Tehran Times

Rouhani meets Irish FM, says JCPOA revival dependent on lifting sanctions

JCPOA revival dependent on lifting sanctions, Rouhani tells Irish FM

TEHRAN - The 2015 nuclear deal will be back on track only if the U.S. lifts the sanctions on Iran and all parties to the multilateral agreement, including Europeans, meet their commitments, President Hassan Rouhani said in a meeting with visiting Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.
By Mohammad Ali Saki

There is rising tendency to view immigrants as threat: scholar

TEHRAN – A reader in international relations and human rights at Regent's University London says there is an escalating tendency in Europe to deny rights of immigrants.
By Azin Sahabi

International Crisis Group: Avoid race between “sanctions and centrifuges”

TEHRAN- Since Joe Biden has arrived at the White House, his pledge to rejoin the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has been quite controversial. Many analysts from various think tanks have focused on the issue from different perspectives.
Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground if Israel makes mistake: defense minister

TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Sunday strongly responded to Israeli threats against Iran by saying that Tehran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground if Israel makes a mistake against Iran.

Politics

Putin replies to Leader’s message

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has received a reply from Russian President Vladimir Putin to a message the Leader had sent through Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
Iran has reasons to refuse Biden’s invitation to negotiate: National Interest

TEHRAN - It makes little sense for Iran to unilaterally comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for a limited amount of actual economic sanction relief only to then engage in a years-long negotiation where it has little leverage and is being called on to surrender its regional interests and deterrence capacities, according to National Interest.
IRGC commander says Iran continues to resist pressure

TEHRAN - Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says Iran will not bow to the pressure and sanctions imposed by the enemies and will continue increasing its power.

Mohammadnabi quits as Iran football federation secretary general

TEHRAN - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) secretary general Mehdi Mohammadnabi stepped down as his role on Sunday.
Persepolis; transfer ban’s never-ending story

TEHRAN - Persepolis football club have been handed a domestic transfer ban by the Players Statutes Committee of the Iranian football federation over non-payment of dues to their former players.
Nazemi elected Motorcycle and Automobile Federation of Iran president

TEHRAN - Maziar Nazemi was elected as head of Motorcycle & Automobile Federation of Iran.

“50+One” depicts how Gen. Soleimani saved Erbil from ISIS

TEHRAN – Director and writer Mahtab Asgari has produced a play named “50+One” that depicts how Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, saved Erbil from ISIS in 2014 when their fighters were closing in around the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Animation “Wet Mirror” produced based on Attar’s story of Sheikh Sanan

TEHRAN – Iran’s Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) has produced an animation entitled “Wet Mirror” based on the Sheikh Sanan story from Persian poet Attar Neyshaburi’s “The Conference of the Birds”.
Alireza Qorbani, Le Trio Joubran release single “Ascent”

TEHRAN – Iranian vocalist Alireza Qorbani and Le Trio Joubran from Palestine have recently released the single “Ascent”.

Tire output rises 18% in 11 months on year

TEHRAN- The production of tires in Iran has risen 18 percent during the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020- February 18, 2021), compared to the same period of time in the past year.
Return of Iran’s energy revenues accelerating: fin. min

TEHRAN - Iranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Farhad Dejpasand has said that the country’s oil revenues have increased despite the sanctions and new channels are being opened for the return of foreign assets into the country.
Iran, Iraq discuss joining railway networks

TEHRAN – Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami met with his Iraqi counterpart Nasser Al-Shibli on Saturday to discuss expanding transport cooperation, especially joining of the two countries’ railway networks.

Iranian universities improve in QS rankings

TEHRAN – Iranian universities have advanced in 17 subject areas of 2021 QS rankings, Mohammad-Javad Dehghani, head of Islamic World Science Citation Database, has announced.
Education Ministry plans to promote tourism, preserve cultural heritage

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Education plans to develop students’ skills in the field of tourism and help them preserve cultural heritage.
Major afforestation project inaugurated in Tehran

TEHRAN – An afforestation project across one thousand hectares area of land around the city of Tehran was inaugurated on Sunday, IRNA reported.

Seminar sharpens focus on how to safeguard traditional medicine

TEHRAN – Tens of health and cultural heritage experts, academia, researchers, and students have begun discussing ways to safeguard traditional medicine as intangible cultural heritage during an online seminar, which began in Tehran on Sunday.
Qajar-era mosque in Tabriz being restored to former glory

TEHRAN - A restoration work has been commenced on the Qajar-era (1789–1925) Khalkhali mosque, which is located in the UNESCO-registered bazaar of Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
Mausoleum of generous benefactor Haji Mohammadreza Lari restored

TEHRAN – The modest mausoleum of Haji Mohammadreza Lari, who was a generous Iranian benefactor of the 19th century, has been restored in the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, the city’s tourism chief said on Sunday.

Pope Francis meets powerful Shia cleric in Iraq

Pope Francis is holding a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the second day of his landmark trip to Iraq.
Pope meets Iraqi leaders in Baghdad's Green Zone

Pope Francis arrived inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government, to meet with President Barham Salih and other officials.
Qais al-Khazali: Israel directing attacks on U.S. headquarters in Iraq

Qais al-Khazali, the secretary-general of Asaeb Ahl al-Haq, has said Israel is behind attacks on the U.S. embassy and military bases in Iraq.