News Archive - 30 March 2022

Tabriz; city of history and souvenirs

East Azerbaijan Province is the largest and most populous province in the northwestern region of Iran. It borders the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia to the north, West Azerbaijan Province to the west and southwest, Ardabil Province to the east, and Zanjan Province to the southeast. The province is divided...

Russia says no progress in peace talks with Ukraine

Moscow has accused Kyiv of stalling peace talks by making proposals unacceptable for Russia. Ukraine has said it is willing to negotiate but will not surrender or accept Russian ultimatums, Associated Press reported. Speaking to reporters on a conference call on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said significant progress...

IRGC chief warns Arab states against Israeli regime presence

Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accompanied by Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, Commander of the IRGC Navy, visited Abu-Musa Island in the Persian Gulf to inspect the preparedness of the units stationed on the Iranian island on Wednesday.  Referring to the security situation in the...

Terrorists kill 2 Syrian security forces, wound 2 more

A source at the Deraa Police Command told SANA that a terrorist group attacked police patrols on the Khirbet Ghazaleh International Highway in the northern suburbs of Daraa with machine guns, killing two people and wounding two others. Although the Syrian army has taken control of most of Daraa since...

Africa has special importance in Iran balanced foreign policy

In a message on his Twitter page, Khatibzadeh provided a short report of his recent visit to Senegal. "Started my African visit in Senegal, the gateway to W Africa," he wrote in a post on his twitter account. "Held meetings w/ senior officials & civil society leaders & visited Gorée...

Iranian, Indonesian top diplomats hold meeting in China

Expressing happiness with meeting gain with his Indonesian counterpart, Amir-Abdollahian said that It's a great opportunity to talk again with Marsudi after a face-to-face meeting in New York. "We had good conversations in New York as well as on the phone. I am very pleased to see you active in the...

Saudi cessation of op. meaningless without lifting blockade

Al-Bukhaiti on Wednesday wrote in a tweet that "the blockade imposed on Yemen is considered a military action because it is imposed with force of weapons." "If the blockade is not lifted, the declaration of the aggressor coalition  to stop its military operations will be meaningless because the...

Yemen reportedly shoots down US spy drone in Marib

The Yemeni Almasira TV channel, quoting the Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Yahya Saree, reported that Yemenis managed to shoot down a US Scan Eagle spy drone while it was operating hostile actions in the Marib skies. According to AlMasira TV, on February 25, a US Scan Eagle drone was targeted by...

Resolving remaining issues in talks hinges on US adm. will

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday held a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in China on the sidelines of Afghanistan meeting. Amir-Abdollahian and Qureshi discussed a number of bilateral issues of mutual interest, Ukraine crisis, the situation in Afghanistan, and the Vienna talks during the meeting.

Amir-Abdollahian meets Turkmen counterpart in China

In the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister felicitated Nowruz (Persian new year which is also celebrated in Iran's neighboring countries), saying that Naturally, Nowruz is one of the historical and civilizational roots of the two countries. He also congratulated the Turkmen counterpart and the nice people of Turkmenistan on the holding of...

Iran opposes unilateral actions, sanctions against Russia

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held a bilateral meeting in China on the sidelines of Afghanistan meeting in Tunxi city on Wednesday. The Iranian minister expressed his happiness with the meeting with Lavrov which took place in a matter of few weeks after their meeting in Moscow recently...

US sanctions threaten Iranian people’s right to health

Zahra Ershadi, deputy permanent representative of Iran to the UN, made the remarks on Tuesday at the 76th General Assembly session on global health and foreign policy, Press TV reported. She emphasized that affordable health services as well as life-saving medicines, vaccines and diagnostic technologies should be available to all...

Hezbollah praises recent Palestinian martyrdom operations

In a statement on Wednesday, the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah offered congratulations to the Palestinian people and its heroic fighters for slapping the Zionist enemy firmly deep inside the occupied territories. "This brave operation in the suburb of Tel Aviv proved that there is no safe place for the occupying settlers and...

Turkish military base in N Iraq comes under rocket attack

Local Iraqi media reported on early Wednesday that the Turkish Zelikan military base in Mosul was targeted by three rockets. According to official sources, the Zelikan base in northern Iraq is home to Turkish troops. Turkey has conducted several military operations over the past few year under the pretext...

Hamas hails latest martyrdom operation in occupied Palestine

Issuing a statement, Ismail Haniyeh congratulated the Palestinian martyrdom operation in eastern Tel Aviv which led to the killing of five Zionists. The statement reads, "The Palestinian people and the freedmen of the nation are proud of the heroic operation of  Diaa Hamarsheh. With this operation, he struck the whole structure...

Parties to return to Vienna once US, Iran settle disagreement

Answering a question that if the 8th round of Vienna talks is still continuing and the possibility of the delegations returning to Vienna, Ulyanov wrote on his Twitter, "Formally the eighth round of the #ViennaTalks was not completed. It still continues but was put on hold (or pause, if...

Two new attempted Palestinian ops reported in occupied Quds

According to the Palestinian Shahab news agency, the Zionist regime's media reported that two Palestinians were trying to carry out an operation with knives in the "Mohani Yehuda" market in the occupied West Quds that led to intensified security measures in the area by the Israeli security forces. Some Zionist...

Iranian, Pakistani FMs hold talks in China

Amir-Abdollahian is also set to meet with the Foreign Ministers of Qatar, Turkmenistan and Indonesia on the sidelines of the third foreign ministers meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring countries which is taking place in Tunxi, in China on March 30-31. Hosted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the opening ceremony of the...

Iranian, Qatari FMs discuss bilateral ties, Vienna talks

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the meeting of Afghanistan's neighboring countries which is taking place in Tunxi, in China on March 30-31. Earlier on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The Iranian top diplomat is also set to hold bilateral meetings on Wednesday...

Beautiful Kolm village in Ilam province

TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Kolm is a village in Dustan Rural District, Badreh District, Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 687, in 138 families. The village is populated by Kurds.         ...

Raziyaneh Valley in Ilam

TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Raziyaneh Valley or "Fennel Valley" attracted many tourists during Nowruz holidays this year. It is located in Badreh county in the western Iranian province of Ilam.   ...

Spring rice cultivation in Qasr-e Qand

Due to the unique climate of Qasr-e Qand city, two or even three times a year rice could be grown in those areas. The water supply sources of Qasr-e Qand paddy fields are 100% from the aqueduct.