Pompeo’s demands ‘are completely divorced from reality’: Washington Post

In a commentary on Tuesday the Washington Post said the new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s demands from Iran “are completely divorced from reality”.

Persepolis coach Ivankovic wary of Al Duhail in ACL quarters

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that they have a difficult task to book a place in the AFC Champions League semis.

Winfried Schaefer satisfied with Esteghlal draw in ACL quarters

TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer is satisfied with their draw in the 2018 AFC Champions League Knockout Stage facing Al Sadd of Qatar.

U.S. foreign policy up for rent, Zarif says

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the U.S. foreign policy has been turned into a “rental” and any pressure group which can pay more will be able to move the U.S. toward its own objectives.

JCPOA will vanish if it is linked to other issues, Iran warns

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has warned the European Union that it is not possible to link the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to other issues, saying in that case the agreement will cease to exist.

Persepolis, Esteghlal know rivals at AFC Champions League quarters

TEHRAN – Iranian giants Persepolis and Esteghlal have learned their fate in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-final.

Everybody is invited: Communal Iftar meal in Tehran

Concurrent with the holy, fasting month of Ramadan, communal Iftar meal is being served at Tehran’s Imam Hossein Square.

By Martin Love

Who does Pompeo think he is kidding?

Mike Pompeo, the new U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration, has this week made radical demands upon the sovereign and significant and thousands of year old state of Iran (or Persia, as you will) and its 90 or so million people that, in effect, can either make a sane and reasonable person do one of two things, or both: Be rolled with uncontrollable laughter and/or curled up into a ball of lachrymose despair. And I alone, as a U.S. citizen, am not alone in thinking so inside the U.S.

By Farzad Farhadi

Why Riyadh, allies worry over Yemeni ballistic missiles

TEHRAN - The Saudi-led war against Yemen continues. The topic that has kept analysts occupied involves Yemeni missiles and their high precision in striking their targets.

By Javad Heirannia

There are various means for EU to undermine U.S. sanctions: Nephew

TEHRAN – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “There are various means for the EU to undermine U.S. sanctions and thereby provide assurance to business, but they require a confrontation with Iran.”

Pompeo’s remarks are show of weakness: Iran’s security chief

TEHRAN – Iran’s Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that the U.S. “fruitless efforts” to restrict Iran’s rising power and influence are sign of Washington’s “weakness”.

‘Sadrist Movement has stable relations with Iran’

TEHRAN – Dhia al-Asadi, head of the political bureau of the Sadrist Movement, has said that the movement has stable relations with Iran.

No alternative to Iran deal: German FM

TEHRAN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday that he was not surprised by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s attack on the Iran nuclear deal, before adding, “We do not see at this time a better alternative.”

Amir Abdollahian meets Egyptian diplomat in Tehran

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, met on Tuesday with chairman of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran Yasser Othman, where the two sides discussed the recent U.S. embassy move to al-Quds (Jerusalem).

JCPOA talks ‘historic test’ for Europe: MP

TEHRAN – Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee chief Alaeddin Boroujerdi has said that talks with the European Union over the fate of the nuclear agreement (JCPOA) is an “important historical test” for the 28-nation bloc.

Exports of oil, gas condensate hit 2.75m bpd in a month

TEHRAN- Iran exported 2.75 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and gas condensate averagely in the past Iranian calendar month (April 21-May 21), Shana news agency reported on Tuesday.

Iran VP: Pompeo lagging 40 years behind the time

TEHRAN – Iranian Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Tuesday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is lagging 40 years behind the time, pointing to the 1979 Islamic Revolution as a backlash against foreign influence.

Tehran says ready to speed up uranium enrichment

TEHRAN – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is ready to accelerate its uranium enrichment work, but hoping that such decision would not be necessary, AEOI chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday.

President Rouhani meets Iranian athletes

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani met the Iranian athletes on Tuesday evening in a cordial atmosphere.

Iran’s non-oil exports up 28.5% in 2 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht announced that Iran’s non-oil exports during the two months from March 21 to May 21 rose 28.5 percent from the figure of the same time span in the past year.

Iran-Pakistan trade up 13.2% in a year

TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and Pakistan reached $1.324 billion in the past Iranian calendar year of 1396 (March 2017-March 2018), a 13.2 percent rise compared to its preceding year.

10 cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever reported in Iran

TEHRAN — Ten cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever have been reported since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), director of the Health Ministry’s communicable diseases control department has said.

Iran to U.S.: History will prove everything

TEHRAN - Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that history has shown victory of the Iranian people for several times and will show it again.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Gas first – energy for peace

When history is written, then President Trump's decision on 8th May to abandon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement with Iran may well be seen as a historic turning point.

Renovation of 360 small production units in 2 months

TEHRAN- Managing Director of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) Sadegh Najafi announced that 360 small production units have been renovated during the two past months, IRIB reported on Tuesday.

Italian companies to visit Iran next month for expanding renewable energy ties

TEHRAN- Italian Ambassador to Tehran Mauro Conciatori said that seven Italian large companies active in the field of renewable energies will visit Tehran next month to attend a conference with Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization (known as SATBA) for exploring ways of mutual cooperation.

Takht-Ravanchi describes Pompeo’s language as ‘obscene’ and ‘rude’

Iran: Pompeo presented ‘neither strategy’, ‘nor plan’

TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has said that the U.S. government is under the influence of the Zionists and the terrorist groups.

Intl. Day for Biological Diversity: Celebrating 25 years of action for biodiversity

TEHRAN — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a message saying that the rich variety of life on Earth is essential for the welfare and prosperity of people today and for generations to come.

Books on master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian published 

TEHRAN – Two books on the life and works of master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian compiled by Amir Rezainabard has recently been published in Tehran.