Russia’s President Vladimir Putin suggests that, what he calls, the era of the United States’ “absolute dominance” throughout the international community is far over as the world’s power relations are undergoing important changes. “The United States, which at some point absolutely dominated, can hardly claim to be exclusive,” Putin told ...
Read More »Iranian Forces Begin Large-scale Air Defense Exercise
Iran’s Air Defense units launched a large-scale military exercise covering more than half of the country’s territories. The joint air defense exercise, codenamed ‘Guardians of Velayat Sky-99’, kicked off on Wednesday morning, attended by air defense units from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps [IRGC]. Various types of ...
Read More »End Of Iran Arms Embargo: Aspects, Influences
Alwaght– As the arms embargo on Iran expired on October 17 according to the UN resolution 2231, Tehran can now enter the global weapons market and purchase and sell, despite the White House push to reinstate the sanctions. The development is a great victory for the Islamic Republic of Iran ...
Read More »Iran stresses sovereignty over trio of Persian Gulf islands at UNSC
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has reiterated the country’s sovereignty over three Persian Gulf islands, saying those territories have always been and will always remain Iranian. Speaking at a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Majid Takht-Ravanchi reacted to some unsubstantiated accusations raised against Iran’s regional role ...
Read More »Iran: US attempts to impose unilateral sanctions doomed to failure
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says any attempts by the “sanctions-addicted” US to impose unilateral restrictions on Iran will fail as the move is in violation of international law. “The sanctions-addicted United States is not far to once again compensate for some of its blatant failures in the [United Nations] Security ...
Read More »Palestinian Detainee Rejects «Israeli» Bypass Offers, Continues Battle Until His Release Or Martyrdom
Palestinian detainee Maher al-Akhras said he will continue his hunger strike and the demand for his immediate release. The hunger-striking detainee rejected a verbal suggestion by the “Israeli” entity’s prosecutor to transfer him to the al-Maqased Hospital in occupied al-Quds [Jerusalem], provided that his administrative detention would not be renewed ...
Read More »IMF Admits China Has Overtaken the US as the World’s Largest Economy
The world is waking up to a new reality post the devastating pandemic that brought everything to a grinding halt. One of them is the rise of China as the undisputed new economic superpower. According to the IMF’s World Economic Output 2020 released recently, China has now overtaken the US ...
Read More »Iranian Qari to Attend Online Quran Recitation Program to Be Organized in India
According to Iranian Qari Seyed Jassem Mousavi, who will be among the Qaris taking part in the program, it will be organized by the Tanzeem Abna Madaris society in India. Slated for Sunday, October 18, it will include Quran recitations by Qaris from India, Morocco, Egypt, Malaysia, and the Islamic ...
Read More »Imam Hussein (AS) Holy Shrine’s Flag Replaced
According to the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine, the black flag, which represented mourning and had been raised at the beginning of the lunar Hijri month of Muharram, was replaced with a red one. The ceremony was held on the first day of the month of Rab al-Awwal, the ...
Read More »8,000 Worshipers Perform Evening Prayers at Mecca Grand Mosque
The total number of worshipers yesterday reached 40,000, divided into 5 prayers (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha), and the number of pilgrims reached 15,000. This comes as part of the precautionary measures taken by Saudi Arabia to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which include the return of Umrah, ...
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