France's Total officially leaves South Pars deal: Zanganeh

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday that France’s Total has officially withdrawn from South Pars gas deal, Iranian state TV reported.

China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid U.S. sanctions

Chinese buyers of Iranian oil are starting to shift their cargoes to vessels owned by National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) for nearly all of their imports to keep supply flowing amid the re-imposition of economic sanctions by the United States.

Iran to build 50,000-ton oil terminal at Chabahar port

TEHRAN – Iran is going to construct a new oil terminal with a capacity of 50,000 tons at its southeastern Chabahar Port, Shana reported on Monday quoting an oil official.

Asian Games: Iran football advance to next round despite losing to Myanmar

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team advanced to the 2018 Asian Games Round of 16 despite losing to Myanmar 2-0 on Monday.

Republic of Korea continues to support refugees in Iran with multi-year contribution

TEHRAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a new US$2.2 million multi-year contribution from the Republic of Korea to support 30,000 of the most vulnerable Afghan refugees living in settlements in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

By Saeed Sobhani

Trump knows Europe as an enemy!

TEHRAN - President Donald Trump of the United States has kept the White House pressures on the European Union. This has led to dissatisfaction of U.S. European partners from Washington.Many analysts of the international affairs have recently had a special focus on U.S.-EU relations! Some signals and speeches by the President of the United States which are addressed to the European authorities indicate the full opposition of the White House to the European Union.

Leader’s message to Hajj pilgrims: U.S. aiming to kill Muslims by Muslims

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday issued a message to the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

By Hanif Ghafari

Trump's Terrible Mistake

The strategic and unjustifiable mistake of the United States President, Donald Trump, in his withdrawal from the nuclear deal and imposing secondary sanctions against Iran, is now discussed in different circles. Many western media and news sources speak of Trump's terrible mistake in this regard.

Startup weekend to highlight environmental challenges

TEHRAN – Knowledge-based companies and startups active in the field of environment will share their experience during a startup weekend, which will be held from November 5 to 7, Mehr reported on Sunday.

By Javad Heirannia

EU blocking statute can't protect Iran against U.S. sanctions: Fitzpatrick

TEHRAN - Mark Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of International Institute for Strategic Studies says that the EU blocking statute cannot by itself protect Iran against the impact of U.S. sanctions because any firms that do business with the United States will still need to decide for themselves if it is worth risking this business for the sake of trade with Iran.

‘U.S. concerned about possible election meddling by Iran’

TEHRAN – U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that the U.S. is concerned about possible election meddling by Iran, Russia, China and North Korea.

Palermo bill to be reviewed by Expediency Council

TEHRAN – Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council, said on Sunday that the Palermo bill will be reviewed by the Expediency Council, ISNA reported.

Mahdi Tehranchi named IAU president

TEHRAN – The Islamic Azad University (IAU) Board of Trustees have elected Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi as the new president of the IAU, Tasnim reported on Sunday.

Qomi named new chief of Islamic Dissemination Organization

TEHRAN - In a decree released on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hojjatoleslam Sheikh Mohammad Qomi as the new chief of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization.

Who is Brian Hook?

On the eve of the 65 anniversary of the coup against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mossadeq, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as Washington’s special representative for Iran.

Freestyler Karimi seizes gold for Iran at Asiad

TEHRAN – Alireza Karimi Machiani snatched a gold medal in the freestyle wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday.

Over $595m allocated for developing oil-rich regions

TEHRAN – National Iranian Oil Company’s director for supervision of construction projects said the oil ministry has allocated 25 trillion rials (about $595.2 million) for development of oil-rich regions.

Iran’s 4-month exports to Pakistan up 66% yr/yr

TEHRAN – Iran exported some $377 million worth of goods to Pakistan in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), a 66 percent rise from $277 million for the last year’s same period, IRIB reported on Sunday.

Iran-Kazakhstan trade up 77% in H1

TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and Kazakhstan increased by 77 percent in the first six months of 2018 compared to the same period last year, IRNA reported on Sunday quoting Iranian ambassador in Astana as saying.

TEDPIX up 35.5% since March

TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) has risen 35.5 percent since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2018), Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

Intl. coffee festival running in Tehran

TEHRAN- Iran International Coffee Festival started operation on Sunday at Tehran Municipality’s Specialized Exhibitions Permanent Center, Goftogoo Park, IRIB reported.

Other oil producers may find it hard to offset any cut in Iran’s oil exports

Recent statements of President Donald Trump suggest that the U.S. may impose tough sanctions on oil exports from Iran.

Spanish company vows to defy U.S. sanctions, continue business with Iran

In an interview with Sputnik, Esproenko International, which specializes in oil and gas services, commented on the situation around the first phase of Washington’s anti-Iranian sanctions which entered into force on August 7.

JCPOA exit significantly heightens tensions in Mideast: Chomsky

TEHRAN – The American linguist, historian and thinker Noam Chomsky has said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement significantly heightens tensions in the Middle East.

Health minister blames ‘sub-standard’ auto industry for road casualties

TEHRAN — The Iranian health minister has blamed the sub-standard domestic auto industry products for road casualties in the country, saying that increased fatalities may stem from the fact that “we do not treasure human life”.

Iranian researchers to study artificial insemination on Asiatic cheetahs

TEHRAN — The environment and sustainable development research center and Royan Institute will jointly launch feasibility study for the possibility of artificial insemination as an option for captive breeding of Asiatic cheetahs, Jalil Badam-Firouz, head of the research center, said on Sunday, Mehr reported.

Some $1.5b donated to health sector in a decade

TEHRAN – Iranian philanthropists active in the health sector have contributed a total of 60 trillion rials (nearly $1.5 billion) to the health sector since the establishment of the national health charity association in the Iranian calendar year 1386 (March 2007-2008).

Iranian-Islamic stationery exhibit underway in Tehran

TEHRAN — The Sixth Iranian-Islamic stationery exhibition opened on August 13, is currently underway in Tehran with over a hundred manufacturers participating the event, head of the association of Iranian-Islamic stationery has said.