Tehran Times

“It is true Iran is seeking guarantees that the U.S. would not quit the JCPOA in future”

TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said that he hopes the next round of talks in Vienna would be the final one.
Chinese president congratulates Raisi on presidential win, calls China and Iran ‘strategic partners’

TEHRAN - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Ebrahim Raisi over his election as Iranian president, Xinhua reported.
Missile program is non-negotiable, president-elect says

Raisi says his election as president sends message to the world

TEHRAN – Ebrahim Raisi who overwhelmingly won the presidential election on June 18 held a press conference on Monday to elaborate on his major domestic and foreign policy priorities.
IAEA’s Grossi says likes to work with new Iranian president

TEHRAN - Rafael Grossi, head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said he likes to work with the new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Politics

“It is not possible for us to return to the JCPOA without such a guarantee”

TEHRAN – A top Iranian nuclear negotiator has called on the Biden administration to ensure that withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the imposition of sanctions will not happen again.
UK appoints new ambassador to Iran

TEHRAN — In an announcement published by the UK government website, the Queen of England changed the British ambassador to Iran.
Report: U.S. prevents lifting of sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN - A detailed report by the Iranian Parliamentary Research Center (IPRC) has stated that the United States is putting up obstacles in lifting sanctions against Iran, Press TV reported on Sunday.

Busts of Olympic, Paralympic medal winners unveiled

TEHRAN – Busts of eight Olympic Games medal winners as well as a Paralympics medalist were unveiled at the Hall of Fame in Tehran on Tuesday.
Behnam Yakhchali leaves Rostock Seawolves

TEHRAN - Iranian international shooting guard Behnam Yakhchali left German basketball club Rostock Seawolves.
12 freestylers to represent Iran at Ali Aliev Memorial

TEHRAN – Iran will participate at the Ali Aliev Memorial with 12 freestyle wrestlers.

Iran honors Japanese scholar Ryuichi Sugiyama for studies on Imam Reza (AS)

TEHRAN – Iran has honored Japanese scholar Ryuichi Sugiyama for his comprehensive studies on the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Imam of the Shia.
“Ballad of a White Cow” wins Berlinale Competition Audience Award

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Ballad of a White Cow” co-directed by Behtash Sanaeiha and Maryam Moqaddam has won third place in the 2021 Berlinale Competition Audience Award, the organizers announced on Sunday.
“Holy Bread”, “Radiograph of a Family” praised by ZagrebDox audience

TEHRAN – Iranian documentaries “Radiograph of a Family” and “Holy Bread” are among the top ten favorite films selected by the audience at ZagrebDox, the organizers of the Croatian international documentary festival announced on Sunday.

NIOC pushing EOR projects in preparation for oil market return

TEHRAN – As Vienna nuclear talks between Iran and world powers show signs of progress, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is also getting prepared for boosting the country’s oil output to pre-sanction levels or even higher.
8th meeting of Iran-Qatar joint economic committee to be held in Doha soon

TEHRAN - Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian and Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, who are the chairs of the two countries’ Joint Economic Committee, held online talks on Tuesday and expressed hope that the next meeting of the committee will be held in Doha in near future.
Production of copper cathode up 16% in 2 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- Iran’s production of the copper cathode has increased 16 percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Iranian vaccine 6 times more effective than AstraZeneca against mutated virus

TEHRAN – The Pastu Covac vaccine has shown a 62 percent efficiency on new variants of coronavirus first emerged in South Africa and Brazil, 6 times more effective than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Monday.
Water transfer project to Lake Urmia complete by 97%

TEHRAN – The project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia is completed by 97 percent, aiming to flow about 600 million cubic meters of water into the lake annually, IRNA reported on Monday.
Iran, India to exchange knowledge on vaccine development

TEHRAN – The Pasteur Institute of Iran and Indian Bharat Biotech inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to transfer technical knowledge of the rotavirus vaccine, IRNA reported.

Indigenous stories, lullabies to be assessed as national heritage

TEHRAN - The indigenous stories and local lullabies of the northeastern province of North Khorasan are one step closer to possibly be inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has said.
Take a walk through the ancient city of Bishapur

TEHRAN - Bishapur (literally, “The city of Shapur”) was the grand capital of the Sassanid king, Shapur I whose armies defeated the Romans three times.
Tomb raider arrested in ancient Elamite realm

Tehran-Iranian police have arrested a grave robber in the archeological site of Haft Tappeh, which was once part of the ancient Elamite kingdom in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, CHTN reported on Monday.

U.S. preparing fresh Russia sanctions over ‘Navalny poisoning’

A top White House advisor has warned that the United States is preparing another round of sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Karzai: U.S. legacy in Afghanistan ‘total disgrace and disaster’

Afghanistan’s former president says the United States invaded his country to fight extremism and bring stability and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both.
Yemen, Palestine slam UN Chief for excluding Saudis, Israel from children’s blacklist

Yemen has strongly denounced the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, for removing Saudi Arabia for the second year in a row from a blacklist of countries and groups responsible for harming children during conflicts.