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Today 15:26
Iran, Italy to beef up health ties
TEHRAN –Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi and his Italian counterpart, Orazio Schillaci, have discussed avenues for promoting collaborations in the health sector, focusing particularly on the aging population and digital health.
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Today 15:24
Tehran to boost technological co-op with Tunis, Jakarta
TEHRAN –Science Minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, in separate meetings with his Indonesian and Tunisian counterparts, has conferred on ways to foster scientific and technological relations.
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Today 15:13
Some 29,000 out-of-school students resume education
TEHRAN –Out of 152,287 out-of-school children aged 6 to 11 identified across the country, about 29,000 have enrolled at schools, an official with the Ministry of Education has said.
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Yesterday 22:31
TEHRAN PAPERS
Sharp and tense positions before the fifth round of negotiations
TEHRAN - Farhikhtegan addressed the tense atmosphere between Iran and the United States before the fifth round of negotiations and wrote: The fifth round of negotiations with the Americans has not yet begun, but the senior member of the American negotiating team has begun to raise ambitious demands in the media.
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Yesterday 22:30
Stronger Iran-Turkmenistan ties key to regional prosperity: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has underlined Iran’s strong desire to broaden and deepen relations with neighboring Turkmenistan, highlighting energy, trade, and infrastructure as key areas of cooperation with vast untapped potential.
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Yesterday 22:28
‘Sanctions are slow-motion crimes against humanity:’ Iran’s deputy FM on Western sanctions
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, delivered a scathing critique of Western unilateral sanctions at the International Conference on Unilateral Coercive Measures and Access to Justice on Tuesday, calling them “slow-motion crimes against humanity” that weaponize economic suffering to punish ordinary civilians.
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Yesterday 22:27
Sona Ahmadi appointed as Iran’s Consul General in Almaty
TEHRAN – Sona Ahmadi, currently serving as Advisor to the Foreign Minister of Iran on Women’s Affairs, has been officially named as the new Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Yesterday 22:27
Iranian deputy interior minister arrives in Dushanbe for high-level security talks
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Interior for Security and Law Enforcement, Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, arrived in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on Tuesday to take part in the third Iran-Tajikistan Joint Security and Law Enforcement Working Group—an initiative aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in regional security.
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Yesterday 22:14
Ties with Iran good, will get even better, Turkmenistan’s FM tells Tehran Times
TEHRAN – Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, said in remarks to the Tehran Times that Tehran and Ashgabat are working on concrete steps to implement cooperation agreements signed in recent years.
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Yesterday 22:12
Ayatollah Khamenei's response to US ‘nonsense’:
Iran does not need anyone's permission to enrich uranium
TEHRAN – Iran has repeated its long-standing position that uranium enrichment cannot and will not stop within the country, with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei taking to the public stage this time to ask Americans to stop talking “nonsense”, after multiple warnings by lower-ranking officials seemingly failed to resonate during ongoing nuclear talks with the United States.
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Yesterday 16:11
Intricately carved 2,700-year-old Assyrian relief unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN - A team of German archaeologists from Heidelberg University has made a major archaeological breakthrough in the ancient city of Nineveh, unearthing a monumental Assyrian bas-relief dating back to the 7th century BC.
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Yesterday 16:06
Stolen artifacts from Shah Nematollah Vali Museum recovered, main suspect arrested
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have announced the successful recovery of several stolen artifacts, including rare handwritten copies of the holy Quran, from the Shah Nematollah Vali Museum in Mahan, Kerman province.
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2025/05/20
By Salman Parviz
Widespread land subsidence: a national crisis
Water security, a global issue
TEHRAN – Water supply in Iran largely depends on rainfall, snowmelt, and underground aquifers, but decades of over-extraction have left groundwater resources severely depleted. While the global water resources are stretched by climate change and human population growth, the farms and industries are increasingly turning to groundwater to fill their needs.
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Yesterday 15:11
UNHCR lauds medical services provided to refugees in Isfahan
TEHRAN – Following a visit to Al-Zahra hospital in Isfahan province, Yumiko Takashima, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran, has commended the medical services provided to Afghan refugees.
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Yesterday 15:09
Iran discusses expanding health ties with Switzerland, Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – Holding separate meetings with his Swiss and Saudi counterparts, Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has discussed the potential of expanding cooperation in the health sector with the two countries.
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Yesterday 15:03
UNESCO programs in Iran to include environmental education
TEHRAN –Environmental education is placed among the list of major programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Iran, aiming to develop sustainable solutions and international cooperation to address environmental challenges.
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2025-05-19 23:13
TEHRAN PAPERS
Iran is a reliable and powerful partner
TEHRAN - Etemad analyzed the cooperation between Iran, China, and Russia.
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2025-05-19 23:13
High-profile attendance marks conclusion of Tehran Dialogue Forum
TEHRAN – The Tehran Dialogue Forum came to an end on Monday, with the second and final day involving a compelling mix of expert panels, probing interviews with influential voices, and keynote addresses from Iran's leading figures.
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2025-05-19 23:11
Iranian minister meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican, delivers president’s message
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Reza Salehi Amiri, met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sunday, reaffirming Iran’s commitment to cultural diplomacy and interfaith dialogue.
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2025-05-19 23:09
Tehran condemns Arab League’s 'politically motivated' challenge to Iranian sovereignty
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei categorically rejected the Arab League’s “unfounded and unacceptable” claims to the Iranian islands of Bu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb, reaffirming Iran’s “inalienable sovereignty” over the trio of territories.
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2025-05-19 23:08
Iran summons UK charge d’affaires over unlawful detention of nationals
TEHRAN — Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the United Kingdom’s charge d’affaires on Monday in response to the “suspicious and unjustified” arrests of Iranian citizens in the UK, denouncing the allegations as “politically motivated fabrications.”
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2025-05-19 23:06
By Seyed Mehrdad BaniHashemi Kahangi
Trump 0.2 in Riyadh: Oil, arms, and a shadow over Iran
Donald Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh may have been described as a business trip, but in the world of West Asia politics, symbolism often speaks louder than press releases. For many in the region, his presence in Saudi Arabia felt like the opening act of a broader geopolitical maneuver—one with potential consequences that extend far beyond the Persian Gulf.
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2025/05/19
By Xavier Villar
Marco Rubio and the threat to diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear conflict
MADRID – In recent weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made a series of strong statements about Iran’s nuclear program that go beyond reaffirming a traditional stance within the American establishment.
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2025-05-19 22:46
U.S. sanctions signal hostility, not diplomacy: Iran foreign ministry
TEHRAN – Iran has strongly condemned the latest round of U.S. sanctions, saying they reveal Washington’s persistent hostility toward the Iranian nation and cast serious doubt on American claims of diplomatic goodwill.
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2025-05-19 22:45
Enrichment to continue with or without a deal: Iran FM
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Iran’s firm position on its rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), emphasizing that Tehran would not accept any compromise on a hard-earned scientific achievement.
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2025-05-19 18:07
By Mahnaz Abdi
‘Iran contributes to SCO’s capacity to strengthen peace, security, stability'
TEHRAN- Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Nurlan Yermekbayev arrived in Tehran on Friday night to participate in the Tehran Dialogue Forum (TDF), and hold bilateral meetings with Iranian officials, including Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araqchi, Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi, and Chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ebrahim Azizi.
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2025-05-19 17:45
Sohaili Village: a culinary jewel in Qeshm Island
TEHRAN – Located along the southern coast of Iran’s Qeshm Island, Sohaili Village has carved out a reputation as one of the Persian Gulf’s premier destinations for culinary tourism.
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2025-05-19 16:55
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran opens its first specialized college for classic car restoration
TEHRAN - In a landmark development for cultural heritage and technical education in Iran, the country’s first specialized college dedicated to the restoration of classic cars was officially inaugurated on Monday.
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2025-05-19 16:16
Persian medicine to help improve infertility treatment
TEHRAN –Over 32 specialized medical centers are benefitting from Persian medicine across the country to increase the chance of infertility treatment, Nafiseh Hosseini-Yekta, the director of the health ministry’s Persian medicine office, has said.
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2025-05-19 15:26
Iran calls for development of AI in Islamic nations
TEHRAN – First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref has called for artificial intelligence development in Islamic countries based on the three main principles of multilateral cooperation, scientific synergy, and shared infrastructures.