Two female riders handed four-year doping ban

TEHRAN - Maedeh Nazari and Fatemeh Hadavand have been handed out four-year doping bans by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

Iran inks 2-year agreement for exporting electricity to Iraq

TEHRAN – Iran has signed an agreement with Iraq for exporting electricity to the country for two years, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who visited the Arab neighbor on Wednesday, said.

Iran, Serbia discuss expansion of transport ties

TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hassanpour met with Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Z. Mihajlovic on Thursday and discussed expansion of cooperation in air and road transportation.

Rouhani inaugurates major water, electricity projects in 2 provinces

TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, on Thursday, inaugurated eight electricity and water projects in the southern province Bushehr and northwestern West Azarbaijan province via video conference.

821MW to be added to Iran’s renewable power capacity

TEHRAN – Some 821 megawatts (MW) are going to be added to Iran’s renewable power generation capacity which currently stands at 821 MW, IRNA reported.

Annual minerals export of $10.5b projected

TEHRAN- Iranian acting minister of industry, mining and trade announced that reaching the minerals export of $10.5 billion is planned for the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021).

Tehran urges U.S. to free all Iranian hostages after prisoner swap

TEHRAN — Tehran has confirmed a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States, urging Washington to release all Iranian hostages held by the U.S. government.

Who are the secret puppet-masters behind Trump’s war on Iran?

(Pressenza) – On May 6th, President Trump vetoed a war powers bill specifying that he must ask Congress for authorization to use military force against Iran. Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign of deadly sanctions and threats of war against Iran has seen no let-up, even as the U.S., Iran and the whole world desperately need to set aside our conflicts to face down the common danger of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iranian cargo ship sinks off Iraqi coast

TEHRAN- An Iranian cargo ship named Behbahan sank off the Iraqi coast on Thursday night, Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) published on its website on Friday quoting a PMO official as saying.

Iran-Turkey main trade gate to reopen this week

TEHRAN- The main trade gate between Iran and Turkey, which has been closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be reopened this week.

Annual petchem output to rise 35% by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- Iran’s annual petrochemical production will increase 35 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), according to the managing director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC).

Killing blacks is not something new in U.S., it is American nature, Leader says

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the founder of the Revolution created big changes to the fates Iranians.

Sirous Pourmousavi no longer Iran U19 coach

TEHRAN – Sirous Pourmousavi quit as Iran U19 football team head coach.

Imam Khomeini legacy lives on as Iranians mourn 31st anniversary of passing

Iranians are marking 31 years since the departure of the revered founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, an eternal example of the defeat of the West in imposing its will on freedom-seeking nations.

Zarif slams Europe’s ‘deafening silence’ on U.S. brutalities against protesters

Iran’s foreign minister slams Europe’s double standards on protest actions in different parts of the world, calling on the Europeans — who have a habit of jumping to conclusions on demonstrations in non-Western states — to break their “deafening” silence on “scenes of brutality” in the U.S.

Rome-Tehran relations thriving, Italy's ambassador says on Republic Day

TEHRAN -- On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of Italy’s Republic Day, the Italian Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, addressed a message, published on the Embassy’s social media channels, to the Italian community in Iran and to all Iranian friends.

  By Javad Heirannia

Trump unashamedly right-wing, says professor of comparative philosophies

TEHRAN - Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, a professor in global thought and comparative philosophies, tells the Tehran Times that “President Trump is unashamedly right-wing”.

Columnist calls Iranian fuel shipments to Venezuela a crack in wall of sanctions

TEHRAN - Conn Hallinan, a columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus, has said that arrival of Iranian fuel tankers in Venezuelan waters was a crack in wall of the United States’ illegal sanctions against Caracas.

230 people killed in November protests: MP

TEHRAN — Top MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said 230 people were killed during the protests in November 2019.

Sirous Asgari who is in U.S. will return to Iran in coming days

TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iranian scientist Sirous Asgari freed in U.S. captivity will return to Iran in the coming days.

Six forgotten crafts revived in Ilam

TEHRAN – Six handicraft fields, which had been fallen into oblivion, have been revived in western Ilam province, Mehr reported on Monday. 

More Sacred Defense museums to be inaugurated 

TEHRAN – Eleven museums dedicated to the Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war, which is called Sacred Defense in the Islamic Republic, will be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 20, 2021), IRNA reported. 

Lohondor projected to be named national village of Hinji-Duzi 

TEHRAN – Lohondor, a small village in the northern province of Golestan, is planned to be named as the national village of Hinji-Duzi, a traditional type of beadwork. 

Tehran criticizes S. Korea for overdue medical shipment

TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has criticized South Korea for their submissive conduct toward the United States, saying the Koreans have been waiting to receive a green light from the U.S. government for sending a medical shipment to Iran.

Rouhani says Iran stands beside Afghanistan

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran will stand beside the Afghan government and people to help them promote peace, stability and security.

Iran dismisses claims of interference in anti-racism protests in U.S.

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has dismissed claims of Iran’s interference in protests against racism in the United States.

Islamic Students Association condemns racism in U.S.

TEHRAN - The the Islamic Students Associations issued a statement on Monday condemning racism in the United States and urged Washington to practice justice over the brutal killing of an African-American man in Minneapolis.

15 sites of prehistoric petroglyphs identified in northwest Iran

TEHRAN - A total of fifteen archaeological sites, which embrace a wide variety of prehistoric petroglyphs and rock-carved arts, have been identified in the plains of Meshginshahr county, northwest of the country.  

By Afshin Majlesi

Iran’s trump cards to kick-start tourism in post-COVID-19 world

TEHRAN – As you are well aware, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has plunged the travel and tourism industry in the global scene, disrupting life in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago.