Two vessels smuggling fuel are seized in the Persian Gulf

TEHRAN - The naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have seized two vessels carrying smuggled fuel off Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf waters.

Azerbaijan ‘will not allow any threat’ against Iran from its territory, Aliyev vows

TEHRAN — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has issued a security guarantee to the Islamic Republic, asserting that Baku will never permit its land to be used for hostile actions against its neighbor.

China reaffirms backing for Iran’s sovereignty, security, and legitimate rights

TEHRAN - China has reiterated its support for Iran’s entitlement to safeguard its sovereignty, security, and national dignity as well as its legitimate rights and interests.

‘Criminal Trump and Netanyahu seeking to drag Iran into chaos,’ says sociologist

TEHRAN - A senior sociologist and political analyst says U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seek to foment turmoil in Iran.

Iran strengthens offensive posture with Khorramshahr-4 missile

TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has inaugurated a massive new underground missile city, marking the operational induction of the Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile.

Restoration of 400-year-old mosque in Varamin completed

TEHRAN -- Restoration of the historical mosque of Hazrat Baqiyatullah in Bagh-e Khavas village, Varamin city, has been completed after two months of specialized work.

90 traditional foods spotlighted at Meshginshahr festival

TEHRAN – A regional culinary festival was recently held at the Sheikh Heydar Mausoleum complex in Meshginshahr, Ardabil province, featuring more than 90 varieties of traditional and authentic foods.

Iran highlights on view at EMITT 2026

TEHRAN – Iran has taken part in the 29th edition of the EMITT 2026 International Tourism Exhibition, which opened on Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.

By Maryam Rostami

Before refrigerators, Iran had Yakhchals: Where did summer ice come from?

GONABAD – Have you ever paused, while sipping a chilled sharbat or juice with ice cubes floating inside, or enjoying an iced tea or iced coffee, to wonder how people kept their drinks and food cool before modern refrigerators and ice makers existed? Did they have access to cold water during the scorching days of summer? To find the answers, one can look to the heart of Iran’s desert cities—places where architectural ingenuity and human adaptation to nature gave rise to remarkable structures known as yakhchals, or icehouses.

Iran tourism has potential to rebound quickly, guides’ head says

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism industry has the capacity to recover quickly if security, stability and policy coordination are strengthened, the head of the Iranian Tourist Guides Association said on Thursday.

Plan to launch IRCS medical center in Yerevan in final stage

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, and the president of the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS), Davit Nersisyan, have conferred about the final stage of a project to establish a medical center in Yerevan.

Social Welfare Organization marks Islamic Revolution’s anniversary with development projects

TEHRAN – The Social Welfare Organization has launched numerous development projects on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which is marked from February 1-11.

Iran, Uzbekistan extend deadline for joint scientific research submission

TEHRAN – Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the Agency for Innovative Development under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan have extended the deadline for the submission of joint scientific research.

Second round of polio vaccination to kick off by mid-February

TEHRAN – The supplementary phase of the national immunization campaign for polio eradication, using domestically produced vaccines, will be carried out from February 14 to 16, targeting some 700,000 children under the age of five.

Iran and US are holding nuclear talks in Oman 

TEHRAN - Iranian and U.S. negotiators are holding indirect talks in Muscat, Oman, on Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of American-led sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

War on Iran could blow up entire region, Lavrov warns

TEHRAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned the Middle East is like a powder keg waiting for a chain reaction, and a war between the U.S. and Iran could trigger it.

Iran has strengthened deterrence by upgrading its ballistic missiles: military chief

TEHRAN - Visiting an IRGC missile town on Wednesday, Chief of the Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the Islamic Republic has strengthened its deterrence power by upgrading its ballistic missiles.

Iran calls Merz naive, hopes a ‘mature’ person would take over leadership in Germany

TEHRAN – Iran’s foreign minister has lashed out at German Chancellor Fredrich Merz, expressing hope that a “mature” person will return to German leadership.

FM Araghchi says Iran and US to begin talks in Oman on Friday  

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Wednesday night that negotiations between Iran and the United States will begin in Muscat, Oman, on Friday morning.

Curbing inflation, primary priority of monetary policy: CBI governor

TEHRAN- The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), outlining the priorities of monetary and exchange rate policies, emphasized this institution's complete focus on sustainably curbing inflation, deepening the forex trading market, and the necessity of cooperation from other government bodies to navigate the current complex situation.

Consultations underway for venue of nuclear talks between Iran and US: Iranian Foreign Ministry 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says planning for negotiations between Iran and the United States has been made for the coming days, noting consultations to determine the venue of the talks are currently underway.

Iranian and Egyptian chief diplomats hold talks as Iran and US set to resume nuclear talks

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Abbas Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty held a telephone conversation on Wednesday on the latest developments in the region as Iran and the United States are set to resume nuclear talks after six months.

Ex-nuclear chief warns against foreign ‘mischief’ as Iran and US set to resume nuclear talk 

TEHRAN - The former director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has expressed optimism about the looming nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States. 

By Staff Writer 

US poised to return to the negotiating table it bombed in June

Iranians offer Trump another chance after regional countries step in

TEHRAN – Iranians have agreed to give diplomacy with the United States another chance after at least seven regional countries urged Tehran in calls with President Masoud Pezeshkian to set aside Washington’s long record of bad faith and pursue talks.

Iran among top eight countries in intl. Olympiads

TEHRAN –Iran ranks eight worldwide in international Olympiads as the country stood respectively third, seventh, and eighth in mathematics, computer, and physics Olympiads last year, IRNA quoted Reza Hosseini, the head of the Young Scholars Club, as saying.