The agreement has been signed to maximize the capacity of freight and passengers between the two states, Saeed Rasouli pointed out.The expansion of rail cooperation between the two neighboring countries is of prime importance, he said, adding through understanding and cooperation between the railways, Iran has broken the record of …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on January 18
** IRAN DAILY-- Iran warns of taking US to ICJ over ‘illegal actions’ against diplomats Iran warned the United States over its “illegal actions” against Iranian diplomats at the UN and other international organizations, saying it will take Washington to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if it does not halt …
Read More »Supreme Leader attends mourning ceremony for Hadrat Fatemeh (SA) martyrdom anniversary
During the ceremony, two religious scholars dwelled on the piety and virtues of the Hadrat Fatemeh.The ceremony was held with no congregation participating due to the COVID-19 protocols. 1424 Follow us on Twitter @irnaenglish IRNA English
Read More »FM Spokesman elaborates on Iran’s membership fee payment to UN
Khatibzadeh reiterated that Iran’s latest proposed way for paying that money was to use Iran’s blocked money in South Korea by through a Central Bank of Iran license, negotiations and collaboration on which are still underway.“Iran insists that due to the US ill-intentions and misusing of Iranian monetary assets at the …
Read More »Zarif warns against US B52H bombers roaming Mideast
“If the US B52H bomber planes’ flights in the region are aimed at intimidating, or warning Iran, the millions of dollars spent for the purpose had better be spent for improving the health conditions of the US tax payers,” wrote Zarif in his twitter page.Addressing the outgoing US President Donald …
Read More »HR official urges int’l community to break silence over terrorism, double standards
Speaking to IRNA, Shajareh referred to some governments' double standards with regard to terrorism, saying if such assassinations targeted white Europeans, the international community would certainly offer more concern.One of the justifications in this regard is that the inhumane losses of these attacks are not considered but 100 percent of those …
Read More »Zarif: JCPOA alive because of Iran, not E3
"Dear colleague: You kick-started your cabinet career with arms sales to Saudi war criminals," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Sunday."Avoid absurd nonsense about Iran. Reality check: YOU are destabilizing OUR region," he added. "Stop protecting criminals who chainsaw their critics and use YOUR arms to slaughter children in …
Read More »Chabahar receives first port equipment worth $8.5m from India
Director-General of Ports and Maritime Organization of Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeast of the country Behrouz Aghaei told IRNA on Sunday that the shipment included strategic unloading and loading equipment for Chabahar port which will be used to activate the contract for equipment and operation of Shahid Beheshti port.He …
Read More »Iran COVID-19 death toll drops to 86
Lari said that another 86 people have lost their lives due to the deadly virus during the past 24 hours in Iran.According to her report, the number of the total death toll reached 56,803. Elaborating on the latest situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, Lari said that 6,016 new …
Read More »COVID-19 cannot be beaten one country at a time – UN Chief
According to the United Nations Information Center in Tehran, he also said in the statement that "Our world has reached a heart-wrenching milestone: the COVID-19 pandemic has now claimed two million lives. Behind this staggering number are names and faces: the smile now only a memory, the seat forever empty at …
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