For the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution, women in Iran officially attended a national championship football match. This was reported by the BBC citing the local media. About 500 women were in attendance on Thursday night at the match at Azadi stadium in Tehran as evidenced by the photos that have gone viral. […]
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Iran: women in a league match, first time since the Revolution
(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 26 – For the first time since the Islamic revolution of 1979, women in Iran officially attended a football match of the national championship. This was reported by the BBC citing the local media. About 500 women were present on Thursday evening at the match at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, […]
Iran, we are not linked to US-affected groups in Syria
(ANSA) – TEHRAN, AUGUST 24 – Iran has denied any kind of link with the groups affected by the US raid in Syria and considered by Washington, on the contrary, to be supported by the Islamic Republic. This was made known by the Foreign Ministry of Tehran with a statement that strongly condemns the action […]
Rushdie: Blinken accuses, Tehran denies links with aggressor
(ANSA) – TEHERĂN, AUG 15 – Unique in the Biden administration so far, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has explicitly accused Iran of having at least inspired the attack on Salman Rushdie. “Iranian institutions have been inciting violence against the writer for years and the state media in recent days have cheered on the […]
Rushdie: Iran denies any ties to attacker
(ANSA) – TEHRAN, AUGUST 15 – Iran has “categorically” denied any link with the writer Salman Rushdie’s aggressor. This was announced by the government. “We categorically deny” any connection with the aggressor and “no one has the right to accuse the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani. This is Tehran’s first […]
Rushdie: Iranian opponents accuse, Tehran responsible
(ANSA-AFP) – ROME, AUG 13 – According to numerous Iranian activists and opponents, the Iranian rulers are responsible for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie, since the Islamic Republic has never repudiated the 1989 fatwa issued by its founder who he demanded the killing of the novelist. “Whether today’s assassination attempt was directly […]
Iran, ‘we will react firmly to new US sanctions’
(ANSA) – ISTANBUL, 02 AUG – Iran “will react firmly and immediately” to the sanctions imposed yesterday by Washington against Tehran. The spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic Nasser Kanani said, as reported by the Irna news agency, adding that Iran will take measures to neutralize the potential impact of sanctions on […]
Biden, US committed to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons
(ANSA) – WASHINGTON, 01 AUG – The United States is committed to preventing Iran from possessing the atomic bomb. This was stated by the American president, Joe Biden, on the occasion of the Tenth Conference of the Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty, recalling that the US “through diplomacy, in coordination with our allies and regional partners, […]
Nuclear: Iran, we will continue to turn off the IAEA cameras
(ANSA) – TEHRAN, JUL 25 – “Iran will continue to turn off the cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) at its nuclear sites until the nuclear deal is relaunched, Western countries will not they will return to the covenant and there will be no more malice on their part “. This was stated […]
Nuclear: Iran, reaching an agreement depends on US decision
(ANSA) – ISTANBUL, 25 JUL – Reaching an agreement on nuclear power depends on the US. The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, reported the agency Irna, adding that Tehran has not left the negotiating table and will continue the talks until a good and strong agreement is reached. “If the US acts […]