TEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday started large-scale air defense drills in the central desert region of the country, Tasnim news agency reported. Units from the army as well as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have participated in the exercise, codenamed Guardians of Velayat Sky 1400. According to the Iranian military officials, the exercise … Read more
KABUL: Afghanistan’s new Taliban government has warned the US and European envoys that continued attempts to pressure them through sanctions will undermine security and could trigger a wave of economic refugees. Acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told Western diplomats at talks in Doha that “weakening the Afghan government is not in the interest of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri, leading a high-ranking military delegation, has arrived in the capital on a three-day visit. According to the Iranian official newswire IRNA, the top leadership of Iran landed in Pakistan on Tuesday to expand bilateral military and defence diplomacy. Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s largest port operator has said it will not handle cargo from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan from next month following the seizure of almost three tonnes of heroin. Adani Ports, part of the Adani Group conglomerate, said Monday that its “trade advisory” will apply to all the terminals it operates including third-party terminals … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The first truck of the National Logistic Cell (NLC), with Pakistani goods reached Turkey via Iran, a senior government official said on Tuesday. In a tweet, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Razak Dawood said: “I am very pleased to announce that under the TIR treaty, the first NLC truck, transporting commodities from … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The members of the Iran-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations and the enhancing of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries at a meeting held on Monday. The Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, as two neighbouring countries, enjoy good relations and cooperation, and active parliamentary diplomacy prevails between the two … Read more
ZARANJ: The number of Afghans attempting to cross the border to Iran has soared since the Taliban swept to power almost two months ago, but few make it across, an official said. Before the Taliban came to power on August 15, around 1,000 to 2,000 people crossed to Iran through the Zaranj border station in … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran has dismissed as “baseless” the “allegations” made recently by Saudi Arabia and some European states pertaining to Tehran’s nuclear programme, a representative of the Islamic republic to the United Nations was quoted as saying on Friday by state TV. “As we stated earlier, the uncontested reality is that so far Iran has adhered … Read more
TEHRAN: A row between Iran and South Korea has intensified with Tehran reportedly threatening legal action unless Seoul releases more than $7 billion in funds for oil shipments frozen because of US sanctions. The Islamic republic was South Korea’s third-largest Middle Eastern trade partner before the US unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal between … Read more
At least nine people were killed in Oman and Iran on Sunday as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled parts of their coastlines, authorities said. In Oman, two people died in a landslide and a child in flash flooding, officials said. Rescue teams pulled the bodies of two Asian workers from their home hit by a landslide … Read more
VIENNA: The EU on Monday urged Iran to allow inspectors access to a nuclear site, while Tehran argued the facility was exempt from a recent agreement with the UN watchdog. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday it had been denied “indispensable” access to the TESA Karaj centrifuge component manufacturing workshop near … Read more
TEHRAN: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the government of President Ebrahim Raisi will resume nuclear talks aimed at the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Wednesday. “We are seriously reviewing the history of (nuclear) negotiations, and the new government will resume the talks,” … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran‘s oil minister has appointed a special envoy for Iraqi affairs, a first for the Islamic republic which is seeking $5 billion in arrears from its neighbour for gas exports. The ministry’s Shana news agency said Oil Minister Javad Owji had tasked Abbas Beheshti with “endeavouring to speed up settling gas export claims.” Iraq buys gas and electricity … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Iran and Pakistan have great scope to enhance mutual trade relations and should consider setting up digital markets to boost bilateral trade up to the potential of both countries. This was stated by Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, while interacting with the business community during his visit to the Islamabad … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran and Iraq have agreed to abolish visa requirements for air transport, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Monday. “The executive arrangements for this issue will be made in the coming days,” Saeed Khatibzadeh said during his weekly press conference, as reported by state TV. The spokesman added that Iran’s cabinet … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has appealed Prime Minister Imran Khan to take measures for reducing the cost of production of value-added textile industry, in view of the shortage of cotton, cotton yarn and the skyrocketing prices and allow duty-free import of cotton and cotton yarn from Turkey, India and Uzbekistan by land … Read more
Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the world record of scoring most goals in international matches. His name has been added to the Guinness World Records. Ronaldo took to his Instagram, where he posted a picture of himself while holding a framed certificate awarded by the Guinness World Records. Expressing his gratitude, the 36-year-old footballer … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s army on Tuesday tested the Mersad-16 missile defence system, Tasnim news agency reported. During the test carried out in Iran’s central desert area, Mersad-16 detected and destroyed the targets, according to the report. High agility and maneuverability are among the features of the updated home-grown missile system, which can detect and act against … Read more
