News Archive - 20 December 2022

According to the Zionists' claim, the drone was downed in the Zar'it region. Lebanese officials have not confirmed the news yet. MP/5660770

In an interview with Al-Mayadeen Marandi said the negotiations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicate the possibility of a solution, but the decision is political. According to the Iranian official, Iran has no problem with the Europeans, the Russians, and the Chinese. Rather, the problem lies...

In the phone call on Tuesday with general Asim Munir, Iran's Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri pointed to the trend of developing defense and security cooperation between the two countries, especially its impact on the promotion and consolidation of the security at the shared borders and said, "The continuation of...

In the meeting with King Abdullah in Amman, the Iranian foreign minister expressed thanks to Jordan for the successful holding of the "Baghdad-2" conference. Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the necessity of developing cooperation between regional countries to strengthen peace, stability, and security and increase economic and trade relations. The Iranian minister also...

“Work on a new diesel treatment unit has been completed and the refinery’s Euro-5 diesel production capacity has risen by 15 ml/d,” Javad Owji was also quoted as saying by the Oil Ministry’s news service. Costing $600 million, the development project has also reduced sulfur content in diesel from 6,000...

Kazakhstan, Iraq, Turkey, India, the UAE, Vietnam, Pakistan, Romania, Bulgaria, Kenya, and Malaysia were the main destinations, Finacial Tribune reported. Flowers and plants had the lion’s share of the exports ($12.5 million).  About 80 years ago, Yahakhan, a man from Mahallat who had learnt all about the art...

According to Behrouz Qareh-Beigi, a total of 11.38 million tons of goods (excluding crude oil) worth $4.7 billion were exported from Khuzestan Province during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), registering an 8% and 12% rise in terms of weight and value respectively...

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In an interview with Mehr News Agency, political commentator and journalist Seyed Mostafa Khoshcheshm said that Iran has always been ready to continue the talks to secure the removal of the oppressive sanctions but it has been the American side that has caused a several-month pause with its excessive demands.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed bilateral cooperation and regional developments during a telephone conversation last night (Monday) with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. The Iranian foreign minister congratulated the anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality and pointed to the cooperation between the two countries in areas of mutual interest. He attached...

Kim Yo Jong said those who doubt the capabilities of North Korea's missiles will soon be able to see what they can do, the Korean state news agency reported. She said this in an article criticizing Seoul and foreign experts who questioned the performance of North Korean missile and satellite...

The earthquake was at a depth of 16.1km, USGS said, adding that it struck 12km west-southwest of Ferndale, California. No tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake under the US Tsunami Warning System, Metro reported. The tremor led to thousands of people losing power, with at least 15,623 people...

The Air Force paused the fleet’s operations after a bomber was damaged on Dec. 10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. An undisclosed in-flight malfunction forced the crew to make an emergency landing on Whiteman’s runway, where firefighters extinguished flames at the scene, according to the 509th Bomb Wing. No...

Deputy Commissioner of Lasbela Murad Khan Kasi told media that a cylinder blasted at a shop during its refilling process on Monday, causing a huge explosion and spreading fire to the adjacent shops in the Bela area of Lasbela. The official said 25 people received burn injuries who were shifted...

The death toll from Sunday's violence against the villages of Malagum 1 and Sakwong in the Kaura district rose to 28 or 37, according to sources. Criminal gangs have been attacking villages in the northwest and central parts of the country for years, stealing livestock, kidnapping people for ransom, looting...

The legislation, which is expected to be voted on this week, is an omnibus bill intended to fund a vast array of government operations, RT cited a reported by Reuters. TikTok’s parent company is Beijing-based ByteDance. The bill orders the government to devise “standards and guidelines” for federal agencies “requiring...

"Combat and support aircraft of our Air Force and the AWACS aircraft commissioned by NATO performed the NEXUS ACE training mission, which was notified to all allies 24 hours in advance, in international airspace over the Aegean Sea on Monday," the National Defense Ministry said in a statement, Anadolu reported.

Ayatollah Khamenei on Tuesday received a number of families of Shah Cheragh terrorist attack martyrs. Saying that the tragic incident of the Shah Cheragh terrorist attack will always remain in Iran's history, Ayatollah Khamenei called on cultural services to pay great attention to this incident like other historical issues, and...

The general prosecutor of Khuzestan province made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that four people involved in Izeh terrorist attack were identified during the joint operation carried out by the forces of the Intelligence Ministry, IRGC, and the Police. Two of the perpetrators of the deadly attack were arrested and the two others were...

According to Zahedin Cheshmeh-Khavar, a total of 75,972 tons of foreign goods were transited from the Mehran Border Terminal, located in Ilam Province along Iran’s border with Iraq, during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), registering a 55% rise compared with the corresponding period of...

Vassily Alekseevich Nebenzia made the remarks at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday evening. The meeting was convened on the latest report of the UN Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2231 that endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, better known as the JCPOA. US unilateral exit from JCPOA...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with the EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Tuesday on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Amman early on Tuesday at the head of a delegation to take...

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on air transport cooperation between the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran and the neighboring country, the number of weekly flights between Iran and Tajikistan will increase from the current nine to 23, the news portal of Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban...

Mehrabian is scheduled to meet his Russian counterpart during this visit. The two Iranian and Russian energy ministers are set to discuss ways to expand Tehran-Moscow ties in all fields. MP

The Iranian and Omani foreign ministers held a meeting on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the Baghdad Conference in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Developing the economic level of the countries of the region was another topic discussed between Amir-Abdollahian and Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. In his remarks, Amir-Abdollahian cited...

The conference in Amman was in fact the second edition of the conference which was held in August 2021 in Baghdad. Delegations from Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and Egypt participated in the event along with delegations from the EU, France and Arab regional countries. The Iranian delegation to the...

Iran has offered India a strategic cooperation pact on the lines of a deal it signed with China in 2021, two people aware of the matter said, according to the Indian English website of "Mint". The Indian website said that Tehran's attempt was to attract investment in its energy sector...

Masoud Setayeshi condemned terminating Iran’s CSW membership, adding that the move is designed and implemented to cover up the countercultural and ethical measures of so-called supporting states against women's society around the world. The anti-Iran action was led by those whose countries have the greatest oppression, and social inequalities against...

Brigadier General Esmail Gha'ani, IRGC Quds Force commander made the comments in a ceremony to commemorate Hassan Irloo, the former Iranian ambassador to Yemen who was a chemical warfare veteran and died after contracting Covid-19 last year. "Criminal America and its pet dog, the Zionist regime and some puppet governments...

The match in the empty Azadi Stadium on Tuesday ended 2-2. The Georgian defender Giorgi Gvelesiani scored for Persepolis in the 16th and 80th minutes while Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Arsalan Mottahari scored for Esteghlal in the 30th and 50th minutes. The match was held in the famous Grand Azadi Stadium in the Iranian...

Turkey and Iraq are the most important importers of Iran-made nanotechnological products. Iranian knowledge-based companies have recorded more than $10 million in exports to these two countries. Other customers of Iran-made nanotechnological products include Russia, India, Kazakhstan, the US, the United Kingdom, Mongolia, Pakistan, etc. According to the reports, Iranian nanotechnology...

Syrian media quoted a military source as saying early Tuesday that the attack took place about half an hour after midnight with bursts of Israeli missiles fired from the northeast of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee, in the occupied territories. The military source added that the...

The Public Relations of the Pakistan Army issued a statement and announced, "As a result of a suicide attack in the vicinity of "Miransha" located in the North Waziristan region, one soldier and two civilians were killed." The report of Pakistani news channels from Balochistan province indicates that a...

Eight were killed and four others wounded in the attack on Al-Bobali village in the suburbs of Al-Khalis in the north of Baqubah, the medical source in Diyala said.  ISIL, which attacked Iraq on June 7, 2014, and managed to capture about 45% of the country's territory for a...

"Today, we have deployed the S-400 systems and, most importantly, the Iskander system that you have handed over to us, as you promised six months ago," he told reporters after the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He thanked Putin for "finding mutual understanding and support on all issues and...

The report published by the football governing body demonstrates that Iran’s national football team has stood at 24 among 32 teams that participated in the recent world cup. The new ranking of the 32 teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been published based on their stage...

General Syed Asim Munir made the remarks in a meeting with the Iranian envoy to Islamabad Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini in Rawalpindi where some officials of the Pakistan Army Headquarters as well as Colonel Mostafa Ghanbarpour, Iran's military attaché in Pakistan, were also present.  The commander of Pakistan's army...

Amir Saeed Iravani made the remark while addressing a Monday session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the JCPOA and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2231, which upholds the deal. The JCPOA was concluded in July 2015, lifting some of the United States' draconian sanctions against Iran...

The delegation, led by IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards Massimo Aparo, discussed with the Iranian authorities safeguards issues and future cooperation plans, according to Iranian media.  Outstanding safeguards issues have been a major roadblock in talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 Iran...

Kayhan: Kharrazi dubs Iran's unrest as hybrid war 4 security forces martyred in Saravan border area Jomhouri-e Eslami: Ayatollah al-Sistani calls for release of women captured by ISIL Intelligence ministry detain Mossad elements  Ettela'at: Iran ready to return to its JCPOA obligations Ebtekar: Iran waiting for China to compensate mistake...

The Security Council discussed the implementation of UNSC Resolution 2231 on Monday. After the meeting, three European countries (E3) issued a statement on the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "Iran has been in violation of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...

Iranian women’s team kata is comprised of Elnaz Taghipour, Najmeh Ghazizadeh, and Shadi Jafarizadeh. The team was beaten by the Japanese squad in the final of the competition. So far, Iranian karate fighters have bagged 23 colorful medals at the sporting event. The Iranian athletes scooped six gold, seven silver,...

Addressing a UN Security Council meeting, Nebenzya said the story alleging that the Islamic Republic of Iran has been sending drones to Russia for use in Ukraine "has nothing to do" with work to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Tehran’s nuclear program, while it has been...

Iran traded 33.2 million tons of goods (excluding crude oil exports) worth $20.22 billion with the Persian Gulf’s six littoral states, namely Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, during the first eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Nov. 21), registering a 19.33%...

On October 26, a Daesh-affiliated terrorist attacked the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern province of Fars before the evening prayers, killing at least 15 pilgrims — including a woman and two children — and injuring 40 others. This item will be updated... MP

Iran's top negotiator in Vienna talks and Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora are also present in the meeting. Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Amman, Jordan, early on Tuesday at the head of a delegation to take part in a second...

Rock candy or sugar candy also called rock sugar, or crystal sugar is a type of confection composed of relatively large sugar crystals.  Rock candy consumed with tea is also the most common and popular way of drinking tea in Iran, where it is called nabat; the most popular...

The cause of the inferno was unclear, but shocking footage showed flames shooting into the sky from the giant blaze. One person was reportedly injured and three were killed in the blast and eyewitnesses said workers were at the site when it went up in flames. According to local residents,...

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Monday, December 20.         ...