As of February 5, tourists from 28 countries can travel to Iran without obtaining visas, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary, and Iranian expatriate Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. 28 countries include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Seychelles, …
Read More »Navy Commander: Iran, Russia, China to Hold Joint Naval Drills in Persian Gulf
Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani announced that the Islamic Republic, Russia and China will stage a joint Naval exercise in the Persian Gulf waters. “Delegates from Pakistan, Brazil, Oman, India, South Africa and a number of the Caspian Sea littoral states have also been invited …
Read More »12 killed in plane crash in Brazil
At least 12 people including an infant have died after a small plane crashed in the northwestern Brazilian state of Acre, according to authorities. A statement by the Acre state government on Sunday said the plane was a single-engine Cessna Caravan, and it crashed near the Rio Branco airport, Aljazeera …
Read More »Raeisi asks Brazil to intervene in Gaza issue for peace
President Ebrahim Raeisi said Tuesday that Brazil should intervene to stop the Zionist regime and its Western backers’ war on Gaza for the sake of world peace. President Raeisi made the comments in a telephone conversation with Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil and the temporary head of the …
Read More »Why President Raisi’s LatAm Visit is Important
Iran’s relations with the Bolivarian bloc of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, and more recently, Brazil, have grown warmer in recent years. President Ebrahim Raisi will head to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela on Sunday for a tour of Latin America where documents to expand bilateral cooperation on economic, political …
Read More »Iran to launch direct container shipping route to Brazil
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) is planning to launch a direct container route to Brazil, according to a businessman with knowledge of the matter. Hamed Ghaderi, a member of the Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce, said on Monday that the launch of a direct shipping route between …
Read More »Two Iranian warships dock in Brazil’s Rio in challenge to US
Two Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government granted permission despite pressure from the United States to bar them. The IRIS Makran and IRIS Dena warships both arrived on Sunday morning, Rio’s port authority said in a statement, according …
Read More »Iran Congratulates Lula on Brazil Election Win
Iran on Monday congratulated Brazil’s president-elect Inacio Lula da Silva on his election win, calling for further expansion of relations between the two countries. “The Islamic Republic of Iran hopes that age-old relations between the two countries, which are characterized with goodwill and mutual respect, would expand more than before …
Read More »Iran Taekwondo Team Ranks First in Brazil DeaflympicsIran Taekwondo Team Ranks First in Brazil Deaflympics
Iran’s deaf taekwondokas gained one silver and two bronze medals in the 24th Deaflympics in Brazil, putting Iran’s team in the first place. As the Deaflympics games continue in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, Iran’s taekwondo athletes gained three medals, bringing the team’s total medals to 25. Four Iranian deaf taekwondo …
Read More »Iran’s Karate Team Runners-Up in 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil
Iranian karatekas, including men and women, have become runners-up in the 2021 Deaflympics games in Caxias du Sol, Brazil. The Iranian karate athletes earned the title in two main sections of karate, kata and kumite, in the 24th Summer Deaflympics. In total, the team bagged two gold medals by Milad …
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