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…
Tag Archives: Iran floods
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…
China condoles with Iran over loss of lives in recent floods
MNA – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has forwarded a message of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Zarif, voicing sympathy to the…
UNIC vows continuing humanitarian aids to Iran flood-hit people
IRNA – UN Resident Coordinator in Iran promised continuation of giving aids to Iranian government on recent floods in Iranian provinces. ‘The…
Photos: Supreme Leader receives officials, Islamic states’ envoys
Mizan: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of governmental officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries…
Leader hails flood response, pledges full compensation
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the nationwide display of solidarity with the victims…
Blocking intl. humanitarian aid to flood-hit people ‘unprecedented crime’
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani has strongly rebuked the US for blocking international financial channels that are trying to provide relief to…
Photos: Leader oversees session on situation in flood-hit provinces
Tasnim: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei presided over a special meeting to examine the latest situation in Iran’s…
Zarif decries Pompeo’s comments about flood assistance as ‘fake news’
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed claims by United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that Washington seeks…
Photos: Jahangiri visits flood-stricken zones in Khuzestan prov.
ISNA | Alireza Mohammadi: Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri visited the flood-stricken areas in Khuzestan Province. The VP also visited Dez dam…
US blocking humanitarian aid to flood-hit Iranians: Qassemi
Press TV – Tehran says the United States has frozen the accounts of the Iranian Red Crescent Society as part of its…
Germany to provide humanitarian aid to Iran’s flood victims: envoy
MNA – Germany will provide humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Iran, says the German Ambassador to Tehran Michael Klor-Berchtold. In a…
Army dispatches helicopters to flood-stricken Lorestan prov.
MNA – Iran’s Army Ground Force has dispatched helicopters to help the flood-stricken people in Pol-e Dokhtar County, western Lorestan province, Army…
Photos: Devastating flood in Lorestan prov.
Mizan: Following last night’s heavy rains in Lorestan province, devasting floods have hit different parts of Lorestan, causing considerable damages in different…
Quake hits flooded areas west of Iran
Tasnim – While several cities and villages in western Iran are grappling with serious flooding, an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter…
British Red Cross offers helping hand to flood-hit Iranians
IRNA – British Red Cross announced readiness for supplying aids to Iranian flood-hit people, Iran’s envoy said Monday. ‘British Red Cross told…
Photos: Evacuating flood-threatened villages near threatened dams
Tasnim | Mehdi Pedram Khou: At least 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of…
Turkish Red Crescent dispatches help to flood-hit areas in Iran
MNA –Turkish Red Crescent has sen five trucks of aid to regions hit by heavy rainfalls in Iran. As flash floods continue…
Iran’s president urges using all capacities in flood-hit areas
IRNA – Iran’s President Rouhani called on Interior Minister and governors of the western and southern provinces to use all equipments and…
Photos: Aqqala surrounded by water
Tasnim | Mostafa Hassan Zadeh: The Gomishan and Aqqala counties in northern province of Golestan have been severely affected by recent flash…
Iran declares state of emergency in Khuzestan amid deluge fears
Tasnim – The governor-general of Khuzestan has declared a state of emergency in the southwestern Iranian province following heavy rain and the…
Iranian govt. agrees to provide grants, loans to flood-hit people
MNA – The Council of Ministers convened on Sunday and was briefed by executive organs on addressing issues caused by the recent…
All flooded roads in Gomishan reopened by IRGC: Gen. Pakpour
MNA – IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour says that the IRGC engineering units and Khatam al-Anbia Construction Base have…
Photos: Lake Urmia water level rises after heavy rains
MNA | Vahid Abdi : Recent heavy rains, while having caused severe damage and loss of lives in several provinces across Iran,…
Iran estimates agricultural losses from floods at $180 million
VOA – An Iranian official says deadly floods that hit some of Iran’s provinces this week have caused heavy financial losses to…
Photos: Industry minister visits flood-affected factories in Golestan
MNA | Moein Motlagh: Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani arrived in northern Province of Golestan to inspect the factories…