TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran officially started the extraction of natural gas extracting gas from an offshore field in the Persian Gulf to add some 14.2 million cubic meters (mcm) a day to its current output of more than 800 mcm. An Oil Ministry contractor said on Thursday that extraction of natural gas had started […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A spokesman for the Guardian Council, Iran’s vetting body, says the country has always listened “with open ears” to peaceful protesters, but security forces had duty during last month’s violent riots to deal with acts of vandalism and sabotage. In an interview with France 24 released on Wednesday, Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei underlined […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) — The Guardian Council is investigating the parliamentary candidates’ records, as well as their complaints with due care, the Guardian Council chief, said on Wednesday. As IRNA reported, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of Guardian Council said, “Investigating complaints and qualifications records, especially in such short time, is an extremely laborious measure which […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran mine industry is expected to increase exports up to $10 billion of minerals and mining industry products by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2020). “Iran mine sector will not only meet the needs of the country’s industrial plants and construction industry, but they will also increase […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says joining the Financial Action Task Force, FATF, is in line with the interests of the country’s banking system, IRNA reported. Making the remarks on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Abdolnaser Hemmati, CBI governor, said China and Russia have informed […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jihad Hossein Shirzad announced that the national union of Saffron farmers cooperatives has already started work in several provinces across the country. So far, about 25 Saffron farmers cooperatives in 6 provinces of the country have been established as an agricultural organization. “The most important role […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi, in a tweeter message, announced that being enlisted in the Financial Action Task Force or FATF blacklist will cause enormous damage to Iran’s domestic economy. The officials warned that the nation has to be briefed about the consequences of being blacklisted by the international […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A fighter jet of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the northwestern province of Ardabil on Wednesday, and the pilot is still missing. The MiG-29 fighter jet had taken off from an airbase in the city of Tabriz and was patrolling in the airspace of Ardabil Province when it crashed in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Jam Polypropylene and Petrochemical Plant has set a new production record in the first 8 months of the current calendar year, which began on March 21. According to the Petrochemical company, the plant polypropylene output was 13% higher year on year during the period. A subsidiary of Jam Petrochemical Company, Jam […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – An official at the provincial government of Ardabil, northwestern Iran, has confirmed eyewitness reports that a military aircraft, most likely as the army facilities, has crashed near Sabalan Mountain in Ardabil. The official told IRNA that the incident is currently being investigated and further details will be disclosed after the investigation […]