Demonstrators voice support for Sheikh Zakzaky

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian physicians, scholars, journalists, and seminary students staged a rally outside the United Nations office in Tehran to voice their solidarity with top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.

Assad: Syria will support Iran against all threats

TEHRAN – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country fully supports the Iranian nation and the Islamic Republic against all threats and acts of aggression.

“Tabriz event establishes synergy between tourism and handicrafts”

TEHRAN – The Iranian city of Tabriz is concurrently playing host to the 9th National Handicrafts Exhibition and the 1st Tourism Exhibition which is described by the deputy tourism chief as a “synergetic” approach to link traveling with souvenirs and handicrafts.

Iran joins UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Baku

TEHRAN – A delegation from Iran arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku late on Monday to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Iran to liberalize uranium enrichment level on July 7

the Arak nuclear reactor will return to its previous activities after July 7

TEHRAN – The Iranian president says Tehran will get past a 3.67% uranium enrichment level set by the 2015 nuclear deal on July 7 as a retaliatory measure to U.S. ditching of the agreement.

By Mohammad Ali Hozhabri

Iran-Russia relations within the framework of the Prisoner's Dilemma

TEHRAN - The U.S. withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) has put the Islamic Republic of Iran in a state of imprisonment.

By Ruhollah Ghasemian

Why the Deal of the Century fails?

TEHRAN - These days, apart from the tensions between Iran and United States, another event in south west Asia has attracted the attention of the countries’ officials, nations, and the media from all over the world. 

Museum of meteorites opens in Tehran

People look at outer space rocks in a museum of meteorites, which officially opened to the public at Tehran’s Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi) on July 2, 2019.

‘Djibouti parliament built with Iranian fund, debts unpaid’ 

TEHRAN – Many foreign governments and purchasers are in debt to the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI), including Djibouti that its parliament has been financed and constructed by Iranians, the EGFI chairwoman has said.

UNESCO is to assess Iran’s Hyrcanian Forest for World Heritage

TEHRAN – On June 30, the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, to assess 36 nominees, including Iran’s Hyrcanian Forest, for possible inscription on the World Heritage list.

Tirgan, a feast in honor of rain

Tirgan (also known as Jashn-e Tirgan) is a time-honored Iranian festival usually observed as a rain festival. Tiragan, along with Noruz, Yalda Night and Mehregan are amongst feasts widely celebrated in the ancient land.

Rouhani: We’ll never forget Kurdish martyrs

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday sent a message to National Kurdish Speakers Congress held at Kordestan University in Sanandaj, saying that Iran will never forget Kurdish martyrs.

Iran equalizes women’s blood money with men’s

TEHRAN – The Iranian Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of equalizing blood money and injury compensation of women with men’s.

Judiciary chief says will be ruthless in tackling corruption

TEHRAN - The head of Iran’s Judiciary has said that his branch will be ruthless in tackling corruption in the country.

‘Talks with Washington impossible unless Trump returns to nuclear deal’

TEHRAN – Any negotiations between Tehran and Washington would not be possible unless U.S. President Donald Trump goes back to the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s ambassador to the UN has said.

Iran sets sights on drawing 2 million Chinese tourists per annum 

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism organization has set sights on attracting two million Chinese nationals per annum after the country approved to waive the visa requirement for Chinese travelers.

Mashhad-Muscat weekly flights increase

TEHRAN – Iran’s Qeshm Air has commenced operating a weekly service connecting Mashhad to Muscat.

Historical backgrounds suit Tabriz to become child-friendly

TEHRAN – Tabriz enjoys historical backgrounds to be turned into a child-friendly city, Iraj Shahin Baher, the mayor of the northwestern Iranian city, said on Friday, Mehr reported.

208 museums set up since August 2013 in Iran

TEHRAN – A total of 208 museums have been established in Iran since President Hassan Rouhani assumed office on August 3, 2013, CHTN reported.

Tulsi Gabbard: Neocons, Netanyahu, and Saudi Arabia have made it difficult for Trump to avoid war with Iran

TEHRAN - Democratic candidate and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has weighed in on foreign policy and her performance in the first primary debate on Thursday’s edition of FNC’s ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ 

Talks with U.S. could only bear humiliation: senior MP

TEHRAN – The deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament has said that sitting for talks with the United States would only bring “humiliation” and “full-fledged surrender” to Iran.

Macron: Europe plans no immediate sanctions if Iran scales back nuclear commitments 

Europe has no immediate plans to follow the U.S. and impose sanctions on Iran, even if Tehran makes good on its threat to scale back its commitment to a nuclear accord, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday in Osaka, Japan, the venue of the G20 summit.

Kandovan village and breathtaking rocky landscape

Kandovan is a historical village in Iran's East Azarbaijan province, near the city of Tabriz. It is one of the three rocky villages in the world and the beauties of this village have made it one of the strangest villages of the country, according to Mehr news agency.

By Martin Love

Cry not for hapless Trump: He created the current mess

NORTH CAROLINA - No one can legitimately feel sorry for Donald Trump. For 14 months he’s been in way over his head in geopolitics, and that primarily about Iran, but with the various sanctions and threats cast upon every continent like confetti at a wedding everyone knows eventually is going fail and wind up in divorce court, Trump looks the clown to most all the world. 

U.S. deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid tensions with Iran

The United States has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said, adding to a buildup of U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf amid tensions with Iran, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.

'A colossal mistake': GOP-controlled Senate votes down measure blocking Iran military strike

WASHINGTON (USA Today) – The GOP-controlled Senate defeated a measure Friday that would have blocked President Donald Trump from launching a military strike against Iran unless he got explicit congressional approval.

Kushner behind Trump’s withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal: writer

Donald Trump's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner represents Jewish interests in the United States that basically caused the U.S. president to withdraw Washington from the Iran nuclear agreement, says an American writer and former professor.

Iran waives visa for Chinese tourists

TEHRAN – The Iranian government waived the visa requirement for Chinese nationals willing to visit the country.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Why Pompeo is travelling to Middle East? 

TEHRAN - American Secretary of States Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday that he will travel to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss the issues of western Asia. 

By Javad Heirannia

Trump's willingness to talk with Iran is “Not a serious”: Robert Hunter

TEHRAN – Robert E. Hunter, the former U.S. ambassador to NATO, says Trump's willingness to talk with Iranian authorities is “Not a serious proposal.”