By Ebrahim Fallahi

S. Korean companies leave Iran: Such a pity! But for them

TEHRAN – South Korea’s LG Electronics and Samsung have ended their presence in the Iranian market over the past few months, abiding by the U.S. pressures for cutting ties with one of their biggest markets.

By Farrokh Hessabi

It’s time for a unity ticket to support Team Melli

TEHRAN- After days of openly pursuing replacements, Dragan Skocic was finally appointed as the head coach of Iran football national team and it’s time for a unity ticket to support Team Melli.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran should go big on Halal industry

Halal food has become a lucrative business in the global economy over the recent years and as announced by the World Halal Council (WHC) this industry is globally worth over $2.5 trillion.

By Salman Parviz

“Deal of the Century” and Sudan-Israel normalization

Objective: Formation of anti-Iran Arab coalition

The so-called “Deal of the Century” was announced on January 29. It was rejected by most of the Muslim world. Just a few days after the Arab League’s rejection of the initiative, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Entebbe, Uganda, to begin talks for normalization of bilateral ties.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Munich Security Conference duty regarding the assassination of commander Soleimani

This year's Munich Security Conference is being held for the fifty-sixth time from 14 to 16 February. The meeting is held annually to discuss the world's security problems and to come up with a unified solution to them.

By Javad Heirannia

Zafar Satellite or producing nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles?

TEHRAN_ Satellite launch vehicles (SLV) are being politically interpreted by Western countries because of their technical similarities to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Where is the place of Islamic Revolution in world calculations?

TEHRAN - Bahman 22nd (February 11) is one of the greatest moments in human history. The victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran not only led to overthrow the tyrannical Pahlavi regime, it also cut the hands of arrogant countries, above all the U.S., out of the country. The Islamic Revolution and the subsequent establishment of the Islamic Republic led to major changes in regional and international developments.

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Hatamikia’s “Exodus”, a political statement 

TEHRAN – Prominent director Ebrahim Hatamikia’s latest movie “Exodus” is not only a film but also a political statement about President Hassan Rouhani’s government. 

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Has Saudi-sponsored terrorism grown Riyadh's allies impatient?

On Monday, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) announced that it had arrested three senior members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA), or the al-Ahwaziyeh terrorist group, on suspicion of spying for Saudi Arabia and planning to conduct terrorist attacks inside Iran.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

End of the line for Iran's bird-watching paradise?

TEHRAN – Miankaleh international wetland has recently witnessed the death of over 13,000 migratory birds. Although veterinary organization announced that the birds have been killed due to the “botulinum toxin”, some environmentalists believe that water pollution and other factors that have not yet been investigated have caused unprecedented bird mortality in the area.

By M.A. Saki

We are all Chinese

At this difficult time that the Chinese people are grappling with the novel coronavirus it is our human and moral duty to show a feeling of empathy toward the Chinese.

By Azadeh Abbaszadeh

Iceland: a genocide in silence; hidden anti-47 army

TEHRAN - Look at these numbers and votes: Approved with 48 votes in favor, 2 abstentions, and 0 against. After counting the votes and adopting this resolution, known as United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217, they called it the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

By Mahnaz Abdi

FTA with EAEU, a turning point for Iran’s trade

After several years of negotiations, Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) finally reached a free trade agreement (FTA) in 2018 based on which about 862 commodity items are subject to preferential tariffs.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Only as a record in history: Read with open eyes to know more!

TEHRAN - Following unprecedented pressure against the Iranian nation in recent decades, the West is trying to illustrate Iran as a peace-threatening abnormal country and the U.S. as a pro-peace and security government to deceive the public opinion via their propagandistic media empire.

By Javad Heirannia

The examination of the map that Trump released for Palestine

TEHRAN - A look at the map released by U.S. President Donald Trump reveals that the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are surrounded by the lands occupied by Israeli.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Political, social dramas lead Fajr Film Festival

TEHRAN – The 38th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, which features the major productions of the Iranian cinema every year during February, will be dominated by political and social dramas.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

The U.S. thirst for oil

The Americans, including Trump, claim that they are standing next to the nations and defend human rights and the freedom of nations.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

“Joker” riots or “Jadriya” rage: Which occupies the streets of the Middle East?  

The millions-strong protest in Baghdad on Friday was a continuation of the “hard revenge” process over the assassination of senior commanders of the resistance movement.  

By M.A. Saki

Netanyahu cunningly confuses opposition to occupation with anti-Semitism 

During a Holocaust memorial speech on Thursday in Jerusalem (Beit-ul-Moqaddas), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Iran is "the most anti-Semitic regime on the planet", al Jazeera reported.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Assassination threat against Ghaani originates from fear

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook on Thursday threatened assassination against Esmail Ghaani, the new commander of the IRGC Quds Force, and impudently said, “This isn’t a new threat”.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

U.S. resorts to every ploy to stay in the region

TEHRAN - Despite the passage of two weeks since the approval of a parliamentary resolution to expel U.S. troops from Iraq and its formal announcement to the U.S. ambassador by the prime minister, Washington has made every bid to prevent the issue as it knows that leaving Iraq is considered as an important step toward leaving the entire region.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

Why did Britain boycott Hezbollah?

TEHRAN - The British Treasury, which had previously listed the military wing of Hezbollah as Terrorist, expanded the scope of its asset-freezing measures against the movement.

By Mahnaz Abdi

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.

By Masoud Hossein

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.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

How did Ayatollah Khamenei thwart the enemy's psychological operations?

Since the middle of last week when it was announced that, after an eight-year interval, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution would lead the Friday prayers in Tehran, opposition media outlets were trying to convey this illusion that Ayatollah Khamenei wants to suggest solutions to the current situation by claiming that Iran has reached a deadlock.

By Farrokh Hesabi

To ban Iranian teams calls AFC credibility into question

TEHRAN – Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s decision to ban the Iranian football teams from hosting the matches will call its credibility into question.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

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.

*By Mohammad Ghaderi

Legal look into the arrest of the UK ambassador to Iran

In the legal term, immunity generally means that the person is exempted from prosecution, in other words the law and its executors cannot prosecute the person. The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) states that the immunities and privileges are not intended to benefit individuals; rather they are to perform the functions of diplomatic missions as representatives of states.

By Farrokh Hessabi

Alarming concerns about Iran National Team

TEHRAN - Iran Football Federation is still weighing up the options following their decision to part ways with Marc Wilomts and now there are two potential candidates for the role of Team Melli head coach: Amir Ghalenoei and Ali Daei, with Yahya Golmohammadi, the third candidate, was named as the new head coach of Persepolis on Monday.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

When the liar and the honest person are replaced!

The U.S. is gradually opening the doors of the Ain al-Asad air base to some selected reporters and media while five days have passed since the missile strikes by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Aerospace Force. Therefore, the U.S. practically had enough time to clear the evidence of the damages caused by the attacks and hide them from the media.