Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday highlighted the country’s self-sufficiency in arms sphere, reminding at the same time that the Islamic Republic’s expenditure on defense sector is lower than that of many other countries. “Today, we can provide what we need to defend our country, of course, without getting into an arms […]

The Secretary-General of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Sayed Hamid Hosseini said Tue. that Iran’s exports to Iraq recorded a new high, as $55 million worth of commodities was exported to the neighboring country on Monday. “This year, Iran’s exports to Iraq has been growing and during the first four months of this Iranian year (beginning on […]

Spokesman for Iranian Parliament National Security Commission Naghavi Hosseini said following US withdrawal from JCPOA and the failure in talks with Europe, Iran’s joining the CFT convention is not necessary. Criticizing the efforts of some groups in the Parliament for Iran’s joining the CFT Convention, Naghavi Hosseini said “after the nuclear agreement, Western monetary and […]

President Hassan Rouhani said Tue. that history has taught Iran to grow stronger and insist on pursuing its goals, otherwise other countries would try to bring Iran to its knees. The Iranian president made the remarks in a ceremony marking the National Day of Defense Industry. The event also featured the unveiling of the latest […]

 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 […]