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2021-01-12 17:41
IRGC Navy chief: Any invasion against Iran will face harsh response
TEHRAN – The commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said his forces are fully prepared to defend the Iranian borders and territorial integrity, warning any threat or aggression against Iran will face a harsh response.
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2021-01-12 17:35
Iran, UN discuss war on terrorism in Syria
TEHRAN-The United Nations secretary-general’s Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen and senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister for special political affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji held phone talks on Monday about the fight against terrorist groups in Syria.
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2021-01-12 17:31
Zarif sympathizes with Indonesia on passenger plane crash
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered Iran’s condolences to the Indonesian government, nation and bereaved families over the deadly crash of a passenger plane.
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2021-01-12 17:08
Iran exporting heavy water to eight countries, learning lessons from the U.S.'s past behaviors
TEHRAN – The spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says not only Iran is producing enough heavy water to use for its own facilities, but even exporting the excess quantity to eight other countries.
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2021-01-12 16:50
“Sports diplomacy” can reduce political conflicts: Alireza Delkhosh
TEHRAN - Alireza Delkhosh, the director of Foreign Ministry’s Department for Public Diplomacy, says that “sports diplomacy” can reduce political conflicts and it can bring the countries closer together.
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2021-01-12 16:42
Parthian, Sassanid, Islamic coins restored in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Some 130 historical coins have been restored since the beginning of the current Iranian year 1399 (March 20, 2020) in the southeastern province of Kerman, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-01-12 16:37
Afghan FM: Iran playing positive role in ensuring security and creating regional consensus
TEHRAN – Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said Iran is playing a positive role in the region and creating regional consensus.
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2021-01-12 16:11
Production of 6 major mining products up 16% in 9 months
TEHRAN - The production of six major mining industry products has increased by an average of 16 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20, 2020), the latest data released by Iran’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry show.
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2021-01-12 16:10
Iran-Iraq annual trade to reach $20b
TEHRAN – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who is the head of the Iran-Iraq Join Economic Committee, said on Tuesday that the two countries’ annual trade is going to be increased to $20 billion.
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2021-01-12 13:55
In wake of capitol attack, House will seek to impeach Trump "again"
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2021-01-12 13:33
Kyrgyzstan eager for transit of goods via Iran’s southern ports
TEHRAN – Kyrgyzstan is keen on using Iran’s southern ports for transiting commodities, the Kyrgyz Ambassador to Tehran Avazbek Abdrazakov said.
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2021-01-12 12:47
Monthly red meat output increases 27%
TEHRAN- Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced that production of red meat in Iran stood at 36,200 tons in the ninth month of the current Iranian calendar year (November 21-December 20, 2020), showing 27 percent growth compared to the same month in the past year, while 3.5 percent fall compared to the previous month in this year.
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2021-01-12 12:16
Rafael Grossi: Iran is progressing "quite rapidly" in 20% enrichment
TEHRAN – The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Iran is moving very fast in enriching uranium to the purity of 20%.
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2021-01-12 11:45
Tehran hosting intl. water, electricity exhibits
TEHRAN - The 20th International Electricity Exhibition (IEE) and the 16th International Water and Wastewater Exhibition of Iran kicked off on Tuesday at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds in a ceremony attended by Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.
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2021-01-12 11:22
Government supports stock market: VP
TEHRAN- Iran’s first Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri stressed that the stock market is an independent body, but the government always supports it.
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2021-01-12 10:59
Iran’s crude steel output rises 13% in 11 months yr/yr: WSA
TEHRAN- Production of crude steel (steel ingot) in Iran has risen 13 percent during January-November, 2020, according to a report released by the World Steel Association (WSA).
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2021-01-12 01:01
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2021-01-11 22:06
Night-long nightmares, one year after Iran's retaliation
TEHRAN – An American newspaper has broken the story of some U.S. troops who survived Iran's missile attack on American military bases in Iraq on the early hours of January 8, 2020, in revenge for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the American government.
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2021-01-11 21:45
Iran demands Interpol red notice for 4 individuals involved in assassination of nuclear scientist
TEHRAN – Iran has requested Interpol to issue a red notice for 4 individuals involved in the assassination of top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
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2021-01-11 21:44
E3 complicit in violating JCPOA, Iran says
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, has responded to a joint statement issued by the three European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal by saying that these countries have not only failed to uphold their obligations under the nuclear deal, but they have also been complicit in violating the deal alongside the United States.
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2021-01-11 21:40
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate William Burns as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CNN has learned, tapping a respected veteran American diplomat who has served in posts around the world from the Reagan to the Obama administrations.
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2021-01-11 21:39
Oriental Institute and its Persian expeditions in 1930s
TEHRAN -- During the winter of 1930-31, the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago organized a Persian Expedition to conduct excavations in the largely unexplored mountainous regions east and southeast of the Mesopotamian plain.
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2021-01-11 21:38
Iran serious about its recent nuclear decisions
TEHRAN – Iran has moved “quite rapidly” to raise the level of uranium enrichment to 20% after it informed the UN atomic watchdog of its intention. The move came a few days after Iran submitted a letter in this regard to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran is now warning that it will expel the IAEA inspectors in a few weeks if sanctions are not lifted by February.
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2021-01-11 21:38
Iranian artists, heritage enthusiasts sign petition demanding salvage of masterpiece in Iraq
TEHRAN – Hundreds of Iranian artists, architects, and cultural heritage enthusiasts have signed a petition demanding an urgent restoration of Taq Kasra, a Sassanid masterpiece of architecture, which was collapsed partly in modern Iraq earlier this month.
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2021-01-11 19:00
Esteghlal escape defeat against Persepolis: IPL
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a hard draw against Persepolis in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Monday.
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2021-01-11 18:39
“Coup 53” comes to Iranian art houses
TEHRAN – Taqi Amirani’s acclaimed documentary “Coup 53” has gone on screen at the Art and Experience Cinemas, which are dedicated to screening art films.
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2021-01-11 18:38
Artists from 30 countries to attend Iran Silk Road calligraphy exhibition
TEHRAN – Calligraphy works by 203 artists from 30 countries will be showcased at the First Raqs-e Qalam International Exhibition and Conference of the Silk Road Calligraphy.
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2021-01-11 18:28
George Eliot’s “The Mill on the Floss” appears in Persian
TEHRAN – British writer George Eliot’s “The Mill on the Floss” has been published in Persian by Neyestan Publications.
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2021-01-11 18:26
Susan Schwake’s “3D Art Lab for Kids” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – A Persian translation of Susan Schwake’s “3D Art Lab for Kids: 32 Hands-on Adventures in Sculpture and Mixed Media” has recently been published by Vijeh-Nashr Publications in Tehran.
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2021-01-11 18:24
Fajr Soldier of the Revolution picks 12 street plays
TEHRAN – The 39th Fajr International Theater Festival has selected 12 plays for the Soldier of the Revolution, a section dedicated to street theater, the organizers announced on Monday.
