European security and the crisis around Ukraine but Putin told President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday that Moscow needs to understand what might result from such talks before agreeing, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, according to Bloomberg. According...

Owji made the comments ahead of the meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Doha after referring to the strategic role of the forum in world gas exports. The GECF members have rightly played their part in the sustainable supply of gas in the world despite the difficult conditions that...

In a tweet on Monday, Iran’s top security official Ali Shamkhani wrote, “#ViennaTalks have been going on between #Iran, P4+1 and the representative of EU, from the beginning and this path, will continue unchanged until a result is reached.” “Negotiation with US is not on the agenda of...

According to Russia Today Arabic-Language, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that a trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of guarantors of the peace process in Syria known as the Astana process will be held in Antalya, Turkey. Bogdanov stressed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the meeting which will...

Mohammad Marandi, political analyst and commentator and a member of the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna told Sputnik Arabic that the Israelis have absolutely no role in the Vienna talks and their presence or absence will have no effect on the negotiation process. Marandi said that Iran has done everything...

Regarding the developments in Ukraine, several important issues and different actors should be considered. The United States, as the first player, is trying to force Russia to involve in the war with Ukraine. The US goal is a major goal in the context of global competition with Russia, to...

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"On February 21, at 9:50 am (0650 GMT), an unidentified projectile fired from Ukraine completely destroyed a border facility used by the FSB border guard service in the Rostov region around 150 meters from the Russian-Ukrainian border," the security service said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies,...

Shooting that left one person dead and five others injured in Portland, Oregon, happened during a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters at a park where a march was planned to protest police violence, authorities said Sunday, Associated Press reported. Officers responding to Normandale Park Saturday night found one...

Speaking in his weekly press conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics.  Vienna talks to enter final phase if other parties show commitment Referring to the ongoing Vienna talks, the Iranian senior diplomat said that the negotiations have made significant progress...

In a tweet on Monday, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, "In anticipation of revival of #JCPOA some analysts claim that the deal will be “weaker”. " "Not true. We will see JCPOA in its original form which by definition can not be weaker...

Iranian minister of Agricultural Jihad Seyyed Jawad Sadatinejad met with his Uzbek counterpart Jamshid Khajehyev on Monday in Tehran and discussed the volume of agricultural exchanges between the two countries. Stressing developing agricultural exchanges between Iran and Uzbekistan, Sadatinejad said that Iran is interested in establishing effective cooperation with Uzbekistan in the field of...

Hossein Vafaei will face Anthony McGill on 22 February 2022 and will be hosted by Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The 2022 European Masters snooker tournament will take place from 21 to 27 February 2022.  If Vafaei wins, he will face the winner of the contest between Mitchell Mann...

During the meeting, the two sides exchanged their views on bilateral ties between Iran and Iraq and also joint fields of cooperation. In addition, they discussed strategic and historical relations between the two countries, emphasizing that Iran and Iraq enjoy high capacities and potential to boost their relations in...

During the first day of the visit of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi to Qatar on Monday morning, contracts in the different political, economic, cultural, sports fields were signed by the Iranian and Qatari ministers in the presence of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the...

Appreciating Iran's achievements in the field of technology, innovation and development of knowledge-based companies, Zakov said that there is a very good opportunity for technological cooperation between the two countries and Uzbekistan are ready to interact with Iran in this field. Referring to the establishment of the Uzbek Ministry of Innovative Development,...

The attack took place in the village of Nachade in the region of Maradi, Niger, on Friday, a few kilometres from the border with Nigeria, said Chaibou Aboubacar, the governor of Maradi, AlJazeera reported. “There was a mistake with the Nigerian strikes on the border that resulted in victims...

"A car exploded at the parking lot near the government building at about 19:00," the office of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic at the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime said on Telegram, the Donetsk News Agency reported according to TASS.  The explosion was...

In less than 24 hours, the Saudi coalition killed civilians for the second time targeting residential areas in Yemen. According to Al-Masirah, Saudi coalition fighters bombed a citizen's house in the city of Abs in Hajjah province on Sunday evening. At least one woman was killed and eight others,...

At 04:35 local time on Monday (02:35 GMT), Kiev forces shelled Prymiske, a dacha community in the LPR. As a result, at least one house was damaged or fully destroyed, according to preliminary data from the LPR. According to the DPR, Kiev forces fired 12 122-mm calibre mortars at...

The victims include at least 27 children and teenagers, while more than 120 are still missing, officials say. Repeated downpours have hampered the work of emergency teams, with authorities saying it is unlikely anyone will be found alive, BCC reported. About 900 people are being housed in schools and...

Before leaving Tehran for Doha on Monday, President Raeisi told reporters that he is traveling to Qatar at the official invitation of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Improving friendly and brotherly relations between Iran and neighboring Qatar and attending the Summit Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) are the...

‌Public relations of the second base of Shahid Fakoori in Tabriz announced the crash of a fighter aircraft in this city. According to the report, the cause of the incident is being investigated and full details of the incident have not been announced yet. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the...

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"Both countries reaffirmed their commitment to continue to strengthen cooperation in all areas that contribute to the creation of new economic areas for the development and progress of the people," said the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry referring to the meeting of Javad Owji and Felix Plasencia. "We had a constructive meeting...

On the Sidelines of the 6th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Doha, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji held meetings with the Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Mohammed Hamil and the Energy ministers of Algeria, Venezuela, Qatar, and Nigeria. During the bilateral and multilateral talks, different cooperation areas were...

In a tweet on Monday, Kazem Gharibabadi wrote, "Peaceful protesters in the so-called Land of the Free are shushed, and guess what? Nobody ever dares to talk about egregious human rights violations taking place on a daily basis in Canada. Well, the critics may have been shushed, too." His...

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Golestan province, due to its geographical conditions and various flight sites, has the potential to hold paragliding training courses at different flight levels.           ...

SARI, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Paragliding is one of the newest recreational activities in Iran which has gained a lot of fans these days and Iran's Mazandaran province now has a say in this adventure sport.  ...