Iran has successfully test-flown the first indigenous advanced light attack and training jet ‘Kosar’ concurrent with the National Day of Defense Industry. The domestically-made fighter/trainer jet ‘Kosar’, mainly developed by the Iran Aviation Industries Organization, was unveiled back in July 2017, and showcased to international audience at MAKS air show in Moscow. The twin-engined, two-seat Kosar jet was […]

Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Habibollah Sayyari said Islamic Republic’s treatment of Iraqi prisoners-of-war (POWs) was totally based on humanitarian and Islamic considerations. Speaking in a ceremony on Monday to commemorate the return of Iranian prisoners-of-war (POWs), Sayyari compared the humane behavior of the Islamic Republic with the inhumane and cruel conduct of Saddam’s regime […]

Iranian MP Mohammad Mahdi Boroumandi said that the session of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament on CFT was held on Monday and the case was referred to Parliament’s presiding board for next decision. Referring to the re-examination of a law on combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), Deputy Chairman of […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted that no Green Card has been issued for Iranian members of 2015 nuclear talks. He made the remarks in a meeting with members of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament on Monday. He went to the commission to clarify some issues including Caspian Sea […]

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani highlighted that the Judiciary Branch will focus all its equipment and energy to have a special review and decision on economic corruption cases. He made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with supreme judicial authorities of the country. Currently, four tribunals have been set up to exclusively […]

TEHRAN – The indicators of life quality, life expectancy, and achievements in different fields prove great growth among women in Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Increasing rate of women’s literacy and life expectancy is one of the great achievement of the Islamic Revolution, said Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice president for women’s […]

Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations and his Chilean counterpart met in the Austrian capital on Mon. and talked on various issues, including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations, Kazem Gharibabadi met with his Chilean counterpart Gloria Navarrete Pinto on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides conferred on […]

The anniversary of ‘Defense Industry’ kicked off in the presence of President Rouhani with the motto of ‘Defense Industry, Manifestation of National Production and Defensive Sovereignty’. Earlier at the outset of this ceremony, President Rouhani visited the Exhibition of Achievements and Capabilities of the Defense Industry. Also, a sophisticated Iranian jet fighter was unveiled on […]

The Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi stressed the issue of Palestine as the most important issue of the Muslim World and condemned US’ intention to keep economic pressure on Tehran. Center of Supervision on Mosques Affairs and presence of Imams and clerics of Tehran at Islamic Culture and Relations Organization held the 16th International Conference on World […]

Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari praised the border forces for ensuring sustainable security in the country’s northwestern areas, saying rapid response by the Police has helped lower the crime rate in that region. Speaking to reporters in the provincial capital of Oroumiyeh on Monday, General Ashtari commended the security forces for contributing to […]