Iran Air Flight 725 that had left Imam Khomeini Air Port, Southern Tehran, for Amsterdam at 8:25 local time (3:55 GMT) on Sunday morning had to return to the air port a few minutes after take-off due to a technical problem in one of its engines.A number of the 230 …
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Putin: Iran, Russia, Turkey to take next steps on Syria crisis
Putin made the remarks Sunday in an interview with reporters on his meeting which was held on the sidelines of the recent G20 Summit.Now we need to agree on the exact boundaries of these zones, and how security will be ensured there. This is a painstaking, even tedious effort, and …
Read More »Necessary safeguards in place to ward off possible aggressions: Commander
“There is no serious concern over the issue,” Commander of the Ground Forces of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari told reporters Sunday on the sidelines of a local meeting in the northeastern Iranian province.“Nothing endangers Iran under present conditions, and nothing can threaten the country,” General Heidari said. …
Read More »Portugal seeking closer ties with Iran
Oliveira made the remarks in Lisbon in a meeting with Head of Iran-Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Group Mustafa Kavakebian on Saturday, adding that the Portuguese banks are aware that Iran is committed to FATF, thus he hoped the banking relations process would speed up with solving the problems.Oliveira expressed his happiness …
Read More »Tehran denies landing of Iran chopper in Afghan province
Such news is aimed at damaging Tehran-Kabul friendly ties, Mahmoud Afkhami-Rashidi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Saturday reacting to the media campaign launched by certain media outlets.The claim, that the Iranian chopper has been seen in Farah, is not confirmed by any state official in Afghanistan, Afkhami-Rashidi …
Read More »10,000 orphans, US-made terror group’s gift to Iraqis
Nawaf Karam , a children’s right activist told IRNA that Daesh’s three-year presence in Iraq has left 10,000 children that have at least lost one of their parents.Karam added during the period Iraqi children’s lives and security have been seriously threatened, and even “we sometimes witnessed starvation and death among …
Read More »Gen. Soleimani world’s biggest military strategist: Envoy
Baeidinejad said, “While the war with Daesh is the arena for the biggest and the most experienced commanders from Russia and US, General Soleimani proved with hid innovations and novel military methods that he is undoubtedly the biggest military strategist in the world.”Baeidinejad said General Soleimani’s role in the liberation …
Read More »Threatening Syria meant to sell more weapons in region: Official
Special Aide to Majlis (parliament) speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmud.Amir-Abdollahian added that Syria is in the front line of resistance against the Zionist regime and also is fighting against terrorism which is an honor in contemporary …
Read More »Trusting US, big mistake: Pakistan analysts
They believe that when Pakistan cooperated with the US in its 2001 invasion to Afghanistan, which was claimed as a “war on terror” by Washington to root out terrorism and militancy from Afghanistan, the result did not satisfy Afghan and Pakistan people and governments.The invasion resulted in military occupation of …
Read More »Strong ties with Iran, Pakistan's top priority: Ex-PM
Raja Pervez Ashraf made the remarks in a meeting with outgoing Iranian Consul General in Lahore Mohammad Hossain Bani Asadi. On this occasion, both sides discussed Iran-Pak ties relations, while Raja Pervez Ashraf said that Pakistan wants to have friendly relationship with the neighboring Iran and also other countries. Former …
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