UK Gov’t Settles $1.6 Billion Dispute With Bank Mellat

The British government has settled a 1.25 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) damages claim brought by Iran’s largest private bank in an 11th-hour, out-of-court deal following a dispute over sanctions.

Meybod worthy of being world city for Zilou, WCC-APR director says

TEHRAN - World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region Director Ghada Hijavi has said that Iran’s Meybod deserves bearing the tile “World City for Zilou”, which the council bestowed it in 2018.

Agrofood 2019 exhibition running in Tehran

TEHRAN- The 26th International Exhibition of Food, Food Technology and Agriculture of Iran (Agrofood 2019), kicked off on Tuesday at the Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds, IRIB reported.

Macron urges Iran to be 'patient', regrets announcements on enrichment

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he regretted Iran's announcement that it would exceed the limit of uranium enrichment set under the 2015 nuclear deal.

Underground cave found in central Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian researchers have so far explored some 500 meters of an underground cave, found in Barzok region of Kashan county, Isfahan province.

Iranian president inaugurates new airport terminal

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday inaugurated a new passenger terminal within the Imam Khomeini International Airport in southern Tehran.

By staff and agency

Russia urges U.S. to drop Middle East troop plan and stop provoking Iran

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov urged the U.S. on Tuesday to drop “provocative” plans to deploy more troops to the Middle East and to cease actions that looked like a conscious attempt to provoke war with Iran.

Court summons men who killed bear cub in Mazandaran 

TEHRAN — Two men who killed a bear cub in Savadkuh, northern province of Mazandaran, by throwing stones at it are summoned by the court, ISNA news agency reported on Monday.

Tehran exhibit features personal ornamentations

TEHRAN – Sets of traditional jewelry and personal ornamentations are on show at the headquarters of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Tehran.

Rouhani calls for development of tourism sector

TEHRAN –President Hassan Rouhani has called for the development of tourism sector as a need to expand economy, create job opportunities and boost friendship between cultures and societies.

Chabahar to host surf festival

TEHRAN – A major surf festival will be commenced in Iran’s Chabahar on June 20, with the aim of attracting more travelers to the port city, which is located in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.

If Iran does something it will ‘bravely’ announce it, military chief says in response to accusations of oil tanker incidents

TEHRAN – Iran will “bravely” announce it  if it does something, Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri announced on Monday in response to accusations by the United States that Iran is behind the attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium will surpass 300 kg by June 27

ARAK, Iran - The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Monday that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium will exceed 300 kilograms by June 27.

Anti-Iran sanctions will harm U.S., allies in future: advisor

TEHRAN – A senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker has said the negative impacts of Washington’s anti-Iran sanctions will finally affect the economies of the U.S. and its allies. 

Tehran sets to declare limits on nuclear commitments 

TEHRAN – Iran will announce its latest measures to limit its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers on Monday, following its decision to counter the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from the deal in 2018.

EU’s Schmid, Iran’s Araqchi discuss ways to save JCPOA

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Visiting Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Helga Schmid and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi held talks on ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Demonstrators block Iran embassy’s entrance in London: envoy

TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad said on Sunday that a group of demonstrators protesting outside the embassy had blocked the entrance to the building.

Suspicious oil tankers incident in tandem with U.S. sanctions on Iran: Larijani

TEHRAN – The suspicious acts against the oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman go along with U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday.

MP says U.S. well aware of Iran’s defense power

TEHRAN – Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said on Sunday that the White House is well aware of Iran’s defense power.

Tehran summons British ambassador over unacceptable tanker accusations

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire over the accusations levelled by London against Tehran over the Thursday attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

U.S. allies balk at blaming Iran for tanker attack

A day after two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, some U.S. allies were reluctant to join the Trump administration in blaming Iran for the incident as conflicting accounts emerged, the Foreign Policy said on Friday.

By Payman Yazdani

Intel. Community reluctant to accept U.S. hypothesis aiming to boost its military presence in ME: Zaccara

Referring to hasty US accusations against Iran after the suspicious attacks on oil tankers in Oman Sea, Qatar University research assistant says international community is reluctant to accept US hypothesis aiming to boost its military presence in the Middle East.

Rosewater festivals attract travelers to northern Iranian villages

TEHRAN - Every year, by early June, rosewater festivals take center stage in Gildeh and several neighboring villages, attracting hundreds of travelers to Shaft county of the northern Gilan province.

Iran embassy rejects Pompeo’s accusation over Kabul explosion

TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan has rejected as “untrue” and “inauthentic” an accusation leveled by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against Iran over an explosion in Kabul.

67 fields of handicraft being practiced in Kashan

TEHRAN – Of 290 fields of handicraft, which are known in Iran, 67 are currently being practiced in Kashan, tourism chief of the oasis city said on Thursday.

UK Labor leader says no ‘credible evidence’ of Iran role in tanker attacks

TEHRAN – The UK Labor Party leader has called on the government to abstain from escalating tensions with Iran without “credible evidence” that Tehran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

U.S. grants energy-hungry Iraq new Iran sanctions waiver: source

(AFP) - The United States has granted Iraq another 90-day waiver to continue with vital energy imports from neighboring Iran despite re-imposed sanctions, a government source said Saturday.

Suitcase trade exports of handicrafts fetches Iran $99m in year

TEHRAN – Iran earned some $99 million from exporting handicrafts via suitcase trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) during the past Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended March 20), the deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, said on Monday, CHTN reported.

By Saeed Sobhani

The probability of defeat of Trump in the upcoming presidential election

Controversial president in deadlock!

Recent polls in the United States show that Donald Trump's defeat in presidential elections next year is likely. These polls are published while Trump in the field of foreign policy is extremely confused and incapacitated. He has practically lost the game against Iran, China, and Venezuela.