TEHRAN – The number of vehicles that ply in Tehran are 5 times above the capacity of the megacity’s streets, said Tehran’s police chief General Hossein Rahimi. This is the main reason for the city’s heavy traffic congestion especially in mornings and evenings, Mehr quoted him as saying on Monday. Rahimi also touched on the […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lambasted Israeli regime’s occupation of Palestinian lands, saying the Israeli occupation like other forms of occupation will not last long. In reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent anti-Iran remarks, Zarif tweeted on Wednesday morning that “despite Netanyahu’s claims, the fact is that illegal occupation lies at […]

Iranian lawmaker told the Armenian ambassador to Tehran that speedy implementation of agreements between Iran and Armenia can boost the level of bilateral relations between the two countries. “The speedy implementation of the agreements between the Iranian-Armenian joint economic commission can significantly increase the level of relations between Iran and Armenia,” said Mohammadreza Aref, the […]

The 1200-hectare greenbelt plan around capital city of Tehran was inaugurated in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani’s presence on Tue. to celebrate Natural Resources Week and Arbor Day. With the project opened, the greenbelt area around Tehran hit more than 40 thousand hectares. The President also planted a sapling in north-eastern Tehran in a […]

A member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) told MNA on Mon. that despite all efforts, the conservation of the Asiatic cheetah project in Iran has practically failed. Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia, a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), told Mehr News correspondent that the number of the endangered […]

Following a meeting with French counterpart in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s foreign minister tweeted that he had asked the Europeans to compel US to abide by JCPOA. Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in his latest tweet “in meeting today, told [French] FM: EU should compel US to abide by JCPOA rather than trying to appease it […]

 Alaeddin Boroujerdi the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, hailed the scope of bilateral relations between Iran and Russia. “Cooperation between Iran and Russia led to final defeat of terrorists in Syria and the perseverance of the territorial integrity of this country,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National […]

During a meeting on Monday in Tehran Iran’s SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani and French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed regional and international developments as well as bilateral ties. Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met on Monday in Tehran. The […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Tehran and the two discussed bilateral relations. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday in Tehran. Prior to meeting with President Rouhani, Le Drian had bilateral meetings with Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani the […]

Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament received the Chairman of Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Volkan Bozkir, on Monday in Tehran. “The potentials of the two countries is to a degree that if they work together closely, they will overcome the challenges and achieve good results,” said Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament. […]