Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural and livestock products. He made the remarks Monday in Tehran at a meeting with Iranian Minister of agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati and senior managers of the ministry, the official website of Iranian President reported. “Many people, and even the educated, think that our country has problems […]

 Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the representative of Iran’s Leader and secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) pointed to Iran’s recent negotiations with Taliban on the Afghan-Afghan peace issues, dismissing the possibility of holding talks with ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists. He made the remarks on Monday during the opening ceremony of the […]

MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said that talks between Iran and Taliban can help restore peace in Afghanistan. The remarks by Zonnour came days after Iran officially confirmed that it has been holding talks with the Taliban with the prior knowledge of the Afghan government in order to help bring security to the central Asian country. […]

 The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) submitted the draft of a bill to slash four zeroes from the national currency, rial, to the cabinet, Tasnim news agency quoted the governor of the CBI as saying on Sunday. “The government submitted the bill on crossing out four zeroes of the national currency to the parliament on […]

Tehran Governor-General Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpei has said the source of the unpleasant smell has not yet been identified, suggesting that a chemical might be the source. On Wednesday, thousands of Tehran dwellers took to social media to complain about the “smelly,” “sulphur-like” and “fishy” odor in various parts of the capital. Some suggested a burst sewage […]

 Chairman of City Council of Tehran Mohsen Hashemi, referring to the anniversary of the Sanchi oil tanker tragedy and the death of 32 crew members on board, said a street in the capital will be named after Sanchi victims. Speaking on the 112th session of Tehran City Council, Hashemi said “the Council’s naming committee will review […]

 Senior Iranian MP Falahatpisheh said Sun. that the fate of the two remaining FATF-related bills, namely CFT and Palermo, will be decided at the Expediency Council by next month. Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said the Parliament will close the case on the bill on Iran’s accession to […]

Commander of Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that the naval forces of Iran and Russia have begun preparing for the tactical, relief and rescue and anti-piracy war games to be operated in the near future. “The cooperation between the naval forces of Iran and Russia, as well as the Caspian Sea region, has […]

The Expediency Council on Saturday endorsed a bill of amendment to the anti-money laundering law, a council member announced. Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam said the bill will be sent to Majlis speaker Ali Larijani for declaration. Larijani, Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand, Chairman of Majlis Judicial and Legal Commission Allahyar Malekshahi and Laya Joneidi, the vice president for […]

 Five provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Khuzestan and Kerman are home to the highest number of children not having access to school or education nationwide, Deputy Education Minister Rezvan Hakimzadeh has stated. In the previous school year 1396-1397 (beginning Sept. 23, 2017), some 142,502 children were missing out on education across the country, but […]