Unknown gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Sharifi’s car near his home on Friday evening.
The assailants fired seven shots and then escaped from the scene.
The Afghan cameraman was shot in the chin but survived the wound.
Sharifi’s wife and child were with him in the car but were unharmed.
Saeed Khatibzadeh said the imposition of new sanctions on the Islamic Republic shows a contradictory behavior on the part of the White House.
Khatibzadeh added that a government that talks of returning to the nuclear deal but follows in the footsteps of former US president Donald Trump sends the message that it is not trustworthy.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said various administrations in the US have proved the extent of their incapability to understand the realities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Khatibzadeh noted that such moves are a continuation of the Trump administration’s failed policy of maximum pressure and its illegal and oppressive sanctions.
He added that the policy has failed to produce any results and it will not yield anything but new setbacks for the US.
The US Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on four Iranian individuals and two entities, for their involvement in promoting the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Darroudi was born in 1936 in Khorasan to a prominent dynasty.
Darroudi’s lifetime achievements include her 60 individual exhibitions and 200 group exhibitions, art critiques published in various newspapers, colorful speeches in cultural and artistic establishments around the world, some 80 collaborative documentaries, and last but not least an autobiography, “Distance Between Two Dots”.
These are the results of more than 50 years of her work in Contemporary Art of Iran. The same activities that she carried out while rubbing shoulders with great individuals such as Andrew Marlowe, Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, Antonio Rodriguez, Ahmad Shamloo etc.
Today she’s hailed as one of the most influential artists in the world, with her artwork displayed at internationally recognized venues such as the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts, the Kerman Museum of Fine Arts, the Sa’dabad Palace, the Saheb Gharani-e Palace, Belgium’s Ixelles Museum and a number of exhibitions of Contemporary Art in New York.
Her latest project takes Darroudi back to her motherland, where she has donated some 150 works of art to a foundation named after her to be put on permanent display for the people of Iran.
Sattari added that the electric cars will soon hit the streets and “you will see they are beautiful”.
Sattari added that Iran will unveil more technological and scientific achievements in the near future.
He also referred to Iran’s accomplishments in the pharmaceutical field, saying the production of vaccines by private firms is unprecedented in Iran but now Iranian companies are making jabs for influenza and Covid.
Sattari added that Iran has the biggest biotechnological system in the region and it ranks second in this regard after Japan.
He said the production of many medicines is also in the working for livestock, poultry and sea animals.
During a meeting in Moscow on Friday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and his Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov said successful talks should also ensure implementation of all the parties’ commitments under the Iran nuclear deal.
The two sides discussed mechanisms for lifting sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Iran has agreed to resume negotiations with the P4+1 group in the coming weeks in the Austrian capital- Vienna- on a possible return of the United States to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Based on an agreement, Iran will hold bilateral talks with each of the P4+1 group members namely Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany to share views on the upcoming negotiations on lifting the sanctions against the Iranians.
The Iranian foreign minister said Iran, the Russian Federation and China have close views on regional and international issues especially the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
He added that it is necessary for the European members of the P4+1 to abide by their commitments and make an effort to lift illegal sanctions.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said before his Friday talks with Bagheri that Moscow understands the Islamic Republic of Iran’s concerns and requirements for the resumption of talks in Vienna.
“I am sure we will agree on the timing of the resumption and the mechanism of the talks,” the deputy Russian foreign minister said.
Bagheri visited Moscow after his talks with the top European Union diplomat, Enrique Mora, in Brussels on Wednesday.
The two sides discussed issues of mutual interests, calling for expansion of cooperation and finding ways to open new avenues in order to coordinate on different mutual, regional and international affairs.
The Iranian deputy foreign minister arrived in Moscow Thursday night.
Bagheri and his entourage are also scheduled to hold talks with another Russian counterpart Sergei Ryabkov, on new round of talks in Vienna, Austria, in a bid to pave the way for lifting cruel sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran.
Upon his arrival, the Iranian diplomat stated that in accordance with a recent agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries (Britain, France, Russia, China plus Germany), Iranian representatives are scheduled to hold joint meetings with each of the four states; so, the first joint session will be held between Russia and Iran.
He stipulated that the new round of talks will be held merely with the aim of lifting illegal and cruel US sanctions.
The Iranian deputy FM further pointed out to supports made by Russia and China for result-oriented negotiations on revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.
The Iranian official in his first trip as deputy FM to Moscow noted that he would discuss other issues of mutual interests.
Iran has imported tens of millions of Covid-19 shots over the past months and has also stepped up its own production.
Iran has been hit by five waves of the disease and is now trying to avert another wave through an intensified vaccination program.
In its Friday announcement, the Health Ministry also reported 123 new fatalities from the respiratory disease and nearly ten thousand new infection cases.
Official figures show nearly 126,000 people in Iran have lost their lives to the virus so far. Many say the real number is higher.
Heavy Turkish artillery shelling targeted the villages in the countryside of Aleppo. There were no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused, according to Al-Mayadeen.
The development came amid reports that the Turkish military is poised to launch two new military operations in northern Syria.
Informed sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told RIA Novosti news agency that Turkish-backed militants are on high alert in northern Syria, and would involve themselves once troops start the onslaughts.
The sources described the Turkish military operations as preemptive, emphasizing they could begin at any time.
“An operation will be mounted in [Syria’s northern] Idlib province to support terrorist groups based there. Another operation will be launched in northeastern Syria against Kurdish militants,” the unnamed sources added.
The sources said the Turkish military operations would likely not begin before the forthcoming meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden in Glasgow, Scotland, during the COP26 climate summit.
Syria’s official SANA news agency, citing local sources, reported on Wednesday that two convoys of 100 trucks each, carrying battle tanks, artillery batteries and logistical supplies, had crossed into Syrian territories through Khirbet al-Joz crossing, and headed towards Jabal al-Zawiya area in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.
The report added that the convoys were meant to fortify the positions of Turkish military forces in northwest Syria, and help militants fighting Syrian government troops.
Idlib is the last major stronghold of foreign-backed terrorists, especially Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, fighting against the legitimate government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Earlier, SANA reported that dozens of Turkish military trucks loaded with various ammunition and logistical supplies as well as armored personnel carriers entered Syrian territories on Tuesday.
Local sources said that the convoy later headed toward positions held by Turkish-backed militants in the city of Ras al-Ayn.
The sources noted that a large number of Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles flew overhead as military and logistical equipment were brought into Syria.
Turkey has deployed forces in Syria in violation of the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
Ankara-backed militants were deployed to northeastern Syria in October 2019 after Turkish military forces launched a cross-border invasion in a declared attempt to push fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) from border areas.
Ankara views the US-backed YPG as a terrorist organization tied to the homegrown Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been seeking an autonomous Kurdish region in Turkey since 1984.
Turkey has played a major role in supporting militants in Syria ever since a major foreign-backed insurgency overtook the country more than ten years ago.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials have said the Damascus government will respond through all legitimate means available to the ongoing ground offensive by Turkish forces and allied militants in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi on Wednesday slammed the illegal presence of foreign forces in Syria, and demanded their immediate and unconditional withdrawal from the crisis-stricken country.
“Occupation of Syrian territories by foreign forces must end. All occupying and unwanted foreign forces must, therefore, leave the country without any preconditions or further delays,” he stated at a UN Security Council session on Syria.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) First Committee has unanimously endorsed a biennial resolution proposed by Iran on follow-up of the implementation of commitments verified in 1995, 2000 and 2010 conferences on nuclear disarmament.
The resolution urges signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to speed up their efforts in line with carrying out their commitments under the previous agreements on destruction of nuclear weapons arsenals based on principles of transparency, irreversibility and under international supervision.
The United Nations General Assembly First Committee is one of six main committees at the General Assembly of the United Nations. It deals with disarmament and international security matters. The First Committee meets every year in October for a 4–5 week session, after the General Assembly General Debate.
According to the NPT, nuclear countries have pledged that they will refute manufacturing of nukes and transferring nuclear arms to other nations.
Iran’s proposal emphasizes that all member states of the United Nations are expected to support creation of a Middle East free from nuclear weapons, which entails the Zionist regime’s accession to the NPT and allowing supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The proposal also stresses that non-nuclear states should be ensured that nuclear powers will never use nukes against them.
Iran’s representative in the session warned that new round of nuclear arms race is very alarming, calling for a halt for such attempts.
It is expected that the Iranian proposal would be submitted to the UNGA about one month later to be finalized.
Iran’s permanent Ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi has criticized the states and regimes who hold nuclear weapons while seek justifications for not abiding by their commitments.
Takht-Ravanchi made the comments after the UN Disarmament and International Security (First Committee) approved the resolution presented by Iran, according to IRIB.
“Unfortunately, nuclear weapons holders are unwilling to live up to their nuclear disarmament commitments and only try to justify that the the necessary ground is not ready for nuclear disarmament,” the Iranian UN envoy said.
He noted that their justification cannot be bought and added, “They committed themselves to nuclear disarmament in 1970, and this is not justifiable.”
Major General Hossein Salami said on Thursday the United States is fleeing from the region due to resistance of regional nations and has no more room to operate in West Asia.
He stated, “In the political battle [with the West], Islam and Muslims have emerged victorious and this is a reality… A proof [to this reality] is the humiliating escape of the [American] enemy from Afghanistan.”
The IRGC chief commander added, “The [global] arrogance is fleeing the region as it has no more room to operate in the [West Asia] region, and the US has been marginalized more than ever before.”
Drawing attention to the formation of resistance movements in all parts of the Muslim world, including Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan, Salami argued that as a result of that, the enemy forces’ morale has plummeted and they have become frustrated.
The IRGC’s top commander noted that in today’s world, realities cannot be hidden anymore and every development is being reported to the entire globe in real time.
“The fact of the matter is that Islamic territories are not a safe place for the enemies and Islam does not allow Muslims” to let the region be a safe place for the enemies, General Salami continued.
The IRGC chief further stated that “we are in the final stages of the resistance and this juncture has always been difficult, but the Iranian nation is certainly about to score a great triumph.”
In similar remarks a day earlier, a former chief of the IRGC said the Americans “left Afghanistan in disgrace” twenty years after their invasion of the country, expressing hope that they will be soon expelled from Iraq and Syria as well.
Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, who served as the IRGC chief commander from 1997 to 2007, lauded Iran’s military power, adding three major wars broke out near the country’s territory but it remained unaltered.
Also, “the Daesh project was defeated and the Islamic resistance front, led by [late founder of the Islamic Republic] Imam Khamenei emerged victorious,” stated Rahim Safavi, who currently serves as a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
He also mentioned the US assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq in early 2020, saying Iran became the only country to dare target a major American base since the Second World War.
The general was making a reference to the IRGC’s targeting of Ain al-Asad in al Anbar Governorate, western Iraq, in an operation to avenge the assassination of General Soleimani.
“No one had dared do so since the Second World War,” he asserted, adding, “But our dear and powerful Leader has stood up to the United States and the Zionists.”
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