Tehran Times

Parliament votes for Razm Hosseini as industry minister

TEHRAN – Majlis on Tuesday confirmed Alireza Razm Hosseini as the nominee for minister of industry, mining and commerce.
Zarif appreciates role of Ayatollah Sistani in Iraqi politics

TEHRAN – In a tweet on Monday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif paid tribute to a grand Iraqi religious leader, after a distinguished Iranian journalist criticized the figure.
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Iran’s share in Turkey’s future gas market

TEHRAN – Iran, for long, has been one of the most important energy suppliers to Turkey, and the two countries already have a 25-year gas supply contract.
Iran won’t negotiate with U.S.: spokesman

TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, rebuffed on Monday reports that Iran was secretly negotiating with U.S. officials in Oman, saying Tehran did not and will not negotiate with Washington.

Politics

Zarif urges Azeri-Armenian talks amid clashes

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to exercise restraint, after a fresh round of clashes between the two neighboring countries.
Zarif slams American rulers as ‘cowards and savages’

TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has described American rulers as “cowards” and “savages” over the January 3 assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror general Qassem Soleimani.
Judiciary chief: Iran respects ‘genuine human rights’

TEHRAN — Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi says Iran regards “genuine human rights” as respectable, vowing that “we will not tolerate the slightest rights violations.”

Ahmad Saadatmand calls for reforms at Esteghlal

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club general manager Ahmad Saadatmand has made a strange revelation about the team’s players and said he is determined to reform the club.
Ali Alipour officially joins Marítimo

TEHRAN – Persepolis forward Ali Alipour officially penned a two-year contract with Portuguese club C.S. Marítimo.
2020 ACL (West) Quarters: Persepolis to meet Pakhtakor

TEHRAN - Iran's Persepolis football club will meet Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) quarter-finals in the west region.

“The Survivor” tops at Resistance filmfest, composer Majid Entezami receives first Rasul Award

TEHRAN – “The Survivor”, late Iranian director Seifollah Daad’s 1995 drama on the Palestine issue, was named best film at the Resistance International Film Festival on Sunday as the event’s first Rasul Award went to composer Majid Entezami.
Iran Photographers House hosts “Children of Ruhollah”

TEHRAN – An exhibition named “Children of Ruhollah” displaying a collection of photos of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war opened on Sunday at the Iran Photographers House, which is affiliated with the Art Bureau.
Iran’s “Weekend” tops at KinoDrome Film Festival

TEHRAN – “Weekend” by Ario Motevaqe from Iran stood first at the 2020 KinoDrome Film Festival, which went online this year.

Iran, Qatar discuss joining power grids through sea

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian and Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi held an online meeting to discuss joining the two countries' electricity networks via sea, Iran’s Energy Ministry portal (Paven) reported on Monday.
Inflation rate of 22% targeted

TEHRAN- The budget plan for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21, 2021) instructed to the executive bodies has targeted an inflation rate of 22 percent.
‘Govt. should facilitate private companies listing on stock exchange’

TEHRAN – Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) called on the government to further facilitate the listing of private companies on the country’s stock exchange to help them attract the necessary capital for their development.

Iran attends UNIATF meeting on COVID-19, NCDs

TEHRAN – Iran participated in a meeting of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (UNIATF) which was held on Sunday with the aim of examining the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the world.
Over 3,800 inmates of unintentional crimes released

TEHRAN – Some 3,809 inmates of involuntary crimes have been freed over the first six months of this year (March 21-September 22), according to the report published by the Blood Money Organization.
Relief foundation generates 70% more jobs year on year

TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation created 53,000 jobs for the deprived over the first six months of this year (March 21-September 22), showing more than 70 percent rise compared to the same period last year.

Facing defeats, Saddam started using chemical arms against Iranians in 1983: expert

TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein started gassing Iranians at the start of the 1983 because he realized that his army was being defeated by Iranian military forces.
American threats of assassinations: What follows?

It seems that American President Donald Trump is greatly enjoying the game of power. He must have lost his balance as a credible businessman to becoming a genuine cowboy, raising his pistol, and shooting all around. His ego is becoming more inflated every day. This was bluntly expressed on the 16th of September in his interview on Fox News, bragging his decision to assassinate another state's president.
Saddam rewarded those who backed him against Iran by capturing Kuwait: Iraqi expert

TEHRAN - Najah Mohammad Ali, an Iraqi analyst, says that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia took a very hostile position against Iran during Saddam Hussein’s war against Iran in the 1980s but Saddam rewarded them by capturing Kuwait.