TEHRAN – The number of foreign visitors to Iran rose 4.3 percent during the past Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended March 20) compared to the year before, said the deputy director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. Mohammad Moheb-Khodai made the remarks in Zanjan on Thursday during the closing ceremony of the 4th […]

Gholamhossein Dehghani, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, said on Friday that it is vital to have international cooperation in order to eradicate terrorism. “In order to eradicate terrorism, it is necessary and vital to have international cooperation doubled with serious political will and regional agreements and mechanisms,” said Gholamhossein Dehghani, Iranian […]

 Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC listed his reasons for ruling out the possibility of any war against Iran, during an address in Tehran on Saturday. “The formation of any war against Iran is impossible,” said Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of Iran. The […]

Vladimir Yermakov, the director general of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at Russia’s Foreign Ministry, said on Friday that a U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, does not necessarily mean the end of the deal. “It might even be easier for us on the […]

Commander of IRGC’s Ansar-ol-Mahdi Corps, responsible for protection of senior Iranian officials, said the Corps have thwarted 15 aircraft hijack attempts since 1984. General Ali Nasiri, commander of IRGC’s Ansar-ol-Mahdi Corps, made the remark in a press conference held Sat. on the occasion of the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s order that put the Revolutionary Guard Corps in charge of protecting senior […]

The head of an Iranian delegation tasked with examining reasons behind the collision of a Chinese vessel with the Iranian oil tanker “Sanchi” that sank in the East China Sea earlier in January said the Chinese ship’s change of direction was the main cause of the incident. Addressing a press conference in Tehran on Saturday, […]

Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Netanyahu’s ridiculous show was aimed at affecting the US administration’s decision about the nuclear deal with Iran. Noting that Netanyahu’s ridiculous show was aimed at affecting US decision on the nuclear deal with Iran, Alaeddin Boroujerdi added that the Israeli regime itself […]

“With possessing suitable transport infrastructures in various sectors, Islamic Republic of Iran plays an important role in growth and development of business in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) region especially landlocked countries, “he maintained. Speaking in the 9th Transport Ministerial Meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held in the port of Türkmenbaşy, he stated, “the […]

TEHRAN – All the required drugs for treating multiple sclerosis (MS) are produced domestically and their effectiveness is equal to those of foreign ones, prominent neurologist Masud Nabavi said recently. Touching on the spectacular development of Iran in manufacturing MS drugs, Nabavi said these domestically produced drugs can compete with foreign drugs. Over the past […]

Deputy Commander of the Army Ground Forces Brigadier General Ali Arasteh said that any movement launched by enemy in Syria, Iraq and Yemen is an excuse to confront Iran. Enemies of Islam have inflicted heavy disasters and calamities in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, he said, adding, “all these movements are an excuse to face Iran […]