Over 2 tons of narcotics discovered in Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN – Anti-narcotics police seized 2.1 tons of drugs in an armed conflict with smugglers in Sistan-Baluchestan province sharing borders with Pakistan, Ahmad Taheri, the provincial police chief said.

Iran has started developing quantum technology, Salehi says

TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Monday night that “Iran has started to develop quantum technology, because the 21st century is the century of this technology.

Tehran, Muscat stress expansion of economic, banking ties

TEHRAN- During a meeting between the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and Oman’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad, in Muscat on Tuesday, the two sides emphasized the necessity of expanding bilateral economic and banking relations.

Paragliding in Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian paragliders flew over Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Southwest of Iran.

IPEC 2021 underway in Tehran

TEHRAN - The 6th Iranian Petroleum and Energy Club Congress and Exhibition (IPEC 2021) kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday, at Industrial Management Institute Conference Center, Shana reported.

Zarif: Iran seeking to form six-party union in the Caucasus region

TEHRAN - Upon his arrival in Moscow on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran is seeking to form a six-party bloc in the Caucasus region that would include Iran, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.

ACL’s Group Stages to be played in centralized venues

TEHRAN - The biggest-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League will be played in centralized group stages in the 2021 season.

Monthly loading, unloading of goods fall 18% at Iranian ports

TEHRAN- The loading and unloading of commodities have been dropped 18.8 percent at the ports of Iran during the ninth Iranian calendar month Azar (November 21-December 20, 2020), as compared with the same month in the past year.

Electricity, water projects worth over $163m put into operation

TEHRAN – Some 23 water and electricity projects worth 6.86 trillion rials (about $163.33 million) were put into operation in four provinces through video conference.

Mehdi Heydari elected president of Lifesaving & Diving Federation

TEHRAN – Mehdi Heydari was elected as head of Iran Lifesaving & Diving Federation on Tuesday for a four-year term till 2025.

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Things we can learn from our previous experiences with a Democratic U.S. administration

TEHRAN- With the new U.S. administration in the office, expectations are skyrocketing for a better understanding between the country and the bureaucratic world order.

Ayatollah Khamenei praises Martyr Fakhrizadeh for his scientific achievements

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has praised the scientific and technical achievements of Martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, saying that the position of the top nuclear scientist is "not comparable to any of the worldly positions”.

Iran says won’t reverse nuclear measures unless U.S. implements UNSCR 2231

TEHRAN – Iran will not back down from the nuclear steps it has taken in response to the United States withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless the new U.S. administration returns to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

22 aid agencies call for Biden administration to revoke Ansar allah terrorist designation

22 aid agencies make unprecedented and united call for Biden .administration to revoke Ansar allah terrorist designation

Chomsky : Liberals can’t accept U.S. is a ‘leading terrorist state,’

Just like many Trump supporters, U.S. liberal intellectuals exist in a fantasy world in which a leading purveyor of “international terrorism” – the U.S. government – is perceived as a fundamentally benign force, Noam Chomsky told RT.

Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah: Revenge to target source of fire 

Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah has said the “the American-Saudi-Israeli alliance” is responsible for recent ISIL (Daesh) attacks, warning that the Iraqi resistance group and fellow fighters will target the main source of Takfiri violence.

Cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh publishes new book “Cats and Birds”

TEHRAN – “Cats and Birds”, a book containing a collection of paintings and drawings by celebrated Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh has recently been published by Karnameh Publications in Tehran. 

Fajr film festival to pay tribute to Parviz Purhosseini, Changiz Jalilvand

TEHRAN – The organizers of the 39th Fajr Film Festival plan to commemorate Parviz Purhosseini and Changiz Jalilvand, two cinematic figures who recently died of COVID-19.

Martyr Foundation to cooperate with 39th Fajr Intl. Theater Festival 

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Martyr Foundation (Bonyad-e Shahid) will be cooperating with the 39th Fajr International Theater Festival, supporting the Soldier of the Revolution, a section dedicated to street theater.

Liyakat Nathani Takim’s “Shi’ism in America” comes to Iranian bookstores 

TEHRAN – A new Persian translation of the book “Shi’ism in America” written by Liyakat Nathani Takim has recently been published by Kavir Publications in Tehran.

Organizers agree to extend Tehran virtual book fair 

TEHRAN – The organizers of the virtual edition of the Tehran Book Fair, which opened last week have agreed to extend the fair for two more days until Wednesday.