$948m taxi fleet renovation plan on agenda

TEHRAN – The administration has put a plan worth $948 million on the agenda for renovating the old domestic taxi fleet, aimed at replacing 129,000 clunker cars with natural gas vehicles, hybrid, and electric cars.

By Mohammad Mazhari

U.S. has admitted military and political failures in Syria: Russian academic

TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at RUDN University believes that the United States has admitted its military and political failure in Syria.

Monthly car manufacturing up 31% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Car manufacturing in Iran rose 31 percent during the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (May 21-June 20), from the same month in the past year, IRNA reported.

Iran expected to become home appliance exporter next year

TEHRAN – Iran is expected to become an exporter of some home appliance items as of the next Iranian calendar year (starts in March 2021), Hamidreza Ghaznavi, the spokesman of Home Appliances Manufacturers Union, said.

Iran’s NOC president asks UWW to accelerate Ghasemi’s medal reallocation

TEHRAN - President of National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Reza Salehi Amiri, has asked President of United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalovic to accelerate the medal reallocation process of Komeil Ghasemi.

Iran-EAEU trade taskforce holds first meeting online

TEHRAN- The first meeting of Iran-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) trade taskforce, which was set up to expand trade between the two sides after they inked a preferential agreement in October 2019, was held online.

Aircraft engine repair center to be set up at Payam Airport

TEHRAN – The managing director of Iran’s Payam International Airport has said that an aircraft engine repair center is going to be established in this airport, IRNA reported.

South Korea to release part of Iran’s frozen money

TEHRAN – South Korea has agreed to unblock part of Iran’s frozen money which is kept by Seoul due to the U.S. sanctions, the chairman of Iran-South Korea joint chamber of commerce has said.

Track laying of Chabahar-Zahedan railway begins

TEHRAN – The track-laying operations of Chabahar-Zahedan railroad was started on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami and Deputy Transport Minister Kheirollah Khademi.

NISOC indigenizes knowledge of key gas turbines parts

TEHRAN – National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) has managed to successfully indigenize the knowledge for manufacturing intricate parts used in gas turbines in line with support for local manufacturing and knowledge-based companies, Shana reported.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Reasons why Iran backs Venezuela

As two oil-producing countries under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela have been working in recent years to strengthen geopolitical ties to relieve U.S. pressure and find a solution to improve their economies.

By Salman Parviz

India-China standoff enters 9th week

Beijing' pulling back troops' after deadly border clash: India

As the dispute over the shared border between India and China, two nuclear-armed nations, enters its ninth week, the region remains tense. The high-altitude, rugged Ladakh region is now the epicenter of the border standoff. It is far removed from the lives and imagination of most Indians and Chinese residents; the region has now become the talk of their daily conversations and worries.

Bakhtiarizadeh named Iran U19 football team coach: report

TEHRAN – Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh has been reportedly named as new head coach of Iran’s U19 football team.

TPO holds meeting of desk on trade with Turkey

TEHRAN- Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran held a meeting of the desk on trade with Turkey to explore the ways for the expansion of exports to the neighboring country and also recognizing the limitations in the way of Iran-Turkey trade, director-general of Asia and Pacific Office of TPO announced.

Steel ingot output rises 8% in a quarter on year

TEHRAN- Production of steel ingot in Iran increased eight percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-June 20) compared to the same period of time in the past year, IRNA reported.

Lebanon has an opportunity to buy fuel, petroleum byproducts from Iran: Nasrallah

TEHRAN — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has said Lebanon has an opportunity to buy fuel and petroleum byproducts from “a friend called Iran” in exchange for Lebanese liras.

Intelligence minister attends parliamentary committee on Natanz incident

TEHRAN – Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi and military commanders from the Army air defense unit attended a session of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Tuesday afternoon over the incident in the Natanz nuclear facility.

Thorough research sheds new light on 21 ancient sites across central Iranian plateau

An aerial photo shows the ruins of a millennia-old human settlement, which along with 20 others, has recently been identified during what is called the ‘most extensive’ systematic field research so far conducted in the central Iranian plateau, July 6, 2020. 

Rice planting commences at paddy fields in Alamut

Farmers plant rice seedlings on paddy fields across Alamut, a semi-mountainous region in Qazvin province, west-central Iran, July 5, 2020.

Iran, ITC developing national tourism export strategies

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism chief has said that the social, wildlife, historical, cultural, and medical realms of tourism have been selected for the ongoing cooperation between Iran and the International Trade Centre (ITC) in the way of developing the national tourism export strategies for the Islamic Republic.

Hotel projects worth over $28m underway in northwest Iran

TEHRAN – Two four-star hotels are being built in the northwestern province of Ardabil with a total budget of 1.2 trillion rials (Over $28 million).

Two sites in Sistan-Baluchestan added to national heritage list

TEHRAN – Two natural sites in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list, CHTN reported. 

Over 60 smuggled historical objects seized in Kerman

TEHRAN – Sixty four historical objects have been confiscated in the southeastern Kerman province during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20), a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.

Persepolis coach Golmohammadi threatens to resign

TEHRAN - Persepolis head coach, Yahya Golmohammadi, threatened to resign from his role if the problems of the club are not resolved.

“Oxford History of Modern Europe” appears in Persian bookstores

TEHRAN – “The Oxford History of Modern Europe” has recently been published in Persian.

Five Iranian shorts to compete in Mister Vorky festival 

TEHRAN – A lineup of five Iranian short films will be competing in the Mister Vorky International Festival of One-Minute and Short Films, which will take place in the Serbian town of Ruma from August 12 to 23. 

Spanish festival picks “The World’s Last House” 

TEHRAN – “The World’s Last House”, a short movie by Iranian director Amir Gholami, will be competing in the Riurau Film Festival (RRFF) running in Marina Alta, Spain from August 28 to September 11. 

Syrian Kurdish writer Helim Yusiv’s “99 Scattered Beads” published in Persian 

TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Syrian Kurdish author Helim Yusiv’s novel “99 Scattered Beads” (“99 Moriken Belavbuyi”) has been published by Afraz Publications in Tehran. 

Iranian govt. says has not signed any agreement to lease land or port to China

TEHRAN - Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that Iran has not signed an agreement to lease land or port to China, noting there is nothing secretive in the 25-year cooperation plan with China.