News Archive - 6 July 2022

US State Secretary speaks with FM Bilawal

In this regard, Bilawal Bhutto confirmed that he received a phone call from Antony Blinken, Pakistani Dunya News webiste reported. Taking to Twitter, Bilawal wrote that “ I had talked with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today and we reaffirmed to further strengthen ties marking 75 years of bilateral...

2 injured as gunmen attack Nigerian pres. security convoy

Presidential Spokesman Garba Shehu issued a statement confirming the attack on Tuesday, saying two people in the convoy sustained minor injuries. Shehu said the convoy, which was carrying a team of security guards as well as protocol and media officers, was on its way to Daura, Buhari’s hometown, to prepare...

Zionist regime launches drone attack on Syria

A Syrian citizen was killed following the Zionist regime’s drone attack on Syria, Al-Mayadeen reported. No further details have been released, the report added. MA/5532678

5 dangerous ISIL forces detained in Iraq

The terrorists were detained in the province of Al Anbar, Kirkuk, Saladin and Sulaymaniyah, according to Brigadier General Yahya Rasoul. Iraqi security forces, earlier this week, announced that the most dangerous ISIL terrorist was arrested on the border of Diyala Province and Kurdistan Region of Iraq after seven years of being wanted.

Any coalition with Israel regime threatens regional stability

 Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) held a meeting with the visiting Qatari Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Tehran on Wednesday afternoon. During the talks, the two sides discussed bilateral and regional issues, the latest political and security developments...

US imposes new sanctions on Iran

The names of two individuals, 13 companies and two oil tankers were put in new US sanctions list (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN). The US Department of Treasury in a statement announced that it has sanctioned a network of individuals and companies that facilitated the transfer and...

Iran, IOFS ink MoU to strengthen trade coop. in agri. field

The MoU was inked on Wednesday during the visit of Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Alireza Payman-Pak to the Republic of Uzbekistan. Under the agreement, information in the field of business corridors within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and related business plans between Islamic Republic of Iran...

Amir-Abdollahian calls for facilitating Iran-Qatar trade ties

During the meeting, the wo sides discussed bilateral and regional ties as well as issues of mutual interests. While thanking efforts of Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs in the field of development of relations between the two countries in various fields, Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the need for pursuing implementation of agreements...

Iran youth Greco-Roman wrestlers become Asia champions

The Asian Greco-Roman wrestling championships finished in Manama, Bahrain on Wednesday and the young Iranian wrestlers became champions. Iran's national youth wrestling team won seven gold, one silver and two bronze medals to finish in the first place. Seyed Arash Negahdari in 55 kg, Ahmad Reza Mohsennejad in 60 kg,...

Washington refuses to issue visa to Iran’s karate team

Iran’s karate team has been denied entry to the United States to compete in the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, according to Fox News. According to the report, the reasons for the ban are due to the Iranian karate team’s alleged direct ties to sanctions on the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary...

1st int'l conference on entrepreneurship kicks off in Iran

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei has named 1401 the year of "knowledge-based production and job creation". The secretary of the conference said that the two-day event will be held with a focus on 22 topics in interdisciplinary majors.  Yousef Taghipourian added that 30 papers are to be...

20 army forces killed, injured in terrorist attack in Niger

17 terrorists were killed as well, according to the reports. Following the terrorist attack, the armed forces of Niger, after patrolling the area, discovered and confiscated some weapons and ammunition of the terrorists and succeeded in reacting to their attack in time. This is the second terrorist attack in the...

Israeli forces martyr Palestinian youth in south Jenin

These news sources emphasized that the Palestinian youth, who had been wounded by Zionist bullets on Wednesday morning in Jaba’ Town, south of Jenin, was martyred due to the severity of his injuries. The Zionist regime, which has currently occupied more than 75% of the Palestinian lands and territories, prevents...

Another minister resigns from Boris Johnson government

Will Quince, the UK junior education minister, has resigned from Boris Johnson’s government. The latest cabinet official to quit defended the embattled prime minister just two days ago, Russia Today reported. In an appearance on Sky News on Monday, Quince said No. 10 assured him that Johnson was not aware...

Kazakhstan oil export to Europe through Russia halted

During an inspection ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko in March to assess the technical condition of JSC CPC-R's hazardous production facilities and compliance with environmental requirements in their operation, the regulator found several documentary violations regarding the plan to clean up oil spills, the CBR said. On June...

300 inmates missing after attack on Nigeria prison break

The attack started around 10 p.m. and lasted for over an hour before the security operatives repelled the terrorists, who accessed the venue using explosives, the Nogerian website Premium Times reported. The attackers, suspected to be Boko-Haram members, stormed the facility in high numbers to rescue their co-conspirators. The...

Russian Su-35 downs i-24 helicopters, Su-25 plane in Ukraine

"Operational-tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile and artillery troops struck Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 77 areas. A Russian Su-35 fighter shot down two Mi-24 helicopters and a Su-25 plane of the Ukrainian Air Force in an air combat near the settlements of Nikolayevka and Snegiryovka in the Nikolayev...

Two French nationals detained on national security charges

Speaking to reporters during a press conference on Wednesday, Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Masoud Setayeshi said that a special case has been filed against the two French nationals that were previously detained in the country. The prosecution is carried out on the basis of a judicial order and Iran has initiated...

Amir-Abdollahian welcomes Qatari FM in Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian welcomed Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani upon his arrival to Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

Iran has no excessive demands in nuclear talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday held a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. Thanking the Qatari foreign minister for holding good coordination between Iran's sports officials and the relevant officials of the World Cup, Amir-Abdollahian stated that he has held constructive discussions with Al-Thani...

Iran, Kyrgyzstan discuss coop. in construction materials area

Bishkek’s representatives of the city council met with Sojudi the Secretary-General of the Iran SCOCOEX event and they negotiated about the Iran building materials market. At the beginning of this meeting, the Secretary-General of the Iran SCOCOEX event, stated, "We predict that holding the Iran SCOCOEX event in the two...

Iran, Russia, China to run war drills in Latin America

Venezuela, under the leadership of anti-US socialist president Nicolás Maduro, is scheduled to host the war games in mid-August, according to a report by the Center for a Secure Free Society, the Washington Free Beacon has reported. Along with 10 other nations, Russia, China, and Iran will move their militaries into the...

The ever-expanding Iranian diplomacy

The talks to revive JCPOA are still at an impasse at present. It seems that neither Iran nor the United States has a strong desire to revive the JCPOA as soon as possible, which has largely shown that the importance of the JCPOA itself has declined. In other words, the...

Iran to earn $115bn revenues in developing Azadegan oilfield

Speaking in the ceremony of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the integrated development of Azadegan Joint Oilfield between National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), banks and exploration and production companies, the Iranian Oil Minister Owji said that Azdegan Oilfield is a joint field shared between Iran and Iraq. “Financing”...

Iran, Kuwait to further cooperate to fight dust storms

Heading a technical-diplomatic delegation, Ali Salajegheh arrived in Kuwait to follow up on the immediate implementation of an agreement on the campaign against dust storms. During the visit, an MoU was inked between Iran's head of DoH and the concerned Iraqi environment officials. Organizing joint seminars and conferences, exchanging technicians...

Taremi misses MVP award, commentator defends

The Iranian legionnaire Mehdi Taremi has been nominated for the award but the award went to Darwin Nunez, the Benfica striker. Sofia Oliveira, the commentator for CNN Portugal reacted to the result, noting that players like "Vitinha", "Luis Díaz" and Taremi, who is the best striker, are better than Darwin.

OPEC secretary general 'Barkindo' dies

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweeted post to his verified Twitter handle, @MKKyari, in the early hours of Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr. Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a...

Car bomb explodes in Occupied lands (+VIDEO)

One person has been killed following the blast, according to the reports. The identity of the person is yet unknown. Rescue teams immediately arrived at the scene. No further details have been published yet.

Hamas chief meets with Mahmoud Abbas in Algeria

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Algeria's independence from France, according to Algerian TV. Several other authorities including the head of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Majid Faraj, as well as a number of other Hamas officials also attended the...

US must present real initiative at indicrect talks

The Iranian source made the remarks in an interview with Aljazeera, saying that during the Doha negotiations, no change by the US was witnessed regarding Iran's interests in the nuclear agreement. This Iranian official who spoke on the condition of anonymity added that talking about Iran's attempt to build a nuclear...

Kyiv’s use of UK weapons makes London complicit in war crimes

"The course here [in London] remains that Ukraine must win, apparently, at any cost. To that extent, it must be provided with weapons and money. And, from there, it’s not very clear, actually: honestly speaking, if these weapons - those being rather old AS-90 howitzers, if I understand correctly, because...

Iran energy minister arrives in Baku for bilateral talks

Upon his arrival at Heydar Aliyev International Airport on Wed., he was welcomed by high-ranking officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Enhancing cooperation between the two countries of Iran and Azerbaijan in the fields of water and electricity as well as pursuing agreements approved during visit of presidents of...

Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on July 6

Arman-e Melli: Iran adopts realistic approach in Doha talks Iran: Iraq border crossing open for Arbaeen pilgrims  Iranian diplomacy, from Damascus to Cairo Jomhuri-e Eslami: Iran signs an agreement to invest $7bn in Azadegan Oilfield Development  Unlike US, Iran says Doha talks positive Kayhan: $7b for development of Azadegan Oilfield...

Iran, Uzbekistan stress enhancing bilateral ties

During the phone call, the two sides discussed bilateral ties and issues of mutual interests. Amir-Abdollahian underlined that Islamic Republic of Iran backs stability and security in Uzbekistan, adding that Iran does not accept undermining unity and amity of this country. With the strong will and efforts of both sides,...

Iran FM urges Sweden to release ‘Hamid Nouri’ immediately

He made the remarks in a phone call with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde late on Tuesday. During the phone call, the two sides exchanged their views on the development of bilateral cooperation and issues of mutual interests. Islamic Republic of Iran attaches great importance for developing its relations with...

US has to take forthcoming position if seeks to revive deal

"It is high time for the US to take a more forthcoming position in the course of the #ViennaTalks if #Washington is really committed to the restoration of the #JCPOA," Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a tweet in reaction to a tweet posted by the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian earlier. Saying...

Iranian, Saudi FMs likely to pay visit to Baghdad

An Iraqi government official claimed in an interview with an Iraqi newspaper that the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia are likely to visit Baghdad. Security meetings have ended and the parties have entered the stage of holding meetings at the diplomatic level, the Iraqi official, whose name was...

Shamkhani set to pay two-day visit to Yerevan

At the invitation of the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani will pay a two-day visit to Yerevan on Thursday. During this visit, Admiral Shamkhani is scheduled to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments, and ways to strengthen cooperation between Tehran and Yerevan. As well...

Ned Price repeats claims on Iran demands in JCPOA talks

Referring to remarks of Special Envoy Bob Malley about Iran's demands in the JCPOA revival talks, he claimed, "The answers that not only the United States is waiting for but also that our European allies are waiting for is a decision on the part of the Iranian Government to fully...

Iran, Egypt officials reportedly meet in Oman's capital

The Arabic-language Al-Arabi al-Jadid newspaper quoted Egyptian sources as saying that during the recent visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi to Muscat, a meeting was held between high-ranking delegations from Iran and Egypt, and both sides agreed on the expansion of relations between the two countries. Diplomatic...

Utility player in Iran's national football team

Ehsan Hajsafi was born on 25 February, 1990 in Kashan, Iran. The player kicked off his career in Zob Ahan in 2000 and left the club in 2006, joining Sepahan. He was extracted from Sepahan youth academy by Luka Bonačić. Hajsafi played two matches from the start in the 2007...

Iran defeats Poland in 2022 VNL

Kurek Bartosz led Poland with 23 points, and Amirhossein Esfandiar scored 21 points for Iran. Amin Esmaeilnezhad and Milad Ebadipour also earned 18 and 17 points, respectively. Iran moved up one place to seventh with 14 points. Iran are scheduled to meet Italy on Thursday and face Slovenia and Serbia...

Tomb of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami in Khorasan

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami was a Persian writer, mystic, and poet. His tomb is located in Torbat-e Jam County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.                ...

Sidelines of cabinet meeting on Wednesday

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Council of Ministers or the Cabinet held a meeting on Wednesday morning in Tehran chaired by President Ebrahim Raeisi and the ministers answered the questions from the journalists.    ...

Shamkhani meeting with Qatari FM

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani held a meeting with Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Tehran on Wednesday.      ...

Amir-Abdollahian meeting with Qatari counterpart

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday at the venue of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.