Tehran Times

2020-01-19 17:20
Iran warns to reconsider cooperation with IAEA if E3 acts unfairly

TEHRAN - Iran may reconsider its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the three European countries signatory to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) continue their unfair approach towards Tehran's rights, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday.

Iranian MPs call for a decision on British ambassador

TEHRAN – 200 parliamentarians out of the 290-seat parliament issued a statement on Sunday calling for a decision about British Ambassador Rob Macaire, who was arrested briefly by police during an authorized demonstration in central Tehran on January 11.
U.S. unwise acts threatening international peace: ambassador

TEHRAN - The Iranian ambassador to China on Saturday condemned U.S. for assassinating IRGC Quds Force commander, noting that such unwise acts are threatening international peace and stability.
Tehran slams Macron for ‘Arab-Persian Gulf’ falsification

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for misnaming the Persian Gulf and for France’s military presence in the region.
Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in plane crash sent home

TEHRAN — Bodies of the 11 Ukrainian nationals who died in a plane crash near the Iranian capital of Tehran arrived in Kiev on Sunday.

Politics

16 U.S. troops flown to Kuwait after Iran’s attack: Kuwaiti paper

TEHRAN — 16 U.S. service members with fatal injuries sustained during Iran’s attack against the Ain Al-Assad airbase earlier this month have been taken to a hospital in camp Arifjan in the Ahmed al-Jaber airbase in Kuwait, a leading Kuwaiti newspaper disclosed on Sunday.
‘Europe must take a separate path from U.S.’

TEHRAN - Mohsen Pakayeen, Iran’s former ambassador to Azerbaijan, has said that Europe must take a separate path from the United States.
Dispute mechanism won’t refer Iran to UNSC: Araghchi

TEHRAN — The triggering of the dispute mechanism under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) does not mean referring Iran’s case to the UN Security Council, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.

Iran has no problem to host Bahrain in World Cup qualifier: Spox

TEHRAN - Amir Mahdi Alavi, spokesman of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), says that Iran has no problem to host the national teams in Tehran, because the competition will be held under the authority of FIFA.
Iran must utilize sports diplomacy

TEHRAN – Regardless of how disappointing the banning Iranian teams from hosting AFC Champions League looked, it is an irrefutable fact that Iran needs sports diplomacy to overcome difficulties of the current situation.
Iranian fans launch furious Instagram rant at AFC

TEHRAN – Tens of thousands of Iranian football fans have launched a bizarre rant at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Instagram account after the confederation said that the Iranian teams cannot host their matches in AFC Champions League.

Overseas musicians performing at Tehran Southern Nights festival

TEHRAN – A group of musicians from France, Austria, the Netherlands and Egypt has joined musicians from southern Iran in Tehran to perform during a three-day festival named “Southern Nights”.
Iraqi oud player Moaana Jehad to perform in Tehran

TEHRAN – Iraqi oud virtuoso Moaana Jehad will be giving a performance at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall on January 26.
University of Münster to set up Iranology department

TEHRAN – The Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster in Germany has announced its plan to establish a department for Iranian studies in 2021 in collaboration with Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization.

Domestic production saves Iran over €1.2b since Mar. 2019

TEHRAN - Iran's deputy industry, mining, and trade minister for industry affairs says domestic production has saved the country over €1.2 billion since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019), IRIB reported.
2mt of idle petchem production capacity to be revived next year

TEHRAN - Nearly two million tons capacity of Iran’s idle petrochemical units will be revived in the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 20), IRNA reported on Saturday, quoting a manager with the National Petrochemical Company (NPC).
Trade centers in regional countries to spur non-oil exports

Reimposition of the U.S. sanctions on Iranian economy has led the Islamic Republic to reduce its dependence on oil revenues and elevate its other sources of income instead; while increasing non-oil exports has come as the most significant approach in this regard.

All-Iranian environmental satellite unveiled

TEHRAN – An environmental research satellite, which has been fully designed and built for the first time in the country, was unveiled on Sunday.
Snowfall doesn’t disrupt Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport flights

TEHRAN – Flights at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) are well underway despite a snow blanketed the airport on Sunday.
Fatemeh and Amir-Ali, most popular Iranian baby names

TEHRAN – "Fatemeh" and "Amir-Ali" were respectively the most popular names for baby girls and boys born in Iran during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2019), National Organization for Civil Registration spokesman has announced.

How did it start “Mr. Trudeau”? Who fueled the tensions?

TEHRAN - In a statement on the Ukrainian plane crash, the Canadian prime minister described the incident as a result of the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, but he did not say how the situation has been sparked.
The U.S. now: Widespread thuggery

NORTH CAROLINA - For those who remember a time when U.S. leaders and especially those in the White House appeared at least nominally dignified and worthy of some respect, the appearance now is one of outright immoral, widespread thuggery and its attendant ills like blackmail and murder, the latter for which Trump may be liable in the International Criminal Court provided Iran presents the case of Soleimani’s assassination along with his comrades’ demise to the court.
11 Americans were hurt in Iranian strike, military says, contradicting Trump

Eleven American troops were treated for concussions after Iranian missiles struck two Iraqi bases where the servicemembers were stationed, the military said on Thursday, contradicting earlier statements by President Trump that no Americans had been injured.