TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed the rumors surrounding his resignation. Speaking to reporters on the sideline of today’s cabinet session and when asked about reports about his resignation, he said: “I wouldn’t have been here now if I had resigned.” Earlier, some local media had reported that the minister […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – As the Islamic Republic of Iran experiences the toughest ever oil sanctions, the export of petrochemical products from South Pars Gas Field indicated a 39 percent growth in the Iranian month of Aban (from Oct. 21 to Nov. 22). In spite of US sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force announced on Tuesday that his forces are well prepared to counter any possible threats at borders. “The army’s combat might is very well and it can defeat any enemy in the shortest time possible,” Kiomarsh Heidari said while addressing troops in Shiraz. “Well, there […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s first private port facilities on Caspian Sea shores is to open after nearly 15 years of planning and construction, said Allahyar Asadi, who heads Ports and Maritime Organization of Golestan Province. The official said that construction of two main breakwaters at Khajeh Nafas Port was nearing its final stages, allowing […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A report shows Iranians are making heavy investments in the copper industry to make it more competitive at the global level. IRNA said in a report that more than $3 billion will be invested in various Iran copper industry projects across the country in the next five years, allowing the country […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior Iranian Health Ministry official said that an ongoing flu epidemic has claimed the lives of 56 people since its outbreak more than a couple of months ago. “Due to influenza, 273 individuals have been hospitalized and 19 have lost their lives” in the past week alone, said Alireza Raisi, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian authorities say air taxi services would be allowed for the first time in the country as demand for short-haul, on-demand services increase amid American sanctions that have affected the aviation industry. An official in Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said on Sunday that several companies had obtained initial permits for launching […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that US maximum pressure is a “wrong policy” and the United States must stop it. “There has always been the political will to solve issues and there is no dead end… The issue is that the policy of maximum pressure is wrong and […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stressed that only qualified candidates should run for the next parliamentary elections. Teaching a class of advanced Islamic Jurisprudence (kharej–e Fiqh) this morning, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, criticized the enrollment of individuals who are not qualified for […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Southeastern province of Kerman non-oil exports worth $458 million in the past 8 months (March 21- November 22), which indicates a 48% jump in comparison with figures from the corresponding period in the last year. Some 257,000 tons of non-oil commodities worth $458 million were exported from the Iranian province […]