Fam tour in Lorestan province canceled as virus picks up again

TEHRAN – A preplanned familiarization tour in Lorestan, one of culturally and naturally rich provinces in western Iran, has been canceled as the spread of the coronavirus picks up again in parts of the country, organizers said on Tuesday.

Open-air museum being set up featuring millennia-old relics in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work is due to commence on Tepe Rivi, which has so far yielded magnificent remains of the Bronze Age up to the Sassanid period.

Iran is not isolated and will not stop development, Rouhani says

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that despite the United States’ efforts, Iran is not isolated and the pace of development in the country will continue without any delay.

Cooperation with China will empower Iran: Carleton University professor

TEHRAN - Dane Rowlands, a professor of Carleton University, has said that Iran will be empowered through partnership with China.

Iraqi PM to visit Iran next week

TEHRAN - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi plans to visit Iran next week.

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Borrell says there is no alternative to nuclear deal

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that it is urgent to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, because there is no effective alternative to the agreement.

Zarif: Continued Yemeni blockade is ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the continuation of blockade on Yemen and seizure of the ships carrying food and fuel to Yemen while the country is being hit with the coronavirus pandemic is “unacceptable”.

Borrell says he determined to do everything possible to preserve nuclear deal

TEHRAN - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that he is determined to do everything possible together with the remaining participants of the 2015 nuclear deal to preserve the agreement.

Austria says JCPOA parties should facilitate economic dividends to Iran

TEHRAN – The Austrian Foreign Ministry has expressed support for the 2015 nuclear deal, saying parties to the deal should facilitate economic dividends from the JCPOA to Iran.

Zarif calls nuclear deal last decade’s greatest diplomatic achievement

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is the last decade’s greatest diplomatic achievement.

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Proposed China-Iran deal is bad news for Israel: article

In an article published by The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday, it is said that with the 25-year plan for cooperation between Iran and China, Israel has many reasons to be concerned and even alarmed.

There is no alternative to JCPOA: Russia

TEHRAN – The Russian Mission in Vienna has said that there is no alternative to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The word ‘Iran’ deciphered from Islamic-era petroglyph

TEHRAN -  The word “Iran” has recently been deciphered from an early Islamic-era petroglyph, which was found last year at an ancient fortress in Semirom county, Isfahan province, central Iran.

In memory of Maryam Mirzakhani

July 14 marks the third anniversary of the death of prominent Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani. In 2014, she became the first female winner of the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics. Although Mirzakhani passed away in 2017, her invaluable contributions to the field of mathematics endure, and her trailblazing career has paved the way forward for many women mathematicians

By Mohammad Mazhari

IAEA resolution against Iran ‘only makes things more complicated’: Ulyanov

TEHRAN - On June 19, the IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution critical of Iran, a move that Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, says “only makes things more complicated”.

Zarif to visit Iraq on July 19

TEHRAN – An informed source at Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to visit Iraq on July 19.

By Hamid Bayati

Trump wants to totally kill JCPOA so that it cannot be revived: American foreign policy expert

TEHRAN - Barbara Slavin, an American foreign policy expert, is of the opinion that the Trump administration is seeking to “further undermine the JCPOA” so that the international nuclear agreement cannot be revived by a future government in the United States.

By Mohammad Mazhari

World has lost confidence in U.S. to live up to its international commitments: Lebanese academic

TEHRAN- The world has lost confidence in the U.S. to live up to its international commitments, especially after Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, says dean of the Faculty of Law, Political, and Administrative Sciences at Lebanese University.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Iran may act more decisively in response to violation of nuclear deal: Russian expert

TEHRAN - If Iran comes under more sanctions pressure, it may take more decisive actions, predicts a senior Russian expert.

Zarif calls regional co-op a ‘permanent necessity’

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that cooperation among the countries in the region is a “permanent necessity”.

Trump’s Iran policy has isolated U.S.: Sanders advisor

TEHRAN - Matt Duss, a foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders, has said that Donald Trump’s Iran policy has isolated the United States.

Iranian diplomat says there is still chance to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, has said that there is still chance to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, if the remaining parties have the political will to keep the agreement.

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Handicraft Expert: Iranian handicrafts suffer from poor branding

As one of the most original arts and crafts in the world, Iranian handicrafts suffer from poor branding.

Defying U.S., China and Iran near trade and military partnership: NY Times

TEHRAN= Iran and China have quietly drafted a sweeping economic and security partnership that would clear the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investments in energy and other sectors, undercutting the Trump administration’s efforts to isolate the Iranian government because of its nuclear and military programs.

Coronavirus more infectious now by 3-9 times: Iranian expert

TEHRAN – Global researches show that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genome has caused it to be more infectious by 3-9 times compared to the onset of the pandemic, deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh has said.

Ayatollah Khamenei: All problems can be solved

“All of us must be united against enemy”

TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that all economic problems can be solved while suggesting that it is inadvisable that MPs insult executive officials.

By Salman Parviz

Iran mulls lawsuits and legal actions to unblock funds

In his recent reaction to Seoul’s blockage of Iranian assets, President Hassan Rouhani said South Korea’s seizure of Iranian assets “is by no means acceptable and we expect Seoul to lift the restrictions as soon as possible.”

Iran eyes to attract more travelers from Turkey

TEHRAN – Iranian travel agencies plan to offer stimulus packages and hold familiarization tours for Turkish agencies, tour operators, journalists, and influencers in a bid to attract more travelers from the neighboring country.

Potter makes miniature models of genuine elements of Iranian architecture

TEHRAN – An Iranian potter has crafted miniature models of the genuine elements which are prevalent in the traditional Iranian architecture during a project that exercises an aesthetic approach rather than a technical and engineering one.

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Hook says U.S. concerned about ‘energized’ Iran-Venezuela ties

Washington’s Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Friday that the United States is concerned about growing relations between Iran and Venezuela.