News Archive - 24 February 2023

Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon, the Iranian health minister Bahram Einolllahi said about yesterday's helicopter crash in Kerman Province in the southeast of the country, which had the sports minister Hamid Sajjadi on board, that "the medical and emergency measures in Kerman were done well and this caused the...

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said on Friday that the Karun nuclear power plant in Darkhovein District in the Shadegan County of the southwestern province of Khuzestan will produce 300 megawatts of electricity in the preliminary phase. He said the AEOI will simultaneously follow...

According to a statement issued by the European Council, during the coming six months only, aid organizations do not need to ask permission from the EU member states' governments before sending supplies and services to sanctioned entities in Syria. “The EU has waived the need for humanitarian organizations to seek...

Any action by Ukraine or the West that poses a threat to Russian peacekeepers or nationals in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria will be seen as an attack on Russia, the country’s Foreign Ministry has stated. It warned Kyiv and its Western backers against carrying out “provocations” there. According...

China's position paper calls for an immediate end to violence in Ukraine and a return to dialogues with the aim of ending the conflict through diplomacy. "All parties must stay rational and exercise restraint, avoid fanning the flames and aggravating tensions, and prevent the crisis from deteriorating further or even...

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday suspended Russia’s membership, claiming that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine contradicts the principles of the organization. RT reported. The Paris-based agency noted, however, that it expects Moscow to continue to “implement the FATF Standards.” “The Russian Federation’s actions unacceptably run counter...

Speaking during this week's Friday prayers sermon in Tehran, earlier today, Ayatollah Kazem Sediqi "Infaq is one of the issues that people must pay attention to seriously.,,, if we want to consider a model for spending in the way of God, it is Imam Hussain (a.s.) and...

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced the fresh sanctions on Friday. “Included in the hundreds of goods are aircraft parts, radio equipment, and electronic components that can be used by the Russian military-industrial complex, including in the production of UAVs,” a statement said. “Today we are sanctioning the elites who run...

Bagheri Kani arrived in Bogota at the start of his regional tour to Latin America. During his trip, he met with his Colombian counterpart and the two sides discussed and exchanged views on a variety of issues on the agenda of bilateral relations, including the consolidation of political cooperation, trade...

Dalkhani defeated Georgian wrestler Leri Abuladze 8-7 in the final bout of 63kg. In the space of 16 months, he has defeated Abuladze twice. Both are ever so dramatic. The bronze medal went to Kazakhstan’s Dastan Zarlykhanov and Syimyk Makhmudov from Kyrgyzstan. Saravi also claimed the gold after Roberti Kobliashvili...

Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon, the Iranian health minister Bahram Einolllahi said about yesterday's helicopter crash in Kerman Province in the southeast of the country, which had the sports minister Hamid Sajjadi on board, that "the medical and emergency measures in Kerman were done well and this caused the...

According to a report run by the Iranian IRINN TV, the commanders of Syria's air force and air defense met with the Iranian defense minister in Tehran. The report said that parts of the agreement between the Iranian defense ministry and the Syrian air force and air defense force have...

The protesters took part in overnight demonstrations organized by the Lions’ Den resistance group, and in rejection of Israeli acts of aggression and massacres, Press TV reported. The participants waved the national Palestinian flag, and help up pictures of those killed in Israeli military raids on Jenin refugee camp, the...

Speaking to Sputnik, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani announced that Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran's Foreign Minister, will soon go to Moscow. He said that Tehran and Moscow can play an important role in creating balance in the global energy market. Kan'ani emphasized that the accusations from the western states against...

Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Amir Saeed Iravani made the remarks while addressing the UN General Assembly's eleventh emergency special session on the Ukraine conflict on Thursday. He said that Tehran "supports the idea of leveraging the Secretary General's capacity, as mandated by the UN Charter,...

Speaking during this week's Friday prayers sermon in Tehran, earlier today, Ayatollah Kazem Sediqi "Infaq is one of the issues that people must pay attention to seriously.,,, if we want to consider a model for spending in the way of God, it is Imam Hussain (a.s.) and...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in West Azarbaijan province on Friday to inaugurate the water transfer project from Kani Sib Dam in Naqadeh to Lake Urmia. According to the official website of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Raeisi officially inaugurated the water transfer system to Lake...

Speaking to Iran's national TV on Thursday evening, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that "In the near future, we will add Shahid Soleimani 2 under the name of Shahid Hassan Bagheri, which was designed and produced locally by...

Behrouz Kamalvandi made the remarks in an interview with Press TV, where he said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) publicizes confidential reports about Iran’s nuclear activities even before the investigations are complete in order to prepare the ground for fabrications against the country’s peaceful atomic energy program. After...

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in West Azarbaijan province on Friday to inaugurate the water transfer project from Kani Sib Dam in Naqadeh to Lake Urmia.   ...