TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Describing Washington’s claim to invoke the ‘snapback’ mechanism as baseless, Majid Takht Ravanchi warned that Tehran would respond harshly to any return of arms embargo. Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi in an interview with the Washington Arms Control Association on Friday said that Tehran’s action against Washington’s attempts […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs said that the ban on Iranian football teams to sign foreign players and coaches is ‘temporary’. Speaking in a press conference on Saturday, Mehdi Alinejad said that this limitation will be in place only in the current year. “The Ministry had banned […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister said the American notification with the purpose of triggering the snapback mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal and re-imposing the UN sanction on Tehran will not have any legal effect and will be rejected by the UN Security Council. “US notification is incapable of having legal effect. […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US initiatives to renew the UN Security Council’s resolutions on sanctions against Iran lack legal basis and will inevitably fail. The United States’ push to reimpose sanctions against Iran can lead to a deep crisis within the United Nations Security Council, […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Health authorities in China’s capital Beijing have removed a requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, further relaxing rules aimed at preventing the spread the novel coronavirus after the city reported 13 consecutive days without new cases. Despite the relaxed guidelines, a large proportion of people continued to wear masks in Beijing […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Condemning the UAE’ tie normalization with the usurping Zionist Regime, the representative of Islamic Jihad in Lebanon called Iran as the main supporter of Resistance Front in the fight against the Zionists in the region. Referring to the fact that the Zionists have occupied Holy Quds, Palestine, and besieged Gaza Strip, […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that the defense industry is a strong support for the armed forces to defend the independence and territorial integrity of the country. He made the remarks in a message on the occasion of Defense Industry Day. Stating that he defense industry is a […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – FAO assists Iran to establish a country-specific agricultural drought monitoring system, enabling the national authorities to detect periods of water stress and forecast crop yields more accurately in the Urmia Lake basin. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organised a three-day workshop to equip Iranian experts […]
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian defense minister said his ministry has gained the necessary expertise and infrastructure to build strategic weapon systems in line with boosting the country’s defense power. “The Defense Ministry can build strategic weapons now, provided it is supported by the Parliament over the budget needs,” Brigadier General Amir Hatami […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called on his Muslim counterparts to condemn an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Zionist regime on the normalization of ties and take every possible parliamentary initiative to counter the deal. Qalibaf on Tuesday sent messages to the speakers of parliaments in […]