TEHRAN (Iran News) – Candidates for parliamentary election can now register for the next election at designated places across the country. Minister of Interior issued on Sunday morning the permission to begin the process of registering candidates for the parliamentary election. Applicants can apply for the registration until Saturday, Dec. 7 in their cities’ governorates. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been seized from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran. “The accused was traced and lastly arrested in Nahavand after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about him [illegally] keeping ancient […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Navy announced the mass production of the indigenously-designed and submarine-launched Jask cruise missile along with unveiling a handful of other military projects and technological achievements. Navy chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced the mass production of the Jask cruise missile while visiting a navy exhibition showcasing a number of the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says he will not run for re-election in the upcoming parliamentary elections. “I represented the noble people of Qom for three terms, which has been an honor for me,” Larijani said on Saturday, according to ILNA. Larijani added that “however, in general, I do not have any […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Air pollution forced the closure of schools and universities in parts of Iran on Saturday, including Tehran, which was cloaked by a cloud of toxic smog. The decision to shut schools and universities in the capital was announced Friday by Deputy Governor Mohammad Taqizadeh, after a meeting of an emergency committee […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The CEO of Kharg Petrochemical Plant said the company is to launch a project for collecting associated gases in Khark Island by next week. Gholamreza Amirshaghaghi said on Wednesday that the company comprised NGL and methanol units and supplied items like methanol, propane, butane, naphtha, and sulfur, Shana reported. On the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says 731 banks and 70 gas stations were set ablaze or damaged during the recent unrest in the country. “731 banks were torched with fire, among other damages of recent unrest,” Rahmani Fazli said on Tuesday evening on state TV. “Also, 140 public places, 70 gas […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the force’s first combat drone with jet engines dubbed “Sejjil” has been designed by domestic military experts and is planned to be built soon. Rear Admiral Khanzadi said this first combat drone uses two jet engines that enable it to reach […]

TEHRAN (Iran news) – President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated a new railway connecting the East Azarbaijan Province’s cities of Mianeh and Bostanabad in the country’s northwest on Wednesday, a key railway that significantly boosts international transport via Iranian corridors. The new railway, part of the old Tehran-Tabriz railway, will cut the distance between the two cities, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of the Marine Industries Organization of Iran General Amir Rastegari announced that loads of speed boats will be delivered to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy in the next few months. “Loads of speed boats will be delivered to the IRGC Navy by the yearend (March 21, end of […]