Iran football players deactivate Instagram accounts

TEHRAN – Players and coaching staff of Iran national football team have deactivated their Instagram profiles on Monday.

Russia voices determination in working with Iran

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said her country is determined to strengthen cooperation with Iran.

Ex-Brazilian president meets Zarif

TEHRAN – Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello, the former Brazilian president and the chairman of the Brazilian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Monday.

‘U.S. after controlled presence of terrorists in region’

TEHRAN – The White House only considers its own interests in all circumstances, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker has said, adding that the U.S. is after a controlled presence of the terrorists in West and Central Asia.

Iran’s Jahangiri: U.S. playing ‘lose-lose game’

TEHRAN – Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri on Monday denounced the U.S. for starting a “lose-lose game” by imposing sanctions on Iran, saying Washington has been internationally isolated after the failure of its anti-Iran plots.

Rural, tribal rugs on show at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – A sales exhibition of rural and tribal rugs is underway at Tehran’s Sadabad Cultural-Historical Complex.

Over 100 stalls to run in South Khorasan’s crafts exhibit 

TEHRAN – Some 105 stalls are estimated to run during the South Khorasan province’s crafts exhibit, which will be held from December 2 to 6.

European failure to save nuclear deal will destabilize Mideast, Kharrazi warns

TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, warned on Monday that a failure by Europe to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, will destabilize the Middle East region.

 Tehran to host pomegranate festival

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex will be hosting a pomegranate festival dedicated to western Iranian farmers and producers.

Tehran hosting 190 foreign firms in intl. auto parts exhibition

TEHRAN- The 13th International Auto Parts Exhibition of Iran, which kicked off on Monday, is hosting 190 foreign companies from 11 countries, IRNA reported.

 Iranian-Italian team resume project on Pasargadae

TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists and restorers have commenced a new round of conservation project on Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iran.

‘Colonists seeking to split up Muslim states’

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Monday emphasized the importance of unity within the Islamic Ummah, saying Muslims should focus on their commonalities to strengthen unity and counter the enemies.

Army: Iran to protect oil tankers against threats

TEHRAN – The Iranian Armed Forces will protect its oil tankers against possible threats, a top Iranian military official said on Monday after the United States warned ports operators not to allow the ships to dock and called them a “floating liability”. 

UNWTO chief sees Iran as a safe, peaceful destination

TEHRAN - The visiting United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) secretary general on Monday said “We are willing to introduce Iran to the world as a safe and peaceful destination.”

Pakistan has vowed to act quickly to free Iranian captives: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Pakistani officials have promised to take more actions to liberate the Iranian border guards who were recently kidnapped by terrorists at Iran-Pakistan border.

Larijani urges Europeans to act more independently

TEHRAN - Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that Europeans should play a more independent role which will be more beneficial to them.

Iran honoring JCPOA as new sanctions hit, IAEA report shows

Iran has continued to implement the main nuclear restrictions set by its 2015 deal with major powers, a quarterly UN watchdog report shows, though several items were verified shortly before reimposed U.S. sanctions took effect.

Iranian weightlifter Barari suffers ruptured eardrum after being slapped by coach

TEHRAN – Iranian weightlifter Mohammadreza Barari suffered a ruptured eardrum after being slapped by his coach in the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

By Ebrahim Fallahi

The impact of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil industry, market in focus

Right from the day Trump withdrew from Iran’s nuclear deal, announcing his plan for cutting Iranian oil exports to zero, the oil scholars and experts all around the world begun contemplating the impacts of this decision on the Iranian oil industry especially on the country’s oil exports.

NIOC to continue selling oil at IRENEX

TEHRAN- Selling crude oil at Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) will be continued, Saeed Khoshrou, director of international affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), announced.

‘EU to continue transport co-op with Iran despite U.S. sanctions’

TEHRAN – European Commission’s deputy director-general for mobility and transport said EU is going to continue its transport cooperation with Iran despite U.S. sanctions, IRNA reported on Monday.

Iran, Tunisia news media officials meet 

TEHRAN – Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) director Lotfi Arfaoui has met Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Press Affairs Mohammad Soltanifar in Tehran.

Film scores by Alex North to be reviewed in Tehran 

TEHRAN – The Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran will be holding a session on Thursday to review film scores composed by renowned American composer Alex North.

Fatemeh Behbudi receives nomination at Vilnius photojournalism festival

TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Fatemeh Behbudi has been nominated for an award at the 12th International Festival of Photojournalism – Vilnius Photo Circle in Lithuania, the organizers have announced.

French artist Huot-Marchand to hold exhibit in memory of Morteza Momayyez

TEHRAN – French graphic designer Thomas Huot-Marchand plans to showcase his works in Tehran in memory of prominent Iranian graphic artist Morteza Momayyez.

Martyna Kosecka to conduct Poland’s independence concert in Tehran

TEHRAN – Polish musician Martyna Kosecka is scheduled to conduct Iran’s Nilper Orchestra during a concert, which will be performed at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Saturday to mark the centenary of Poland’s independence.