Tehran Times

2019-12-11 18:57
Mousavi calls PGCC remarks on Iran’s decision to reduce JCPOA commitments a ‘historic joke’

Foreign Ministry to PGCC: Statement on Iranian islands is insult to national sovereignty

Iran foils major foreign cyberattack: minister

TEHRAN – Communication and Information Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced on Wednesday that Iran has foiled a very big organized cyberattack on its electronic infrastructure.
Guterres says UN is unable to verify weapons used in Saudi oil attack were from Iran

TEHRAN - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the UN is “unable to independently corroborate” that missiles and drones used in attacks on Saudi oil facilities in September “are of Iranian origin”.
Austria seeks to preserve nuclear deal: diplomat

TEHRAN - Stefan Scholz, the Austrian ambassador to Tehran, said on Wednesday that Austria seeks to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the JCPOA.
Zarif calls foreign interference in Afghan peace talks ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said foreign interference in the Afghan peace talks is “unacceptable”.

Politics

Lawmaker says Iran to further reduce JCPOA commitments

TEHRAN – A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said Iran will continue to reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear pact, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), without hesitation.
Iran warns against travel to U.S., citing risk of arrest, detention

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a travel advisory for citizens, particularly scientists, not to visit the United States, saying Iranians may be faced with arbitrary arrest or lengthy detention in inhuman conditions.
Iran ready to send Navy fleet to Atlantic Ocean: military official

TEHRAN - Habibollah Sayyari, the deputy army chief for coordination affairs, said on Wednesday that the Iranian Navy is capable of sending its fleet of warships to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sports

Iran start World Junior Water Polo on high

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Kuwait 15-7 at the opening day of the FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships 2019 on Thursday.
AFC officials reminisce about 2019 ACL final in Tehran, says official

TEHRAN - Amirali Hosseini, director of Persepolis international affairs and relations, says that the Asian Football Confederation officials still remember the final match between Iran’s Persepolis and Kashima Antlers of Japan in the 2019 AFC Champions League.
Persepolis move closer to IPL top

TEHRAN – Persepolis defeated Gol Gohar Sirjan 2-1 here and moved closer to top of Iran Professional league (IPL) table.

Culture

Tehran FICTS festival announces documentary lineup

TEHRAN – The 12th Tehran International FICTS Festival announced its lineup for the documentary section on Wednesday.
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” on screen in Iranian theaters

TEHRAN -- “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha”, a co-production between Iran and Afghanistan by Afghan director Sahra Karimi, was screened at the Iranian Artists Forum on Tuesday with the producer Katayun Shahabi and director Karimi in attendance.
Writer Qobad Azaraiin withdraws from Jalal Al-e Ahmad nominations again

TEHRAN – Iranian writer Qobad Azaraiin once again has announced that he wants his book “Eruption” to be withdrawn from among the nominations for the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards.

Economy

Exclusive exhibition of Iranian products opens in Tashkent

TEHRAN- An exclusive exhibition of Iranian products opened in Uzbekistan capital city Tashkent on Wednesday and will wrap up on Friday, Shata reported.
3000MW to be added to Iran’s power generation capacity by March 2020

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the country’s power generation capacity is going to be increased by 3000 megawatts (MW) by the end of the current calendar year (March 19, 2020).
China strongly opposes U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran: envoy

TEHRAN - Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua voiced his country’s strong opposition with the U.S.’s unjust and unilateral sanctions against Iran in a meeting with the Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam-Hossein Shafeie.

Society

Iran’s dotar instrument wins world heritage status

TEHRAN – Iran’s traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar won world heritage status on Thursday, joining UNESCO’s culture list as one of the most prominent social and cultural components of the folkloric music of the nation.
Iran, Spain to expand cooperation on environmental issues

TEHRAN – Iran's Department of Environment deputy chief, Masoud Tajrishi, and Spanish Secretary of State for Environment, Hugo Alfonso Moran Fernandez, discussed ways to expand environmental cooperation.
FAO, ULRP train Iranian experts on evapotranspiration mapping

As part of the “Integrated Programme for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Urmia Lake Basin,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP) held a 4-day workshop for Iranian experts, trained them on advanced methods to map evapotranspiration of agricultural areas using remote sensing satellite data.

International

Israel, should be considered when discussing Iran's missile program: Jenkins

TEHRAN – Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN, says that Israel has a significant missile program while Saudi Arabia has acquired a significant quantity of missiles from foreign suppliers and is reported to have embarked on an indigenous program.
Algeria’s landmark televised trial: Court convicts, imprisons 2 ex-PMs, ministers, tycoons for corruption

ALGERIA - For the second time since Algeria’s pro-democracy mass protests, following the first trial with long prison terms handed to former spy chiefs, leftist political party SG, and the brother of the ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, over charges of plotting against the state and undermining the army, senior political officials and oligarchs, including two former Algerian prime ministers, went on live trial on groundbreaking corruption charges in the most high-profile act of transparency and accountability.
On the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide: “Hate Speech in Bahrain: A Warning Prelude to Genocide Crimes”

On December 9 of each year, the world commemorates the “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime,” to prevent genocide and the conflicts that lead to it. The Bahrain Interfaith Center believes that this event is an opportunity to recall the importance of honoring the victims of all genocides, all over the world, and doing them justice, including the victims of genocides of cultural or religious forms.