Castle to turn into anthropology museum 

TEHRAN – The historical castle of Sardar Afshar in Takab county, northwestern West Azarbaijan province is planned to be turned into an anthropology museum, Takab’s Governor has said. 

Historical sabat in Meybod undergoes urgent restoration

TEHRAN – A historical sabat in the ancient town of Meybod, central Yazd province, has undergone urgent restoration, Meybod’s tourism chief has announced.

Newly-identified fish named after "Ali Daei"

TEHRAN – A new species of fish discovered by an Iranian-German research team was named after former Iranian professional footballer and top goalscorer “Ali Daei” due to his humanitarian activities after the 2018 earthquake in the western province of Kermanshah, which is the sole habitat of the fish.

W. Somerset Maugham’s “Razor’s Edge” appears in Persian

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of William Somerset Maugham’s novel “The Razor’s Edge” has been published.

Movies by Iranians to compete in Berlin Interfilm festival

TEHRAN – Iranian movies “Donkey”, “Crab” and “Daily Massacre in Tehran” will be competing in the 37th edition of the Berlin International Short Film Festival – Interfilm, which will open on Wednesday.

“The Glass Menagerie” comes to Tehran theater 

TEHRAN – A reading performance of “The Glass Menagerie”, a memory play by American playwright Tennessee Williams, was staged at Tehran’s Azhman Theater on Sunday evening.

Calligrapher Mohammad Ehsai finishes inscribing Holy Quran in mohaqqaq script

TEHRAN – World-celebrated Iranian calligrapher Mohammad Ehsai has finished inscribing the Holy Quran in mohaqqaq script, a style of Islamic calligraphy.

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan visits Kabul, says U.S. supports ISIS

TEHRAN — Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan said on Monday that after the defeat in Afghanistan, the United States is trying to support the ISIS terrorist group, IRNA reported.

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Bishapur’s Anahita Temple insulated

TEHRAN – An insulation work has recently been completed on the ancient temple of Anahita in Bishapur, southern Fars province, a local tourism official has announced.

UNESCO-tagged Uramanat, ancient hills in Kordestan made national heritage

TEHRAN – The UNESCO-tagged Cultural Landscape of Uramanat, along with three ancient hills and a historical mansion in Kordestan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

Cultural heritage experts on standby following Hormozgan earthquake

TEHRAN –Cultural heritage experts are on standby following a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rattled Fin county, southern Hormozgan province, on Sunday.

Smuggled goods worth $9.5m seized nationwide

TEHRAN – Smuggled goods worth 400 billion rials (nearly $9.5 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been seized across the country over the past week, Hadi Rafiei Kia, the police chief, said on Monday.

Benefactors donate $2m to construct schools

TEHRAN – School building benefactors have allocated a sum of 85 billion rials (around $2 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to construct educational spaces across the country, IRNA reported on Monday.

Foreign aid to Afghan refugees in Iran is small: UNHCR

TEHRAN – The amount of assistance provided by international organizations to address the needs of Afghan refugees in Iran is small, and most of the support is provided by the Iranian government and people, Ivo Freijsen, UNHCR Representative in Iran, said.

PGSR continues normal operation after earthquake hits southern Iran

TEHRAN – Managing Director of Iran’s Persian Gulf Star Oil Company (PGSOC) has announced that the recent earthquake in southern Hormozgan province has not damaged any of the facilities at the Persian Gulf Star Refinery (PGSR) and the refinery is operating at full capacity.

Iran REC 2021 slated to start on November 20

TEHRAN - The 6th edition of Iran's International Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (Iran REC 2021) is scheduled to be held during November 20-21 in Tehran by Iran Renewable Energy Association, the portal of the Energy Ministry, Paven, reported.

TEDPIX loses 26,000 points on Monday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 26,174 points to 1.416 million on Monday.

Govt. plans to avoid pre-ordered pricing in stock market: SEO head

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) has said the government is following new strategies to avoid pre-ordered pricing in the stock market in the long term, IRNA reported.

IAEA chief Grossi to visit Iran soon, to meet FM Amir Abdollahian

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi will visit Tehran soon and will hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Saffron export stands at $60m in 7 months

TEHRAN- Iran’s saffron export stood at $60 million during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Ruhollah Latifi announced.

By Martin Love

A view from the peanut gallery in the U.S.

Few outside Iran’s government probably know exactly what the country’s leaders are primed to focus on around the alleged upcoming resumption of the JCPOA negotiations in Vienna. But a couple of smart commentators outside Iran in West Asia have claimed this past week that Iran will focus almost exclusively on trying to get the U.S. sanctions lifted so that it can again resume exporting oil widely.