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progress in developing marine propulsion systems promising 25 Feb 2019

progress in developing marine propulsion systems promising

Chief of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization highlighted Iran’s progress in the field of marine systems, saying the ministry has geared up to become self-sufficient in developing marine propulsion systems. Addressing the 2nd Marine Propulsion Conference at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology on Monday, Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari said, “we are currently cooperating […]

Detained French businesswoman in Iran has been released: FM spox 25 Feb 2019

Detained French businesswoman in Iran has been released: FM spox

The Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi said Sun. that a French citizen who had been detained in Iran for for entering Iran illegally has been released during recent days. Bahram Ghasemi said on Sunday that a French citizen who was arrested for entering Iran illegally has been released during recent days after completing legal process […]

Rouhani felicitates Kuwait on national day 25 Feb 2019

Rouhani felicitates Kuwait on national day

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Emir of Kuwait on the country’s national day and expressed hope for further expansion of relations between the two nations. In a Monday message to Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Rouhani offered sincere congratulations to him and the people of Kuwait on the country’s National Day. Rouhani expressed […]

Leader praises chess player for refusing to play against Israeli opponent 25 Feb 2019

Leader praises chess player for refusing to play against Israeli opponent

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami on Sunday, praising him refusing to play against the Israeli player. According to the news website of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution ‘Khamenei.ir’, Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami and his parents on Sunday, during which the leader praised […]

Iranian Army Navy wraps up Velayat-97 drills; all objectives materialized 25 Feb 2019

Iranian Army Navy wraps up Velayat-97 drills; all objectives materialized

 Massive three-day naval drill, code-named ‘Velayat-97’, in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, which kicked off on Friday with the participation of home-grown, recently unveiled ‘Fateh’ submarine and ‘Sahand’ destroyer, wrapped up today. According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Army Navy, the three-day Velayat-97 naval drills ended today, during which different […]

Energy min. urges responsible bodies to boost new energies’ capacity 24 Feb 2019

Energy min. urges responsible bodies to boost new energies’ capacity

 Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian urged ministries to establish necessary cooperation and coordination in line with increasing capacity of new energies in the country. He made the remark on the sidelines of 11th Iran International Renewable Energy, Lighting & Energy Saving Exhibition, held in Tehran Permanent International Fairground on Feb. 21-24, 2019, in the […]

Zarif says decision-making on FATF bills should be based on ‘facts’ 24 Feb 2019

Zarif says decision-making on FATF bills should be based on ‘facts’

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif called on officials in charge of casting the final verdict on endorsement of the two remaining FATF-related bills to base their decisions on ‘facts’. Speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of a national conference on multilateralism in Iran’s foreign policy, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answered a question on […]

US exit from JCPOA not Iran’s fault 24 Feb 2019

US exit from JCPOA not Iran’s fault

“It was not our fault that the US left JCPOA after it saw it was not benefiting from it,” according to the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi. Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, made the remarks in video posted on his Instagram account while talking to Basiji students […]

Iran, Georgia hold joint consular committee meeting in Tbilisi 24 Feb 2019

Iran, Georgia hold joint consular committee meeting in Tbilisi

 Iran and Georgia held on Saturday the fourth meeting of their joint consular committee in Tbilisi with a focus on facilitating travels of Iranian nationals to the Eurasian country. According to the Iranian embassy in Tbilisi, the fourth meeting of Iran-Georgia joint consular committee was chaired by Secretary General for Consular Affairs at the Iranian […]

Iran to Become Fully Offensive If Enemy Dares to Wage War: Commander 24 Feb 2019

Iran to Become Fully Offensive If Enemy Dares to Wage War: Commander

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s preparedness to counter foreign threats and said if enemies dare to attack the Islamic Republic, the country will become fully offensive. In a speech in the southeastern city of Kerman on Saturday, Brigadier General Salami said a nation that cherishes martyrdom on […]