Air pollution; not this again
You wake up in the morning and set for another working day. You may take a quick shower, have a breakfast, get dressed and head out. Once you step out of the house you feel a strong urge to fill your lungs with some fresh air… don’t, it will kill you, maybe not right now, […]
German ambassador enjoys ‘Ab Gusht cooking lesson’
TEHRAN — Michael Klor-Berchtold, German ambassador to Tehran, posted a photo on his Twitter account on Thursday depicting him stirring Ab Gusht (Iranian stew made with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onion, potatoes, and tomatoes, and dried lime) in a big pot. “Ab Gusht cooking lesson for me by real experts! Delicious!” he wrote on his […]
Killing the Iran nuclear deal will be bad for the U.S.
After months of threatening to undo the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Donald Trump once again opted to extend the deal by waiving economic sanctions on Iran. This was the “last chance,” he declared in a Jan. 12 statement, “to either fix the deal’s disastrous flaws, or the […]
Cleric says Muslim world needs more courage and solidarity
TEHRAN – A Tehran Friday prayer leader has called for boosting solidarity in the Muslim world in the face of enemies’ divisive plots. In an address to worshippers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani warned that the enemies have surrounded Iran with the aim of rooting out Islam. “They want the destruction of […]
IRIB budget greatly reduced in proposed bill: MP
TEHRAN – Ehsan Qazizadeh Hashemi, a member of the Majlis Cultural Committee, says under the proposed national budget bill, the government has reduced the budget for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) by more than 9 trillion rials (nearly $200 million). Warning of the consequences of the budget cut, Qazizadeh Hashemi said according to […]
Iran not intimidated by Trump’s threats
Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed Donald Trump in a tweet saying that Iran will not allow the US to target its national security, defensive power or constructive regional influence. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian published a tweet on his Twitter account concerning the recent remarks and measures adopted by the US President Donald […]
Advisor: Trump going beyond his limits
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy advisor to the Leader, on Wednesday vehemently rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s ultimatum on the nuclear deal, saying he is going to “beyond his limits”. “The nuclear deal negotiations will definitely not be repeated and nothing will be added or excluded from it. Therefore, the U.S. […]
U.S. cannot set ultimatum for nuclear deal: Takht-Ravanchi
TEHRAN – Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, says the U.S. “cannot impose conditions or set ultimatum” for the nuclear deal. The remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix what he called “disastrous flaws” in the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement, also known […]
Iran Parliament Receives JCPOA Quarterly Report
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has submitted the eighth 3-month report to the parliament on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers, a spokesperson said. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that the quarterly report was submitted to the parliament […]
Candlelight vigil to honor victims of Sanchi
TEHRAN – The public and celebrities gathered in front of the building of National Iranian Tanker Company in a sad Tuesday evening here in Tehran to commemorate the victims of Sanchi oil tanker over a candlelight vigil. The Sanchi, heading South Korea with 136,000 tons of Iran’s light crude oil, collided with a Chinese freighter […]