U.S. sanctions threaten Iranians’ lives: university professor

TEHRAN - Robin Ramcharan, lecturer at the Webster University of Thailand and Executive Director of the Bangkok-based Asia Centre, has said that continuation of the United States sanctions against Iran when the country is fighting the coronavirus threatens the Iranian people’s lives.

IRGC Ground Force to get Fotros drone

TEHRAN – The Defense Ministry plans to deliver the Fotros drone to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force in the near future.

FFIRI not able to receive FIFA financial support due to sanctions

TEHRAN - The Iranian football federation is trying to find a solution for receiving the financial assistance from FIFA due to sanctions against the country’s banking system.

By Payman Yazdani

Significance of IRGC comdr. remarks, review of Trump's bluffs and setbacks

TEHRAN – Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami along with IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri and a group of deputies from the IRGC headquarter visited Naze’at region as well as Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs on Thursday morning.

Iran’s launch of military satellite within UN charter: senior Pakistani security expert

TEHRAN - Maria Sultan, a senior Pakistani security expert, has said the launch of military satellite by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is within the charter of the United Nations.

‘World’s longest qanat’ under restoration in central Iran

TEHRAN – A restoration project has been commenced on sections of Zarch Qanat in central Iran, which had been harmed by recent flash floods. Widely known as the world’s longest subterranean aqueduct, the qanat is stretched some 80 km across Yazd province.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iranians must not be scared of bullies

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei suggested late on Saturday that the Iranian people must not be afraid of the United States and other bullying powers.

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Rouhani says religious sites will be reopened in ‘white’ risk zones 

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will be divided into three risk zones based on the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, adding that religious sites could reopen in areas designated as “white”.

By Morteza Rahmani

Holy month of Ramadan in Iran

TEHRAN – Millions of Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, during which adult people fast from dawn to dusk.

EU’s Borrell chides U.S. for blocking Iran loan from IMF

Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for blocking an Iranian request for a loan from the International Monetary Fund, Politico reported on April 22

Sanctions on Iran has revealed U.S. ‘inhuman’ image: analyst

TEHRAN - The United States’ sanction on Iran while the country is fighting the coronavirus pandemic has revealed Washington’s “inhuman” image, says an American political analyst.

Ayatollah Amini passes away at 95

TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini, a member of the Assembly of Experts, passed away on Friday at the age of 95.

Tehran is ahead of us in coronavirus battle: London mayor

TEHRAN – Mayor of London Sadiq Aman Khan has said that many of the measures taken in London to counter coronavirus are similar to those taken in Tehran, and Tehran is even ahead.

Happy Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan begins today in Iran. Fasting during Ramadan – which is one of the five pillars of Islam – is a way to learn patience and break bad habits, as well as an opportunity to become closer to God.

By staff and agency

Over 70 civil society groups urge Trump to end Iran sanctions

Over 70 civil society groups representing more than 40 million people urged U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to issue immediate sanctions relief for numerous countries, including Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea, for at least the duration of the coronavirus crisis which threatens to kill thousands in the hard-hit countries.

Launch of military satellite wins praise of ranking Iranian officials

TEHRAN – A number of top officials have praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for its successful launch of Iran’s first military satellite into the orbit.

By Ali Amiri

Developed nations can learn from developing states in coronavirus fight 

I'm working in medical equipment supplier company. I have to go to many hospitals and medical laboratories to provide their needs. Recently, I found out some points that could be very important for all health systems around the world. 

Qatar delivers new packages of aid to Iran for coronavirus battle

TEHRAN – A plane containing 15 tons of goods and medical supplies from the government of Qatar landed in Tehran on Friday to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Zarif says U.S., Europe can’t lecture Iran based on misreading of UNSCR 2231

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that both the U.S. and Europe cannot lecture Iran based on misreading of the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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Russia: Iran’s military satellite launch not against UN resolution

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Iran’s launch of a military satellite into the orbit does not contradict UN Security Council resolution on the Iranian nuclear program.

By staff and agency

Tehran has proven it will not succumb to threats: Iranian mission to UN

Iranian mission to the United Nations spokesperson Alireza Miryousefi has said that Iran has proven that it will not succumb to intimidation and threats.

Iran summons Swiss envoy over Trump’s provocative statement

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the Swiss ambassador to protest President Donald Trump’s provocative statement and the U.S. Navy’s acts of harassment in the Persian Gulf.

Iran is ready to help Americans escape the helplessness of their government amid pandemic

TEHRAN – Iran is ready to help people of the United States who are entangled with the coronavirus predicament to escape the helplessness of their government, Health Minister Saeed Namaki has said.

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Iran practicing, learning corona-friendly lifestyle

TEHRAN – Two months since the first cases of Covid-19 were detected in Iran in mid-February, the Iranian nation is getting adapted to its new lifestyle under the toughest US sanctions.

By Mehdi Azizi

1st Iranian military satellite utter surprise for ignorant west, world

TEHRAN – Iran could manage to launch its first military satellite, the Noor-1 Satellite, by the domestically-built launcher Qassed (messenger) on Wednesday morning to expand its international presence in the space industry.

By M.A. Saki

The moral side of the epidemic 

Now the shoe is on the other foot. The timing couldn’t be better for Americans to experience first-hand a downturn economy, a chronic pain Iranians have endured for four decades under U.S.-led sanctions.  

FFIRI to provide ‘model contract’ for clubs

TEHRAN - Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) tries to found a solution to prevent the increase of contractual complaints against the Iranian clubs.

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Eight incredible places in Iran most tourists don’t know about

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By staff and agency

EU3 no objecting IMF’s emergency loan to Iran: Germany

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday that Germany, France and the United Kingdom, known as European trio, do not oppose the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan to Iran which Tehran needs to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.