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  • Official: Elit forest fire under control 23 Nov 2025

    Official: Elit forest fire under control

    Head of the Iranian Crisis Management Organization Hossein Sajedi said the fire in Elit forest in the northern province of Mazandaran is now under control.

Iran dismisses allegations on organizing cyber-attack on Australia 04 Mar 2019

Iran dismisses allegations on organizing cyber-attack on Australia

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed allegations about Iran’s backing a cyber-attack against Australian Parliament, describing these claims as part of enemies’ psychological war.

FATF-related bills should be approved 03 Mar 2019
Iranian FM:

FATF-related bills should be approved

Spokesman for the Independent Fraction at the Iranian Parliament, Mehrdad Lahouti revealed the presence of Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs in today’s session of the Parliament and said, “considering the extant situation in the country and solving economic problems, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized that Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-related bills should be approved.”

Lawmakers meet FM Zarif to hail his return to work 03 Mar 2019

Lawmakers meet FM Zarif to hail his return to work

A group of lawmakers representing the Iranian Parliament's Hope Faction have visited the Foreign Ministry building in downtown Tehran to meet with the country"s top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iranian parliament finishes reviewing 1398 budget bill 03 Mar 2019

Iranian parliament finishes reviewing 1398 budget bill

The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament finished reviewing the budget bill for the next fiscal year of 1398, which will begin almost 20 days later.

No one can affect Iran’s sovereignty over its trio islands in Persian Gulf 03 Mar 2019
Responding to UAE claims:

No one can affect Iran’s sovereignty over its trio islands in Persian Gulf

Tehran has called on the UAE to abandon divisive and sectarian claims over the trio islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, saying such baseless claims will never affect Iran’s sovereignty and rule over its islands.

Europe’s behavior affects EC’s decision on FATF-related bills: Rezaie 02 Mar 2019

Europe’s behavior affects EC’s decision on FATF-related bills: Rezaie

Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that behavior of European countries will influence the body’s final decision about ratifying FATF-related bills.

Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins 02 Mar 2019

Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins

The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to discuss the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, known as Palermo Convention in Iran.

Iran congratulates Senegal, Nigeria on successful elections 02 Mar 2019

Iran congratulates Senegal, Nigeria on successful elections

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has offered congratulations to Senegal and Nigeria on holding their presidential elections successfully.

Iran ready to export more gas to Armenia: Rouhani 27 Feb 2019

Iran ready to export more gas to Armenia: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to increase the volume of gas exports to Armenia. He made the remarks Wednesday in a joint press conference with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tehran after a ceremony for signing two memoranda of understanding between Iran and Armenia. “The two countries have enough motivation and will to […]

Iran, Japan to launch bilateral banking activities: envoy 27 Feb 2019

Iran, Japan to launch bilateral banking activities: envoy

Japanese ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito said that Iran and Japan will soon start bilateral banking activities. He made the remarks Tuesday in a meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnaser Hemmati, in Tehran. Despite the re-imposition of sanctions by the US, Japanese companies operating in Iran have continued their activities […]