Tehran Times

“Siraf: History, Topography and Environment” appears in Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – TEHRAN - British archaeologist’s book “Siraf: History, Topography and Environment”, which turns the spotlight on seasons of archaeological surveys in the ancient Iranian port, has been published in Persian recently.
Enemies miserable over Iran-China partnership: Tehran

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has announced that Iran’s relations with China are entering a new stage, which has made the enemies miserable that their plots have failed.
ICCIMA offers solutions to increase re-injection of export revenue into NIMA

TEHRAN – The Foreign Currency Committee of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has offered 13 solutions for increasing the exporters’ compliance with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)’s directive regarding the reinjection of their revenues into the economy.
Former British diplomat calls nuclear deal a beacon of hope for multilateralism

TEHRAN - Richard Dalton, a former British ambassador to Tehran, has said that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is a beacon of hope for multilateralism and is still essential.

Politics

Iranian diplomat says there is still chance to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, has said that there is still chance to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, if the remaining parties have the political will to keep the agreement.
U.S. policies destabilize Middle East: Russian envoy

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has questioned Washington’s attempts to extend to UN arms embargo on Iran while at the same time sending enormous arms supplies to West Asia.
Zarif is a skilled, shrewd diplomat: professor

TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is undoubtedly a very skilled and shrewd diplomat, according to a professor of political science.

Iranian para athletes join ‘I Wear a Mask’ campaign

TEHRAN – Iranian para athletes have joined “I Wear A Mask’ camping.
Ex-Esteghlal midfielder Teymourian out of coma

TEHRAN – Ex-Esteghlal midfielder Serjik Teymourian has emerged from a medically induced coma and is slowly progressing after a car accident.
Brazilian “Babu” joins Shahdab Yazd volleyball club

TEHRAN - Brazilian player Victor Babugia Araujo “Babu”, who arrived in Iran Saturday morning, successfully passed his medical examination.

“Lift-up” to chronicle life story of Iran’s history-making woman weightlifter

TEHRAN – Iranian filmmaker Reza Surani is making the documentary “Lift-up” about the life story of Pupak Basami, who is the first woman from post-revolution Iran to compete in an international weightlifting tournament.
Iran to organize Intl. Storytelling Festival 2020 online

TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced on Monday that the 23rd edition of the International Storytelling Festival will be held online.
“Butterfly Swimming” premiere canceled in support of healthcare staff

TEHRAN – Rasul Sadr-Ameli, the producer of “Butterfly Swimming”, has said that he has canceled the premiere of the film in support of the medical staff serving COVID19 patients in hospitals across the country.

Iran’s foreign trade expected to improve in Q2: TPO head

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) Hamid Zadboum said the country’s foreign trade is expected to improve in the second quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (June 21-September 21), TPO portal reported.
3 water, wastewater projects inaugurated, started in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian inaugurated and started three water and wastewater projects in Tehran Province on Monday, in the 11th week of the ministry’s A-B-Iran scheme, based on which every week several energy projects are going to be inaugurated across Iran.
Payam Airport absorbs over $238m of investment in a year

TEHRAN- The managing director of Iran’s Payam International Airport announced that over 10 trillion rials (about $238.09 million) has been invested in Payam Special Economic Zone during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), IRNA reported.

In memory of Maryam Mirzakhani, a phenomenal mathematician and an icon for women in science

TEHRAN – July 14 marks the third anniversary of the death of Maryam Mirzakhani, a prominent Iranian mathematician and the first woman to receive the Fields medal.
Iran takes new step to identify asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

TEHRAN – Iranian researchers have managed to develop a system which can identify asymptomatic COVID-19 patients through reactive oxygen species (ROS) in inflammation and tissue injury, IRIB news reported.
Coronavirus more infectious now by 3-9 times: Iranian expert

TEHRAN – Global researches show that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genome has caused it to be more infectious by 3-9 times compared to the onset of the pandemic, deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh has said.

Trump not caring about human rights in Persian Gulf Arab states: human rights activist

TEHRAN – A former director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch says the Trump administration does not care about the human rights records of Persian Gulf Arab countries, noting Donlad Trump “cares only about selling weapons and making a profit.”
Any move against Gaza will have significant repercussions on Israel: Palestinian expert

TEHRAN - Analysts believe that Israel's plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank could lead to an outbreak of confrontation in the Gaza Strip, especially as the Palestinians have strongly opposed the plan.
Countless Bosnians lost lives as Western powers failed to act fast: Sarajevo University professor

TEHRAN - Joseph J. Kaminski, an assistant professor at the International University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, tells the Tehran Times that failure of Western powers and the United Nations-led to loss of “countless lives” in the Bosnian War.