Seoul:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A North Korean soldier escaped to the South on Thursday across the heavily-guarded Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, triggering gunfire on both sides of the tense border in the second defection in successive months.
News ID: 67640 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
Iran's UN envoy:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran's UN envoy Khoshroo said those who engage in hate speech against followers of divine religions play right into the terrorists’ hands and help them to recruit more members and spread such heinous extremist ideologies.
News ID: 67639 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
Poll:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Catalonia on Thursday holds a regional election which the Spanish government hopes will strip pro-independence parties of their control of the Catalan parliament and end their campaign to force a split with Spain.
News ID: 67638 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Delegations from Russia and Iran are holding consultations on Thursday during the eighth round of talks on the Syrian settlement in Astana.
News ID: 67637 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s deputy FM Araghchi while stressing the need for commitment to nuclear deal by all sides, called on EU to take a clearer and more serious stance on obstacles impeding the implementation of the agreement.
News ID: 67636 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Accusing Iran of missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump "expressed solidarity" with Saudi Arabia Wednesday following a missile attack targeting the official residence of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the White House said.
News ID: 67635 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
Zarif:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Foreign Minister Javad Zarif late on Wed. lashed out at Trump’s threats about cutting off financial assistance to those countries voting for a UN resolution against his decision on embassy relocation.
News ID: 67634 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israeli regime's capital.
News ID: 67633 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the Iranian city of Malard in Tehran province.
News ID: 67632 Publish Date : 2017/12/21
Haley in Letter to UN Members:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned member states that President Donald Trump will take a vote on his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “personally,” and she will report back to him on nay-sayers at the UN General Assembly.
News ID: 67631 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Thousands of Palestinians gathered on Wednesday at various locations throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip heeding calls to rally against the US decision declaring Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
News ID: 67630 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The fourth round of political talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and France will be held in Paris later on Wednesday.
News ID: 67628 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
Official:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Deputy Interior Minister Hossein Zolfaqari underlined that Tehran and Ankara have many capacities to broaden their mutual cooperation in the security fields.
News ID: 67627 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
Rezaei':
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Secretary of the Expediency Council and former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei said Yemeni missiles are missiles of resistance that has rescinded Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 67626 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Turkey paid hundreds of dollars to each militant in Idlib province to prevent them from joining the nationwide reconciliation plan, Syrian Parliament Member Hossein Raqeb said on Wednesday.
News ID: 67629 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
Kremlin:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained Russia's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging not to take any steps, which might lead to the escalation of tensions.
News ID: 67625 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
Ambassador Haley:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley warned that the US will be “taking names” when the UN General Assembly would vote on recognition of Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel’s capital.
News ID: 67624 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Following the success of Iran-Russia-Turkey cooperation on Syrian settlement, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov called for further cooperation between the three sides on resolving international issues.
News ID: 67623 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army troops made rapid advances against the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) on Wednesday and managed to seize military control over terrorist-held regions in Southwestern Damascus.
News ID: 67622 Publish Date : 2017/12/20
Ansarullah:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement Abdul Malik Badreddin al-Houthi strongly condemned the ongoing Saudi Arabia’s devastating aerial bombardment campaign against his country, blaming the United States as the main architect of the atrocious military aggression.
News ID: 67621 Publish Date : 2017/12/20