News Archive - 1 June 2022

In a tweet on Wednesday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “There are rumors that a draft res. on #Iran can be tabled at the session of the #IAEA Board of Governors.” “Two questions in this regard: 1/would such a res. be helpful for maintaining businesslike relations b/w Tehran and the IAEA?...

In this period, the country’s value of trade hit $16.631 billion, in which, the share of export of non-oil goods stood at $8.516 billion, showing a 38 percent hike. Iran’s balance of foreign trade turned +$401 million, showing that the export volume of products surpassed imports from March...

Salajegheh, who also heads Iran's Department of Environment, said that Iranian officials had a very detailed meeting with the high-level officials in Iraq. All authorities had a unified opinion about the regional initiative of the Islamic Republic of Iran and how to create convergence in this regard, he added. In...

According to the Al Mayadeen report, Turkish forces on Wednesday intensively attacked several positions in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, including the positions of the US coalition. The report comes just hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks about expanding the scope of attacks on Syrian soil. Erdogan...

In a statement, the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command said the exercises had taken place in recent days and were “a necessary action” against what it described as “US-Taiwan collusion," according to Aljazeera. Last week President Biden reiterated American intentions to back Taiwan militarily in the event of an...

"No one could ever exclude such a meeting a priori, but arrangements for it should be made. Putin and Zelensky could meet only to finalize a certain document, yet work on it was suspended rather long ago and has never been resumed," Peskov said, accoridng to TASS. In response to...

Ali Akbar Velayati, the former Iranian foreign minister and current advisor to Iran's Leader, made the comments in a recent interview with the Iranian Fars news agency. At the start of his comments, Velayati pointed to Iran's foreign policy approach and said that "Today, the position and role of the Islamic...

External Security Commissioner of Chinese Foreign Ministry Cheng Guoping met and held talks with Majid Mirahmadi, deputy interior minister for security and law enforcement affairs at the Interior Ministry compound on Wednesday. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged their views on a variety of issues, particularly in the field of development of police...

Iran’s oil minister Javad Owji has traveled to the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the 27th Baku Energy Forum and the 27th International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibition (Baku Energy Week), the Iranian oil ministry, news service SHANA said. The minister is also to hold talks with officials attending...

"Israeli regime, as the world's #1 JCPOA hater happens to be NPT-denier & the only nuke-possessor of the MENA region. We know this, the world knows this," Saeed Khatiobzadeh wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday evening after it was reported earlier on Wednesday that the United States, France, Britain...

According to Saudi-based Al-Arabiya network, the need to continue efforts in the fight against ISIL terrorist group has been emphasized at the beginning part of the statement. Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) accused Yemeni Ansarullah Resistance Movement of a terrorist organization and stressed the need for an arms embargo, the...

Mojtaba Ghahremani made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that the gang members, along with organized and international networks, smuggled over 2 million liters of fuel daily. While 10 members of the gang have been identified, three of them have been detained, he noted. Some 12 vessels, seven houses, and 23...

Ikawa Kazutoshi made the remarks in a meeting with the head of the Department of Environment in Gilan, adding that exchanging the latest technology is insufficient. Offering necessary training to local people is essential for waste management, the envoy underlined. Covering over 19,000 hectares, the wetland is located near the...

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"The two-month foreign trade volume of the country increased by 31% to S16,631 billion, Latifi said on Wednesday. The share of exports in the trade volume is 17,014,000 tons worth $8,516 billion, which indicates a growth of 37%, while the share of imports is 5,182,000 tons valued at $8,115 billion,...

The commemoration ceremony was accompanied by various cultural and artistic performances, a clip about the poet, performances, reading poems and essays by Persian language students, and different other programs. Joint handicraft and book exhibition was also held on the sidelines of the event in the Turkmen National Institute of Foreign...

While the Iranian Football Federation was planning to hold a preparatory match against the Uruguayan national team in the south American country on June 11 but it is now announced that the match has been cancelled. The Iranian national football team was previously planning to play Canada and Ecuador national...

The match between Iran and Qatar ended  with a 1-1 draw in Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent on Wednesday. The Iranian players wore white shirts. The Iranian team will face Turkmenistan in Bunyodkor Stadium again on Saturday after the Wednesday match against the Qatari team who came third in the last edition...

Iranian Deputy Minister of ICT Mohammad Khansari met with the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Innovation and Development of Georgia on Wednesday evening on the sidelines of World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests and made up...

"The point is that the United States is not doing anything in order to find some kind of solution," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, adding that the United States has been sending arms to Ukraine for many years even before the start of Russia's special military operation, Sputnik reported.

The clashes took place after a group of Zionist settlers attacked several Palestinians in the Silwan neighborhood of the occupied Quds. Zionist regime has announced that 4 of their forces were injured, too. Israeli regime forces also detained Palestinians following the clashes. Palestinian sources recently reported that more than 1,200...

Retired German General Roland Cutter believes that Russian forces will take full control of the Donbas region in the coming days or weeks, DeWalt reported. “I imagine that Russia has changed its strategy in recent days and weeks and has concentrated its forces in Donbas,” he said Russian forces are...

The sources reported rocket attacks by Turkish troops on the villages in the Ayn Issa area on the northern outskirts of Raqqa but did not mention any casualties. In recent days, the Turkish military has stepped up its operations in Syria again, and Ankara has sent several convoys of its...

Turkey is set to clear two areas of northern Syria, near the Turkish border, of terrorist elements in a bid to eliminate the terror threat from the region, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported.  “We are entering a new phase of our decision to establish a...

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"We remain deeply concerned about discussions of potential increased military activity in northern Syria," Price said. Saying that the US supports the maintenance of current ceasefire lines, Price stated, "We would condemn any escalation that has the potential to jeopardize that. We believe it is crucial for all sides to...

"In light of Turkish declarations of a military operation to create a "security strip" at a depth of 30km in northern Syria to allow the return of 1 million Syrian refugees from Turkey to Syria, significant Russian reinforcements have arrived at the Qamishli airport," the Israeli regime's Alma Research &...

The resigned Yemeni government claimed the seizure of an Iranian ship in the province of Al-Mahrah, southern Yemen. Local Yemeni sources quoted security officials in the resigned government as claiming that the ship was carrying six crew, five of whom were Iranians and the sixth crew was a Pakistani national.

 Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Tehran strongly denounces the issuance of one-sided and unjustifiable statements, which seem to have become a constant habit for these countries. "We advise these countries to uphold legal proceedings based on international laws to ensure freedom of navigation and maritime security, instead of misguidedly defending violations...

Esmaeili said that the major crew members of the film reside in foreign countries and if anyone inside the country assisted in making the movie, will face punitive measures from the Iranian organization of Cinema and Audiovisual Affairs.  The movie is a joint product of France, Germany, Sweden, and...

US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Iran China Accountability Act. The bill would prohibit the provision of taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until Tehran terminates its ties with Beijing and Hamas.   A renewed nuclear deal with Iran would not only...

A draft resolution by the United States, France, Britain and Germany for next week's meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors calls on Iran to answer the watchdog's longstanding questions on uranium traces found at three sites. The International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation Board "calls upon Iran to...

The Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi said that 12 tankers carrying light hydrocarbons from the origin of Salafchegan Special Economic Zone customs were delivered to the Milak border crossing.  Then the tankers left for Afghanistan in April and May of the current...

In reaction to the French Foreign Ministry's stance, citing a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency,  Saeed Khatibzadeh said, "As announced before, although the IAEA new report does not reflect the truth about Iran's negotiations with this international body, such hasty and politically oriented comments which fully ignore...

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Nicaraguan Ambassador to Iran Isaac Lenin Bravo Jaen made the comments in a meeting with the president of the Tehran-based Iran University of Medical Sciences Abdolreza Pazouki on Wednesday. Isaac Lenin Bravo Jaen said at the meeting, "We seek to expand bilateral cooperation in education, medicine and education of our country's students in Iran."...

Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, a report said.  Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying on Wednesday. Some 1,000 servicemen are exercising in intense manoeuvres using over...

The United States is providing Ukraine with high mobility artillery rocket systems that can accurately hit targets as far away as 80km after Ukraine gave "assurances" they will not use the missiles to strike inside Russia, senior administration officials said. Biden said that Russia's military operations in Ukraine will end...

Condemning the violation of the UN-declared ceasefire by the Saudi coalition, Al-Atifi stated, "We tell the aggressor countries that what they are dreaming of will not come true and the future will be more painful for them than the past." "We are fully prepared for combat in the face...

“We have taken on a mediating role inside this process [the Ukraine conflict] … But will Turkey be able to play this role if it gets involved in sanctions [against Russia] … And there are many who see the benefit of our non-sanctions policy, led by the European countries. We...

The incident occurred in the restaurant at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday (22:30 GMT on Tuesday), according to a government statement. Firefighters, doctors, and law enforcement officers arrived rapidly at the scene. All victims were taken to nearby hospitals for medical treatment, Sputnik reported.  At the time of...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Ankara and Riyadh were in agreement on a visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Turkey in the coming period, but the trip was postponed to a date that has not yet been determined. "Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin...

Armanan-e Melli: Pause in Vienna talks due to Washington inaction Etemad: Europeans united in imposing sanctions on Russia oil Metropol death toll raises to 36 Etela'at: US base in Baghdad comes under missile attack Khatibzadeh: US main culprit of pause in Vienna talks Javan: Pope says agree with Iran's Leader...

"I think anyone who speaks either to our European allies or to representatives of this government will of course hear otherwise. We and our European allies have made very clear we are prepared to immediately conclude and implement the deal negotiated in Vienna for a mutual return to full implementation...

The MoU was inked at the 9th Border Trade Committee Session of Baluchestan State of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Sistan and Baluchestan Province of the Islamic Republic of Iran held in Zahedan from May 30 to 31. The meeting aimed at the development of trade relations, cross-border trade, and...

Two terrorists on a motorbike shot and martyred the IRGC member Sayyad Khodaei, a military advisor in Syria, in the Iranian capital of Tehran in front of his house while in his car on Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2022. Martyring the defender of the holy shrine once again proved that...

While talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), still hang in the balance due to U.S. stonewalling over a range of issues raised by Iran, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its fresh report on...

 With striking mountains, numerous mysterious canyons and waterfalls by the dozen, it’s no wonder why Lorestan is known for the most staggering canyons and waterfalls in Iran.  

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – On the sidelines of Wednesday's meeting of the Council of Ministers known as the cabinet session chaired by President Ebrahim Raeisi, the ministers spoke to journalists about the steps that had been taken in the session.   ...

The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza and the daughter of the seventh Shia Imam, Imam Musa al-Kadhim.

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, June 1.