News Archive - 8 June 2022

Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi emphasized the reopening of roads to render relief services to Yemeni citizens and said that even if there is no agreement with the other side, “We are ready for a unilateral initiative to reopen roads and offer quality relief services to citizens as Saudi aggressor coalition is...

The World Bank has revised its forecast for Iran's economic growth this year, saying that Iran's economy will grow by 3.7 percent in the current year in 2022, which will be higher than the world average economic growth level in this period. In its latest World Economic Outlook report,...

A drone attack targeted the US Consulate in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Wednesday, a security source told Reuters. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage. The Sabereen News telegram channel said that "Shoresh" district in Erbil was targeted by a drone. However, the Sabereen...

Speaking in his meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, the Indian Prime Minister said that the development of bilateral relations is in the interest of New Delhi and Tehran. In a tweet on Wednesday, Modi wrote, “Was happy to receive Foreign Minister...

Speaking in his meeting with visiting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Zubairu Dada in Tehran on Wednesday evening, Mohammad Mokhber pointed to the significance of developing Iran’s relations with African countries and emphasized that deepening and promoting cooperation with the government and nations of African continents is...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on Wednesday evening to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests in various strategic political, cultural and economic fields. The two countries of Iran and India enjoy high capacities...

The anti-Iran resolution, which was proposed by the Western powers, was approved with 30 votes in favor, 2 against (Russia and China) and 3 abstentions (India, Libya and Pakistan). After the IAEA apporved the resolution, the Russia’s Permanent Representative in Vienna-based International Organizations Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a tweet that "The...

In a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday evening, President Raeisi referred to last year's meeting between the two countries' presidents in Moscow, saying, "After this meeting, significant progress was made in relations between the two countries, and the pursuit of agreements and the travel of high-ranking...

Iranian top commander said that the Army of a country preserves security, noting that a strong army has an important role to play in creating security, stability, and authority even when it is peacetime. The Leader and nation term the Army as valuable, he said, noting that the role of...

The anti-Iran resolution, which was proposed by the Western powers, was approved with 30 votes in favor, 2 against (Russia and China) and 3 abstentions (India, Libya and Pakistan). In reaction to the anti-Iran move, Iran's caretaker permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations Mohammad Reza Ghaebi said that in the last...

Seyyed Ahmad-Reza Alaei Tabatabaei made the remarks on Wednesday and said that equipping exports infrastructures and strengthening active presence of commercial envoys in African continent have been put atop agenda of the Organization. Turning to the TOPI programs  to take advantage of trade and economic capabilities of African Continent during...

Addressing the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Wednesday afternoon, the Iranian caretaker permanent representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations Mohammad Reza Ghaebi said that Iran has spared no efforts to allow the agency to carry out its verifications and safgeuards missions. Ghaebi criticized the IAEA director general Rafael...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that Iran has declared its plan to install two new cascades of advanced IR-6 centrifuges at the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, in the central Iranian Province of Esfahan. According to Reuters, Iran has begun installing advanced IR-6 centrifuges in one cluster at...

Emergency officials said that it is unclear whether the incident, which happened at around 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT), was intentional or an accident. A police spokesperson told reporters that the driver was arrested at the scene. The incident took place in the heart of western Berlin, on one of...

Biden will attend the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 25, where leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine and the food and energy crisis it has precipitated, Jean-Pierre said in a statement, according to Reuters. At the NATO gathering in Madrid on June 28, allies...

On the threshold of this year’s hajj congregation, Iranian Hajj officials met with Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday morning. The meeting is held every year upon the arrival of the Hajj season, during which the Leader delivers his advises and message to the pilgrims and the organizers of the religious...

Maduro made the remarks in in ainterview with Turkish Anadolu Agency where he also said 'it is very difficult' when he was asked about the possibility of the lifting of US sanctions against Venezuela. 'Because the US empire has always been caught up in its own aggression. Look at what is...

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Qassim Al-Thani, Qatar's Minister of Commerce and Industry made the remarks at the eighth meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation held between Iran and Qatar. Constructive ties between the two countries are positively seen in the level of trade relations, he noted. An...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who has traveled to India, met and held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday in New Delhi. Following the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries signed a legal assistance agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of...

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the AEOI said that Iran has cooperated with the UN atomic body beyond its safeguards commitments to show its goodwill, adding that but unfortunately, the IAEA has not appreciated Tehran's moves, instead it has viewed Tehran’s voluntary move as part of Iran’s duty. It...

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday that the US and the three European countries' move to submit an anti-Iran draft resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, was a political move and in line with the Trump-era Maximum Pressure Campaign. Mohammad Eslami further noted...

Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needs to put a stop to “infiltration by Iran’s enemies” in its operations. “How is it possible that confidential reports of an...

President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversation with president of Iran on Wednesday, Russian Sputnik Arabic Language said in a report. Meanwhile, the Russia Today telegram channel has reported that the two presidents noted the need for continued diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program. The RT also...

Addressing the meeting of IAEA the Board of Governors, Mohammad Reza Ghaebi explained Iran's principled policy in implementing the nuclear deal known as JCPOA. Criticizing westerners' failure to fulfill their mutual commitments under the JCPOA, Ghaebi said that if there had been an international agency to monitor the illegal sanctions, it...

"Aframax 2" Oceangoing Tanker was constructed at Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) for a period of two years and today it left for waters of the Persian Gulf for marine tests after undergoing the preliminary tests, CEO of the company Ali Zare’ei stated. "Aframax 2" oil tanker weighs 21,500 tons,...

Nigeria's Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zubairu Dada, who is visiting Tehran at the head of a Nigerian delegation, met with the Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf on Wednesday at the parliament's compound. At the start of the meeting, Ghalibaf said that Iran's 13th administration seeks to expand ties...

The Chairman of the High Commission for Accidents Mohammad Hassan Esmaili said that an investigation into the cause of the derailment of Mashhad-Yazd passenger train is still underway, while adding that "the excavator driver had not kept away his vehicle's safe distance from the railway for unknown reasons and caused the...

In a tweet on Wednesday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, “The #IAEA Board of Governors started consideration of its agenda item “Nuclear verification: #NPT #Safeguards Agreement with #Iran”.” “The Governor from Germany has just introduced draft res. on this topic. The relevance of the draft is highly questionable under the circumstances.

A meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors is under way in Vienna, and three European countries, Germany, Britain and France, along with the United States, have proposed a resolution against Iran to the Board, an analysis of the IAEA board meeting published by the Iranian Nournews said on Wednesday.

The Iranian women lost to Thailand 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-20, 25-17) at Asian Women’s U18 Volleyball Championship. The Iranian team had defeated Australia in straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) in their opening match on Monday, Tehran Times reported. Iran will play South Korea and Uzbekistan on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The top...

It was announced on the night of Wednesday, according to Reuters. As indicated, funds will be directed to non-military needs – to pay salaries to government and social workers. The financial institution noted that this financing of Ukraine is supported by financial guarantees from the UK, Netherlands, Lithuania and Latvia.

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The sanctions imposed by the US and other western countries on Russia have had a grave impact on its export of grains and fertilizers, which has made the situation even worse. As a responsible major country, China has not only successfully guaranteed the food supply of more than 1.4...

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Mehrabian met and held talks with Berdymukhamedov on Tuesday on the sidelines of the second “International Decade for Action, Water for Sustainable Development” conference in Tajikistan. During the meeting, the two sides expressed their satisfaction with the level of cooperation between Iran and Turkmenistan and called for the expansion of cooperation...

The UN Food and Energy Crisis Group says the situation in Ukraine has severely affected 1.6 billion people worldwide over the past three months. After three months since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the world is facing a growing crisis that has affected the lives...

Arman-e Melli: 14 individuals in connection with Metropol tragedy arrested US, E3 draft resolution submitted to IAEA BoG Aftab: Qatar FM says negotiating with Tehran, Washington to resume Vienna talks Tehran warning to IAEA chief Ebtekar: Deep gap between Tehran, IAEA Etemad: IAEA shocks JCPOA revival talks Iran: Iran-Russia trade...

It has now become crystal clear that Washington and its European allies – France, Germany and the UK (E3)- have no intention of backing off on the draft resolution they jointly submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors. The Russian representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail...

Upon his arrival in New Delhi, India, the Foreign Minister said that the visit takes place on days when a measure has been carried out in this country by a party member and the sacred status of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has been offended. "Since my arrival, I have witnessed that...

Mashhad-Yazd train was carrying 348 passengers, Mohammadreza Daghayeghi said, adding three wagons of the train went off track. Some 5 passengers are in critical conditions, he said, adding that they have been dispatched to the hospital. He went on to say that nine rescue teams of the IRCS are carrying...

On the threshold of this year’s hajj congregation, Iranian Hajj officials met with Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday morning. The meeting is held every year upon the arrival of the Hajj season, during which the Leader delivers his advises and message to the pilgrims and the organizers of the...

This year, 39,600 Iranian pilgrims will attend the Hajj congregation. The first group will leave Iran for making a pilgrimage on June 13. The Hajj is one of the main religious duties for Muslims and must be performed at least once during a Muslim's lifetime. AMK/IRN84781101

Armenia's National Assembly Vice-Speaker Hakob Arshakyan and head of Armenia-Iran Friendship Group Gagik Papoyan met with the delegation headed by First Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Parliament of Iran Abbas Moghtadai, News Armenia reported.  Welcoming the delegation members who arrived...

This event is considered the first meeting of the FM's two-day visit. The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left Tehran for New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. His visit takes place at the official invitation of the Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Currently, the level of Iran-India relations is appropriate, he said...

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Springs of Badab-e Surt, aka, "Color Springs" is located in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. The tourist attraction has been registered as the second national natural monument of Iran; The first one is Mount Damavand.        ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – After the movie Holy Spider, which insults the 8th SHia Imam Imam Reza (AS), was awarded at Cannes Film Festival, a gallery dubbed "Cannes closeup" was held at Tehran Vali Asr Metro station to mock the Cannes decision.    ...

The incident has so far left 17 passengers dead and 30 others injured. Passing an excavator over the track has been announced as the cause of the incident.

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a host of officials responsible for the Hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday in Tehran.      ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, June 8.