Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense of Iran, who was described by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as "a distinguished nuclear and defense scientist", was assassinated and attained martyrdom on Friday evening, December 27, near …
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Inclusive, accessible, sustainable post-COVID19 world for 1 billion disabled persons
The full text of his message reads:The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities and societies at their very core, deepening pre-existing inequalities. Even under normal circumstances, the one billion persons living with disabilities worldwide are less likely to enjoy access to education, healthcare and livelihoods or to participate and be included …
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Talking to IRNA on the sidelines of National Coronavirus Vaccine Committee, he added, "We have pre-purchased 16.8 million coronavirus vaccines from the World Health Organization's COVAX and we have joint production with other countries, and the clinical trial of these vaccines is performed in Iran.""To date, no vaccine company has …
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Sadat Lari added that 48,990 citizens have passed away from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country so far.She pointed out that 688,054 people out of a total of 989,572 people infected with the deadly virus have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The official pointed out that 13,621 new infected cases …
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On the same day that a glorious ceremony was taken place in the Iranian Summit Hall to honor the key figures of the nuclear deal known as the JCPOA, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the first one to received a medal from President Hassan Rouhani.Owing to the observance of security reasons, the celebration remained …
Read More »Govt spox says enemies aim to cause public disenchantment by terrorist attacks
The enemies were in vain to block the chink of hope for peace and create confusion in Iran's strategy, Ali Rabiei said at a press briefing on Tuesday.Fakhrizadeh- head of the Research and Innovation Organization of Iran's Ministry of Defense- was assassinated on November 27 when a car bomb exploded …
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Guterres' message which was released on the occasion of the World AIDS Day was e-mailed to IRNA by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran.The full text of his message reads: With the world’s attention focused on the COVID-19 crisis, World AIDS Day is a reminder of the need to …
Read More »Iran urges punishment of perpetrators of Fakhrizadeh assassination
This terrorist act took place at a time when Martyr Fakhrizadeh was playing a prominent role in the production of the first indigenous diagnosis kits and coronavirus vaccine for Iranian citizens, as well as the international efforts to stem the deadly disease, the message said.Preliminary evidence suggests that the perpetrators …
Read More »Tunisian political parties condemn terrorist attack against Iranian scientist
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Research and Innovation Organization of Iran Ministry of Defense, was assassinated in a terrorist attack near Tehran on Friday afternoon.Tunisian People's Assembly Party issuing an statement on Monday signed by Mohammad Zahir Hamdi, described the assassination as a heinous crime by the Israeli state terrorism. "It is a new crime committed by the Israeli terrorists against Arab and Muslim scholars aiming to sabotage the progress of the regional countries, including the realization of strategic balance against the Zionist regime." Tunisia's "The People's Assembly" Party added that it condemns …
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