News Archive - 23 June 2022

Regional countries must decide on future of region: Iran FM

He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Omani counterpart Badr Albusaidi on Thursday afternoon. During the phone talks, the two sides discussed bilateral, regional and international issues. Amir-Abdollahian underlined Tehran and Muscat’s determination to expand and deepen bilateral ties and emphasized the need to pursue and implement...

Five dead, 35 injured in building blaze in Buenos Aires

The fire started at 5:45 a.m. local time in an apartment while the occupants slept, and then spread to the upper floor, forcing the evacuation and rescue of the people living in the 14-story building in the Recoleta neighborhood of northern Buenos Aires. The five fatalities, three children and...

Iran brush off US in 2022 VNL

Amin Esmaeilnezhad scored 20 points for Iran and Torey Defalco earned 13 points for the US in the match. Iran are scheduled to meet Brazil on Friday night in Pool 4. All matches count towards the general standings, which will determine the seven teams set to join hosts Italy at...

Hezbollah calls for formation of Lebanese government soon

"There are some people who intend to put obstacles in the way so that no achievements are recorded before the end of Michel Aoun's presidency," Naim Qassem said according to Al-Manar TV website. The Hezbollah deputy chief further stressed the need to pay attention to the people's livelihoods and essential...

Iran remains Asia's best team in latest FIFA rankings

The Islamic Republic of Iran dropped two spots but still remained Asia’s best team. Iran ranked 23 in the world with 1558 points while dropping two places as compared to the previous FIFA rankings. Japan, South Korea, Australia and Qatar followed Iran in the rankings. Brazil with 1837 points, Belgium,...

Gen. Mohammad Kazemi appointed new IRGC intelligence chief

According to the Public Relations department of the IRGC, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami issued a decree on Thursday to appoint Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi as the new head of the IRGC’s intelligence. The IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramzan Sharif has said that...

North Khorasan one of country’s agricultural hubs: Raeisi

Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments upon arrival in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province on Thursday morning to mark the 26th provincial tour of his administration. The President described North Khorasan one of the agricultural hubs of the country and specified, "Special attention should be paid to the...

Raeisi invited by China to deliver speech at BRICS+

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi will discuss the Islamic Republic's viewpoints on international issues and the development of trade and economic cooperation with other countries at the event, which will be held tomorrow evening (Friday). The meeting will discuss "high-level talks for global development."   Iran is the only...

Iran, China FMs hold phone conversation: envoy to Beijing

"The Foreign Ministers of Iran and China discussed regional issues and bilateral relations in a telephone conversation this morning," the Iranian ambassador to Beijing Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh wrote in a post on his Twitter account on Thursday. The BRICS Summit and the Issue of Afghanistan and the latest developments in the...

Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh meet in Lebanon

According to a statement by the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah received Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh for a meeting in Lebanon. Hassan Nasrallah discussed with Ismail Haniyeh the development of the Axis of Resistance, threats, challenges and opportunities while stressing the need...

We not let Israel threaten regional security: Iran FM

Iran's foreign minister said at a joint press conference with the Russian counterpart that "I had a good meeting with Mr. Lavrov. We discussed the most important issues of bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues. One of the issues under consideration is the Treaty on Long-Term and...

President Raeisi's visit to North Khorasan province.

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi traveled to North Khorasan province on Thursday morning as part of his regular visits to provinces to listen to people's grievances and inspect the implementation of government projects.   ...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on June 23

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, June 23.   ...

Amir-Abdollahian welcomes Lavrov at Foreign Ministry compound

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian welcomed the visiting Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' compound in Tehran on Thursday morning.   ...