TEHRAN – Iran and Switzerland discussed ways to expand mutual ties in areas related to women’s empowerment through launching joint projects. Masoumeh Ebtekar, the Iranian vice president for women’s and family affairs, met in Tehran on Sunday with the Swiss ambassador to Iran, Marcos Lightner. “Fortunately, Iranian women and girls have an outstanding presence in […]

TEHRAN- Some seven trillion rials (about $159.817 million) has been expended for development of transportation terminals at border locations in Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2017), IRNA reported on Monday quoting Reza Nafisi, a director in Iran Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization. Iran has 23 terminals it its borders and development of these […]

TEHRAN– Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri the said on Monday that the government has been following up the rescue operations on Sanchi oil tanker from the very early moments of the accident. “The Iranian foreign ministry called all the countries which could help fire-caught oil tanker,” said Es’hagh Jahangiri, the Iranian First Vice-President on Monday. […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Shamkhani met with speaker of people’s council of Syria and the accompanying delegation, where he said that the will of the Syrian nation will determine the future of this country. The Speaker of the People’s Council of Syria Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh and the delegation he headed met with […]

TEHRAN– The Spokesperson for Iran’s Army Shahin Taghikhani said that Damavand destroyer is seriously damaged and is in need of major repair. The Spokesperson for Iran’s Army Shahin Taghikhani discussed the damage caused to Damavand destroyer and said “after Damavand destroyer had an accident in the Caspian Sea due to bad weather and a storm […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s FM spokesman has strongly condemned the Monday’s twin suicide attacks in central Baghdad which killed at least 38 people and wounded as many as 100 others. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi issued a statement on Monday in condemnation of today’s terrorist attacks in Baghdad. He voiced Iran’s solidarity and condolences to the […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy Commander Khanzadi explained the measures taken to dispatch commandos to China and the rescue operation on Sanchi oil tanker. Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Khanzadi discussed the oil tanker collision and the measures taken with regard to it, saying “the collision occurred more than 8000 mile away from Iran’s sea borders. In […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has issued a message of condolence over the “bitter and heartrending” deadly incident involving an Iranian oil tanker bursting into flames from end to end and sinking off China’s coast. In a message on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei offered condolences to the bereaved families of the 32 crew members of the […]

Speaking at the 13th PUIC conference in Tehran, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani stressed the need for developing economic cooperation among OIC Member States in a bid to boost security and mutual interests. Ali Larijani opened the 13th session of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) Conference on Monday in Tehran, in the […]

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Shamkhani has issued a message of condolences over the death of sailors on board an Iranian oil tanker that sank after burning following a collision in the East China Sea.  The Panama-registered Iranian oil tanker, Sanchi, with 32 crew members on board including 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, caught on fire […]