Europe’s dependence on U.S. impedes efforts to preserve nuclear deal: expert

TEHRAN - Nozar Shafiei, an expert on international affairs, has said that Europe’s dependence on the United States impedes efforts to support and preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

Tehraners mark 40th day since General Soleimani martyred

TEHRAN – In accordance with sharia law, people from all walks of life, along with a large number of military commanders, gathered on Thursday in Tehran’s Mosalla to mark the 40th day since General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, was assassinated in a U.S. air attack in Baghdad’s airport on January 3.

Iran chamber of commerce to host intl. seminar on incoming tourism

TEHRAN – Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) will host an international seminar on incoming tourism in Tehran on February 25.

Qaleh Gardan: A crumbling Iron Age fort in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Nearly all over the Iranian Plateau you can find traces of antiquity though the main areas of Iron Age development are situated in today’s southern and southwestern provinces of Khuzestan, Lorestan, Fars, and Kordestan.

Shiraz workshop to explore legal issues concerning World Heritage sites

TEHRAN - University of Shiraz will tomorrow play host to an international workshop, which spotlights various legal issues dealing with UNESCO World Heritage sites across the globe.

Zarif, Trudeau meet in Munich

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met on Friday on the sidelines of the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC).

Parliamentary campaigns officially start in Iran

TEHRAN – Election campaigns for 290 seats in the parliament officially started in Iran from Thursday morning, Feb. 13. 

What’s in Tehran art galleries

* An exhibition of paintings by Iraj Shafei is underway at Arte Gallery. 

Persian version of “The Quiltmaker’s Gift” republished

TEHRAN – The Persian translation of American children’s writer Jeff Brumbeau’s 2000 book “The Quiltmaker’s Gift” is now in its 14th edition after its first version came out in 2004, the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCY), which is the publisher of the book, announced.

Paintings by Iranian, Georgian students on view at Tbilisi exhibit

TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by Iranian students and Georgian Persian language learners is currently underway in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

Asghar Farhadi to return to homeland with “A Hero”

TEHRAN – Two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi plans to make his new film “A Hero” in Iran.

IIDCYA photos exhibit explores children in Arbaeen gathering 

TEHRAN -- Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) is displaying a selection of photos depicting children and teens during the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen in Iraq.

Iran, Iraq pursuing General Soleimani assassination: Judiciary 

TEHRAN – An official in charge of international law department at Judiciary announced on Friday that Tehran and Baghdad are jointly pursuing the dossier of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. in Baghdad on January 3.

People should vote for most competent candidates: cleric 

TEHRAN - Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader called on the people to participate massively in the Feb. 21 parliamentary elections, noting that the most competent candidate should be chosen for the legislative body.

Tehran, Moscow discuss ways to expand tourism

TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have explored avenues for deepening ties in the arena of tourism and facilitating travels between the two countries.

Wheelchair basketball, blind football allowed to participate at Tokyo 2020 by Iran's NPC

TEHRAN – Wheelchair basketball and football 5-a-side will represent Iran at the 2020 Paralympic Games, Iran's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) announced on Thursday.

TEDPIX up over 13,000 points in a week

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), went up 13,185 points, or 2.96 percent, to 459,080 in the past Iranian calendar week (ended on Friday), Tasnim news agency reported.

Axis of resistance must unite to expel U.S. from the region: general

TEHRAN - Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has said that the axis of resistance must unite efforts to expel the United States’ forces from the region.

By staff and agencies

U.S. Senate votes to limit Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran

The U.S. Senate passed a legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran.

We deeply feel Iranians’ friendship as China battling coronavirus: ambassador

TEHRAN – In a tweet in Persian language on Thursday, the Chinese ambassador to Tehran thanked the Iranians for sympathizing with the Chinese in their campaign against coronavirus.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

Islamic revolution and legacy of martyrs

TEHRAN - The night was heavily overcast with snow and cold, but the day started with gentle breeze and bright sunshine. The mood on the streets was cheerful as the occasion was historic and momentous.

Large-scale cyberattack on Iran probably originated from U.S., official says

TEHRAN - A senior civil defense official says the large-scale cyberattack that recently targeted Iran’s infrastructure probably originated from the U.S.

‘Private sector ready for contribution to petro-refinery projects’

TEHRAN - Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA)’s energy committee says the country’s capable private sector is ready for participation in the oil ministry’s refinery and petro-refinery projects, IRNA reported on Friday.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

An oil-free economy: from words to deeds

TEHRAN – As one of the world’s oil-rich countries, Iran, for long, has been deeply relied on oil revenues for its economy and even all the governments which have come and gone since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, have based their economic policies upon oil while other areas remained deprived of the attention.

Foreign debt falls to $9.05b: CBI

TEHRAN – The latest report published by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) puts the country’s foreign debt at $9.053 billion at the end of the ninth Iranian calendar month of Azar (December 21, 2019), down from $9.339 billion at the end of the last Iranian year.

Iran’s January oil output at 2.086m bpd: OPEC

TEHRAN - Iran produced 2.086 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil in January, a 9,000-bpd decrease from 2.095 million bpd in December 2019, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on Wednesday.

By Javad Heirannia

Swiss channel appears to be more of a publicity matter than a substantive matter: Nephew

TEHRAN –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “the Swiss channel appears, at this point, to be more of a publicity matter than a substantive matter.”

Renewable power generation capacity reaches 900 MW

TEHRAN - The capacity of Iran’s renewable power plants has reached 900 megawatts (MW), IRNA quoted Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian as saying on Thursday.

By Mahnaz Abdi

Iran, India negotiating more on PTA

TEHRAN- Iran and India held a new round of negotiations on signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two sides, in Tehran on Wednesday and Thursday.

By Salman Parviz

Scholar says nuclear activity back to pre-JCPOA level, predicts change in Majlis composition, slams ‘deal of century’

Biria says ‘my time as Imam in Houston Community Center was brilliant’

Hojatoleslam Mohammed Nasir Saghaye-Biria is deputy chief for research at Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute in Qom. The 61-year-old cleric was also the head of Psychology Department at the institute.