Iran plans to raise oil output by 1.9m barrels in 8 years

TEHRAN – Head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has said his company plans to increase the country’s oil production capacity to 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from the current 3.8 million bpd, Shana reported.

TEDPIX loses 34,000 points on Wednesday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 34,091 points to 1.611 million on Wednesday.

Tehran, Tokyo seek expansion of port, maritime co-op in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) discussed infrastructural, transit, and training cooperation with the Japanese ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday.

Export from Qom province rises 28% in 9 months yr/yr

TEHRAN- The value of export from Qom province, rose 28 percent in the first nine of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21- December 21, 2022), as compared to the same period of time in the previous year, according to a provincial official.

Over 48m tons of cement produced in 9 months

TEHRAN- Production of cement in Iran stood at 48.362 million tons in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2022), according to the data released by Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry.

‘Honey production should be increased by 3-4 kg per colony’

TEHRAN- The amount of honey production in the country should be increased by three to four kilograms per colony, according to the chairman of Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI).

Students gather outside French embassy in Tehran

TEHRAN- A number of Iranian students gathered on Tuesday outside the French embassy in Tehran in protest over outrageous caricatures published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Students present in the rally condemned the insult to sanctities and asked the officials to take the necessary follow-up to deal with the perpetrators of this insult. 

Rolling back Iranian nuclear program extremely unlikely in any scenario: ex-Israeli official

‘There’s no non-political solution to Iran’s nuclear issue’ 

TEHRAN - A former Israeli official has said it is impossible to curb Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program except finding a political solution to it.

Two police officers killed in Sistan and Baluchistan province

TEHRAN – The police chief of Sistan and Baluchistan province announced on Tuesday that two police officers were killed in Bampour County while in the line of duty.

Students gather outside French embassy in Tehran

TEHRAN- A number of Iranian students gathered on Tuesday outside the French embassy in Tehran in protest over outrageous caricatures published by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

ECO should promote intra-regional trade between members: FM

'EU emotional behavior will be costly for Europe'

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian attended on Tuesday the ministerial meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Uzbekistan's capital and delivered a speech in which he criticized the European Union for its emotional behaviors. 

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Legal aspects of possible action of EU against IRGC

The recent efforts to include the IRGC on the list of terrorist groups of the European Union are important in terms of laying the groundwork for the action of the Council of Europe and also in terms of reflecting public opinion.

Iran stands by Syria in reconstruction period: Raisi

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi underlined that Iran will stand by Syria in the reconstruction period just as it did during the resistance period.

Relics dating to 2nd millennium BC recovered by police

TEHRAN– Iranian authorities have recently recovered relics estimated to date from the second millennium BC.

Yasuj to host snow festival

TEHRAN –The southwestern Iranian city of Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, will be hosting a snow festival, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

Literary tourism still untapped in Hamedan

TEHRAN – Hamedan province holds an enormous potential to develop literary tourism, a local tourism official has said.

Kish preparing for Noruz holidays

TEHRAN – In preparation for the Noruz holidays, which start on March 21, the Persian Gulf island of Kish in southern Iran is getting ready to welcome visitors from across the country.

U.S. joins Europe in slapping fresh sanction on Iranian firms, individuals

Iran promises new sanctions on EU and UK

TEHRAN- The United States chimed in to support its European allies in imposing new sanctions against certain Iranian individuals and entities.

U.S. scrambling to clamp down on growing Iranian oil shipments

TEHRAN- The U.S. State Department's special envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, has said that Washington is “not fine” with the higher trend in Iran's oil exports in recent months and will seek to “do more” to discourage and put pressure on nations purchasing more oil from Iran.

Borrell says JCPOA not ‘dead’ but no progress in talks

TEHRAN- Josep Borrel, the head of foreign policy for the EU, stated on Monday that although there has been no progress in negotiations to resurrect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal is not “dead.”

EU not seeking to take costly actions, Abdollahian says

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the Foreign Minister of Iran, said on Monday that European politicians should steer clear of making emotional and illogical remarks, citing European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s recent remarks as evidence that the EU is not looking to take costly actions.

Sweden failed to disguise Islamophobia behind mask of freedom: speaker

TEHRAN- The speaker of the Iranian parliament condemned on Tuesday Swedish lawmakers for their attempts to promote Islamophobia, emphasizing that they cannot conceal their agenda behind a phony claim of free speech.

Ashuradeh; a heavenly realm for birdwatchers

TEHRAN – Ashuradeh, Iran’s sole island in the Caspian Sea, has high ecological values and significance. It is heaven for birdwatchers.

Iran know rivals at Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship

TEHRAN – Iran are drawn in Group A of the 9th Asian Men’s Beach Handball Championship.

Beata Stawarska’s book on Saussure’s linguistics published in Persian

TEHRAN – “Saussure’s Linguistics, Structuralism and Phenomenology: The Course in General Linguistics after a Century” by Beata Stawarska has been published in Persian.

Boynton Beach kinetic biennial picks works by Iranian artist Mohammadreza Yazdi 

TEHRAN – Iranian artist Mohammadreza Yazdi will showcase a number of his works at the 6th International Kinetic Biennial.