Amir Abdollahian meets Iranian ambassadors to Iraq, Russia

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has met with the Iranian envoys to Iraq and Russia to take stock of their diplomatic work.

Turkey blamed for boom in dust storms into Iran

TEHRAN - Building several dams over the Aras border river and constructing walls on the zero point of the border by Turkey has led to a spread of sand and dust storms into western and southern parts of Iran, Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has said.

Drought causes $107m damage to environment

TEHRAN – Drought has so far incurred a loss of 28 trillion rials (about $107 million) to the environment, Hassan Akbari, deputy head of natural environment and biodiversity of the Department of Environment, has said.

“The Next Great Paulie Fink” comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – American author of youth literature Ali Benjamin’s book “The Next Great Paulie Fink” has been published in Persian.

Persian musical “Simorghnameh” inspires new generation to care about environment

TEHRAN – A musical entitled “Simorghnameh” went on stage last week at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall to inspire the younger generation to care about the environment.

Ancient Hegmataneh: working group formed to surmount obstacles in path of UNESCO registration 

TEHRAN – Hamedan tourism directorate has formed a working group to identify, investigate and solve potential problems in the path of possible registration of ancient Hegmataneh in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Intl. conference to discuss Sassanid arts from 21st-century perspective

TEHRAN – The UNESCO-tagged Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region will host an international conference to discuss Sassanid arts from a 21st-century perspective. 

Minneapolis festival screening movies from Iran

TEHRAN – Four Iranian films are competing in the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival underway in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

A review of social media

"Media, Persuasion and Propaganda," " The Village and Heads," and " Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures," are the titles of the three books that Soore Mehr has recently published. 

Mora expected to come up with new initiative in Tehran: report

TEHRAN – The European Union coordinator of the Vienna talks is expected to present a new “American-European initiative” to push the stalled talks forward, an Arab news outlet said. 

Syrian President Assad visits Iran, meets Leader

Ayatollah Khamenei says Syria has won international war

TEHRAN — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made an unannounced visit to Iran on Sunday morning and met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi.

Stock market can grow 30% by March 2023: expert

TEHRAN – A market analyst believes that the Iranian stock exchange market can grow by 30 percent by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2023).

TPO holds training course on trade diplomacy

TEHRAN - Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has held a trade diplomacy training course in Tehran in collaboration with the International Trade Centre and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the TPO portal reported on Saturday.

TEDPIX climbs 9,000 points on Sunday

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 9,150 points to 1.552 million on Sunday.

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Iran inks 8 MOUs, deals with Latin American countries in oil, agriculture sectors

TEHRAN - During a visit of Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji to Latin America, four memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and two deals in the field of oil, as well as two MOUs in the field of agriculture were signed, Shana reported.

20 idle mines to be revived in Hamedan province by next March

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 20 idle mines are planned to be revived in Hamedan province by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2023).

Iran becomes world’s 20th largest economy despite U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN - In the latest ranking of the world's largest economies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Iran is ranked 20th and stands higher than many European countries such as Poland, the Netherlands, Argentina, Switzerland, Belgium, and Austria.

Annual sponge iron export rises 25%

TEHRAN- Iran’s export of sponge iron increased 25 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), from its preceding year, Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has announced.

Israeli regime under siege by Islamic resistance: top cleric

TEHRAN- Hojjatoleslam Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard, Tehran's Friday Prayers leader, slammed the Israeli regime for its continued brutality against Palestinians and sacrilege of Al-Aqsa Mosque, saying the Zionists are peppered with the Islamic Resistance Movement.

Polish foreign minister to visit Iran

TEHRAN- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau will pay a two-day visit to Tehran.

Iran FM to UN chief: U.S. must take ‘brave and realistic’ decision

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has criticized the U.S. Senate bill against Iran, saying that the U.S. must make a “brave and realistic” decision in order to correct its past mistakes in efforts to revive the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Foreign Ministry: Quds occupiers on verge of decline

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the frequent aggressions of the Israeli regime’s forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, saying that the occupiers of Quds are on the verge of decline.

Family of jailed Iranian in Sweden harassed by MKO members

TEHRAN— The family of an Iranian citizen on trial in Sweden has released shocking allegations of mistreatment as they continue to fight a lengthy legal battle for his release, Press TV reported on Thursday.