The crash, which occurred in a mountainous region of northwestern Iran, also claimed the lives of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six other passengers. “The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Mr. Guterres’ Spokesperson said in a statement…
“I think what is absolutely clear is that the women of Iran have been a source of inspiration for the world. We’ve seen their courage and determination in the face of reprisals, intimidation, violence and detention,” Spokesperson Liz Throssell told journalists in Geneva. “This courage, this determination, have been remarkable. They’ve been harassed for what…
The world is reaching a “critical junction” point as an emerging order of non-Western states looks to pursue closer economic and political ties with one another, according to Mr. Raisi. “The global landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift towards an emerging international order, a trajectory that is not reversible,” he said. “As non-Western powers have…
Libya: Prime Minister sacked Foreign Minister after meeting with Israeli counterpart A statement was issued by Israel that Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Libyan counterpart last week. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){ (function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];…
Iran’s embassy in Kabul, file photo The Iranian journalist detained in Afghanistan was handed over to the Iranian embassy in Kabul. According to Iran’s news agency Tasnim News, the journalist was detained while leaving Afghanistan last week. According to the report, Muhammad Hussain Velayati was legally staying in Afghanistan for two weeks. It is not…
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. Photo: File Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says he strongly supports the BRICS group’s efforts to reduce dependence on the US dollar. Addressing the 15th summit of the BRICS Organization of Emerging Economies in South Africa, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that BRICS supports trade and economic affairs in local currencies among…
Iran’s General Khammarz Heydari and Russia’s General Oleg Slyukov shake hands. An Iranian military delegation has arrived in Moscow yesterday, this delegation will discuss the cooperation between the armed forces of Iran and Russia. The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, General Oleg Slyukov, says that Russia sees Iran as an important state in the Middle…
Iran-Iraq border, file photo Iran’s military has warned Iraq to secure its border and disarm Kurdish rebels in the Kurdistan Region by September 22. “We will wait until September because the Iraqi government has promised until then,” says Major General Mohammad Bagheiri, the chief of Iran’s armed forces. He said that if this deadline passes…
An Indonesian coast guard boat conducts an inspection near the Iranian ship MT Arman. Indonesian coast guards seized an Iranian oil-laden ship. The oil tanker named ‘MT Armaan 114’ contained 272 thousand 569 metric tons of crude oil worth 304 million dollars. Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency says the oil tanker was transferring oil to another…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the failed coup in Russia. According to the Russian news agency from Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. According to the news agency, on this occasion, the Iranian president expressed his full support for the…
