Iran to Withdraw from JCPOA If National Interests Not Served: Spokesman
Spokesman for the Iranian Administration Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said the country would remain committed to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), only if its national interests are served by the deal. “If our national interests are not served by the deal, we will not stay in the agreement […]
Pres. Rouhani makes historic visit to Hormozgan today
The trip of caravan of “Hope and Prudence”, headed by President Rouhani, to Hormozgan province at the ending days of the current Iranian calendar year in 1396 (to end March 20, 2018) will undoubtedly be considered as the most important event in line with promoting status of this province more than before. Provincial trips have […]
Iranian, French universities to increase joint scientific activities
TEHRAN – Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Paris Descartes University signed a memorandum of understanding in a bid to boost their scientific ties, Fars reported on Tuesday. The MOU was signed during the visit of Mohammad Haji-Aqajani, the chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, and his deputies to France’s top […]
Less corruption seen among women in senior roles
Minister of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi believes employing women in managerial positions reduces corruption and embezzlement. Speaking in Tehran on Tuesday in a seminar dubbed “The Role of Communication and Information Technology in Empowering Women,” Azari Jahromi said that innovation and creativity are two main pillars of economic growth in the […]
US behavior at UNSC, evading responsibility
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says that how US, UK, and France tried to pass a resolution on Yemen showed how they are evading responsibility and misguiding the public opinion. “Unfortunately, the kind of behavior and the stances of the proposers of the failed resolution is a kind of evading the responsibility and misguiding […]
Iranian pres., parl. speaker laud Maj. Gen. Suleymani’s efforts
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani sent two separate messages to an event in Tehran hailing the selfless efforts of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of IRGC Quds Force in the war against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Forwarding a message of appreciation to a meeting organized to honor the efforts […]
UK, US struggle to cover up Saudi, Emirati war crimes at UNSC meeting
Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to US failed attempt to condemn Iran at latest UNSC meeting on Yemen, saying US, UK attempted to cover up complicity in Saudi and Emarati war crimes. There was a UN Security Council meeting on Monday to decide to extend the arms embargo on Yemen, which ended in a diplomatic […]
Uzbekistan after joint investment in Qazvin
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran Bahador Abdullaev said, “equipped with suitable capabilities, Uzbekistan is ready to invest with merchants and industrialists of Qazvin province on a joint venture basis.” Speaking on the sidelines of his visit from industrial units in Caspian Industrial Park, he said, “dynamicity is the salient advantage of […]
Iran to hold International ‘Israel Hourglass’ Festival
The first edition of International Hourglass Festival, dedicated to anti-Israel art and media productions, will be held in the Iranian capital Tehran in April. The festival’s press conference was held on Tuesday ۤFebruary 27, 2018, in Tehran, during which the main agenda and objectives of the festival were explained by the organizers. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Secretary-General […]
Zarif, Serbian parl. speaker call for closer bilateral ties
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and Maja Gojkovic, the Speaker of Serbian Parliament met on Tuesday and called for closer ties between Iran and Serbia. Developing bilateral relations in all areas was the main issue discussed by Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Maja Gojkovic, the Speaker of the […]