• Russia sarcases US on verge of Joint Commission meeting

    Russia sarcases US on verge of Joint Commission meeting

    Sep 01, 2020 14:39

    Regarding the new US claim about its participation in the JCPOA and its efforts to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, the Russian envoy to IAEA wrote in a sarcastic tweet on Tuesday that the meeting of the Joint Commission on JCPOA with the participation of all real (not self-proclaimed) participants of the nuclear deal will start in Vienna in a few hours.

  • COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in China

    COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in China

    Sep 01, 2020 14:26

    Sinovac Biotech has received emergency use approval for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, under a programme in China to vaccinate high-risk groups, according to Reuters citing a person familiar with the matter.

  • Rouhani congratulates 29th anniversary of independence of Uzbekistan

    Rouhani congratulates 29th anniversary of independence of Uzbekistan

    Sep 01, 2020 14:25

    Tehran (IP) - In a message to his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, congratulating him on the 29th anniversary of the country's independence, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope to witness deepening cooperation in the interests of the two nations.

  • Saudi King sacks some Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

    Saudi King sacks some Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

    Sep 01, 2020 13:39

    King Salman of Saudi Arabia fired two members of the royal family and referred them, along with four military officers, for investigation into corruption at the defense ministry, according to a royal decree issued early on Tuesday and carried by state news media.

  • US COVID-19 cases pass 6 million

    US COVID-19 cases pass 6 million

    Sep 01, 2020 05:28

    183,203 people died from the coronavirus-related causes in the country.

  • Araghchi meets Austrian FM before JCPOA joint commission meeting

    Araghchi meets Austrian FM before JCPOA joint commission meeting

    Sep 01, 2020 03:12

    Vienna (IP) - As a part of his visit to Austria, Deputy Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi met Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on Monday, talking about recent international upheavals and Iran's nuclear deal.

  • Iran ready to provide relieves to Afghanistan flood victims

    Iran ready to provide relieves to Afghanistan flood victims

    Sep 01, 2020 02:24

    Tehran (IP) - Iran's Minister of Energy announced Tehran's readiness to send the necessary aid and equipment to repair the damaged parts of Afghanistan's water and electricity facilities following the recent floods.

  • Takht-Ravanchi: US not eligible to use snapback mechanism

    Takht-Ravanchi: US not eligible to use snapback mechanism

    Sep 01, 2020 01:28

    New York (IP) - Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations said that based on the legal arguments of the majority of the members of the United Nations Security Council and the conclusion of its chairman, the United States is not eligible to use the snapback mechanism.