Zarif main online speaker of intl. Quds Day on May 22
Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif is to deliver an online speech on the International Quds Day on Instagram, when the world chides the cruelties of the Zionist regime on last Friday of Ramadan (this year May 22).
Jordan King Warns Israel of Massive Conflict over Annexation
The king of Jordan warned that if Israel annexes the West Bank, it would lead to a “massive conflict” with Jordan.
Trump Removes State Department Inspector Steve Linick
US President Donald Trump continued his purge of inspector generals late on Friday, moving to oust Steve Linick, who had served in that post at the State Department since 2013, and replacing him with an ambassador with close ties to Vice President Mike Pence.
China Urges States to Pay Its Debts to UN
China on Friday issued a statement calling on all UN member states to "actively fulfill their financial obligations to the United Nations."
Crew Safe after Iranian Container Ship Runs Aground near Singapore
CEO of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said the crew of an Iranian freighter are safe after the cargo ship ran aground off the coasts of Singapore, noting that the vessel’s hull has been damaged in the incident.
INSTEX Transactions Unsatisfactory
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of transactions that Tehran has been able to carry via a financial mechanism the EU has devised for trade with the Islamic Republic, known as INSTEX.
Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits sent to Turkey
In a tweet on Thursday, Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for the Iranian Health Ministry, reiterated that a consignment of 40,000 Iranian-made COVID-19 test kits has been sent to Turkey, although with a delay caused by transportation restrictions amid the pandemic, days after Turkish sources denied that the delivery had been made.
Iranian coastguards detain 4 trawlers , 8 foreign nationals in Hormozgan
Coastguards of southern Hormuzgan province have seized four trawlers and arrested eight foreign nationals on board at Bandar Abbas territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, provincial Judiciary official Ali Salehi said on Thursday.
US Reacts to Konarak Incident
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has reacted to the incident for an Iranian naval vessel, Konarak, in southern waters, which lead to the martyrdom and wounding of a number of Iranian sailors.
Iran Foreign Ministry Refuses US Claims on Iran Fighting Terrorism
Spokesperson of Iranian Foreign Ministry Seyyed Abbas Mousavi reacted to the US accusation of Iran about non-cooperation in fighting against terrorism, naming the US as the founder and funder of terrorist groups.