Iran men’s volleyball team collect gold in Solidarity Games

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s men’s volleyball team claimed a gold medal in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Monday.

Deputy FM for Economic Diplomacy:

Iran ready to transit Turkmen gas to neighboring countries

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA)– Referring to the successful experience of transiting gas from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan via Iran, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that Iran is ready to transit Turkmenistan gas to neighboring countries.

Iran-India trade grows by 53% in H1

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Statistics of Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry show that trade volume exchanged between Iran and India in the first half of the current year in 2022 registered a 53% hike as compared to the same period of last year.

Diplomat:

US seeks to drag Iran into Afghanistan's quagmire

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian special envoy for Afghanistan said Monday that the main goal of the United States is to drag Iran into Afghanistan's quagmire from which it has just come out.

Iran, Turkmenistan stress expanding coop. in agri. field

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Turkmenistan emphasized the need for broadening and developing bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture.

Gov. spox.:

Islamic Resistance turned into issue beyond region

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi has termed the Islamic Resistance an issue beyond the region.

Iran ready to meet transit needs of 8 landlocked countries

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The Iranian road minister has said his country is ready to meet the transit needs of 8 landlocked countries in the region.

Iran condoles Sudanese govt., people over recent flash floods

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman expressed his condolences to the nation and government of Sudan over the recent flash flood which led to the death of a number of Sudanese citizens and damage to country’s infrastructures.

Iran’s indoor hockey becomes runner-up in Asia

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran's men's hockey team came second in Asian indoor hockey championships after suffering a defeat against Malaysia.

Zionist regime has no fate other than collapse: FM spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said stressed the Zionist Israeli regime is doomed to failure, adding that freedom of Al-Quds is very close than ever.

Iran offers condolences to Egypt over Church fire

The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, expressed his condolences to the government and the people of Egypt, especially the families of the victims of this tragic incident, after the fire incident in a church in the Giza prov

Iran dismisses claims on sending arms to Yemen as baseless

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Nasser Kan'ani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejected a media claim about sending weapons from Iran's Bandar Abbas to Yemen's Hodeidah port as baseless and unfounded.

Russia not obstacle in path of JCPOA revival talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russia never was and will not be an obstacle on the way towards restoration of the JCPOA, Russian envoy in Vienna said.

4 injured in car bomb blast in Kabul

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Four were injured in an explosion of a bomb planted in a car in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Monday.

Iran weightlifter Rasoul Motamedi wins gold medal in ISG

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Rasoul Motamedi from Iran gained a gold medal in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey on Monday.

Iran army commander:

Border conflict with Taliban has to be resolved via diplomacy

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran's Army Commander Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi says that sporadic border skirmishes with Afghanistan's Taliban should be resolved diplomatically, adding there is no need for involvement of armed forces.

4-nation drone competition kicks off in Iran's Kashan

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The 7th international military competition with the participation of drones from Iran, Russia, Belarus and Armenia, started on Monday morning in Kashan in central Iran.

Flood kill 31, leave 100 missing in Afghanistan (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Heavy rains set off flash floods that killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban's officials reported Monday.

Turkish base in N Iraq comes under rocket attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – News sources on Monday reported that the Turkish Zelikan military base in Bashiqa town has come under rocket attack.

Russia willing to expand ties with N Korea: Putin

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to continue the comprehensive and constructive development of bilateral relations with Pyongyang.

FM on Vienna talks:

Iran to present final opinion to EU coordinator tonight

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Stating that Iran will present its final opinion in written format to the European Union coordinator tonight, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that if the US shows flexibility, an agreement will be reached in the coming days.

Ecuador blames organized crime for deadly blast in Guayaquil

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Ecuadorian President has declared a state of emergency in the country’s second-largest city of Guayaquil after an explosion blamed on “organized-crime mercenaries” killed at least five people and injured 17 others.

Chinese MoD:

Army to suppress attempts to break Taiwan away from mainland

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – China's army will put an end to outside forces’ plans to interfere in China's domestic political affairs and will also foil separatists’ attempts to break away from Taiwan, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said.

Explosion reported at defense facility in Serbia

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – An explosion occurred at a Krusik defense facility in the Serbian city of Valjevo on Monday.

US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.

13 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in airstrike in Somalia

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Somali officials and state media said on Sunday that 13 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an airstrike in central Somalia.

Yemeni army repel Saudi attack in Al Hudaydah

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – News sources on Monday morning reported that Yemeni army has repelled the attack of forces affiliated with Saudi-led coalition in Al Hudaydah province.

Palestinian man martyred in Zionist raid on Quds

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Hebrew news media on Monday reported that the Zionist regime's forces have martyred a Palestinian in Kafr 'Aqab in northern occupied Quds.

US seeking to label Russia as 'terrorism sponsor' via others

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – The United States’ plans to isolate Russia in the world have failed, which explains Washington’s attempts to label Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism with the hands of others, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said.