News Archive - 22 March 2022

AEOI not to stop peaceful nuclear activities in Iran Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Chief Mohammad Eslami says that the organization will not stop the continuing peaceful nuclear activities in the country by no means. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has gone through a difficult and exhausting path...

Nowruz (literally translated from Persian as ‘new day’), is celebrated on March 21 – when winter ends and spring begins. According to the solar calendar, it also marks a new year. The origins of Nowruz stem from ancient Iranian culture, signifying the time when the sun enters the Vernal Equinox.

Amir-Abdollahian is scheduled to meet and hold talks with senior Syrian officials. Moments later, Sputnik quoted a source in Syrian Foreign Ministry as saying that Iranian foreign minister would also meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during his visit to Damascus. Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdolallahian has visited Syria twice...

The news sources on Monday evening reported that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Abu Dhabi Crown Prince will meet each other in city of Sharm El-Sheikh (south of Sinai) to discuss Iran's nuclear deal, JCPOA. Zionist...

The website of Russian Embassy in Tehran published a photo of US President Biden and his wife next to Haft Sin table (a table which is decorated during Iranian New Year) and wrote, “Those who have been imposing illegal unilateral sanctions against Iran for a long time and putting...

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kyiv announced on Tuesday that Iranian government has decided to temporarily relocate the embassy to Chișinău capital of Moldova due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and impossibility of continuing activity of the embassy in Kiev until normalization of the situation.

Qureshi welcomed the head and members of Iranian delegation and expressed his satisfaction with the presence of Islamic Republic of Iran in Pakistan in 48th meeting of Foreign Ministers of OIC member states. During the meeting, Khatibzadeh conveyed Nowruz greetings of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to his Pakistani...

As represented by Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh attended the meeting. Khatibzadeh is supposed to explain Iran's position on various issues, especially issues related to the Islamic world. Issues related to the Islamic world, especially the issue of Palestine and the current crisis...

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to convene at 22:45 on Tuesday (Tehran local time), chaired by Bob Menendez, to discuss the process of Vienna talks on lifting unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran. The meeting comes as some members of Congress are trying...

Saeed Khatibzadeh Spokesman and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who represented Iran in 48th Session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Islamabad, wrote in a tweet on Tuesday, “Pleased to represent Iran in 48th OIC FMs meeting in Pakistan. Palestine is & will remain top priority of...

Iran football team director Hamid Estili and coach Karim Bagheri have also contracted Covid-19. The match is scheduled for Thursday at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. With 22 points from eight matches, Iran lead the  Group A and have already secured a World Cup spot. MA/...

Since the crisis in Ukraine started, China has worked actively to promote dialogue for peace. On the second day of the conflict, President Xi Jinping spoke to President Vladimir Putin on the phone, proposing to Russia to hold peace talks with Ukraine, and receiving a positive response from the...

Some European Union foreign ministers are pushing for an oil embargo as part of a possible fifth round of sanctions against Russi, in an effort to punish Moscow over events in Ukraine. “Such an embargo would very seriously impact the global oil market, very badly impact energy balance on...

The series of attacks and military aggressions of Saudi-led coalition against innocent people of Yemen still continue. Saudi fighter jets heavily bombed areas of Al-Jawf province on Tuesday, Almasirah reported. According to the report, the latest news indicates that a number of Yemeni civilians have been injured following attacks...

Khatibzadeh sympathized with the Chinese nation and government on the sad occasion. A passenger plane with 133 people on board crashed on Monday afternoon in a mountainous area in southern China, sending rescue teams rushing to the site in search of survivors. The Boeing 737 plane, operated by China...

Speaking in a telephone conversation with his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin on Monday evening, Amir-Abdollahian pointed to the organizing meeting of foreign ministers of OIC in Pakistan and expressed hope that this prestigious Organization should be a place for unity and amity among Muslim Ummah with efforts of member...

In a message released on Tuesday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed solemn commiserations over the passing of Hojjatoleslam Mohammadi Rey Shahri to his honorable family, seminaries and his pupils. “With great sorrow, I received the sad news of demise of Hojjatoleslam Mohammadi Rey Shahri. For those who are aware...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with IRNA in Pakistan capital of Islamabad on Tuesday to attend 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of OIC, Saeed Khatibzadeh Deputy Foreign Minister stated that Iran believes in convergence and commitment to the original ideals of the Islamic world instead...

ARDABIL, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Snowfall and severe cold in the first days of the current Iranian calendar year in 1401 (started Mar. 21) surprised travelers and people of this province.          ...