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2021-12-03 17:25

By Mohammad Mazhari

A failure of Vienna talks unacceptable: ex-White House official

TEHRAN - Frank Von Hippel, who was responsible for national security issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1993 to 1994, warns that a failure of the Vienna talks is not acceptable.

2021-12-03 17:24

Rights groups demand Yemen war probe

THERAN - Sixty human rights organizations are demanding that the United Nations General Assembly establish a fresh committee comprising of independent experts to seriously probe potential war crimes committed during the war on Yemen. The rights groups are calling for a body to "investigate and publicly report on the most serious violations and abuses of international law committed.” They also want the evidence to be preserved for possible prosecution of the perpetrators of any crimes in the future.

2021-12-03 17:22

Iran ranks 13th worldwide in artificial intelligence

TEHRAN – Iran is in 13th place among the top countries in artificial intelligence by the total number of publications, according to the Nature Index database.

2021-12-03 17:20

Fighting for rights of the disabled in post-COVID era

TEHRAN – On December 3, the International Day of Persons with disabilities is marked considering the challenges, barriers, and opportunities in the context of a global pandemic. The 2021 theme is fighting for rights in the post-COVID era.

2021-12-03 16:24

Commodities worth over $2b exported from Maku free zone in H1

TEHRAN- As announced by the managing director of Maku Free Trade Zone Organization, commodities valued at $2.030 billion were exported from the Maku FTZ, in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22).

2021-12-03 16:24

Over 700,000 tons of copper concentrate produced in 7 months

TEHRAN- Iran produced 712,685 tons of copper concentrate in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), which was one percent more than the output in the same period of time in the past year.

2021-12-03 15:10

Iran allocates budget to promote exports to Syria

TEHRAN – Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has said the country has allocated a special budget of $50 million to support the Iranian export companies active in the Syrian market, IRNA reported on Thursday.

2021-12-03 15:10

Oil sales jump drastically year on year: minister

TEHRAN - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji has said the country’s oil sales in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) have increased drastically compared to the previous year, Shana reported.

2021-12-03 15:10

Manufacturing of 20 major industrial, mining products rises in 7 months

TEHRAN - The production of 20 major mining and industrial products has increased in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22), compared to the same period of time in the past year.

2021-12-03 15:09

Border trade with Afghanistan back on normal track

TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan resumed trade at the Milak border crossing on Thursday after conflicts at the border halted operations for a day, said Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

2021-12-03 15:09

Next year’s budget bill to be submitted to parliament on schedule

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) has said the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starts on March 21, 2022) has been prepared and reviewed by the government and will be submitted to the parliament on schedule, IRIB reported.

2021-12-03 12:28

Lapid in France: Message received?

TEHRAN — Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to discuss the Vienna talks that are primarily intended to lift sanctions on Iran. He was in the UK on November 28 as well.

2021-12-02 01:01

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National Seal of Excellence granted to 52 Iranian handicrafts

TEHRAN – A selection of 52 high-quality works handcrafted by the natives of Khuzestan province has been granted the National Seal of Excellence, the provincial tourism chief has announced.

2021-12-01 20:44

Sanctions removal working group holds first meeting in Vienna

TEHRAN – A working group established to conduct talks on how to remove U.S. sanctions on Iran held its first meeting on Tuesday morning as agreed during Monday’s plenary session of Iran and the P4+1 group of countries.

2021-12-01 20:40

Analyst praises Raisi administration's view toward neighbors

TEHRAN — Director of the Office for the Study and Compilation of Iranian History has praised the policy of the new administration of Ebrahim Raisi toward neighboring countries.

2021-12-01 20:40

China state newspaper calls for lifting all U.S sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN – A Chinese state-run newspaper has called for the lifting of all U.S. sanctions on Iran, describing the move as a key to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

2021-12-01 20:39

Iran urges UN to counter U.S. unilateralism as UN marks 67th anniversary

TEHRAN — Speaking on the anniversary of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations on Wednesday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Hassan Sheikholeslami said the UN should counter United States’ extraterritorial moves in violations of the UN Charter.

2021-12-01 20:39

Iran’s powerlifter Jafari takes silver at Tbilisi 2021

TEHRAN – Iranian Para powerlifter Amir Jafari Arangeh seized a silver medal at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Wednesday.

2021-12-01 20:37

Talks between Iran’s Eslami, IAEA’s Grossi was constructive: MP

TEHRAN — A member of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says the dialogue between Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami and Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was constructive.

2021-12-01 20:36

‘Achieving agreement in talks dependent on ensuring Iran's interests’

TEHRAN - The deputy chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the parliament says if the Western side acknowledges this fact that a success of the Vienna talks is dependent on ensuring the interests of the Iranian people, then there is a hope for success.