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2021-04-02 12:38
Iran to start producing Sputnik V vaccine this month
TEHRAN – An Iranian company is cooperating with Russia to produce the “Sputnik V” vaccine this month, the Iranian ambassador to Russia has announced.
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2021-04-02 12:36
Industry, mining, trade projects worth over $1b inaugurated in 5 provinces
TEHRAN- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated some major projects of the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Trade in five provinces via videoconference on Thursday.
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2021-04-02 11:57
Lavrov to visit Tehran on April 13
TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a visit to Iran on April 13 for talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced on Thursday.
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2021-04-02 11:15
Iran, China, Russia, and Europe set to discuss possible U.S. return to JCPOA
TEHRAN- A virtual meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place on Friday to discuss a possible U.S. return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the European Union said in a statement on Thursday.
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2021-03-30 19:42
Zarif to Biden: Your admin following Trump’s footsteps
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration is following Donald Trump’s policy by capitalizing on the illegal sanctions as a “leverage” against Iran.
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2021-03-30 19:24
Iran defeat Syria in friendly
TEHRAN – Iran national football team defeated Syria 3-0 in a friendly match here at the Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.
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2021-03-30 19:11
Foes can’t win war against Iran even in dreams: top general
TEHRAN – The enemies have realized that even in their dreams they cannot defeat Iran militarily, the IRGC chief said on Tuesday.
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2021-03-30 18:04
Photo: Samira Nazari
Garmsar home to largest salt mines in West Asia
Garmsar in northcentral Iran has the largest salt mines in West Asia. With more than 40 salt mines, the city holds the lion’s share of salt extraction in the country. Garmsar shares borders with Damavand from north, with Varamin from west, with Aradan from east, and with the central desert from south. The city is full of natural and tourist attractions, most notably colorful rocky mountains and the so-called Martian Hills.
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2021-03-30 18:04
Garmsar home to largest salt mines in West Asia
Garmsar in northcentral Iran has the largest salt mines in West Asia. With more than 40 salt mines, the city holds the lion’s share of salt extraction in the country.
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2021-03-30 17:15
Iran to halt 20% enrichment only if sanctions lifted: Press TV
TEHRAN - A senior Iranian official has told Press TV that Tehran will not stop 20-percent uranium enrichment before the U.S. sanctions are lifted.
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2021-03-30 16:17
UN needed to play ‘transparent role’ in Afghan peace process, Zarif suggests
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that it is necessary that that the United Nations play a “transparent role” in the peace process in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
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2021-03-30 15:56
Villages of less than 10 families to be supplied with electricity
TEHRAN- Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian announced that electricity will be supplied to the villages with less than 10 families in the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20).
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2021-03-30 15:41
Trout output hits 180,000 tons in a year
TEHRAN- As announced by an official with Iran’s Fishery Organization (IFO), about 180,000 tons of trout has been produced in the country during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).
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2021-03-30 15:08
Iran urges U.S. to take 'political decision' to abide by UN resolution endorsing nuclear deal
TEHRAN – The Iranian mission to the United Nations said on Tuesday that it is necessary that the United States make a "political decision" to "fully and immediately” honor all its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
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2021-03-30 14:48
‘Brick-by-brick plan’ donates $2 million for school building
TEHRAN – A national plan titled "brick-by-brick" aiming to encourage people to donate money for building schools in deprived areas of the country has so far collected 80 billion rials (about $2 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials).
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2021-03-30 14:12
TEDPIX loses 3,700 points on Tuesday
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 3,799 points on Tuesday.
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2021-03-30 14:04
Iran-China annual non-oil trade stands at $18.7b
TEHRAN- The value of Iran-China non-oil trade stood at $18.715 billion in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced.
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2021-03-30 13:48
Inflation rate falls 0.3% in rural regions
TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has announced that the inflation rate has fallen 0.3 percent in the country’s rural areas in the last month of the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).
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2021-03-30 13:32
Ban on imports of unnecessary products saves Iran $5.8b
TEHRAN- Ban on the imports of 1,539 unnecessary products and limiting the imports of 722 items has saved Iran $5.8 billion in the 10.5-month period ended on February 3, Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry’s news website Shata reported.
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2021-03-30 13:17
Thousands of migratory birds reach wetland in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Some 10,000 migratory birds flying from Siberia and Central Asia have so far reached Khor Azini wetland in the southern Sirik county, Hormozgan province.
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2021-03-30 11:49
Iran’s ‘Fakhra’ vaccine to be mass-produced by late May
TEHRAN – Iran will start mass production of homegrown ‘Fakhra’ vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 21).
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2021-03-30 10:52
Literacy programs provided for 1.3m prisoners, armed forces
TEHRAN – The Literacy Movement Organization of Iran has so far provided more than 1.3 million prisoners and armed forces with literacy programs.
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2021-03-30 00:31
Para canoeist Behrouzi Rad eyes Paralympics gold
TEHRAN –Para canoeist Shahla Behrouzi Rad is going to become the first Iranian para athlete to win a gold medal in the sport in Paralympic Games.
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2021-03-29 20:48
World not limited to the West, Iran’s top security official says
TEHRAN - The world is not limited the West and the West is not also just law-breaking U.S. and the three European countries of Britain, France and Germany which reneged on their commitments to uphold the terms of the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a top Iran’s security official said on Monday.
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2021-03-29 19:33
Certain groups, countries unhappy over growing Tehran-Kabul ties, Zarif says
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that certain countries and groups are not happy about the growing ties between Iran and Afghanistan.
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2021-03-29 18:20
Iranian FM says era of Western monopoly has ended
TEHRAN – The West no longer has a monopoly on international relations, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, highlighting the growing role of Asian states on the global scene.
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2021-03-29 17:36
A terrorist killed, another injured in Khuzestan
TEHRAN - A terrorist was killed and another injured in the city of Shush in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on Friday morning, the IRGC announced in a statement on Sunday evening.
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2021-03-29 17:33
Smuggled goods worth $24m seized in a day
TEHRAN – Smuggled goods worth one trillion rials (nearly $24 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been discovered across the country over the past 24 hours, police official Jalal Amini said on Monday.
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2021-03-29 15:42
Zarif attends ‘Heart of Asia’ summit in Tajikistan
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif paid a visit to Tajikistan on Monday to attend the "Heart of Asia" summit on Afghanistan.
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2021-03-29 14:17
Iran to launch 4th ‘house of innovation’ in Russia soon
TEHRAN - Iran will inaugurate its fourth house of innovation in Russia in May with the aim of finding new markets for domestic knowledge-based products in the neighboring country.
