TEHRAN – Head of the Civil Defense Organization said on Monday that a drop in rain and snowfall in Iran seem “suspicious”, noting that foreign hands might be behind the phenomenon. “There are scientific centers in the country that conducted a study in this regard and the results confirm this point,” said Brigadier General Gholam […]

TEHRAN – The presence of women at Tehran’s Azadi stadium for a screening of Iran’s World Cup match against Spain on June 20 was a good start for other legitimate freedoms, Mohammad Mehdi Tondgooyan, deputy minister of sports and youth affairs, has said. Women’s presence at stadiums would help promoting legitimate freedom in other cultural, […]

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that the “Arab Jahiliyyah coalition” is facing “defeat” and “disgrace” in Yemen. The defeat of the coalition was achieved in the light of the Islamic resistance which is rooted in the depth of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s thoughts, said Mohammad-Ali Jafari, Tasnim reported. […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani atop a high-ranking politico-economic delegation has departed for the Swiss capital Bern to discuss bilateral cooperation and JCPOA with senior Swiss officials. President Rouhani is accompanied by First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Leader’s senior aide for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati, Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Minister […]

President Rouhani or First VP Jahangiri may take part in the inauguration of the 2018 Asian Games scheduled for 18 August to 2 September in Indonesia, according to the Iranian minister of sports affairs. Iranian Minister of Sport and Youth, Masoud Soltanifard, said the attendance of President Hassan Rouhani or his First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has dismissed the US Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons report, saying it aims to divert world’s attention from ‘US interventionist policies’. “We reject this biased, prejudiced and politicized report that has leveled groundless and unrealistic allegations of human trafficking against countries such as the Islamic Republic of Iran using […]

TEHRAN – In a move to beat U.S. sanctions, Iran will let private companies to export crude oil, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri announced on Sunday. Speaking in a ceremony to celebrate the national day of industry and mine, the official said that Iranian crude will be offered on the bourse and the private sector […]

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has set a deadline of 15 days for Industry and Trade Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari to provide him with the names of the people who have illegally imported vehicles into the country. The order came after head of the Trade Promotion Organization declared that 6,400 vehicles were imported last year during […]

 Iran’s interior minister quashed rumors that several people have been killed during Saturday night’s violent demonstrations in the southwestern city of Khorramshahr, saying there has not been a single report of someone being killed in the protests. In comments on Sunday, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli denied reports of deaths during last night’s protest in […]

A spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces cautioned against “dangerous” moves by Washington to justify its presence in the region and said a ship loaded with chemicals has arrived in the Persian Gulf waters under the escort of a US warship. In comments released on Sunday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said […]