Tehran Times

Iran assembles several IR6 centrifuges in new hall

TEHRAN – Several IR6 centrifuges have been assembled in a newly-built hall and are ready for operation, according to the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi.
Renaming supertanker not aimed to bypass U.S. sanctions: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad has said the renaming of the Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, has no relations with circumventing the U.S. sanctions.
U.S., Britain presence in Persian Gulf brings insecurity, Tangsiri warns

If a nuclear battleship attacked in Persian Gulf there will be no drinking water: Iran’s IRGC Navy chief

TEHRAN – Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC Navy chief, said on Sunday that the presence of the U.S. and Britain in the Persian Gulf brings insecurity to the region.
Iranian parliament moves to retake oil money from UK, U.S. after 1953 coup

TEHRAN – Members of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) have presented a 10-point anti-U.S. plan to the Majlis presiding board, a member of the board revealed on Sunday.

Politics

Foreigners have no choice but to leave Persian Gulf, Zarif says in Kuwait

TEHRAN - “Foreigners” have no place in the Persian Gulf region and have to leave, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a meeting with Kuwait’s crown prince on Sunday.
No U.S. politician wants Islamic Republic to exist: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN – No American politician – whether Republican or Democrat – wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to exist, says Hamid Reza Asefi, a former Iranian diplomat.
Resistance is the only way to confront bullying, says Kharrazi

TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, chief of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has said the only way to stand up to the enemies’ bullying is resistance.

Iran Greco-Roman team runners-up at World Junior Wrestling Championships

TEHRAN – Iran Greco-Roman team finished in second place at the United World Wrestling World Junior Wrestling Championships on Sunday.
Tractor complete signing of Peruvian forward Mimbela

TEHRAN – Iranian football club Tractor have completed the signing of Peruvian forward Willyan Mimbela on Sunday.
S. Korea too strong for Iran at Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran started the 20th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 defeat to hosts South Korea on Sunday.

Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh” to represent Iran at Oscars

TEHRAN -- Iranian documentary “Finding Farideh” has been selected as Iran’s submission to the 92nd Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.
Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival honors four veterans

TEHRAN – Four Iranian veteran theater artists including prominent tazieh performers Gholam-Ali Ayyubi and Abolfazl Kababian have been honored with lifetime achievement awards during the closing ceremony of the 19th edition of the Traditional and Ritual Theater Festival.
“23 Individuals” to come to Iranian theaters in November

TEHRAN – Mehdi Jafari’s acclaimed movie “23 Individuals”, about 23 young Iranian volunteers who were captives during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, is scheduled to go on screen at Iranian theaters during November.

630,000 tons of goods exported to Iraq via Mehran border

TEHRAN – Iran exported 630,000 tons of goods to neighboring Iraq through Mehran border in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 21), Mehr news agency reported, quoting a customs official as saying on Sunday.
Development of upstream oil sector atop agenda: Zanganeh

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has said that the development of the upstream oil sector in collaboration with universities and research institutions is the ministry’s top priority in the current Iranian calendar year, 1398 (March 2019-March 2020).
Iran-Syria joint chamber of commerce to recruit members

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) has published an announcement, inviting capable private companies to join Iran-Syria joint chamber of commerce’s founding board.

IRCS: Sanctions hindering pharma raw materials import

TEHRAN – Problems in transferring money from foreign banks and using foreign exchange has been hindering the import of pharmaceutical raw materials into the country for a long time, announced the director of medical supply department at the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS).
Venomous animals kill 10 since March

TEHRAN- Ten people have died of bites from venomous animals since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), said Mohammad Mahdi Guya, the director of Communicable Diseases Department at the Ministry of Health.
Iranian technology delegation to visit China in November

TEHRAN – A delegation of 50 Iranian knowledge-based firms will travel to China in November in order to boost technological cooperation between the two countries.

Deadly blast rips through wedding in Afghanistan, killing 63 people

A suicide bomb attack at a wedding in Kabul on Saturday killed 63 people and wounded 182, the Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Johnson's dangerous decision

A recent visit by US National Security Adviser John Bolton and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Britain's exit from the European Union showed clearly that Washington was trying to impose some of its demands on London. This is something that Boris Johnson will probably agree with. Better yet, London will once again become a victim of US policies in the international system.
Iran-Kashmir cultural similarities

MASHHAD - On first of August 2019, I had been invited by a PhD Persian student of Ferdowsi University named Zeinab Salhi to attend the wedding of her brother Raza in their home village Ghohestan in Rostamoun. It was a 6 hour drive from the Holy city of Mashhad. I had never attended an Iranian wedding before. So, I was very excited.