Energy minister cancels Berlin trip due to current flood situation
MNA – Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who was scheduled to attend Berlin Energy Transition Dialgoue 2019 on April 9-10, has canceled…
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Iran denies floods affected joint oil fields with Iraq
Press TV – Iranian authorities have reject reports that massive floods have affected crude production in joint oil fields with neighboring Iraq.…
Lack of helicopters shows sanctions impact on Iran flood response
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: In a brief statement issued on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered condolences to…
Here’s how the United States can help Iran’s flood recovery
Bourse and Bazaar | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Over the last two weeks, Iran has been ravaged by unprecedented floods, resulting in over 60…
Lebanon speaker offers condolences to Iran flood victims
IRNA – Lebanese parliament speaker on Saturday extended condolences to the bereaved families of the flood victims in Iran. In a message…
Iran lauds Kuwait’s solidarity with flood victims
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday praised Kuwait’s solidarity with Iran and dispatch of humanitarian aids to the flood-hit regions.…
Iran’s coverage: Iran ready to expand gas, power trade with Iraq: President Rouhani
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Rouhani says Iran ready to expand gas, power trade with Iraq –…
Iran reports massive flood damage to farms
Reuters – Flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Iranian agriculture, an official said on Thursday, as the…
‘US blocks Red Cross flood relief aid to Iran’: Larijani
MNA – Despite its made announcement, the US has blocked the Red Cross humanitarian aid from reaching Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Iranian…
Iraq closes border crossing with Iran due to floods: sources
Reuters – Iraq on Saturday closed its Sheeb border crossing with Iran to travelers and trade until further notice, Iraqi security sources…
Russia, Armenia provide humanitarian aid to Iran flood survivors
MNA – The Russian Emergencies Ministry, together with the Armenian Emergencies Ministry, have begun delivering humanitarian aid to Iran affected by floods.…
IRGC choppers conduct 105 sorties to help flood victims
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’ helicopters have so far conducted 105 sorties in relief and rescue operations…
Kuwait sends first humanitarian aid to Iranian flood-stricken
IRNA – Kuwait’s first humanitarian aid package for flood-stricken in Iran arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport near Tehran late on Friday.…
Expert: US illegal sanctions hamper aid to Iran
IRNA – An expert on Iran foreign policy in US said America’s illegal and unjust sanctions impeded humanitarian aid to Iranian flood-stricken…
Top general vows ‘maximum effort’ in relief operations across Iran
Tasnim – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri pledged that the forces would make every…
Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods
Reuters – Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in the southwest of…
Photos: Aerial photos of flood-hit villages in Khuzestan prov.
Mizan | Mohammad Hassan Ameri: A few days after the devastating flood in Khuzestan province, different villages of this province are full…
Flood death toll in Iran reaches 67 as rescue continues
Tasnim – The death toll from spring floods in Iran reached 67 as rescue workers pulled one more body from a river…
Commander: situation in flood-hit Pol Dokhtar back to normal in 2 Days
FNA – Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari underlined that the situation in Pol Doktar region in…
EU allocates initial amount of aids to Iran flood-hit
IRNA – The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management announced that the EU allocated initial amount of €1.2m aids to…
France to provide aid for flood-stricken regions of Iran
MNA – The Foreign Ministry of France announced that the country will send an emergency humanitarian aid shipment to Iran to mitigate…
Photos: Army’s Air Force sends rescue aids to flood-stricken Lorestan prov.
MNA | Morteza Rahmani: Iranian Army’s Air Force sent a 41-ton rescue aid cargo to the flood-hit Lorestan province, western Iran, on…
Arbaeen’s special tents to help flood-hit people: Gen. Soleimani
MNA – IRGC Quds Force’s Commander Maj. Gen. Ghasem Soleimani said ‘mokeb’ tents, used to serve the pilgrims of Imam Hossein (PBUH)…
UN, Iranian officials discuss concrete rescue measures to flood victims
MNA – Members of the United Nations office in Tehran met with senior Iranian government officials, coordinating further rescue measures to the…
Iranian nation to overcome challenges, despite US’ unmannerly measures
MNA – Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Seyed Mohammad Hasan Aboutorabifard denounced the US government officias’ ‘unjust and unmannerly’ measures against the…
Commander: Army forces ordered to remain beside flooded people in different provinces
FNA – Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Moussavi underlined that his forces will not leave alone the flood-stricken people…
German humanitarian aid arrives in Tehran
IRNA – German ambassador to Iran said that the planes carrying humanitarian aids to Iranian flood-stricken people arrived in Tehran on Thursday.…
Photos: Sheltering flood victims of Dez river’s margin
Mizan | Mohammad Hassan: Flood-hit people who live in villages on the margin of Dez river were sheltered in a newly launched camp…
Zarif: Iranians to prevail over natural disasters with unity, empathy
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister in a statement said Iranians will soon overcome the impact of natural disasters by their unity and…
Photos: IRGC chief commander visits flood-hit areas in Lorestan prov.
Tasnim | Aziz Babanejad: The IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari arrived in Lorestan Province, which have severely been hit by the recent…
China ready to render aids to Iran flood-hit people
IRNA – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed readiness to render humanitarian assistance to flood-stricken people in Iran. “State Councilor and Foreign Minister…
Photos: Iran Parl. speaker visits flood-stricken zones in Lorestan prov.
Tasnim | Mohammad Ali Marizad: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani visited flood-stricken cities of the western Lorestan province on Wednesday and called…
Larijani calls for effective strategies to compensate for flood damages
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on the members of the Parliament on Wednesday to find the best solutions for…
IRGC using all capacities to prevent further flood damages
MNA – Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the force is taking every necessary…
Official: No shortages of medicine in flooded areas, 548 people wounded
FNA – Head of Iran’s Emergency Medical Services Pir-Hossein Kolivand announced on Wednesday that hundreds of people injured in the recent flash…
Photos: Aerial photos show scale of Pol-e Dokhtar flooding
Mizan | Mohammad Khadem: A few days after the devastating flood in Pol-e Dokhtar County, western Lorestan province, thoroughfares and streets of…
Pipelines in south Iran oilfields completely safe from floods
IRNA – Despite recent flood and river outburst in Khuzestan, all pipelines and oil installations of the National Iranian South Oil Company…
Humanitarian aid to Iran’s flooding should be excluded from sanctions: UN rep.
MNA – Maria Luiza Viotti, the Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres, offered sympathy to Iran on the devastating…
UNICEF says Initial supplies on way to Iran to help flood victims
MNA – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that initial supplies to help rescue operations to Iran’s…
Iran’s dried wetlands recovered after heavy rains: minister
MNA – Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian has announced that the country’s wetlands have been revived after the recent rainfalls, while the…