News Archive - 2 June 2022

Kuwait seizes Iranian boat with three sailors

The Kuwaiti authorities have said that they have captured the Iranian boat based on charges of intercepting and robbing local fishing vessels, according to its Interior Ministry. “The maritime patrols of the General Administration of Coast Guard intercepted an Iranian boat carrying three people after receiving several reports against them in the...

Sanctions being used as method of war against civilians

Majid Takht Ravanchi, Tehran’s permanent ambassador to the UN, told the Security Council that Iran, for decades, has been the target of economic and financial sanctions by the US. He made the remarks on Thursday while addressing an open debate at the council on strengthening accountability and justice for serious...

President Raeisi visits Metropole collapsed building site

The Iranian president  Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi paid a visit on Friday morning to  the site of collapsed Metrople  bloc in the Abadan city in southwest Iran.  The president visited Abadan city in Khuzestan province shortly after his visit to East Azarbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran as part of his regular...

US, E3 to push for anti-Iran resolution at IAEA BoG meeting

France, Germany, and the UK — are expected to push for a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting next week that calls on Iran to fully cooperate with UN inspectors regarding suspicions of undeclared nuclear activity, E3 diplomats claimes Thursday, Axios reported. The State Department spokesperson Ned...

China urges US to stop all official exchanges with Taiwan

Beijing "has always been strongly opposed to all forms of official contacts between Taiwan and countries that maintain diplomatic relations with China," Zhao Lijian told a news briefing, commenting on reports about forthcoming economic consultations between the US and Taiwan. US officials’ visits to Taiwan or a trade dialog with...

Iran, European countries discuss Syria

The meetings were held at the United Nations Office in Geneva. In these meetings, which were held separately, the two sides discussed developments related to the progress of the political process, as well as humanitarian and humanitarian issues. While positively evaluating the recent actions of the Syrian government, especially Bashar al-Assad's decree...

Sanctions couldn't hinder Iran's oil industry progress

Delivering a speech at Baku Energy Forum on Thursday in presence of the ministers and representatives of about 30 countries, Owji referred to Iran’s success in oil and gas production, saying, “Iran’s oil and gas development has not been stopped despite cruel sanctions imposed against the country over years.”...

Iran, Azerbaijan to boost gas trade

During the meeting, Iran and Azerbaijan reached agreements on the development of joint energy fields in the Caspian Sea in the form of a joint committee, Javad Owji was quoted by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) as saying after a meeting held on Thursday with Deputy Prime Minister...

'Hello Commander' become social phenomenon: report

Publishing a video report, Al Mayadeen TV said, "The anthem "Hello Commander" has become a social phenomenon in the provinces and cities of Iran, not only in Iran but also in many other parts of the world, including Senegal, Kashmir, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq."...

Iran oil minister meets Kazakhstan energy minister in Baku

The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in oil industry's upstream and downstream sectors and various energy trade. They also emphasized the great potentials for joint cooperation in different oil and gas areas and talked about their various capacities for collaboration. Iran’s Oil Minister is in Azerbaijan to participate in Baku...

Iran records the first day of no Covid deaths

The Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi on Thursday in a tweet wrote, "After two years and 100 days of confrontation between the powerful Iranian nation and the Coronavirus, and while high casualties are reported in the United States and Europe, Iran experienced the first day without the death of the...

Iran, Iraq discuss fighting against global epidemics

Einollahi met al-Hakim in Iraq's Najaf to discuss the common challenges between the two countries and the fight against the diseases that have plagued the world, including Iran and Iraq. The leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement called for cohesion and unity between the Iraqi and Iranian health institutions and...

1 killed, 6 injured in Zionists' attack on Jenin (+VIDEO)

The Zionist occupiers set up a mobile checkpoint near a military base in the north of Ramallah during their attack on Jenin. Fierce clashes broke out in the area between the Palestinians and the Israeli regime's troops, Shahab reported. Minutes later, Palestinian media reported the martyrdom of a Palestinian who...

Turkish military base in Iraq reportedly comes under attack

Sabereen News reported that the Turkish Zelikan base has been targeted with a missile and smart UAVs. Violent explosions took place inside the Turkish Zlikan base following an attack by fixed-wing Murad 6 drones, according to the reports. No further information has been released yet. Turkish troops in northern Iraq...

White House Black aids exodus shows racial discrimination

“The exodus of African American staffers from the White House #Blaxit is emblematic of the systematic racial discrimination against non-White ethnic minorities. They describe the work environment in the WH with little support from their superiors and fewer chances for promotion," wrote Kazem Gharibabadi on his Twitter account. American media have...

Fear of landslides haunts Brazil survivors

"We have children, we have all our things inside the house. We stay up until dawn, afraid that the hill will fall on us," Claudia do Rosario told AFP on Wednesday, standing at the door of her modest home with its sheet-metal roof and pink walls stained by damp. A...

Nursing home fire kills at least two people in Czech Republic

A spokesman for emergency services said on Thursday that the two people killed were traced during the final stages of rescue operations. On Wednesday, for some unknown reason, a fire broke out at a plant in Roztoki, north of Prague. The condition of two residents was critical, two others received...

Iran deputy FM holds talks with Norwegian officials in Oslo

Bagheri Kani, who is on a visit to Norway, held separate talks with the secretary general of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry as well as deputies at the country’s ministries of oil and trade. They discussed political as well as energy and fisheries issues. In a tweet posted prior to his...

Iran, Singapore FMs discuss bilateral ties, intl. issues

Referring to the appointment of the Iranian ambassador to Singapore and the positive assessment of the relations between the two countries, Amir-Abdollahian stressed Iran's readiness to develop relations with Singapore. Referring to the Ukraine crisis, Amir-Abdollahian once again called diplomacy and dialogue a suitable solution to end the crisis. "The...

Four people killed in shooting at US' Tulsa Medical Center

A man armed with a rifle and handgun opened fire on Wednesday inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings in the United States. The shooter has also been shot dead, India Today reported. "We now have...

Several killed, injured in ammunition depot blast in Syria

A large fire broke out in the Babisqa area near the Syrian-Turkish border on the northern outskirts of Idlib when an ammunition depot belonging to a group called Faylaq al-Sham exploded, Al Mayadeen reported. Two Faylaq al-Sham elements were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. A 12-year-old...

UN approves Turkey's request to change name to Türkiye

The change came into force immediately at the time when the world body received a letter from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to the UN chief with a request to change the country's name, the spokesman said, Xinhua Net reported. Cavusoglu reportedly said that the change in the spelling was...

Iran attaches importance to neighborliness with Armenia

Speaking in a phone call with the President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan on Thursday, Raeisi described Iran-Armenia's continuous consultations as a sign of the importance and depth of friendly relations between the two countries. "Protecting the geopolitics of the region, including international borders, respecting the national sovereignty of countries, and strengthening communication...

President Raeisi arrives in Tabriz

Raeisi delivered a speech at Tabriz airport and explained the goals, general plans, and priority plans of his one-day trip to East Azarbaijan. Upon his arrival in Tabriz, Raeisi stated that the semi-finished projects of the province will be completed. Meeting with representatives of different groups of people is among...

Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on June 2

Aftab: Spox.: Vienna talks not paused Etela'at: Iran to respond resolutely to any unconstructive action in BoG Europe paying price of US expansionism Kayhan: Europe still dealing with economic crisis France distributes food vouchers amid cost of living MP

PGCC not in position to comment on Iran's missile program

Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday that issuing such repetitive and destructive statements shows the completely wrong approach and strategic confusion of some PGCC member states towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. Saying that the issuance of such clichéd statements is contrary to the principles of good neighborliness and has no...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on June 2

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, June 2.                   ...