Govt. allots $3.5b to health sector: minister

TEHRAN — The Iranian government has allocated $3.5 billion to state-run centers in the health sector to control the adverse effects of currency fluctuations, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi said on Thursday.

‘Local communities play a minor part in managing protected areas’

TEHRAN — One of the main drawbacks associated with the management of protected areas in the country is that local communities play a minor part in preserving these areas, deputy environment chief for natural environment and biodiversity directorate has said.

Hour al-Azim wetland wildfire threatens bird migration

TEHRAN — Should the wildfire in Hour al-Azim wetland continues throughout autumn it would become a threat to bird migration in the area, head of Khuzestan province’s department of environment has said.

Leader: Enemy has waged media war to create anxiety, doubt in society

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday called on the Iranian nation and officials to refrain from creating an atmosphere of despair and disappointment and a sense of having reached a deadlock.

Two terror cells dismantled in western Iran

TEHRAN – In a statement on Friday, the Intelligence Ministry announced that it had dismantled two terrorist cells in Kermanshah province, western Iran.

Russian, Turkish presidents meet Leader as they attend Tehran summit on Syria

Ayatollah Khamenei says as in Syria Iran and Russia can ‘contain’ dangerous U.S.

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met separately on Friday with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.

Putin: Terrorists in Idlib acting provocatively to use chemical arms 

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin told a trilateral summit in Tehran that terrorists in the terrorist-held Syrian city of Idlib are engaged in preparing for provocative acts, involving chemical weapons.

State handouts for 2,000 cochlear implants allocated

TEHRAN — Free state handouts were allocated to Shafa charity foundation for treatment of hearing impairment and 2,000 cochlear implants by Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad Ejraiye Farmane Hazrate Emam, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

Iranian traditional medicine can play a leading role in military medicine worldwide

TEHRAN — Iranian traditional medicine can play a major part in military medicine worldwide, Seyed Mahdi Mirghazanfari, an Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine researcher, said on Wednesday.

Charity event to support underprivileged students prior to school year

TEHRAN — Charity event, designed to solicit contributions for underprivileged students, is scheduled to kick off on Thursday nationwide, prior to the upcoming school year (starting September 23), Mehr reported on Tuesday.

Tehran says terrorists transferring chemical weapons to Idlib

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that there is evidence that terrorists in Syria have transferred chemical weapons to Idlib.

Iran needs more help to support Afghan refugees – UNHCR chief

Iran continues to set a global example through its progressive and inclusive refugee policies, but the country needs more support hosting one of the largest refugee populations in the world, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi during a three-day visit.

‘Inter-parliamentary meeting helping Iran-Russia ties’

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said on Tuesday that the meetings between the parliament speakers of Iran and Russia have greatly contributed to the development of large-scale projects and provincial cooperation.

Netanyahu: Arabs turn to Israel to fight post-nuclear deal Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted on Monday that certain Arab states have turned to Israel to fight Iran after Tehran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with the 5+1 nations.  

MP: Iran ready to mass produce centrifuges

TEHRAN - MP Mojtaba Zonnour, who heads the nuclear committee in parliament, said on Tuesday that Iran is ready to mass produce IR4, IR5 and IR6 centrifuges.

By Javad Heirannia

EU help to Iran is not serious: Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “Europe wants to keep Iran committed to JCPOA, and thus makes some vague promises, but it is not willing to give Iran serious help.”

Parliamentary team to meet European officials

TEHRAN – An Iranian parliamentary delegation has left Tehran for Europe to hold meetings with European parliamentary officials.

MPs visit Natanz nuclear facility

TEHRAN – Members of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Monday morning visited the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan Research Center at the Natanz nuclear facility.

Rostami named head of Leader’s representatives at universities

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Mostafa Rostami as head of his representatives in universities.

‘Iran is the only country fully committed to JCPOA’

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said that Iran’s cooperative approach has had many benefits for European countries, underlining that Iran is the only country that is fully committed to its obligations under the nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA.

Bishop Davidian: Armenians enjoy full religious freedom in Iran

TEHRAN – Reacting to claims by U.S. officials that there is no religious freedom in Iran, chief of Armenian Catholic diocese of Iran Bishop Sarkis Davidian said on Monday that the Armenians enjoy full religious freedom in Iran, emphasizing that such claims are “biased” and “baseless”.

Iranian, Russian, Turkish presidents to meet on Syria in Tehran Friday

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will discuss various issues related to the Syrian crisis in a summit in Tehran on Friday. The topics of discussion will include provocations with the alleged use of chemical weapons, a Putin adviser said.

 Britain seeking to boost museum cooperation with Iran

TEHRAN -A high-ranking British delegation visited the National Museum of Iran in Tehran on Saturday, seeking to step up bilateral contacts in museum spheres. 

By M.A. saki

Can sanctions force Iran to capitalize on its talents?

The reintroduction of illegal and unilateral sanctions against Iran by the Trump administration is frightening away major companies from the Iranian market.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Why Did the White House Form the "Iran Action Group"?

Exactly sixty-five years ago, a CIA-backed coup toppled Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran’s prime minister. The goal of the coup was to strengthen the West’s ally Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of a new Iran Action Group to coordinate U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).