Iran daily low-enriched uranium productions soar
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Iran daily low-enriched uranium productions are soaring, after restarting an underground lab. Salehi told AP journalists in Tehran that the country is now producing at least 5.5 kilograms daily (12 pounds). That’s compared to what […]
Iran Captured 550 Tons of Illicit Drugs
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Secretary-General of Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said the country has managed to capture 550 tons of illicit drugs during the first seven months of the current Persian calendar year (March 2019 – March 2020). Speaking to reporters in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, Momeni highlighted the […]
Newly-discovered Namavaran Oilfield contains 53bn barrels of oil
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Oil Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the newly-discovered oilfield in Khuzestan, named Namavaran, has an estimated 53 billion barrels of in-place oil. Addressing reporters on Monday, the minister said the new discovery had added 22 billion barrels of crude oil to previous estimates of newly-discovered Namavaran oilfield, which stood at 31 […]
Rouhani arrives in Rafsanjan for project kick-offs
TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Rafsanjan, Kerman Province, on Monday morning in the course of his provincial tour after his Sunday visit to Yazd. During his two-day visit to Rafsanjan, as many as 20 projects valued at 150,000 billion rials will come on stream. This amount is going to create some […]
Iran nuclear electricity generation will reach 3,000 MW by 2027
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Sunday that Iran nuclear electricity generation will increase up to 3,000 megawatts by 2027, which will avert emission of 21 million tons of pollutant gases. Making the remarks during the ceremony to start laying the concrete foundations of […]
Rouhani in Yazd: New Oil Field Discovered, Non-Oil Exports on Rise
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Yazd said the country has discovered a new oil field with an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude, noting also that Iran’s non-oil exports have been growing despite the mounting pressure of the US sanctions. In an address to a gathering of people in Iran’s central […]
No Plan for Iran to Leave NPT yet: Iran Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mousavi said Iran has no intention yet to leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding the country would have many options to choose from if the ‘snapback mechanism’ was ever activated. Mousavi made the remarks during a press conference on Sunday, adding “we keep the door to diplomacy and dialogue […]
Iranian Tank Transporter Unveiled
TEHRAN (Iran News)- Iran on Saturday unveiled a new home-made tank transporter named ‘Kian 700’ in a ceremony participated by Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri. Iranian tank transporter has been manufactured by the Army’s Ground Force experts and enjoys 700/hp engine power and 200 tons of tensile […]
Rescue teams underway to northwest Iran after deadly Tabriz quake
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Relief and rescue operations are underway in northwest Iran following a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that killed five and wounded over 350 people in East Azarbaijan province. The moderate but deadly Tabriz quake, struck the Tark country at 2:17 a.m. (2247 GMT) Friday and was followed by more than 60 aftershocks, causing panic […]
Iran shot foreign drone intruding coastal limits
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Army shot down an unidentified drone that was violating the country’s airspace near the port city of Mahshahr in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on the Persian Gulf coast. According to the news that Iran shot foreign drone intruding coastal limits, Commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force Brigadier […]