Tehran Times

Guardian Council studying CFT at presence of Zarif, Jahangiri, Hemati

TEHRAN – The Guardian Council has held a meeting regarding the CFT, a legislation to combat financing of terrorism with three figures defending the ratification, council’s spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei said on Wednesday
U.S. ‘zero Iranian oil’ plan a political bluff: NIOC head

TEHRAN – Head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) called the U.S.’s efforts for reducing Iranian oil exports to zero a “political bluff” saying, Trump had been trying to reduce Iran’s oil exports for months.
Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Trump's 'Arab NATO' project is doomed

With the stated aim of containing “Iran’s malign behavior” and bringing “stability to the region,” the Trump administration has proposed a collective security pact tentatively known as “the Middle East Strategic Alliance” (MESA). The MESA would bring about the six countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with Egypt and Jordan together under the guise of “Arab NATO” to confront Iran.
Ex-Iran striker Hashemian lauds performance against Bolivia

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team striker Vahid Hashemian has applauded the performance of Team Melli against Bolivia.

Politics

Zarif urges Pakistan to help immediately release Iranian abductees

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday to follow up on conditions of Iranian border guards who were abducted and transferred to Pakistan by terrorists late on Monday.
Sanctions can be turned into opportunity: diplomat

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei said on Wednesday that although sanctions have big negative effects, countries under sanctions can turn them into opportunities, IRNA reported.
‘Victory in The Hague shows power of Iran’s diplomacy’

TEHRAN - Mohammad Ali Hosseini, a former Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on Wednesday that Iran’s victory in The Hague-based International Court of Justice showed the power of Iran’s diplomacy.

Iran move 17 spots up at Youth Olympic Games

TEHRAN – Iran delegation moved 17 spots up to seventh at the Youth Olympic Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 6 to 18.
Ex-Iran striker Hashemian lauds performance against Bolivia

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team striker Vahid Hashemian has applauded the performance of Team Melli against Bolivia.
Gelareh Nazemi, Iran’s refereeing pioneer

Sitting in a lounge on the 24th floor of a hotel in central Buenos Aires, Gelareh Nazemi conveys a certain shyness, which stands in contrast to the confidence she demonstrates when dealing with matters on a futsal court.

Tour a fantasy world of Persian tales in “Tehran Times”

TEHRAN – “Tehran Times” — no, not the newspaper… an art exhibit in Tehran — can tickle the interest of any art aficionado to find out what it has to offer on the walls out of curiosity.
Iranian cinema receives more nominations at APSA

TEHRAN – Iranian films have received three more nominations at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), the organizers announced on Wednesday.
Iranian films scoop awards at Slemani festival

TEHRAN – Iranian films won awards in several categories at the 3rd edition of the Slemani International Film Festival in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

U.S. ‘zero Iranian oil’ plan a political bluff: NIOC head

TEHRAN – Head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) called the U.S.’s efforts for reducing Iranian oil exports to zero a “political bluff” saying, Trump had been trying to reduce Iran’s oil exports for months.
Iran to sign 3rd IPC-based deal within 2 weeks

TEHRAN – National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is expected to sign the third IPC-based deal with a foreign company within two weeks, ISNA reported on Wednesday quoting NIOC’s Managing Director Ali Kardor.
Over $580m of FDI approved for industry, mining, trade projects in 5 months

TEHRAN- Some $580.7 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been approved by the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), IRNA reported on Wednesday.

The Netherlands Bicycle Partnership to promote cycling in Iranian cities

TEHRAN — The Netherlands Bicycle Partnership (NBP) is planning on encouraging cycling in the capital of Iran, the group leader in Iran Mehdi Hassanzadeh has said.
Tehran, Tokyo draw co-op roadmap for female crafters

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation have drafted a roadmap for conducting surveys to assist Iranian craftswomen, CHTN reported.
Iran ends visa-free travel for Serbians

TEHRAN - Iran has scrapped visa-free entry for Serbian nationals, days after the Balkan country reintroduced visas for Iranians, CHTN reported on Thursday.

Journalists in war-ravaged Afghanistan continue to walk a tightrope

TEHRAN- s violence against journalists surges in Afghanistan and government faces the heat for failing to safeguard their rights, President Ashraf Ghani says his government is not at odds with the media and that government and the media should work together and be committed to implementing the law.
'India may be willing to decide in a more strategic manner on oil purchases from Iran'

TEHRAN - Iran and India have shared age-old historical, commercial and cultural ties. The two countries have inked many bilateral agreements in recent years. Iran has been the main supplier of crude oil to India even at the peak of Western sanctions between 2012 and 2016. Now, with sanctions imposed against Iran by the Trump administration, it remains to be seen which course of action New Delhi takes.
'India ‘worst sufferer’ of declining global trade and slow economic growth'

TEHRAN - With global economy going through a difficult phase, India's commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu says the country is the “worst sufferer” of declining trade and slow global economic growth as its share in world trade is rising.