News Archive - 10 February 2023

Islamic Rev. role model for all independent nations

Between January 1978 and February 11, 1979, the Muslim revolutionary people of Iran, under the wise leadership of Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeini, the Founder of the Islamic Revolution, voiced their opposition against the secular and US-backed rule of Mohamad Reza Shah. The regime of Mohammad Reza Shah had caused much suffering and...

6 killed, 27 injured in building collapse in northern Egypt

The explosion and the subsequent collapse took place in the Nile Delta city of Damanhour, about 150 kilometers (99 miles) north of the capital, Cairo. The office of Egypt's public prosecutor said the cylinders were stored in violation of regulations. Among the dead were three children, the youngest was a...

Iran arrests main elements of Isfahan drone attack

"The main perpetrators of the unsuccessful attempt to sabotage a Defense Ministry industrial center in Isfahan on January 8 have been identified and arrested," Iran's Intelligence Ministry and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a joint statement on Friday. "So far, the involvement of mercenaries of the ... Zionist...

Iran rejects news on exacting commitments from freed inmates

The Judiciary's Media Center made the remarks in a statement on Friday after the emergence of some reports on certain social media outlets as well as throughout cyberspace alleging that the inmates had been freed after they made some commitments.  It rejected the reports as inexact and erroneous, saying...

West ignores thousands of people killed in quake in Syria

"The collective West ignored the fact that the earthquake with its epicenter in Turkey resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and horrible destruction directly in Syria," Zakharova noted. "This is not just the display of a politicized approach which the West is guided by in the process of providing...

2 Zionists killed in anti-Zionist operation in al-Quds

During the operation, several Palestinians were run over by a car. Zionist media reported that 6 Zionists were injured following the accident and 2 of them article condition. Some sources have reported the number of injured people as eight. According to the reports, the Palestinian driver was shot and killed...

Iran offers condolences to Russia over deadly gas explosion

Expressing sympathy to the families of those killed in the incident, Kan'ani wished speedy recovery for the injured. An explosion struck an apartment block in Novosibirsk at 07:43 a.m. local time (03:43 a.m. Moscow time) on Thursday, causing two sections of the building to collapse and starting a...

Parliament speaker visits quake-hit Khoy

Meeting with the people of Khoy, as well as following up on the relief activities and reconstructions are among Ghalibaf's other plans during this visit. Several parliament members are accompanying Ghalibaf during his visit to Khoy. In the past 12 days, several Iranian officials including the president, vice president, IRGC...

Raeisi slams US, European troika approach over Vienna talks

The Islamic Republic has announced its readiness for finalizing the negotiations and reaching a fair agreement months ago and has shown its goodwill to achieve this goal, President Raeisi said. However, the United States and recently three European countries fell into delusion and miscalculation and instead of using the opportunity...

Senior cleric calls for gloriously holding 22 Bahman rallies

Pointing out to the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory, Khatami dubbed the Islamic Republic of Iran a strong tree that the enemies do not even have the power to move on of its single leaves. "The enemies did everything for the downfall of the (Islamic) Revolution during (the...

Felicitations pour on Iran over Islamic Revolution anniv.

Tajikistan The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon sent a message to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raeisi, congratulating him and the people of Iran on the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the foreign minister of Tajikistan, in a letter, congratulated the 44th anniversary of...

US eases sanctions on Syria to allow earthquake aid

"Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 23, which authorizes for 180 days all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations (SySR)," Treasury said in a release on Thursday. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo...

Iran FM, UN chief discuss Vienna talks latest situation

Referring to Vienna talks on lifting illegal sanctions imposed against Iran, Amir-Abdollahian stressed the necessity for IAEA to behave technically. "The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have set a framework for cooperation," Amir-Abdollahian cited, adding that the visit of the IAEA Director General...

Kan'ani reacts to fresh US anti-Iran sanctions

The Biden administration's resort to sanctions, like the failed policy of the Trump era, only makes Iran determined to diligently pursue its national development goals and exploit its legal and indisputable rights, Kan'ani said on Thursday night. Kan'ani went on to say that US's continued insistence on resorting to illegal and...

Qatari FM, US envoy discuss JCPOA revival negotiations

Al Thani and Malley also discussed US-Qatar bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest during their meeting in Washington. The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany. Former US President Donald Trump illegally pulled out of the deal in...

Iran to join trilateral talks between Syria, Turkey, Russia

When asked if Iran is ready to join the trilateral contacts on the settlement of the dialogue between Ankara and Damascus, the envoy answered in an affirmative. "Yes, we will join as well," the Iranian envoy TASS during a solemn event, dedicated to the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

Sixth cargo of Iran humanitarian aid arrives in Syria

The cargo contains 5 tons of dates, 269 cartons of infant formula, 5 tons of rice, 500 pieces of mattresses, 90 tents, and food. On Thursday, Iranian Army Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari said that the equipment of the 50-bed mobile hospital along with 70 medical and relief staff...

Iran lambasts US deep connection with MKO terrorists

"Of course, it is not strange! The regime that initiated the establishment and instrumental use of ISIL does not feel ashamed of continuing to support and instrumental and political using the murderers of 17 thousand of Iranian citizens," Kan'ani added in his tweet. On Wednesday, more than 100 members of...

9th day of Fajr International Film Festival

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – The ninth day of the 2023 Fajr International Film Festival was held in Tehran on Thursday.              ...