News Archive - 4 July 2022

Hundreds of Russian airborne forces arrive in NE Syria

Russian military planes transported more than 500 paratroopers to this area, according to the reports. The purpose of this action is to tackle the threat posed by Turkish-backed armed groups who have staged attacks on the Syrian government's positions. In May, Russia also sent military aid, including warplanes and helicopters to...

Moscow reacts to seizure of Russian ship in Turkiye

Saying that they do not have such information in the Kremlin, Peskov said that the case should be asked from the Ministry of Transport or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The Turkish side, of course, in case of detention, should provide the information to our embassy and consulate general," he stated.

Russia, Venezuela to expand oil sector cooperation

Russia and Venezuela have dramatically expanded economic, political and defense ties over the past two decades, with the United States placing crushing sanctions on the Latin American nation and repeatedly attempting to institute regime change in Caracas over the country's attempts to secure independence from Washington's influence. Moscow and Caracas...

Ice avalanche kills six in Italian Alps amid heatwave

At least a dozen people are still missing following the collapse on Marmolada, the highest mountain in the Dolomites, Skytg24 also reported, citing rescuers, according to the CNN. The Alpine rescue service said via Twitter that an important segment of ice, also known as a serac, had collapsed on the...

US base in eastern Syria targeted with missiles

News sources reported two explosions in Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria. Al-Arabiya news channel, quoting its sources, on its Twitter page reported that an American base in Deir ez-Zor was targeted on Monday evening. Meanwhile, Tehran-based Al-Alam Network also reported that two explosions took place in the Al-Omar oil...

Numerous people shot at independence day parade in Illinois

Police and firefighters responded to the scene on 2nd Street and Central Avenue at about 10:15 a.m. First responders reported multiple victims, with CPR required for several of them, local US media said. Parade-goers scattered as gunshots rang out, leaving behind chairs, baby strollers and blankets they had brought...

Enhancing Tehran-Baku ties leads to effective regional coop.

President Ebrahim Raeisi received the visiting Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov for a meeting in the presidential compound in Tehran on Monday.  Increasing diplomatic exchanges and consultations between the two countries and their effect on the expansion of relations and cooperation in various commercial, economic and political fields were...

Iran ready to transfer technology to Nicaragua, Safari says

Mehdi Safari, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, met with Nicaragua’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Mojica Obregon, who is in Iran to take part in the Smart City Expo 2022. During the meeting, the Nicaraguan minister, who is in Iran with an agenda of developing bilateral ties in...

Western sanctions have adverse effect on Iran

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with the new ambassador of Switzerland Nadine Olivier to receive her copy of credentials at the beginning of her work in the Tehran embassy.  "Iran is ready to expand relations with all countries, including Switzerland, in the commercial,...

Iran-Azerbaijan relations on right path: FM Amir-Abdollahian

"We held important and friendly talks with my brother Bayramov," Amir-Abdoolahian wrote on his Twitter account in Farsi Language. "Bilateral, regional and international topis were reviewed and the peaceful settlement of Karabakh was emphasized based on the principles of maintaining territorial integrity and respect for sovereignty," the top Iranian diplomat...

FM stresses Iran's seriousness in talks to reach strong deal

In the telephone conversation that took place on Monday afternoon, Amir-Abdollahian conditioned constructive negotiations on seriousness, initiative and flexibility on the part of the United States. The Iranian foreign minister stressed the Islamic Republic of Iran's seriousness in achieving a lasting and strong agreement. Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, for...

Iran ease past Syria at FIBA 2023 WC Asian qualifiers

Iran's national basketball team finished its second and final match in Window 3 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers against Syria with an easy win. Iran and Syria's national basketball teams faced each other in Group D in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday afternoon and...

Iraqis can pay for flight tickets in Iranian rial

 The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad said on its Twitter page reacted to the news on the need to receive US dollars from foreign citizens to buy plane tickets to Iran and said it is not correct. The Embassy said, given the broad and deep ties...

Entrepreneurship is IranSCOCOEX most important opportunity

Mehdi Zinali, a member of the Iran SCOCOEX council said that the exhibition has started its activity under the supervision of the Trade Development Organization also the International Exhibitions Company, Saman Bank, Tejarat Bank, the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture and the Chamber of Commerce are ready for due cooperation. Zinali...

Massive cyberattacks launched against Tel Aviv metro servers

Sabereen News Telegram Channel in a breaking news on Monday reported a massive cyberattack targeting the operating systems, control monitors and servers of Tel Aviv Metro Station. This is the second time that government websites and servers of the Zionist regime have been targeted by cyberattacks. The latest attack of...

20 civilians killed, injured in Afghanistan's Herat attack

18 civilians, including two students, were injured and 2 others were killed during the incident. One of the attackers was killed by the security forces and 2 others escaped, according to the reports. No further details have been published so far. MP/FNA14010413000320

Australian PM announces $74 mln in military aid to Ukraine

"Following President [of Ukraine Vladimir] Zelensky’s request for further support, Australia will provide the following new package of assistance to Ukraine: A$99.5 million ($67.8 mln - TASS) in military assistance, including 14 armored personnel carriers, 20 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles and other military equipment supplied by Australia’s defense...

JFK airport evacuated after unattended bag sparks bomb scare

At 11: 26 a.m., the official Twitter account of JFK Airport stated that PAPD was investigating a security incident in terminal four. At 11:47 a.m., officials said that arrivals and departures at terminal four were closed to inbound traffic, adding that passengers should expect traffic delays...

Turkiye confirms seizure of Russian cargo ship

The Turkish customs authorities announced that the Russian ship is likely carrying Ukrainian grain, but added that no decision has been made regarding this ship yet. "The investigation is still ongoing, that's all I can say for now." said a source who wanted to remain unknown. Yesterday, Reuters, quoting Ukraine's ambassador to...

Large fire breaks out near Abu Dhabi airport

The fire was flamed in a building on the street where Abu Dhabi airport is also located on. No further details have been released. Moments later, UAE sources reported that the fire has been extinguished. Abu Dhabi Police also added that the incident left no casualties. The responsible parties immediately...

Caspian Sea littoral states safeguard regional stability

The Sixth Caspian Sea Summit was held in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat on Wednesday, June 29 with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raeisi, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of...

Unlike Washington, Tehran under no pressure at Doha talks

The US did not present anything new in the Doha negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement and fully return to the commitments, Al-Quds Al-Arabi said in a report. Robert Malley, the US Special Representative for Iran and the country's chief negotiator had with him the draft agreement that Washington had presented...

Sardasht chemical bombing reveals Saddam regime's insolence

Amir-Abdollahian tweeted that the Sardasht chemical bombing [June of 1987] showed the highest degree of Saddam's regime's insolence in the war imposed against Iran. The great nation of Iran will never forget the silence and complicity of human rights claimants in the brutal crime and contrary to international law, he...

Iranian, Azeri FMs hold talks

Jeyhun Bayramov, who is on the first trip to Tehran since Raeisi took office, is to meet with other Iranian high-ranking officials including Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The Azeri top diplomat and the Iranian officials will exchange views on bilateral, regional, and international...

Non-oil exports from Bushehr doubled: Official

Mehdi Safavi, the head of the Industry, Mine, and Trade office in Bushehr said that during the first quarter of this year, four billion dollars of commodities were exported abroad from the province. He went on to say that Bushehr province has ranked first in the country in this regard.

Tehran-Baku ties changed from misunderstanding to interaction

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Monday in a joint press conference with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Tehran. At the start of his comments, the top Iranian diplomat spoke about his meeting with Bayramov earlier today and said that a variety of issues were discussed between them including...

Regional states seek to save Afghans from American crisis

The special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan presented a brief on his recent consultations with the officials of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan regarding the latest developments in Afghanistan. "During a regional trip to Central Asia, I consulted with officials on various issues, especially the international summit on Afghanistan," Hassan...

Iran discusses boosting tourism coop. with Russia, Chechnya

The Deputy Minister of the Iranian  Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Shalbafian met with Yevgeny Kozlov, the head of the Moscow Tourism Committee, and Chechen Minister of Tourism Muslim Baitaziev. In this meeting, important issues related to the field of tourism were discussed by Tatiana Charshavistskaya, Deputy Head...

World to never forget US crimes in Vietnam: Raeisi

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks on Monday morning in a meeting with the new ambassador of Vietnam to Tehran to receive his copy of credentials.  Raeisi expressed his dissatisfaction with the current level of cooperation and relations between Iran and Vietnam calling for taking proportionate actions to enhance...

Mehdi Taremi nominated for MVP award

Being the second top scorer in the competition, Taremi played for 2613 minutes in the top flight team in which he scored 20 goals. Mehdi Taremi (born on July 18, 1992) is a footballer who plays as a striker for the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Porto and the Iranian national...

Grapes harvesting in Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The harvesting period for grapes has kicked off in the southwest of Iran and will be underway until early August. The photo album depicts grapes harvesting in Ghazaviyeh-ye Bozorg village which is situated in Karun County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Iranian, Azerbaijani FMs meet in Tehran

Upon Bayramov's arrival in Tehran, Amir-Abdollahian officially welcomed him. Bayramov is scheduled to meet with other Iranian high-ranking officials including Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. This will be the first trip of the Azeri top diplomat to Tehran since Raeisi took office.

Severe air pollution in capital Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The sky of Tehran has become very dusty since yesterday and is in a hazardous situation. In the last 24 hours, the air index of capital Tehran stood at 174 and it was in a very unhealthy range. This severe air pollution led to...