By Salman Parviz

Foreign media reactions on Sino-Iran partnership

Leader’s Eid message to U.S. system

TEHRAN- As the strategic Iran-China 25-year partnership moves from a leaked 18-page document in Farsi towards a full and final agreement, the deal has been a topic of debate and closely watched by foreign media analysts.

By Salman Parviz

INSTEX: Europe’s fragile muscle flexing

Trump isolating U.S. over JCPOA & Iran arms embargo extension

After months of delay the E3 group of Germany, France, and UK finally set up a company called Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) in January 2019. With headquarters in Paris, the company was supposed to enable non-U.S. dollar and non-SWIFT barter trade between the European Union and Iran in defiance of U.S. sanctions.

By Salman Parviz

Egypt, Turkey on clash course over Libya

Imminent battle over the key city of Sirte; Ankara, Moscow seek lasting cease-fire

TEHRAN- In a sign of hope for peace and stability in Libya, early July Turkey announced its banks and companies’ plans for an assessment trip within two weeks to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure.

By Salman Parviz

Despite economic fallout Tehran real estate market flourishes

Statistical Center of Iran reports soaring prices

For thousands of years, houses with secluded gardens and courtyards have been a cornerstone of Iranian architecture, where a garden or a big terrace was common. I grew up in one of these houses near Mehrabad Airport. In the evenings there was plenty of time for youngsters to play football in the streets where traffic was almost non-existent and air was fresh.

By Salman Parviz

Educational passage through Tehran Times

Transition to digital media revolution

The first message over a telegraph line was sent in 1844 by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse from Washington to Baltimore: “What hath God wrought?”

By Salman Parviz

Why impact of low oil prices on Iran is ‘minimal’?

Global oil prices have been hit with double whammy by the spat between Russia and Saudi Arabia in mid-March over output cuts and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.