Tehran Times

2018-09-22 11:42
Iranian president likens Trump to Saddam Hussein

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Saturday compared the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump for unilaterally abrogating the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who violated the 1975 Algiers Agreement and launched a war against Iran in 1980.

11 martyred, 30 injured in terror attack on military parade in Ahvaz

At least 40 people were martyred or injured in a terrorist attack on a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday, the Mehr news agency reported.
Iran will veto any decision against its interests: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iran will definitely veto any decision which threatens its interests.
Iran’s Air Force, IRGC start joint military drills over Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday started joint military drills over the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.
Zarif dismisses U.S. talks offer, says U.S. broke nuclear deal

TEHRAN- On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hit back at a U.S. offer of negotiations, saying the United States had violated the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord.

Politics

Saudi Arabia was involved in embassy attack: Amir Abdollahian

TEHRAN - Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, has said that Iran’s Foreign Ministry has documents which reveal that Saudi Arabia was involved in attacks on its diplomatic missions in Tehran and Mashhad.
Claim of request for talks with Trump is ‘farcical’, Iran says

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday that Iran has never requested meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Love of Hussein unites us

TEHRAN – Muslims around the globe held massive mourning ceremonies on Thursday, the day of Ashura, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.

Former England coach Eriksson linked with Iran’s Tractor Sazi: report

TEHRAN - Former England and Manchester City coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has reportedly been lined up to coach Iranian football club Tractor Sazi.
Iran move down one spot in FIFA ranking

TEHRAN – Despite an away win over Uzbekistan, Iran national football team have moved one place down to 33rd in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday.
Iran’s Persepolis duo nominated for ACL Goal of the Week

TEHRAN – Two goals from Persepolis captain Jalal Hosseini and striker Godwin Mensha have been nominated for the AFC Champions League Goal of the Week.

Doc by Mona Zandi reviews Gelmali tradition in Lorestan

TEHRAN – Mona Zandi, the director of the acclaimed drama “Friday Evening”, has made a documentary named “Gloomy Moments” that studies Gelmali, a ritual tradition observed in the month of Muharram in Lorestan Province in western Iran.
Sitcom “Centipede” lifts Iran box office record

TEHRAN – Director Abolhassan Davudi’s sitcom “Centipede” starring Reza Attaran, Iran’s Leading Film Figure of the Year, has hit a new record at Iranian box offices this summer by grossing over 350 billion rials (about $8.5 million), the Persian service of ISNA reported on Friday.
Belarus festival hosts “Momma Yerma”

TEHRAN – The Creative Theatre Company from Tehran is competing in the 15th Teatralny Kufar International Student and Youth Theater Festival in Minsk, Belarus with “Momma Yerma”.

Iran will veto any decision against its interests: Zanganeh

TEHRAN – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iran will definitely veto any decision which threatens its interests.
$476m of state-run shares divested since March

TEHRAN- Iranian Privatization Organization (IPO) has offered 20 trillion rials (about $476 million) of state-run shares to the private sector since the beginning of the present Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 21, 2018), IRIB reported.
Iran’s exports to U.S. grows 37.8% in 5 months

TEHRAN- During the first five months of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22, 2018), Iran’s exports to the U.S. reached $45.11 million, increasing by 37.8 percent in comparison with the same time span in the preceding year, according to the latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Imam Hussein’s (AS) message for the human beings throughout history

TEHRAN — The days that have passed were the anniversary of the bitter events of the Battle of Karbala on the day of Ashura (tenth of Muharram) in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 AD).
Like it or not, Daylight Saving Time ends, clocks move back

TEHRAN — With autumn setting in gradually Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends and clocks should move back one hour, whether you like it or not.
Leopard cub seized from smugglers

TEHRAN — A three-month old leopard cub was seized from the smugglers on Wednesday and transferred to Pardisan Park rehabilitation center, Mehr news agency reported on Friday.

The last breath of Al-Saud in Yemen

Today, many global media spoke of Saudi defeat in Yemen. This issue comes as Saudi Arabia continues to kill the Yemeni people. The killing of the Yemeni people is not only not condemned by the United States and its European allies (especially Britain and France), but we are witnessing the continuation of this trend.
Ban on Muharram procession in Kashmir mockery of religious freedom

TEHRAN - Muharram is the month of bereavement and remembrance. Every year, around this time, massive processions are taken out across the world to pay glowing tribute to the martyrs of Karbala. Reciting soul-stirring elegies and hymns, mourners wear black dresses and beat their chests in a spirit of devotion. They carry replicas of Imam Husain’s mausoleum in Karbala and parade the streets.
Karbala to Kashmir: Brief history of ‘Azadari’

TEHRAN - It’s that time of year again when the campaigners of truth and justice, cutting across ethno-sectarian and ideological lines, rally to pay homage to the ‘master of the martyrs’, a 7th century revolutionary historical figure who redefined the ideas of resistance and resilience on the desert plains of Karbala (Iraq) 1400 years ago.