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2025-02-07 20:26
By Afshin Majlesi
Deyr-e Gachin: the mother of Iran’s caravanserais
TEHRAN – Situated 80 kilometers northeast of Qom, the caravanserai of Deyr-e Gachin is widely known as the “Mother of Iranian Caravanserais”. The impressive monument, strategically positioned along the historic Silk Roads and the ancient Ray-to-Qom route, now lies within the vast expanse of Kavir National Park.
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2025-02-07 19:13
Sepahan, Malavan share spoils in PGPL
TEHRAN – Sepahan and Malavan football teams played to a 1-1 draw in the 2024/25 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Friday.
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2025-02-07 18:53
Iran lose to S. Africa at 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran lost to South Africa 6-0 at the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
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2025-02-07 18:27
Iran attends in 2025 Asian Winter Games opening ceremony
TEHRAN - The 2025 Asian Winter Games officially kicked off on Friday with its opening ceremony at Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center in Harbin, China where 34 Asian countries introduced themselves ahead of their quest to shine across 11 sports.
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2025-02-07 16:09
Visually impaired students to benefit from new braille embosser
TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has procured a high-tech braille embosser for the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Special Education Organization (SEO), which will enhance learning for a total of 7,145 children with visual disabilities across the country.
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2025-02-07 16:02
Tehran Refinery produces 6.5m barrels of gasoline per day
TEHRAN – The Tehran Oil Refining Company produces approximately 6.5 million barrels of gasoline per day, along with 14 million liters of diesel, according to the company’s head.
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2025-02-07 16:00
IMIDRO invests nearly €209m in mining industries
TEHRAN - The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) is currently implementing several projects in the mining industry with €157 million of foreign investment and 270 trillion rials (about €51.9 million) worth of domestic investments.
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2025-02-07 15:56
Iran to add 15 new trains to national railway network
TEHRAN - Iran plans to add 15 high-quality train sets to its national railway network in the next Iranian calendar year (begins in late March), according to the country’s deputy minister of transport and urban development.
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2025-02-07 15:47
Over 4,000 individuals affected by blizzards rescued
TEHRAN –Since Thursday night, relief teams have provided rescue services to more than 4,000 people who were affected by snow storms in 15 provinces, an official with Crisis Management Organization has said.
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2025-02-07 15:43
By Maryam Tavassoli
Educational reform in Iran after Islamic revolution
TEHRAN –Subsequent to the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran’s education system has experienced great changes thanks to the establishment of the Literacy Movement, and the development of educational infrastructure which have resulted in increased education coverage rate, decreased literacy gap between men and women, and the growth of per capita educational space, particularly in deprived areas.
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2025-02-07 15:40
Iran to unveil anti-cancer vaccine in summer
TEHRAN –Iran's National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB) has developed an anti-cancer vaccine that will be released in the summer.
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2025-02-07 15:40
Tehran, Moscow agree on exhibition cooperation
TEHRAN - On the sidelines of Iran's National Pavilion at the 32nd Prodexpo International Exhibition of Food, Beverages, and Raw Materials in Russia, significant exhibition-related agreements were reached between Iranian and Russian officials.
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2025/02/07
By Vinod Kumar Tiwari, deputy director general of Olympic Council of Asia
Harbin's swift preparations shine for 2025 Asian Winter Games
The ninth Asian Winter Games (AWG) is being held in Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, from February 7 to 14, 2025, representing the latest international comprehensive winter sports event held in China since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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2025-02-07 14:55
Iran’s exports to Oman rise 15% in 9 months on year
TEHRAN – Iran exported approximately $1.146 billion worth of goods to Oman in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20–December 21, 2024), marking a 15 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to Abdolamir Rabihavi, the director general for West Asia at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
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2025-02-07 14:49
Iran, Tajikistan Olympics committees to sign MoU
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa, president of the National Olympic Committee, who has traveled to Harbin to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Winter Asian Games, met with Sohibov Shamsullo Mahmadulloevich, vice president of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan.
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2025-02-07 14:37
Gallant admits 'Israel' used Hannibal Directive during war on Gaza
Former Israeli war minister Yoav Gallant admitted that the Israeli occupation forces were ordered to implement the Hannibal Directive—a controversial protocol that involves killing captives along with their captors—during the war on Gaza.
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2025-02-06 19:42
UAE rejects any attempt to displace Palestinians
The United Arab Emirates categorically rejects any attempt to displace the Palestinians and deny them "inalienable rights", the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, Asharq Al Awsat reported.
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2025-02-06 18:20
“From River to Sea belongs to Palestinian people”
TEHRAN - The office for publication of the works of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday republished a statement from him about the Palestine issue that states, “All Palestine, from the River to the Sea belongs to the people of Palestine.”
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2025-02-06 17:27
Palestinian teenager shot dead in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israel has violated the ceasefire agreement with Hamas again, opening fire on Palestinians and killing a teenager in the southern Gaza Strip, Press TV reported.
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2025-02-06 16:33
UN chief warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ following Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal
Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza was met with anger and blunt rejection from regional allies, delight from Israel’s far right and a warning against “ethnic cleansing” from the head of the UN, the Guardian reported on Wednesday.
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2025-02-06 14:46
Iran learn opponents at 2025 AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup
TEHRAN – Iran discovered their opponents at the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup China 2025 following the conclusion of the Official Draw at the Juva Grand Hotel in the host city of Hohhot on Thursday.
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2025-02-06 14:26
Iran strongly opposes Trump’s proposal for US to take over Gaza
TEHRAN - Iran has strongly condemned a so-called “plan” by U.S. President Donald Trump to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying it is an extension of the Israel’s broader scheme to erase the Palestinian identity.
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2025-02-06 14:09
Iran beat Malaysia at 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Malaysia at the 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Wednesday night.
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2025-02-06 03:40
“Smart people ought to choose 'maximum wisdom' instead of maximum pressure”
It’s not difficult to ascertain Iran won’t seek nuclear arms, Iran FM tells Trump
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday night responded to Donald Trump that signed a presidential memorandum to reinstate “maximum pressure” against Iran, calling it a “failed experience”.
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2025/02/05
By Xavier Villar
Zarif’s vision for Iran’s security
The vice president for strategic affairs talks security doctrine in comprehensive roadmap
MADRID – On February 3, Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif unveiled the Strategic Consensus Document for National Security, a comprehensive strategic roadmap.
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2025/02/05
By Faramarz Kouhpayeh
Air Force Day: the day the Shah’s commanders decided to stand by their nation
TEHRAN – On February 8, 1979, a group of Air Force commanders from the Shah's regime went to Imam Khomeini's residence to pledge their allegiance to him, announcing that they were joining the widespread revolutionary movement.
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2025-02-05 22:51
By Shahrokh Saei
Third Intifada looms as Trump eyes Gaza conquest
TEHRAN - President Donald Trump’s shocking plan for the Gaza Strip strongly suggests that the United States is working hand in glove with Israel to conduct an ethnic cleansing campaign in the Palestinian territory modeled on the mass dispossession of the 1948 Nakba.
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2025-02-05 22:43
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2025-02-05 22:39
Maximum pressure failed before, will fail again: officials react to Trump’s latest anti-Iran move
TEHRAN – Iranian officials have dismissed or slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest remarks and actions, who on Tuesday signed a presidential memorandum that authorized supposedly more severe sanctions against Iran and accused the country of pursuing nuclear weapons.
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2025-02-05 22:31
By Garsha Vazirian
Unveiling Trump’s hidden agenda
US president says he doesn't want Iran to have nukes as he issues memo renewing maximum pressure campaign
TEHRAN – To escalate tensions and exert undue pressure on Iran, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) on Tuesday which he said is aimed at "restoring maximum pressure" on the country.