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Imam Khamenei to address Iranian people on Sunday
March 21, 2020 - 5:47 PM

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will address the Iranian nation on Sunday noon through a live TV speech. Read More ...
US forces reportedly planning to withdraw from two bases in Iraq
March 21, 2020 - 5:44 PM

US troops are planning to withdraw from two bases in Iraq’s northern provinces of Kirkuk and Nineveh, an Iraqi military source says, only a few days after forces from the US-led military coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group pulled out from a base on the Iraq-Syria border. Read More ...
Putin, Assad discuss Idlib developments
March 21, 2020 - 5:13 PM

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday received a telephone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on the developments of events in Syria. Read More ...
Petition urging removal of US sanctions against Iran signed by over one thousand
March 21, 2020 - 5:03 PM

A petition urging the US to immediately lift sanctions blocking the way for fighting coronavirus pandemic in Iran has so far been signed by one thousand people in the United Kingdom. Read More ...
Trump refuses to suspend Iran sanctions amid coronavirus outbreak
March 21, 2020 - 4:57 PM

The administration of US President Donald Trump has said it would not suspend sanctions against Iran as the country is battling the deadly coronavirus outbreak. Read More ...
Yemeni Minister holds aggression countries responsible for bad situation in health sector
March 21, 2020 - 4:47 PM

Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakkil Saturday, announced public health mobilization in preparation for facing any outbreaks of the Coronavirus, stressing that the aggression countries continue to blockade and prevent the arrival of medical equipment and supplies to confront Corona. Read More ...
Yemeni Information Minister:

US attempting spread Coronavirus to countries that have failed to subjugate by force
March 21, 2020 - 4:35 PM

The Yemeni Minister of Information in the Salvation Government, Dhaifallah Al-Shami, affirmed that U.S.A. is actively working to deliver the coronavirus to countries that pose to it and has failed to subjugate by force such as Yemen and Syria. Read More ...
Pakistan Muslim League asks world to help Iran against Coronavirus
March 21, 2020 - 4:21 PM

President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the second largest political party in the country said on Saturday that the US sanctions are adding to Iranian people's miseries and demanded the international community to assist Iran in mitigating the common COVID-19 challenge. Read More ...
Russia strongly opposes US sanctions against Iran amid coronavirus: official
March 21, 2020 - 4:13 PM

The Aide to the Russian President Yuri Ushakov in a phone conversation with Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali emphasized Moscow's strong opposition to US sanctions against Iran, especially amid coronavirus outbreak. Read More ...
US medical terrorism impedes effective reaction to pandemic: Iranian FM
March 21, 2020 - 4:07 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an interview with Brazilian media ‘Folha de S.Paulo’ that the US Medical Terrorism impeded Iran's effective reaction against corona pandemic. Read More ...
US continues blame game against Iraq, says ‘disappointed’ over protection of forces
March 21, 2020 - 4:03 PM

In yet another attempt to divert attention away from Iraq’s call for US troop withdrawal, the White House has blamed Baghdad for recent mysterious attacks against occupying coalition forces inside the Arab country. Read More ...
Larijani voices Iran’s readiness for parliamentary cooperation with neighbors
March 21, 2020 - 3:56 PM

In separate congratulatory messages to his counterparts in ten regional countries on the occasion of Nowruz, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed Tehran’s readiness for the expansion of parliamentary cooperation with the neighbors. Read More ...
Armenian PM congratulates Iranian Leader, President on Nowruz
March 21, 2020 - 3:49 PM

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent separate messages to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to congratulate them on Nowruz. Read More ...
Sayyed Nasrallah: Our resistance most honorable one in modern history
March 21, 2020 - 3:36 PM

Stressing that accusations of treason against Hezbollah in the case of Israeli collaborator Amer Fakhoury can’t be accepted anymore, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah described the Resistance as the most honorable one in the modern history. Read More ...
In message addressing American people;

Iran's Prsident: Time has come for American people to halt this dark chapter in US history
March 21, 2020 - 3:26 PM

In a message addressing the people of America, President Rouhani described countering COVID-19 a global "duty" of all and warned that under a "pandemic" situation, Tehran, Paris, London and Washington are not far apart, and any hostile actor seeking to undermine Iran’s health system and restricting the needed financial resources to tackle the crisis, will undermine the fight against the "pandemic" all over the world. Read More ...
Saudi Arabia bans prayers outside holy mosques over coronavirus
March 20, 2020 - 6:27 PM

Saudi authorities have tightened restrictions on religious gatherings outside two main mosques in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina as they struggle to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus in the country. Read More ...
Yemeni Air Defenses intercept Saudi warplanes in Marib, Al-Jawf
March 20, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Yemeni Air Defenses on Friday, were able to intercept two combat formations of several warplanes run by the US-Saudi aggression over Marib and Al-Jawf governorate Read More ...
Last year’s challenges have tempered steel of Iran’s national security: Shamkhani
March 20, 2020 - 5:56 PM

Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that what Iran experienced during the last year has made its national security stronger. Read More ...
Pakistan FM calls for immediate lifting of anti-Iran sanctions
March 20, 2020 - 5:52 PM

Foreign Minister of Pakistan says Islamic Republic of Iran is facing a difficult situation due to coronavirus outbreak so we called upon the US government to immediately lift sanctions from the country. Read More ...
Taliban ‘infiltrators’ kill dozens of Afghan troops in insider attack: Officials
March 20, 2020 - 5:48 PM

At least two dozen Afghan security forces have been killed in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, two officials told AFP news agency. Read More ...
Iranian FM urges Japan to do more for lifting US sanctions
March 20, 2020 - 5:39 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a phone conversation with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi urged Japan to boost its efforts to remove US’ unilateral and illegal sanctions against Iran . Read More ...
Pres. Rouhani: Hard times pass; devotions to remain in minds
March 20, 2020 - 5:35 PM

Iran's President spoke with governor-generals of three provinces, traffic police information and control headquarters, three hospitals and health centres in Khorasan Razavi, Golestan and Semnan Province, as well as a factory producing disposable hospital textures and masks through videoconferencing and was briefed on the measures taken to treat coronavirus patients and implementing health protocols. Read More ...
Iran's President felicitates Nowruz 1399 to grand maraji
March 20, 2020 - 5:32 PM

Iran's President had phone calls with the grand maraji to offer them congratulations on the beginning of year 1399 and Nowruz and wished them a year full of health and success. Read More ...
Iran's President felicitates Nowruz to Supreme Leader
March 20, 2020 - 5:30 PM

President Rouhani spoke with the Supreme Leader of the Revolution by telephone and congratulated him on the arrival of New Year and Nowruz 1399. Read More ...
Pres. Rouhani:

We must make year 1399 as year of health, employment, economic, cultural prosperity
March 20, 2020 - 5:25 PM

In a televised message addressed to the Iranian nation to congratulate Nowruz and the beginning of the year 1398 in the Solar Hijri calendar, President stated, "It is unity, integrity and ethics that can create a good future for us". Read More ...
Imam Khamenei: Increasing production continues to be key point in new year
March 20, 2020 - 5:20 PM

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States' sanctions have made Iran self-sufficient as he calls for unity in the new Iranian year which began Friday morning. Read More ...
Kadhimiya Holy Shrine open to pilgrims
March 19, 2020 - 6:39 PM

The Astan (custodianship) of the Kadhimiya Shrine in Iraq dismissed reports that the shrine is closed to pilgrims. Read More ...
Hashd Al-Shaabi: US soldiers incarcerated in K1 base like a prison
March 19, 2020 - 6:28 PM

A senior commander of Hashd al-Shaabi (Iraqi popular forces) said that the American forces in Kirkuk do not play any role in the establishment of security in the region and have been locked up in K1 base. Read More ...
Important message of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi on eve of New Year
March 19, 2020 - 6:07 PM

The revered source of emulation on the eve of the New Year advised the people of the nation to be present at home and to avoid unnecessary travel and to adhere to health instructions. Read More ...
Iran ready to help US to contain Coronavirus: Official
March 19, 2020 - 6:01 PM

Iran's Deputy Health Minister Ali-Reza Raeesi expressed readiness to help the US to control coronavirus outbreak there and said Washington should remove anti-Iran sanctions if its sincere with its claim of helping Iran. Read More ...