“Professor Mahdian and his team, based in UK, will come to Iran late summer,” said Treatment and Rehabilitation General Director of Iran’s Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation Amir Karimi.There are more than 574,101 disabled war veterans with different disability rates in Iran. The Iran-Iraq war started in 1980 with the …
Read More »Iranian Army Chief of Staff arrives in Pakistan
General Baqeri was welcomed by high-ranking Pakistani military officials and Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost upon his arrival at Nur Khan Airbase. The visit is being carried out on the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Major General Baqeri is scheduled to meet Pakistan’s civilian and …
Read More »Putin, Trump to discuss Iran's presence in Syria
Russian Presidential Aid Yuri Ushakov said that Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart will discuss a number of issues including Iran's military presence in Syria.He said that it is obvious that talks on Iran's presence in Syria will be on agenda as it is one of the aspects of Syria's …
Read More »Iran rank 3rd in Czech power lifting competitions
Iran squad received two gold and two silver medals and also 26 points.Poland with 36 points ranked first followed by Hungary which received 31 points.Athletes from Poland and Australia ranked 1st to 3rd in 120kg weight category.9376**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir
Read More »Hamas, Islamic Jihad agree to ceasefire in Gaza
Islamic Jihad spokesman Daoud Shihab said that the ceasefire in Gaza was reached following a series of contacts on Saturday evening, based on 2014 agreements, the Palestinian news agency, Ma'an, reported.He also noted that Egypt and other regional and international parties played roles in reaching the ceasefire agreement.The clash along …
Read More »FM spox congratulates junior weightlifting team on victory
In his message released on Sunday, Qasemi congratulated the Iranian nation, weightlifters and sports officials on the occasion.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani earlier in separate messages congratulated junior weightlifters’ victory.The 2018 IWF Junior World Championships began in Tashkent on July 6 and ended on Saturday.Iran …
Read More »Quake jolts SE Iran
According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 6:21 hours local time (01:51 GMT) in an area located at 26.62 degrees latitude and 58.98 degrees longitude and at the depth of 10 km underground.Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), managing …
Read More »Erdogan, Putin underline maintaining Syrian territorial integrity
During the phone talk, both sides called for immediate settlement of civil war in the Arab state in the context of Astana Peace Talks.Erdogan said that Syrian government forces’ attack on Idlib may stop implementation of the agreement reached during Astana Talks.He further noted that to prevent clashes in Idlib, …
Read More »FM Zarif: JCPOA triumph of multilateral diplomacy
“On 3rd anniversary of JCPOA, it remains a triumph of multilateral diplomacy despite US actions. While we knew US can't be trusted to keep its word—as its allies have now discovered—JCPOA proves that toxic unilateralism of Trump Admin means it can’t be relied on to honor any deal,” Zarif wrote …
Read More »Rouhani, Speaker congratulates Iran junior weightlifting team on victory
Appreciating the Iranian youths for shining in junior weightlifting competition in Tashkent, Rouhani congratulated the Iranian nation, athletes, coaches and directors of the national team on the great success and championship for the third consecutive time. Iranian young mighty men brought joy to the Iranian nation through their high spirits …
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