“Examining the reasons for Qatar’s exit from OPEC is a necessity,” Zanganeh said, adding that “OPEC has big problems from some oil producers which Qatar is not a part of.” The veteran minister made the remarks ahead of the 175th OPEC meeting, which will be held in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. Qatar said on Monday […]

Iranian lawmakers will review the potential solutions to the flaws in the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which have been pointed out by the Guardian Council. The lawmakers are set to look into the matter during the Parliament’s open session today (Wed.) to discover appropriate legal and political […]

 The Commander of Iran’s Basij Resistance Force Gholamhossein Gheybparvar has called on the Basiji forces to have a more active presence in the cyberspace. According to Basij organization’s news service, Brigadier General Gholamhossein Gheybparvar made the remarks on Saturday during a conference dubbed ‘Basij national cyberspace conference.’ “The art is to turn a threat into […]

 Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami reported of new military and civil achievements that are going to be unveiled during the anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution from 1 to 11 February. “The Ministry of Defense has made good achievements in land, satellite, maritime and other areas that will be unveiled during the Fajr decade (Islamic Revolution […]

The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination convened on Saturday in a session that was chaired by President Hassan Rouhani and discussed next year’s budget with special attention to people’s needs, especially those of the lower-income classes. According to the official webiste of Iranian Presidency, at the session that was held with heads of the other […]

 A new generation of Moudge-class destroyer, ‘Sahand’, with twice the defensive and offensive power of Jamaran destroyer, has joined Iran’s naval fleet in the Persian Gulf on Saturday. At the order of Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, ‘Sahand’ destroyer, a next-gen Moudge-class, has joined Iran’s naval fleet in the Persian Gulf […]

 Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Friday that the Asian countries should take step to establish fiscal pacts and expand banking cooperation. “Now that the U.S. is imposing sanctions on various countries, many countries have considered finding other ways and they are studying fiscal pacts among Asian countries to reach a new criteria,” he […]

 Iran and Russia can turn the sanctions led by the U.S. on both countries into some unique opportunities for the expansion of bilateral ties, IRNA reported on Friday quoting Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian. The minister made the remarks speaking to the media on Thursday before leaving Russia in his tow-day stay in the country. […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated on Friday that Iran’s four-point plan is still the only viable option to resolve the Yemeni crisis. “I said this on the crisis in Yemen in April 2015. Today, after untold human suffering & war crimes by the Saudi coalition & its U.S. accomplices, & efforts to whitewash […]

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced on Tuesday that some 77 terrorist operations have been diffused in western and northwestern borders of the country during the current fiscal year (started on March 21). Addressing a gathering of military commanders in Falavarjan County in central Isfahan […]