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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Vienna-based International Organizations Kazzem Qaribabadi announced on Tuesday that the country’s nuclear experts have installed new centrifuges at Natanz and Fordow sites in Central Iran. “Thanks to our diligent nuclear scientists, two cascades of 348 IR2m centrifuges with almost 4 times the …

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the country has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and plans to both import and produce it. Tehran has given the go-ahead for the Sputnik V jab, made by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, to be used as part of …

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iran-made coronavirus vaccine which has been injected to 30 volunteers in 2 stages has not shown any side effects so far, a senior member of the team to assess the efficiency of the vaccine said on Monday. “The vaccine, which underwent its first test on January 29 …

The hostile attempts to hinder Iran’s progress have backfired, since the sanctions imposed on the country have helped the Islamic Republic develop its military industries, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. During a Saturday visit to a plant manufacturing the homegrown Yasin training jet, Hatami said Iranian military …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran in a ceremony on Tuesday unveiled two types of new home-made medicine used to treat coronavirus patients and prevent infection to the disease. In the ceremony, the production line of Ivermectin drug, which is prescribed for the prevention and treatment of coronavirus was inaugurated. Also, the production …

Following the deadly storming of the US Capitol by pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists, heightened security concerns surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration have visibly transformed Washington, DC into something like a war zone. Ahead of Biden’s swearing-in ceremony, US officials established a “green zone” in downtown Washington and the Pentagon authorized up …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif castigated the recent claims of his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian about Tehran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), urging him to stop supporting criminals in the region. Zarif wrote on his Twitter account that Le Drian started his career …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Qods Force for Political Affairs Ahmad Karimkhani rejected some media reports claiming that Israel’s Wednesday attack on Syria has taken a toll from the IRGC and resistance forces. “The attacks left no human casualties,” Karimkhani told FNA on Thursday, in response …

Over the past few years, the United Arab Emirates has been pursuing a plethora of agendas in Southern Yemen, whether directly or via backing the separatist Southern Transitional Council [STC]. Among Abu Dhabi’s primary objectives in Yemen are taking control of the country’s western Red Sea coast; the Bab-el-Mandeb, a …

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that 7 billion dollars of Iranian financial resources have been taken hostage by Korean banks. Kamal Kharrazi made the remarks in a meeting with South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-Kun on Monday. He further stressed …