Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Monday that the government prioritizes planning to restore economic stability. “Under the current situation, the government prioritizes planning to reduce pressure that comes from sanctions and restore economic stability to the country,” he said during a meeting of the Supreme Council of Employment. He added, “After re-imposition of sanctions […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences over the demise of Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi. In his message on Tuesday, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed grief over the demise of Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi suffering from a long-standing painful illness. The Leader also condoled with Ayatollah Shahroudi’s […]

According to the newest data released by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Iran’s debts to foreign lenders in the end of the seventh Iranian month of Mehr (October 22) stood at $10.093 billion, showing 10.7 percent decrease in comparison with the announced figure in the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21- April […]

 Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met on Monday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and international issues. The two ministers underlined the importance of stability, security and productive cooperation in the region, particularly among Afghans under the current circumstances, IRNA reported. Qureshi said Pakistan desires to […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif voiced regret over a plan by President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to dissolve the parliament, saying the move might be taken advantage of by Israeli regime. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with a visiting Palestinian delegation led by the head of Hamas’ parliamentary bloc, Mahmoud al-Zahar, […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Saudi Arabia is a source of problems in the Middle East region, ISNA reported on Saturday. “Saudi Arabia is the problem of our region,” Zarif said in an interview with Le Point published on Thursday. Zarif said, “What has happened to the region is not a […]

Iran continues collaborating with the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO to register “Celebration of Yalda Night” officially on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. “Possible UNESCO-registration of Yalda is top on agenda,” Iran tourism chief Ali Asghar Mounesan said on Thursday during a commemoration ceremony for Yalda. A host of cultural figures, foreign representatives and ambassadors […]

During weekdays ending up to December 20, approximately 269,869 million tons (MT) of commodities worth over $285 million were traded on Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME). According to the report from IME International Affairs and Public Relations Department, last week, on the domestic and export metal and mineral trading floor of IME, 99,699 MT of various […]

 As part of efforts to root out corruption, Hamidreza Baqeri-Darmani was executed early on Saturday on charges of “corruption on the earth”, ISNA reported. According to his verdict, Baqeri-Darmani had committed criminal acts for many years by forming a band and was charged with forgery, collusion, and bribery. In October, the Judiciary announced that Baqeri-Darmani […]

 Head of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said that the possibility of bioterrorism attacks is never turned down. There are many countries in the world that carry out targeted biological attacks within the framework of economic objectives, he said, adding, “possibility of terrorist attacks always exists at any condition.” He made the […]