Diplomat warns against ‘dangerous’ acts of piracy targeting Iranian oil at sea

TEHRAN - An Iranian diplomat to the UN issued a stern warning on Tuesday against acts of piracy targeting tankers carrying Iran’s oil at sea, urging the international community to condemn such “unlawful acts” that endanger freedom of navigation.

Qalibaf attends Islamic parliamentary union summit

TEHRAN — Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf arrived in Istanbul late on Wednesday to participate at the meeting of the OIC parliamentary union.

Advisor to Leader: What Assad has done is unique in its kind

TEHRAN — Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met on Tuesday with Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on International Affairs, to discuss bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues.

MP presents strategies to overcome water shortage

TEHRAN - To overcome the water shortage in the country, a member of the Agriculture and Environment Committee of the Parliament has said it is necessary to transfer of water-intensive industries to water-rich areas, transfer seawater instead of transferring water from one region to another and to take water diplomacy seriously.

Elderly population in Iran snowballing

TEHRAN – The elderly population in Iran is increasing rapidly as there were 7.46 million senior citizens in the [Iranian calendar] year 1395 (March 2015-March 2016), which has now reached 8.4 million.

Nature lovers to mark daffodils in Semnan festival 

TEHRAN – An open-air festival will bring together tens of nature lovers on Friday to mark daffodils, which symbolizes the eye in Iranian culture.

Sassanid silver bowl returned home after decades

TEHRAN – Centuries-old Silver Bowl of Rashi has recently been returned to Rasht Archaeological Museum Gilan province after almost three decades, the provincial tourism chief has announced. 

Natural properties in Hamedan made national heritage

TEHRAN –A total of four natural properties across west-central Hamedan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has announced. 

Iran, Indonesia hold human rights talks

TEHRAN - The seventh round of human rights talks between Iran and Indonesia hosted by the Islamic Republic was held virtually on Tuesday.

Iran FM meets members of Parliament national security committee

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has received a delegation from the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.

Intensifying bans will fail to create leverage on Iran amid Vienna talks, Tehran tells U.S.

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Tuesday lambasted the U.S. for its fresh sanctions against a number of the Iranian officials and entities over allegations of human rights violations, suggesting that intensifying anti-Iran measures will fail to create leverage over Tehran amid talks in Vienna to lift sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

Hypostyle mosque to undergo partial restoration

TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work is scheduled to commence on Chehel Sotoun Mosque, which is a hypostyle Islamic monument in Zanjan, west-central Iran.

“Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” at Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – New York Times best-selling author Lori Gottlieb’s book “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed” has recently been published in Persian.

“God of Carnage” rules at Tehran theater

TEHRAN – An Iranian troupe is performing the black comedy “God of Carnage” by French playwright Yasmina Reza at Tehran’s Mehregan Theater.

Palm Springs festival 2022 picks films from Iran

TEHRAN – Three movies by Iranian filmmakers will be screened at the 33rd Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Peter Schumann, Nina Malíková win Jalal Sattari Awards

TEHRAN – German-American puppet show director Peter Schumann, Czech writer Nina Malíková and Iranian writer Jamshid Malekpur were honored with the Jalal Sattari Awards in Tehran on Tuesday.

Iran plans overseas cultivation in Brazil, Russia

TEHRAN – Iran plans to grow crops in Brazil and Russia to secure a stable supply amid sanctions and currency restrictions.

Japan holds webinars on arid land agriculture in Iran

TEHRAN – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Iran office in collaboration with Tottori University Arid Land Research Center (ALRC), held 5 series of webinars with the theme of “Research and Development on Arid Land Agriculture in Iran and Japan” for the Ministry of Agriculture in Iran.

Smart restriction plan aims to contain pandemic

TEHRAN – A national plan on COVID-19 restrictions will be operational in five stages, the first phase will kick off on Sunday, Hossein Qasemi, member of the committee of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has said.

Qajar-era caravanserai restored to hay-day state

TEHRAN – The second phase of a restoration project on the Qajar-era (1789-1925) Alborz Caravanserai in the central province of Qom, has come to an end, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced. 

Turquoise-coated arts on show at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – Sets of turquoise-coated arts have been put on show at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran.

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TEDPIX jumps over 11,340 points on Wednesday

TEHRAN - TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), jumped 11,349 points to 1.349 million on Wednesday.

Exports of steel products grow 14%

TEHRAN – Iran exported about $4.5 billion worth of steel products including ingots, profiles, and sheets in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), registering a 14-percent rise year on year.

PMO condemns U.S. restrictions on Iran’s maritime activities

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has condemned the U.S. restrictions imposed on the Islamic Republic’s maritime transportation activities, the PMO portal reported.

Iran ready to sync power grid with Azerbaijan, Russia

TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian has expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness for joining the country’s electricity network to those of Azerbaijan and Russia, IRNA reported.