‘Netanyahu attacks Palestinians to win election’

TEHRAN – A senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not hesitant to commit any kind of crime against Palestinians in order to win the upcoming election, Mehr reported.

Tehran to host 15th meeting of Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Committee

TEHRAN- Mohammadreza Modoudi, he acting head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), and Belarusian Ambassador to Tehran Yury Lazarchik discussed holding the 15th meeting of Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Committee in Tehran in the first half of the next Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 21, 2019), TPO website published.

Iranian companies are top priority in Syria’s reconstruction projects: envoy

TEHRAN - Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Mahmoud said Iranian companies are the top priority in awarding the country’s reconstruction projects, Shata reported on Thursday.

Iran, Azerbaijan stress bolstering trade ties in business forum

TEHRAN – Attended by senior officials, entrepreneurs and businessmen from both sides, an Iran-Azerbaijan business and investment forum was held in Baku on Thursday.

Trump factor stands out in New Zealand mosque massacre

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 others grievously injured when gunmen entered two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and opened indiscriminate fire at worshippers, including women and children, who had gathered for Friday prayers. This is the worst attack in the Pacific country's history.

U.S. tried to disrupt Tehran’s power grid: report

An Iranian-American engineer was offered money by U.S. officials to conduct a sabotage mission targeting the power grid of Tehran, Iran’s capital city, a former senior associate at Oxford University and Middle East commentator and analyst has claimed.

Iran condemns ‘brutal’ terrorist attacks in New Zealand

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday condemned terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand as “brutal” and “inhuman”.

U.S. to suffer heaviest defeat in history: Ayatollah Khamenei

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Washington has imposed the “strongest sanctions in history” on Iran, however, the U.S. will suffer “heaviest defeat in history”.

Foreign Ministry: U.S. biggest violator of Iranian people’s rights

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the U.S. government is the “biggest violator” of the Iranian people’s rights through introducing “illegal” sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

No power can drive a wedge between Iran and Iraq, Rouhani says

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tehran on Wednesday night from his three-day trip to Iraq, which was deemed a new chapter in Tehran-Baghdad relations.

Tehran calls for peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that he has spoken with Pakistani’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua over the phone, calling for “de-escalation and peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict.”

Tehran slams Pompeo’s anti-Iran rhetoric

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Thursday slammed U.S. officials for making “fabricated” and “unreal” claims and accusations to maintain the status quo in West Asia and keep it a tense region struggling with numerous crises. 

IRGC holds drone exercise over Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday held a large-scale war game over the Persian Gulf, during which squadrons of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were flown to practice an assault operation.

Ayatollah Emami Kashani: Iran defeated U.S. in Iraq and Syria

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, a Tehran Friday prayer leader, says the U.S. used all its energy against Iran but the Islamic Republic withstood Washington and defeated it in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What’s in Tehran art galleries

* An exhibition of paintings by Farid Jahangir is underway at Iranshahr Gallery.

Book on Iran’s post-revolution cinema published in Istanbul

TEHRAN – “Iranian Cinema”, a study about Iran’s post-revolution cinema, has recently been published by Seyyah Publications in Istanbul, Turkey.

“Triumph”, “Water Lilies of Monet” picked for Fajr Docs in Focus

TEHRAN – “Triumph” and “Water Lilies of Monet - the Magic of Water and Light” will go on screen in Docs in Focus, a section dedicated to documentary cinema, at the 37th Fajr International Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday. 

Actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz writes statement for National Dramatic Arts Day

TEHRAN – Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz, an actor from Iran’s early golden generation of such stage and screen artists as Ezzatollah Entezami, Ali Nasirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi and Davud Rashidi has issued the statement for this year’s National Dramatic Arts Day.

Leila Hosseini selected for jury of Belgian doc festival 

TEHRAN – Iranian film scholar Leila Hosseini has been selected for the international competition jury of the Millenium International Documentary Film Festival, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium from March 22 to 30.

Tractor Sazi move top of Iran football league

TEHRAN – A 1-0 win over Padideh in Tabriz’s Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, sent Tractor Sazi top of Iran Professional League (IPL) table.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Republicans who oppose Trump!

TEHRAN - Recent polls in the state of Iowa have caused concern by U.S. President Donald Trump and his entourage. The desire of some Republican advocates that Trump is no longer at the top of the political equations of the United States has reduced the chances of his victory in the presidential elections of 2020 somewhat. 

By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh

Iran’s Trump card to challenge U.S.

TEHRAN (MNA) – Iran is focused on strengthening its domestic production and economy via developing economic ties with its 15 neighboring countries, to retaliate the drop in its economy due to Trump’s decision in May 2018 to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

New Zealand mosque mass shooter’s manifesto praises Trump as ‘symbol of renewed white identity’

A mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday has left an astonishing total of 49 people dead, according to The Associated Press. The shooting was carried out by at least one gunman who posted on online “manifesto” stating white supremacist viewpoints and naming prominent Donald Trump supporter and right-wing American media personality Candace Owens as the person who most inspired him to commit acts of violence.

Pyongyang's senior diplomat tells Russia's Tass news agency that North Korea may rethink ban on missile tests.

North Korea may suspend talks with 'gangster-like' US: Diplomat

North Korea is considering suspending talks with the United States and may rethink a ban on missile and nuclear tests unless Washington makes concessions, news reports from the North's capital have quoted a senior diplomat as saying.

Iranian duo win two bronzes at Asian Youth Athletics Championships

TEHRAN - Fatemeh Sima Shadkam and Sahand Nouri both won bronze medals for Iran at the 2019 Asian Youth Athletics Championships.

Iran bans flight of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace 

TEHRAN – Iran is banning Boeing 737 Max 8 jets from its airspace amid safety concerns that arose following a cash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight on March 10, the Transport Ministry announced on Friday.

By Misión Verdad

Venezuela under attack: 7 notes on electric shock 

CARACAS - Between the afternoon of March 8 and the early morning of March 10, Venezuela was the victim of a new sabotage attack, the biggest in its republican history, this time on the Guri hydroelectric plant, which left at least 80% of the population without electricity, with the aim of undermining any attempt by the Venezuelan government to stabilize the economy and curb the insurrectionary context the United States and its minions, like Juan Guaidó, are trying to bring to fruition in the country.

Gunmen kill at least 49 people during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch in the country's worst ever attack.

New Zealand PM: Dozens killed in 'terrorist' attack on mosques

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 others injured in shootings at two mosques in New Zealand city of Christchurch in the worst attack in the Pacific country's history.

Herve Renard candidate for next coach of Iran: Report

TEHRAN – Moroccan current coach Herve Renard has reportedly reached an agreement with Iran football federation to take charge of Team Melli.

Hassan Tabatabaei elected as Iran’s Karate Federation new president

TEHRAN – Hassan Tabatabaei has been elected as new president of Iran’s Karate Federation on Thursday.