Tehran Times

2019-08-25 17:35
Iranian Navy ready to escort Adrian Darya 1, says admiral

TEHRAN – Iranian Navy is ready to escort the Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker if necessary, says Habibollah Sayyari, the deputy army chief for coordination affairs.
- Raisi: Defense industry is a model for other sections
- Iran unveils new missile system

Macron gets G7 nod over plan to defuse tensions with Iran

TEHRAN – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that G7 leaders had agreed to a joint action on Iran with the aim of defusing tensions and opening a new negotiation with Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry blacklists U.S.-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has added the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and its director, Mark Dubowitz, to the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Canada taking hostage welfare of 400,000 Iranian expatriates for political ends

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the Ottawa government has been taking hostage the welfare of 400,000 Iranians living in Canada for political ends.
Iran will not negotiate with Trump under any circumstances: advisor

TEHRAN - Hossein Dehghan, an advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that U.S. President Donald Trump reneges on promises and cannot be trusted and Iran will not negotiate with him under any circumstances.

Politics

U.S. stance on Iran nuclear deal is a threat to Europe, Zarif says

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he was “happy” that French President Emmanuel Macron was taking the lead in trying to hold the crumbling agreement together following Washington’s withdrawal.
Zarif will soon start tour of China, Japan and Malaysia

TEHRAN - The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Iran’s chief diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif will soon start a tour to a number of East Asian states as part of Tehran’s “proactive” diplomacy, after concluding his visit to Europe.
‘Iran’s talks with Europeans proceeding positively’

TEHRAN - Abdolreza Faraji-Rad, Iran’s former ambassador to Norway, has said that Iran’s talks with the European countries to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, are proceeding positively.

Sports

Iran eye top 10 at 2020 Paralympics: Khosravi Vafa

TEHRAN - Iran's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa vowed to better their performance and results at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Persepolis goalkeeper Beiranvand named IPL Player of the Year

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team goalkeeper was named as the best player of the Iran Professional League (IPL) 2018-19.
Iran victorious over Colombia at Volleyball U19 World Championship

TEHRAN – Iran came from behind to beat Colombia 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 25-13) in Pool B of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship on Saturday.

Culture

Iranian artists’ “Tree of Life” embellishes French Institute of Muslim Civilization

TEHRAN – “Tree of Life”, a conceptual tableau created by two Iranian artists, has been set up at the entrance of the French Institute of Muslim Civilization (IFCM) in Lyon.
“Green House” actor Dariush Asadzadeh dies at 96

TEHRAN – The veteran stage and screen actor Dariush Asadzadeh, who played roles in the popular TV series “The Green House” and “Samndun” during the 1990s, died at his home in Tehran on Sunday, his family lawyer announced. He was 96.
Iranian, Korean, Russian children’s film festivals sign MOU

TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed among the children’s film festivals being organized in Russia, Iran and South Korea on Saturday.

Economy

Pakistan eager for energy cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN - Pakistan’s Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan has said that his country is looking forward to enhance energy cooperation with Iran, Pakistan Today reported.
TPO to dispatch trade delegation to Belarus

TEHRAN- Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) is going to dispatch a trade delegation to Belarus capital city of Minsk during the Iranian calendar month of Mehr (September 23-October 22), TPO portal reported.
ICCIMA hosts Iran-Bulgaria business forum

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) hosted an Iran-Bulgaria business forum on Saturday in which the two sides explored ways of expanding economic cooperation, ICCIMA portal reported.

Society

75 early cancer detection centers operating nationwide

TEHRAN -- A total of 75 centers for early cancer detection were established across the country during the past Iranian calendar year (March 2018-March 2019), Ali Qanbari-Motlaq, head of the Health Ministry’s cancer control department said on Saturday.
Hajj pilgrims to be home before Ashura

TEHRAN – An official in charge of pilgrims’ affairs has said all Iranian pilgrims who had traveled to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj rituals will return home before the Day of Ashura, IRNA reported on Sunday.
New Iranian e-commerce symbolizes resilience in face of sanctions: ICT minister

TEHRAN – Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has said that new Iranian e-commerce symbolizes the country's resilience in the face of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.

International

From Sana'a to Beirut: One Foe, One Resistance

BEIRUT - Yemen's Sam FM radio had held, last June, a 35-day fundraising campaign for Hezbollah, entitled "Haste towards the Goodness of Yemen," yielded more than 74 million Yemeni riyals, despite the dire economic situation, amid the ongoing Saudi aggression. For this reason, I have interviewed Hamoud Sharaf, the Sana'a-based radio's director to know more about the campaign, its objective and the future of resistance.
The Democrats' War in New Hampshire

TEHRAN-Sanders, Biden, Warren and Harris face tough competition in the primary. Many US analysts believe that the victory or defeat of either candidate in Iowa's New Hampshire can change the equation completely in the Democratic Party. If one of these candidates wins the Iowa primary in New Hampshire, his run in the presidential election will be paved. In recent days, all four Democratic candidates have been trying to garner votes in Iowa and New Hampshire. Here's a look at the latest analysis of the Democratic primary:
Iran is wooing and winning sympathizers, the U.S. is not

NORTH CAROLINA - France’s Macron allegedly want to defuse tensions between Iran and hostile Westerners and maybe even Zionists at the upcoming G-7 meeting, but this Frank, Macron, cannot even effectively address protests on the streets of Paris and elsewhere in France except with police violence, so one cannot expect much, and anyway, it seems that many “leaders” cannot or won’t say what the U.S. and its Military Industrial Complex are really all about, and neither can the Western mainstream media.