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Regional waterways’ security impossible without Iran: IRGC gen. 29 Jul 2018

Regional waterways’ security impossible without Iran: IRGC gen.

The Political deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Crops (IRGC), Brigadier General Yadollah Javani said Sat. that Iran’s retaliatory threat is credible against US’ threat to chock off Iran’s oil exports. “If the Americans wish to behave like a bully, it is only natural for the Iranian armed forces to use their capabilities in order […]

South Pars field export rises by 22% 29 Jul 2018

South Pars field export rises by 22%

Ahmad Pourheydar, the Director General of the Customs Department of the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ), said that South Pars gas field export has seen a 22% rise in the past 4 months. The South Pars natural-gas condensate field in the Persian Gulf is the mecca of energy production in Iran and despite US […]

Ghasemi felicitates Volleyball team on Asian championship 29 Jul 2018

Ghasemi felicitates Volleyball team on Asian championship

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has congratulated Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team on winning the Asian title. Bahram Ghasemi issued a message on Sunday to extend congratulations to Iran’s volleyball team, managers and coaches on their notable achievement at 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship in Bahrain. The Iranian team routed South Korea 3-0 in three straight […]

Zarif to visit Singapore to sign TAC with ASEAN 29 Jul 2018

Zarif to visit Singapore to sign TAC with ASEAN

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will pay a visit to Singapore in the coming days to sign a pact between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Saturday that Mr. Zarif is scheduled to sign a Treaty of […]

Mattis dismisses report US plans to strike Iran as ‘fiction’ 28 Jul 2018

Mattis dismisses report US plans to strike Iran as ‘fiction’

The alleged plans detailing an American attack on Iran surfaced in the media amid ongoing saber-rattling between the two countries in a spat ignited by Washington’s decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal. At a news conference on Friday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis denied reports that Washington was evaluating a strike against Tehran. The […]

War over water could burn the Middle East 28 Jul 2018

War over water could burn the Middle East

The Iranian Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says that institutionalizing fighting over water debate in Middle East could ignite massive wars that could burn the entire region. Reza Ardakanian made the remarks in a national conference dubbed “Water Challenges in the East of the Country: What Can the Government and People Do?” which was held […]

Legislator urges FM for serious follow-up on Mina 28 Jul 2018

Legislator urges FM for serious follow-up on Mina

Spokesman for Iranian Parliament National Security Commission Naghavi Hosseini urged Iranian Foreign Ministry to seriously follow up fact-finding committee on Mina tragedy. He pointed to the dispatching of Iranian pilgrims to perform hajj rituals, saying “it is for three years that Mina tragedy has remained intact without any investigation of the case.” Like previous years, suitable […]

Rouhani likely to face MPs’ questions over handling of economy 28 Jul 2018

Rouhani likely to face MPs’ questions over handling of economy

The chairman of the Economic Commission in Iran’s Parliament says that MPs will likely question President Rouhani over handling of the economy in the coming weeks. President Rouhani had to change the governor of the Central Bank of Iran on Wednesday in a bid to quell the lawmakers’ opposition to the handling of the economy […]

Trump thinks he is still a hotel owner: MP 28 Jul 2018

Trump thinks he is still a hotel owner: MP

TEHRAN – Reformist lawmaker Mohammad-Reza Tabesh has reacted to anti-Iran remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Trump rules his country “as if he is still a hotel owner”. Trump who threatened Iran with a strong military attack on July 23 said a few days later that the U.S. is ready for a “real deal” […]

Expert: Trump pursuing zero-sum game with Iran 28 Jul 2018

Expert: Trump pursuing zero-sum game with Iran

TEHRAN – A senior political analyst has said U.S. President Donald Trump is in a zero-sum game with Iran, and he is after a victory for the United States through negotiations which are backed by threats. Davoud Hermidas-Bavand, a politics professor, said Trump announces sanctions against Iran and proposes dialogue and at the same time […]