Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Thursday that 12 power plants with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts (MW) are currently under construction across the country, IRIB reported.

TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 3,000 points, or less than one percent, in the past Iranian calendar week.

Production of tires in Iran has risen three percent during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year.

Iranian Energy Ministry's Spokesman for Electricity Industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said that in order to reduce restrictions on electricity supply, electricity imports from Azerbaijan began on Thursday.

Regarding the capital market expectations from the future president, a board member of Iran’s Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) said the people's choice must have an understanding of the capital market and its place in the economy.

Iran and the neighbor Azerbaijan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in constructing a bridge over the Astarachai border river, IRNA reported.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin refuted on Friday a U.S. media report that Moscow is preparing to transfer to Iran an advanced satellite system that will substantially boost its surveillance capabilities.

According to the Washington Post, Russia is planning to equip Iran with an advanced satellite that will allow it to track possible military targets across West Asia.

Iran's UN envoy has disputed the United States' assertion of a strategic shift toward the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal, saying that Washington is still pursuing the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran.

An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean on a rare mission far from Iran.

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili said on Thursday the future administration should view art as a path to success in other fields and actively seek to promote the country's films and music on a global scale.

After the Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down due to human error in Iran, some countries like Canada decided to take advantage of this mishap in favor of themselves to put pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to dictate their own so-called human rights principles.

After two defeats against Japan and Russia, the Iranian volleyball team won four matches in a row with a very talented bunch of young players.

Iran discovered their fate at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Iran’s women’s team want to make history in the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament but they have a difficult task ahead since a total of 20 teams vying for just three spots.

In a brief note, President of Iran National Olympic Committee Seyed Reza Salehi Amiri highlights the important role of sport as a tool to expand peace and friendship.

Persepolis football team head coach Yahya Golmohammadi says that they will be aiming to qualify for the AFC Champions League for the third time.

A total of 58 Olympic berths have been secured by Iranian athletes in 12 sports so far, and there are still more spots to grab for the country at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

On May 30, 2021, in the city of Seoul, South Korea via videoconference was held the Second International Summit "Partnership for Green Growth and Global Goals – 2030" (P4G).

In a video conference on Thursday, President Hassan Rouhani ordered launching of Oil Ministry’s petrochemical national projects worth 1,304 million dollars.

Relying on domestic production has saved Iran $3.5 billion during the previous Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), Iran's Deputy Industry, Mining, and Trade Minister Mehdi Sadeqi Niaraki announced.

Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said on Sunday that Iran placed travel ban on 39 countries amid the fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic in Iran.

Iran unveiled its first home-grown subway car on Thursday during a ceremony in the capital city of Tehran attended by President Hassan Rouhani through video-conferencing.

ranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Monday that the country’s home-made coronavirus vaccine will be ready for mass-production and distribution late in spring, noting that none of the officials, including Supreme Leader, has received a vaccine jab.

US military officials are “increasingly alarmed” by drone attacks from anti-terror resistance groups in Iraq, which are posing a growing threat to American military bases and diplomatic facilities in the Arab country, according to a report.

Iran before the Islamic Revolution and even during the eight-year-Iraqi imposed war was one of the major purchasers of arms from other countries mostly Western and sometimes Russian but it has not turned into a major producers of different light and heavy weapons and it can also export its products to other countries.

British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland's "Troubles," a judge-led inquiry found.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States should prepare for a potential future conflict starkly different from “the old wars” that have consumed the Pentagon for the past two decades.

Russia has expressed alarm about the presence of a US warship in the Black Sea while its naval forces were conducting military drills in the area, declaring that it was monitoring the actions of US Coast Guard Patrol Cutter Hamilton.

The United States has dispatched two additional bombers to Qatar to carry out airstrikes in Afghanistan if needed, as the Pentagon and NATO begin a complete troop withdrawal from the Asian country in earnest in the coming days.