Polish official visits Tehran as Iran protests U.S.-proposed anti-Iran meeting in Warsaw 

TEHRAN – Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang visited Tehran on Monday for talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi as Iran has strongly protested Poland for agreeing to host a U.S.-proposed conference on the Middle East with a focus on Iran.

Protestors urge release of Iranian journo from U.S. jail

TEHRAN – Iranian protesters on Sunday rallied outside the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which represents American interests, to condemn the detention in Washington of Press TV journalist and news presenter Marzieh Hashemi.

Rivals launch political marathon in Afghanistan

A confident and relaxed President Ashraf Ghani launched his reelection campaign Sunday, registering as a candidate at the national election commission and then delivering a lengthy speech on peace, poverty and the need for a strong government to unite all Afghans and end 17 years of insurgent conflict in a “just and honorable” way.

By Farzad Farhadi 

Tiger’s claws in terrorists’ nest; the battle of north Syria is coming soon

TEHRAN - The Syrian army succeeded in striking a blow at the Takfiri group in their occupied territories and did away with the ISIS. Now, it is time to get rid of other terrorists, including Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra in the province of Idlib in northern Syria as the Syrian Armed Forces are seeking to wrap up the terrorist's chapter in Syria.

By Javad Heirannia

Religion is not in conflict with IR theory: Prof.Askari

TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that “I agree wholeheartedly that religion is not in conflict with international relations theory.”

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Why Marzieh Hashemi?

BEIRUT - Marzieh Hashemi, aka Melanie Franklin, is a veteran American-African journalist who has converted to Islam, in the wake of the 1979's Islamic revolution and has worked as a journalist in the Islamic Republic of Iran, since 2008.

By Mohammad Homaiefar

Khashoggi, Bin Salman’s nightmare

TEHRAN - While the Khashoggi case has recently subsided in the media and Mohammed bin Salman all along has been keen to overcome any challenge, but it seems that the American Senator Lindsay Graham has not been indifferent and has launched a blistering attack on the Saudi Crown Prince. 

Iran’s Masoud Shojaei writes his name in history books

TEHRAN – Veteran midfielder Masoud Shojaei wrote his name into the Iran football record books as the first Iranian player who has represented the country in seven major tournaments.

$8m earmarked for addiction prevention nationwide

TEHRAN – While a total budget of 330 billion rials (nearly $8 million) has been allocated to prevent addiction, the country is still short of budget in this regard, deputy head of anti-narcotics taskforce has said.

5,000 clunker garbage trucks move in Tehran at night

TEHRAN – Some 5,000 clunker trucks, aged over 40 years, move across the city of Tehran during the night to collect wastes, Tehran Governor Isa Farhadi has announced.

Tehran mayor calls on universities to cooperate on proper waste management

TEHRAN – Pirouz Hanachi, Tehran’s mayor, has called on academics to cooperate on waste management, which has turned into the capital’s main challenge along with air pollution, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday.

Larijani deplores U.S. mistreatment of Press TV anchor

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has condemned the United States for the “illegal treatment” of Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, likening the move to the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Silver smugglers arrested in East Azarbaijan

TEHRAN – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has managed to arrest members of a silver smuggling band in East Azarbaijan province, Mehr reported.

‘Reformers sought to repair ties with Leader by endorsing Rouhani’

TEHRAN – Hossein Mar’ashi, a leading member of the Construction Party, has said by endorsing Hassan Rouhani in the 2013 presidential elections the reformist camp sought to mend its relationship with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Twitter suspends IRIB’s account

TEHRAN – Twitter has suspended the account of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) after it published a documentary about last year’s widespread protests.

We’re battling ISIS for Russia and Iran, Trump claims

TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump defended on Saturday his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, claiming that the American forces are killing ISIS for Russia and Iran “that are not necessarily in agreement with us.”

Lawmakers amend soil protection bill

TEHRAN – In order to gain the approval of the Guardian Council, the parliamentarians on Sunday gave their seal of approval to amend an article of a bill against soil smuggling.

Iran condoles with Mexico blast victims

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi in a statement on Saturday expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of the Mexico pipeline blast, wishing swift recovery for all the injured.

1.2m euros spent to build Payam satellite: minister

TEHRAN – Iran has spent 1.2 million euros for manufacturing Payam satellite over a period of ten years, the information and communication technology minister wrote on his Instagram account.

Majlis to mull over smart agriculture

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) will discuss activities of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in the field of smart agriculture and using IT in this industry.

Fund to provide facilities for knowledge-based firms

TEHRAN – The electronic support fund for research and development (ESFRD) of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade will provide services and facilities for knowledge-based companies, ISNA reported on Sunday.

Iranians spend one hour and four minutes daily on social networks: official

TEHRAN –Iranians spend one hour and four minutes daily on social networks, head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, Amir Nazemi, wrote on his Twitter account, Mehr reported on Saturday.

‘ISA supports space-based businesses in maritime industry’

TEHRAN – The director of Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has said that the agency supports space-based businesses which empower the maritime industry.

Iran into Asian Cup quarters after beating Oman

TEHRAN – Iran national football team defeated Oman 2-0 and booked a place in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

U.S. Army study of its Iraq invasion concludes Iran was ‘the only victor’

The U.S. Army has described Iran as “the only victor” in its two-volume, 1300-page study of its brutal invasion of Iraq.

“DiaCare” national diabetes survey to get underway in Iran 

TEHRAN — A national diabetes survey entitled “DiaCare” will come on stream in Iran, aiming to combat and prevent the adverse effects of non-communicable disease, Afshin Ostovar, the Health Ministry’s director for non-communicable diseases has said. 

Iran to hold first national online project Olympiad 

TEHRAN—The first round of online project Olympiad will be held in Iran in the next Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21), Fatemeh Mohajerani, an official with the Ministry of Education has said.

Some 50 people die in traffic-related accidents per day

TEHRAN — Everyday 40 to 50 people in the country lose their lives on a daily basis in traffic-related accidents, an official with traffic police has said.

Iran denies charges levelled by German media

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected recent allegations by some German media outlets against Tehran regarding the arrest of a person who they claimed was spying for Iran.