India, a good opportunity to counter sanctions
Visiting Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Seyed Hassan Hashemi to India said here on Sat. that India is a good opportunity to deal with sanctions imposed by US against Iran. Indian officials are interested in enhancing and broadening all-out ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields, he maintained. To […]
Min. promises support to Indian pharma. firms wishing to invest in Iran
Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi says Indian pharmaceutical companies will receive support from the Iranian government to facilitate their investment and activities in the country. Speaking at a joint meeting of Iran-India pharmaceutical industries and medical equipment in New Delhi on Friday, Hassan Hashemi said Iranian Ministry of Health has provided a package to facilitate […]

Iran’s mineral trade surplus exceeds $4.5bn
Data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization shows that the country’s trade surplus of minerals has observed a significant growth during the eight months of the current Iranian year, through Nov. 21. Iranian producers exported some 39.88 million tons of mineral products worth $6.87 billion during the eight-month span, registering […]
Trump’s pressure on states to stop trade with Iran shows US dwindling influence
Iranian Foreign Minister reiterated that Trump, president of a country with the highest military budget in the world, sends representatives to various countries forcing them into stopping business with Iran, which indicates the decline of US influence and power. Zarif made the remarks at the 4th National Congress of Nedaye Iranian Party — NEDA, held at Milad […]
Reasons for Qatar’s departure from OPEC must be explored
“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 […]
Parl. open session to review solutions to CFT flaws today
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 […]
Basij cmdr. urges Basijis to plan for more active role in cyberspace
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 […]
Iran to unveil new satellite, maritime achievements during Revolution anniv.
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 […]
Supreme Council of Economic Coordination convenes to discuss next year’s budget bill
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 […]
‘Sahand’ destroyer joins Iran’s naval fleet
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 […]