Iranian lawmakers passed a bill Wed. that called for the transformation of the organization of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism into a ministry. The single article of the bill, whose general outlines had been passed during the previous sessions at the Parliament, was approved at today’s session with 137 votes in favor, 21 against and […]

Iranian ambassador to UK said the US, Saudi Arabia, Argentina and Israel made a lot of efforts to return Iran to FATF blacklist at the last plenary session of the global financial watchdog in Paris. Hamid Baeidinejad, Iranian ambassador to London, warned that if Iran cannot come to a satisfactory conclusion on the bills proposed by […]

TEHRAN – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Tuesday that any decision on the strategic Strait of Hormuz is dependent on Iran’s interests. Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if it cannot export its crude oil. The Trump administration, which withdrew the U.S. from the international nuclear deal in […]

TEHRAN — Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization (TDMMO) has prepared a draft of a bill on earthquake preparedness and response, Ahmad Sadeqi, the organization’s director has said. The bill is now drafted and is ready to be submitted to Tehran city council, ISNA news agency quoted Sadeqi as saying on Tuesday. Once the council […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s scientific and technology vice presidency plans to support startups and innovation accelerator in near future, the vice president for scientific and technology Sourena Sattari said on Monday, IRNA reported. He made the remarks during his visit to 24th Iran International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer & E-commerce (ELECOMP 2018), which was held from […]

In a twitter message on Tuesday, Mohammad Bagher Nobakhkt announced that President Rouhani has accepted his resignation as Government Spokesman. Nobakht, who is also the head of Iran’s Management and Planning Organization, wrote that “as I said earlier, mitigating the effects of recent pressures from enemies and the new conditions governing the country requires harder […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif advised US President Donald Trump to “try respect” for Iranians instead of pulling publicity stunts and leveling threats. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a tweet Tuesday night responded to US President Donald Trump’s call for a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, saying that Iran and US had […]

Senior diplomats from Iran, Turkey, and Russia held their second trilateral meeting in Sochi on Tue., prior to the general assembly of the international conference on peace in Syria in the afternoon. The second trilateral meeting of the high representatives of the guarantor states of the Astana format peace talks on Syria was held in […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said “we need to turn the current situation, threats and pressure of the US government, into an opportunity for ever-increasing development.” President made the remarks in a meeting with the new ambassadors of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Poland, Japan, Vatican, Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, Finland, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Mali, Colombia, […]

Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Army Maj. Gen. Mousavi said that the enemy is ignorant of Iranian army’s and people’s preparedness and unity, otherwise it would not threat the Iranian nation. He made the Sunday remarks among commanders and students of Iranian Army’s academies. Having the invaluable experience of the 8 years of the Holy Defense and […]