Tehran Times

U.S. fully disrupting medicine supply to Iran

TEHRAN – The United States has completely disrupted the supply of medicine to Iran despite claiming that its sanctions do not include medicine, Masoud Pezeshkian, the deputy speaker of the parliament, said on Monday.
Most of those behind Ahvaz terrorist attack arrested: intelligence chief

TEHRAN – Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi announced on Monday that the most of those persons behind the Saturday terrorist attack in Ahvaz have been arrested.
Iran on the verge of AFC U-16 Championship elimination

TEHRAN – Iran were held to a goalless draw against India in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship on Monday.
U.S. dream of zero Iranian oil won’t come true: Zanganeh

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Monday that the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting’s outcome was a negative response to the demands of U.S. President Donald Trump, ISNA reported.

Politics

Lawmaker: Key corrupt individuals to be hanged soon

TEHRAN – Head of the special Majlis committee to fighting economic corruption announced on Monday that key individuals involved in financial corruption will soon be hanged in Azadi Square, ISNA reported.
Rouhani: Iran to declare its policies at UN

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran seeks to declare its policies at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
Mogherini, Le Drian meet Zarif in New York

TEHRAN – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian separately met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York on Monday, IRNA reported.

Rahman named Best Asia-Oceania Powerlifter

Iran’s Siamand Rahman has been chosen as “Best Asian-Oceanian Powerlifter” after winning the men’s over 107kg title at the Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.
Saeid Alihosseini misses 2018 IWF World Championships

TEHRAN – Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini will be missing the 2018 IWF World Championships due to injury.
Iran on the verge of AFC U-16 Championship elimination

TEHRAN – Iran were held to a goalless draw against India in the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship on Monday.

“Blockage”, “Are You Volleyball?” named best at Yari filmfest

TEHRAN – The acclaimed movies “Blockage” and “Are You Volleyball?” won the awards for best feature and short films respectively at the 18th Iranian Film Festival in the Swedish cities of Uppsala and Stockholm, the organizers announced on Sundays.
Golden Pinwheel Illustrators Competition picks works from Iran

TEHRAN – Works by two Iranian illustrators have been selected for the final list of the Golden Pinwheel International Young Illustrators Competition in Shanghai, China.
Iranian filmmaker traces Noriyuki Haraguchi’s “Oil Pool”

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Hooman Zarif is studying the 40-year history of Japanese artist Noriyuki Haraguchi’s “Oil Pool” in his latest documentary, “In Search of Lost Time”.

Persian Gulf Star Refinery’s daily output to reach 40m liters by March 2019

TEHRAN- Iran’s Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR)’s daily gasoline output will reach 40 million liters by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019) once the third phase of the refinery is complete, according to Soroush Ziglari, the operation director of the refinery.
Iran Plast 2018 to host exhibitors from 15 countries

TEHRAN – The 12th edition of Iran’s International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment (Iran Plast 2018) will kick off today at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, Shana reported.
Minerals, mining exports rises 12%

TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s minerals and mining exports stood at $4.418 billion during the first five months of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), rising 12 percent from the figure of the same period of time in the past year.

‘Iran provides infrastructures for e-government’

TEHRAN – Iran already enjoys infrastructure for electronic government, Information Technology Organization of Iran (ITO) Secretary General Mehdi Faqihi told the ILNA on Friday.
Iranian universities to hold Middle East-Europe Forum

TEHRAN – Five Iranian universities will hold the Middle East-Europe Forum (MEEF) from October 19 to 21 on Kish Island’s International Convention Center.
Iran's literacy rate up to 97%

TEHRAN — The rate of literacy among Iranians between 10-49 years has reached 96 percent and also the population aged 10-29 years is reported to have a literacy rate of over 97 percent, Education Minister Mohammad Bat’haei has said.

Possible Democratic takeover of the House unlikely to change Trump’s Iran policy: Zonis

TEHRAN - Professor of international political economy believes U.S. foreign policy is largely the prerogative on the President and his Secretary of State so possible Democratic takeover of the House is unlikely to change Trump’s policy towards Iran.
EU Blocking Regulations: a recap and revisit

After 8 May, 2018, it became immediately clear that the Blocking Statute would be Europe's key strategic tool for attempting to counter the adverse consequences of the American withdraw from the JCPOA and America's reimposition of the sanctions previously lifted under the nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers.
Europe’s support of Iran’s JCPOA: Actions speak louder than words

TEHRAN - Iran is calling for keeping the European countries in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action formally known as JCPOA, including Germany, to save it, without the participation of the United States. But the Germans are reluctant to continue to cooperate with Iran due to U.S. secondary sanctions.