Persepolis come short against Al Hilal in 2021 ACL quarters

TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis football team suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the 2021 AFC Champions League quarterfinals Saturday night.

‘Sacred Defense’ museums to open to public by yearend

TEHRAN – Three museums featuring elements and properties involving the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, which is called ‘Sacred Defense’ in the Islamic Republic, will open to the public by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2022).

Historical relics discovered in southern Iran

TEHRAN - A total of seven historical objects have recently been discovered in the cities of Kanuj and Jiroft, southern Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.

Historical gardens undergo restoration in Iranian county

TEHRAN – Several historical gardens, which are situated in Tiran-Karvan county of Isfahan province, have undergone restoration projects.

Urgent restoration carried out on monuments in northeastern Iran

TEHRAN - A total of 11 historical monuments and aging structures across Torbat-e Heydarieh and Zaveh county, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province has undergone urgent restoration during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year 1400 (started March 21), a local tourism official has said.

MP says Azeri president's remarks are against good neighborliness

TEHRAN — Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, has reacted to the recent remarks by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

China reaffirms support for JCPOA

Iran, China foreign ministers call for implementing 25-year partnership

TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of Iran and China discussed the latest status of bilateral relations and regional and international developments in a phone call on late Friday.

Iran, Pakistan to hold joint naval drill

TEHRAN — Expressing confidence over the results of his visit to Pakistan and emphasizing the common ground between the two neighbors on various issues, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that both sides agreed to expand intelligence sharing as well as holding a joint naval drill in the future.

U.S. to lift ban on vaccinated travelers from Iran, other countries

TEHRAN – The United States is set to lift its COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors from Iran and several other countries, putting an end to historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the country for as long as 21 months.

Commander: Indigenousness is biggest advantage of Iranian drones

TEHRAN — The biggest advantage of Iran's drones is that the armed forces use completely indigenous technology in manufacturing, using, and overhauling them, the commander of Hazrat Vali-e-Asr UAV Group of the Army Ground Forces has said.

Turkey’s Erdogan threatens fresh military campaign against Kurdish militants in Syria

TEHRAN - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch a new military campaign on the Syrian soil after a rocket attack blamed on Kurdish militants killed two Turkish special force police in northern Syria.

“Foundations of the American Century” published in Persian

TEHRAN – “Foundations of the American Century: The Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the Rise of American Power” by Inderjeet Parmar has been published in Persian.

Ashkan Rahgozar selected for Thessaloniki Animation Festival jury

TEHRAN – Ashkan Rahgozar, director of the acclaimed Iranian movie “The Last Fiction”, has been selected as a member of the jury at the 7th Thessaloniki Animation Festival in Greece.

$470,000 allocated to reinforce, restore ancient Belad Shapur

TEHRAN - The ancient town of Belad Shapur in the southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province has seen many measures taken to reinforce and reorganize its historical monuments, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

Lake Urmia shrinks by 61cm

TEHRAN – Lake Urmia level has decreased by about 61 cm compared to last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021), Mehran Nazari, West Azarbaijan province’s department of environment chief, said on Saturday.

EX-Lebanese FM says Samir Geagea has mission to push Lebanon toward anarchy

TEHRAN — Former Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour has castigated Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea for the bloody Thursday in Beirut, saying Geagea is seeking to push Lebanon to the verge of collapse and anarchy.

“Careless Crime” wins best New View award at Brazilian festival

TEHRAN – Iranian drama “Careless Crime” has won the award for best film in the New Views category of the Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival in Brazil.

Relics discovered from Austrian salt mine to go on show in Iran 

TEHRAN - A collection of historical objects and tools, discovered from Austria’s Hallein Salt Mine, also known as Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg, will go on display at Iranian museums in Tehran and Zanjan.

Tehran taxi fleet to add 10,000 new vehicles

TEHRAN – About 10,000 new taxis will replace clunker ones in the Tehran transport fleet by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 20, 2022), Seyed Mojtaba Shafiei, deputy Tehran mayor for transportation and traffic, has said.

Doc depicting Charlie Chaplin’s bittersweet world premieres at TMCA

TEHRAN – An Iranian documentary that delves into the bittersweet world of Charlie Chaplin premiered on Thursday at the Cinematheque of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA).

National women’s health week highlights COVID fight

TEHRAN – The national women's health week (October 14-20) is being held in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and with a theme of "Women, Health Management, COVID-19 fight".

COVID-19 increases tuberculosis deaths in Iran

TEHRAN – The incidence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) has increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said on Saturday.

Iran rejects Azeri president’s ‘astonishing’ claims

TEHRAN – Iran has responded to latest remarks by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev who accused Iran of drug trafficking in collaboration with Armenia amid ongoing tensions between Tehran and Baku.

Shailaja Jain remains Iran’s women’s kabaddi coach

TEHRAN – Indian coach Shailaja Jain has extended his contract with Iran’s women’s kabaddi team.

Esteghlal complete signing of Arthur Yamga

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club completed signing of French winger Arthur Yamga on Friday.

SEO head outlines new strategies, programs for stock market

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) Majid Eshqi has outlined new strategies and programs for the country’s stock market during his tenure, Mehr News Agency reported.