TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Foreign Minister of the Yemeni National Salvation Government praised Iran for providing political and humanitarian support for the people of Yemen amid the Saudi-led military aggression. In a videoconference with senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Asghar Khaji, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic for its political […]
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – Russia and Iran held talks on the resumption of flights between the two countries and expansion of air travel after quarantine restrictions are eased, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency announced. According to a press release by the Russian agency, in a working meeting of Russian Deputy Transport Ministry, Director […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s first homegrown auxiliary ship that would be unveiled in coming weeks is capable of sailing around the globe three times without being refueled, the Iranian Navy commander said. Speaking to Tasnim in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the Iranian Navy’s first auxiliary […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the administration has allocated $100 million to purchase the test kits that allow rapid detection of coronavirus infection. In remarks at a Saturday session of the Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters, Rouhani stressed the need for rapid detection of COVID-19 cases in the efforts to contain the pandemic in […]
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – A member of the Iranian Parliament believes that Joe Biden will not revive the JCPOA if elected to the White House because American officials follow a fixed strategy. “Some believe that if Biden wins the election, he would revive the JCPOA but I do not think this will be the […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said the so-called US maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic is “deliberately and indiscriminately” targeting innocent civilians. “The policy of maximum pressure by the US on Iran is designed to deliberately and indiscriminately target innocent civilians with the aim of creating suffering and hardship, as […]
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeedinejad said that new US sanctions against Iranian banking and financial institutions aim to limit Iran’s ability to import essential items against COVID-19. In a tweet on Friday, Baeedinejad wrote, “The new sanctions against almost all Iranian banking and financial institutions aim to limit Iran’s […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost legendary maestro, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the country’s most prominent and internationally-acclaimed vocalist in the area of traditional Persian music, to kidney cancer. The 80-year-old’s passing was announced by Mehrdad Bohlouli of the board of directors at Tehran’s Jam Hospital, where he had been hospitalized, on Thursday. His son, Homayoun Shajarian, also […]
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that if there are 20 countries in the world that construct radar, Iran is definitely among the top 10 countries. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the ceremony to join domestically-built radar systems to the […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami cautioned the warring parties in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that Tehran will take measures stronger than warnings if the shells fired in the fighting continue to hit Iranian territories. Speaking to reporters in Mashhad on Tuesday, the defense minister said border security is the vital issue […]