TEHRAN – The highest number of old and dilapidated schools in Iran are in the capital, Tehran, said director general of Tehran education department, adding that some of the schools are 80 to 100 years old. Tehran is among the poorest provinces regarding schools’ strength and per capita school space, Tasnim quoted Abbasali Baqeri as […]

 Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put US president on notice, telling The Associated Press if the US pulls out of the nuclear deal, Iran “mostly likely” would abandon it, too. In a wide-ranging interview, Zarif said a US withdrawal from the landmark 2015 accord would undermine Trump’s talks with North Korea by proving that America reneges […]

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has said Iran will show no restraint if the US further delays approving the nuclear deal or keeps violating it. “International treaties are signed for stability, and the parties commit themselves to take simultaneous actions,” Aki Shamkhani told reporters in a press conference in […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani promised the nation on Tue. that his administration has plans to keep the market stable should US President Trump decide to withdraw from the nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions. Speaking at a public gathering in East Azerbaijan during a provincial visit, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani promised peace and stability for people’s […]

 Iran’s Army Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has hailed the IONS conference in Tehran, saying it was the biggest military conference of its kind held in Iran since the Islamic Revolution. Speaking on Iran’s state TV IRIB 1 last night, Rear Admiral Khanzadi said the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) which was held […]

 Iran and Oman have historical relations and play regional and global roles in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Head of International Affairs Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Bregadier General Ghadir Nezamipour. Head of International Affairs Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Bregadier General Ghadir Nezamipour made […]

 Iran’s President Rouhani has sent a message to Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to offer congratulations on his election as the President of the Council of State of Cuba and expressed hope that amicable ties between the two countries continue. President Hassan Hassan Rouhani’s message is as follows: “In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, […]

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the missile attack of the trilateral coalition comprising the U.S., Britain and France against Syria was “cheap” and “disgraceful”. Major General Mohammad Jafari made the remarks in an interview with IRNA on the sidelines of his meeting with the Army chief on Monday. “Everybody […]

TEHRAN – Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, the Iranian foreign minister’s special assistant for political affairs, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday to discuss the latest developments in Syria. Jaberi-Ansari briefed the Syrian president on the political efforts undertaken by Iran to help end the war in Syria, discussing the latest developments regarding the […]

TEHRAN – Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Monday that using foreign messaging apps is a right of Iranian citizens, reassuring that the Rouhani administration is not seeking to block Telegram messaging app. “The administration’s stance on the internet and the use of messaging apps is crystal clear,” Nobakht said at a press conference, […]