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2021-11-24 18:13

Iran decries U.S. manufacturing of ‘fake news’ ahead of Vienna talks

TEHRAN – In the latest response to the United States’ reiteration of “mutual return” by Tehran and Washington to a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a senior Iranian official accused the U.S. of manufacturing “fake news.”

2021-11-24 18:12

UN warns of catastrophic Yemen death toll

TEHRAN - The United Nations has warned that should the war on Yemen continue until the end of 2021, the death toll from the conflict will reach 377,000 lives with 154,000 as a result of direct combat and violence and 223,000 – or nearly 60 per cent – indirectly caused by the conflict. The report says of the total deaths, 259,000 – nearly 70 per cent of total conflict-attributable deaths – are children younger than five years old.

2021-11-24 17:54

Washington wants to ‘trample U.S. constitution’ to please Israel: Zarif

TEHRAN – Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister, has said it seems that officials in Washington are now feeling that it is not just enough to expend U.S. interest abroad for Tel Aviv, and now they want to “trample the U.S. Constitution” to please “Israel-Firsters”.

2021-11-24 17:53

75% of Iran affected by wind erosion

TEHRAN – Wind erosion has affected 75 percent of the lands across the country, Vahid Jafarian, an official with the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management, has said.

2021-11-24 17:27

Future research to probe links between Iran, Arabian Peninsula during Pleistocene

TEHRAN – Hormozgan province plans to help research to shed light on the possible relationship between southern Iranian islands and the Arabian Peninsula during the Pleistocene.

2021-11-24 17:21

Iran seeks UNESCO status for ‘world’s first' two-story mosque

TEHRAN – Iran has developed a dossier for a possible inscription of the Jameh Mosque of Ardestan on the UNESCO World Heritage list as the "world’s first" two-story mosque, Ardestan’s tourism chief has said.

2021-11-24 17:20

Iranian, French archaeologists uncover clues about ancient settlements

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered clues about ancient settlements in northeast Iran.

2021-11-24 17:18

'Iran, Germany show great strength in fighting COVID-19'

TEHRAN – Iran and Germany have made many efforts to contain coronavirus pandemic and finally have shown their ability to manage the disease, Andreas Janssen, deputy director of the German Robert Koch Institute, has said.

2021-11-24 17:17

Marriage growth rate more than divorce, data shows

TEHRAN – The rates of marriage and divorce in the country have increased by 23.6 percent and 16.4 percent, respectively, over the first three months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-June 21) compared to the same period last year, according to the data published by the Statistical Center of Iran.

2021-11-24 17:16

Protecting refugees is a human rights principle, Iran writes to UNHCR

TEHRAN – The communications and constitution implementation department of the Vice Presidency for Legal Affairs in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees called for the protection of asylum seekers and refugees in accordance with human rights obligations.

2021-11-24 17:11

Bahrain sentenced to unfreeze Iranian assets, pay $240 million in fine

TEHRAN — In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times on Wednesday, Abbas Honarmand, the deputy director of communications and information at the presidential office, said that an international arbitral tribunal has unanimously ordered Bahrain to pay compensation to Bank Saderat and Bank Melli Iran for the expropriation of their investment in Future Bank in violation of international law.

2021-11-24 17:06

By Ali A. Jenabzadeh

Regional models of dialogue more helpful for peace: Italian expert

‘We are faced with autocratic states that need U.S. cover to conceal atrocities and human rights violations’

2021-11-24 16:44

Iran to send 165 athletes to Asian Youth Para Games

TEHRAN – A total of 165 athletes will represent Iran at the fourth edition of the Asian Youth Para Games.

2021-11-24 16:22

TEDPIX drops 10,400 points on Wednesday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 10,445 points to 1.394 million on Wednesday.

2021-11-24 16:21

Average daily gasoline distribution exceeds 90m liters

TEHRAN - Average daily distribution of gasoline in Iran reached 90.5 million liters in the Iranian calendar month of Aban (October 23-November 21), 15 million liters more than the figure for the same period in the previous year, the head of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) announced.

2021-11-24 16:04

Gianni Infantino to attend Iran’s match with Iraq

TEHRAN - FIFA president Gianni Infantino will travel to Tehran on Jan. 27, 2022 to attend the match between Iran and Iraq in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

2021-11-24 15:43

Economy Ministry sets curbing inflation, stabilizing economy as major goals

TEHRAN - Iranian Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Ehsan Khandouzi announced on Wednesday that his ministry has set stabilizing the economy and curbing inflation as major goals for defining future plans, IRNA reported.

2021-11-24 15:10

Natural gas consumption rises 22% yr/yr

TEHRAN – The consumption of natural gas by Iranian domestic and commercial sectors reached 517 million cubic meters (mcm) on Tuesday to register a 22-percent increase year on year, according to Oil Minister Javad Oji.

2021-11-24 14:40

Iran maintains its place among world’s top 10 steel producers: WSA

TEHRAN-Iran has maintained its place as the world’s 10th biggest steel producer during January-October, 2021, according to the latest report released by the World Steel Association (WSA).

2021-11-24 12:37

Congress offers internship to "whites" murderer: This is America

2021-11-24 12:30

Time for the U.S. to really leave Afghanistan alone

2021-11-24 11:37

Sugar import falls 12% as domestic production rises

TEHRAN- Iran’s import of sugar fell 12 percent during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, an official with the Government Trading Corporation of Iran (GTC) announced.

2021-11-24 11:24

Commodities worth over $38m exported from Hamedan in 7 months

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 72,441 tons of commodities worth $38.337 million were exported from Hamedan province during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22).

2021-11-24 01:01

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2021-11-23 21:29

Grossi faces candid truth in Iran

TEHRAN — After intensive meetings with the Iranian officials, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi faced some candid truths, as the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (EEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami said that a pin was put to all the misunderstandings raised by the IAEA.

2021-11-23 21:22