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2025-04-06 21:51
IAEA chief acknowledges Iran has no nuclear weapons, says will visit Tehran in coming weeks
TEHRAN – In the face of renewed political rhetoric from Western powers, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has confirmed that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons, despite ongoing claims surrounding its peaceful nuclear program.
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2025-04-06 21:50
Top Iranian general warns of 'crushing, irreversible' retaliation amid U.S. provocations
TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, has issued a stark warning to the United States, vowing a decisive response to any aggression against the nation’s sovereignty or interests.
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2025-04-06 21:49
Direct talks with U.S. ‘meaningless’ amid threats, diplomacy still on table: Iranian FM
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the possibility of direct negotiations with the United States, labeling them “meaningless” so long as Washington continues to issue threats of military action against Iran.
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2025-04-06 21:48
Reuters: Iran warns regional countries U.S. military collusion will bring ‘severe consequences’
TEHRAN — Reuters claimed, citing an anonymous Iranian official, that Iran has issued stark warnings to Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain, declaring that any support for U.S. military strikes—including the use of their airspace or territory—“will have severe consequences for them.”
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2025-04-06 21:46
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s billion-dollar gamble in Yemen falls apart
TEHRAN – About 20 days into one of the most expensive overseas operations under President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. military strikes in Yemen have yielded little to no strategic success.
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2025-04-06 21:39
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will Trump’s war on Yemen succeed after Biden’s year-long failure?
BEIRUT — On the eve of the start of the aggression on March 26, 2015, no one could have imagined that the Yemeni people would embody a legendary epic in the face of an international coalition of 17 countries led by America and Britain.
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2025-04-06 21:34
By Soheila Zarfam
Serenity or inferno: The crossroads facing U.S.
Tehran emphasizes readiness for diplomatic engagement on equal terms, leaving the choice up to the U.S.
TEHRAN – With tensions escalating in West Asia amid U.S. military deployments and aggressive rhetoric, Iran has made its position unmistakably clear: it remains open to diplomacy—but not to intimidation.
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2025-04-06 21:18
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2025-04-06 18:18
Rise in Isfahan’s handicrafts sales in Nowruz holidays
Director General of Isfahan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department Amir Karamzadeh has said handicrafts’ trade in Isfahan province has witnessed a 20 percent year-on-year rise during Nowruz 1404 holidays.
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2025-04-06 18:18
Archaeological excavations begin at Iran's ‘largest’ Neolithic site
TEHRAN - The third season of archaeological excavations has officially begun at Chogha Golan, a significant Neolithic site in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, near Mehran in Ilam province.
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2025-04-06 18:17
Iran tourism minister, Kazakh envoy discuss ways to expand cultural ties
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri and Kazakh ambassador to the Islamic Republic have discussed avenues to enhance cultural cooperation between the two nations.
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2025-04-06 18:09
By Afshin Majlesi
Big data aids Iran’s Nowruz travel tracking, recording over 36 million trips
TEHRAN - More than 36 million domestic trips were made across Iran during the Nowruz holidays this year, according to final statistics released at a session of the Traveling Services Coordination Headquarters, chaired by Deputy Minister of Tourism Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey on Sunday.
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2025-04-06 17:58
By Shahrokh Saei
China counterpunch: The US to be the big loser in trade war
BEIJING- China’s strong reaction to the new US tariffs clearly demonstrates that the administration of President Donald Trump is getting into completely uncharted waters.
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2025-04-06 16:36
Colonialists double standards
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2025-04-06 16:11
Iran to send three girls to IWF World Youth & Junior Championships
TEHRAN – Three girls will represent Iran at the 2025 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth and Junior Championships.
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2025-04-06 15:37
Tehran seeks peace in the region, Gen. Bagheri says
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2025/04/06
By Mehdi Zare
Role of oil and gas extraction by Saudi Arabia and Qatar in southern Persian Gulf earthquakes
TEHRAN - Seven earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5 in the southern Persian Gulf and the Saudi Arabia-Qatar border between 1st of March and 5th of April 2025 probably represent links between hydrocarbon extraction and seismicity due to the generation of earthquakes due to oil and gas production near an active basement fault in the Saudi-Qatar border area.
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2025-04-06 15:02
FIRA Open Competition to be held in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 12th edition of the Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) Open Competition is scheduled to be held from April 15 to 18 in Tehran.
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2025-04-06 14:53
Tabriz to host intl. symposium of kid's utopia
TEHRAN – An international symposium titled ‘kid's utopia’ is planned to be held from May 14 to 15 in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan Province.
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2025-04-06 14:51
Rainfall drops by almost 30% compared to long-term average
TEHRAN – From the beginning of the spring till April 5, some 14.5 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, indicating a 28.1 percent decrease from the long-term average of 20.2 mm, according to the Metrological Organization.
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2025/04/06
By Mahnaz Abdi
CNG development seriously on the agenda
TEHRAN- Due to the importance of compressed natural gas (CNG) in reducing dependence on gasoline and improving air quality, multiple plans have been put in place to develop the infrastructure of this industry and increase its consumption in the country.
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2025-04-06 14:13
Iran defeat Uzbekistan in 2025 SAT Futsal Championship
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the SAT Futsal Championship Thailand 2025 on Sunday.
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2025-04-06 13:47
Agricultural exports jump 35% in 11 months despite regulatory hurdles
TEHRAN – Iran’s agricultural exports grew 35 percent in value over the first 11 months of the Iranian year 1403 (March 2024–February 2025), reaching $7.57 billion, according to Ruhollah Latifi, spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission of the House of Industry, Mine and Trade.
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2025-04-06 13:37
Iran-Eurasia trade grows 2.2-fold as focus shifts to corridor transport, infrastructure
TEHRAN – Trade between Iran and member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has expanded 2.2 times since the implementation of a preferential trade agreement in November 2019, according to Mirhadi Seyyedi, advisor on international affairs and trade agreements at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
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2025-04-06 13:29
West Asian countries invest in Iran as non-oil exports gain momentum
TEHRAN – Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) reported positive trade performance with West Asia in the past Iranian year (ended on March 20), despite ongoing international sanctions. According to Abdolamir Rabihavi, Director General of the TPO’s West Asia Office, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman made investments in Iran over the last year, signaling strengthened economic ties in the region.
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2025-04-06 13:21
Mass protests across US show resistance to Trump
They came out in defense of national parks and small businesses, public education and health care for veterans, abortion rights and fair elections. They marched against tariffs and oligarchs, dark money and fascism, the deportation of legal immigrants and the Department of Government Efficiency.
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2025-04-06 13:19
Pezeshkian praises Iran’s NPC for winning Women’s Day Recognition Award
TEHRAN – President Masoud Pezeshkian praised Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for winning the 2025 International Women’s Day Recognition Award.
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2025-04-06 13:18
Iran’s annual non-oil exports rise to $57.8b
TEHRAN – Iran exported over 152 million tons of non-oil goods worth $57.8 billion in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2025.
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2025-04-06 10:58
Iran, DPR Korea share spoils in AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025
TEHRAN - Iran and DPR Korea battled to a 1-1 stalemate in their AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025 Group D match on Saturday.
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2025-04-05 22:22
Lebanese president meets US envoy to discuss southern Lebanon
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed the latest developments in southern Lebanon during his meeting on Saturday with Deputy US Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus.