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Iranian filmmaker to contest Cannes Film festival with “Leyla’s Brothers”
The director of the Iranian movie “Just 6.5” will attend the Cannes Film festival’s competition section with his new film “Leyla’s Brothers”.
IRGC vows to continue to support anyone who fights Israel
The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it supports and will continue to support anyone who is fighting the Zionist regime of Israel.
Iran Covid: 33 more deaths, vaccination underway
Covid-19 has killed 33 people in Iran in the past 24 hours. That’s according to a tally released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Thursday.
President Raisi says Iran favors strong, united Iraq
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Islamic Republic wants a strong and united Iraq and it hopes to see a political breakthrough there as a result of cooperation and solidarity among mainstream political factions in the country. Raisi made those comments in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday.
Iran president congratulates election of Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan PM
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a message, has congratulated election of Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister.
Iran defense minister: Foreign forces presence disruptive to regional security
Defense ministers of Iran and Japan have held a video call where they called for expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo.
Iran-Oman trade sets new record high of roughly $1.34bn
The volume of trade between Iran and Oman has registered a record high of $1.336 billion for the year ending March, 2022.
Iranian women win gold in Brazil Shooting World Cup
Iranian women have beaten Thailand 16-12 to win the title in the team section of the International Shooting Sport Federation’s 2022 World Cup.
Police dismiss reports on demolition of mosque in Zahedan
The police in southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan has dismissed reports on social media about the destruction of a mosque in the Sunni-majority city.
Iran stores 50mn doses of Covid vaccines
A senior Iranian health official says some 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been stored in the country. Deputy Health Minister Kamal Heidari said another 80 million doses will be imported in the current Iranian year, too.
Amir Abdollahian: Initial agreement reached to release frozen Iran assets
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says a primary agreement has been reached to release Iran’s assets that have been frozen in a foreign bank due to the US sanctions.
More al-Sarkhi members nabbed amid their call for destruction of Shia sites in Iraq
Iraqi security forces say they have detained 12 more members of al-Sarkhi group amid widespread protests by Shias over the group’s call for demolition of holy shrines and other sacred sites in the country.
Iranian major tire production factory goes bankrupt
A major car tire production factory on a suburb of the Iranian capital Tehran has gone bankrupt. Kian Tire which is in Chahar Dangeh town near Tehran was launched before the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
IRGC commander urges revenge for General Soleimani assassination
Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force, has urged all Iranians to follow in the footsteps of anti-terror icon of the Islamic Republic General Qasem Soleimani to avenge his assassination.
EU calls for “quick conclusion” to Vienna talks at their “final stage”
The spokesman for the European Union foreign policy chief says the Vienna talks for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal are in their final stage and work is underway to achieve an agreement.
Afghan Party chief: Zionism behind sedition to harm Iran-Afghanistan ties
The head of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan says “Zionism” and some Arab countries in the region are behind the “sedition” in the relations between the country and Iran.
Iran embassy rejects Guardian’s report about arms supplies to Russia
Iran’s Embassy in London has strongly rejected a report by the British daily The Guardian that claims Russia is using weapons in Ukraine that are smuggled by Iran.
Iran announces free visas for visitors during FIFA World Cup 2022
Iran’s government spokesman says the cabinet has approved free visas for visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which will be held in Qatar.
33 more people die of Covid in Iran
There has been no change in the number of red and blue cities in Iran in terms of risk from Covid 19 despite that the country is witnessing a downward trend in the number of deaths and infections from the disease.
Exhibitions of handwritten copies of Quran in Shiraz tourist attractions
During this year’s holy month of Ramadan, an exhibition has kicked off in the city of Shiraz that has put on display 40 handwritten copies of the Quran and prayers dating back to the 5th to 14th centuries in the Jahan Nama Garden Museum and Delgosha Garden Museum.
Gathering for Qur’an recital at Isfahand’s Chahar Bagh
In the course of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, groups of people in the central city of Isfahan get together for reciting Quran at the historical Chahar Bagh Boulevard.
Spain’s Iran envoy visits historical Niavaran complex in N Tehran
Spanish Ambassador to Iran Angel Losada Fernandez has paid a visit, along with his family, to Niavaran Palace, a cultural and historical site in the northern part of the capital, Tehran.
Kish-Tehran flight makes emergency landing due to technical glitch
An Iranian passenger plane en route from the Persian Gulf Island of Kish to the capital, Tehran, made an emergency landing halfway due to a technical fault in the aircraft’s fuel delivery system.
Baku says ready to launch corridor to Nakhjavan via Iran
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has said arrangements are afoot to start the construction of a road linking his country to Nakhjavan through Iran.
MP: Iran’s position has strengthened in Vienna talks
A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says there is no draft about the talks with the +P body and Iran’s position has further strengthened in the nuclear talks.