TEHRAN — It is all over the news in Iranian media. Iran is unprecedentedly suffering from low precipitation and experiencing a prolonged drought. Deciding whether the use of the word “unprecedentedly” is scientifically accurate or not is not a job that can be done by the press. It certainly needs extensive, reliable geological and meteorological […]

TEHRAN – Giving more opportunities to the private sector and paving the way for its participation in the health sector leads to improving quality and reducing costs of services, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said on Sunday. He made the remarks in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday with representatives of private companies affiliated with […]

TEHRAN – Tehran Province’s chief justice has said that former banker Mahmoud Reza Khavari is still able to file an appeal against the verdict against himself. Khavari, a former banker involved in the 2011 massive fraud, was sentenced last month to long-term imprisonment. He was tried in absentia on November 21 and was found guilty […]

TEHRAN – A former Iranian nuclear negotiator says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to extend sanctions relief over the 2015 nuclear accord showed that he had backed down from his plan to exit the deal. Trump vowed to withdraw from the deal if Congress failed to meet his conditions, but Congress remained unaffected by his […]

The spokesman for the Iranian parliament presiding board has warned that in case the U.S. violates the 2015 nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Islamic Republic’s reaction would surprise the world. The remarks by Behrouz Nemati came one day after Donald Trump declared his new Iran strategy. “The JCPOA is […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday condemning the new U.S. sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, threatening to retaliate. The statement followed after U.S. President Donald Trump extended waivers of key economic sanctions on Iran for another 120 days, but imposed new sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals […]

TEHRAN– Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei extended sympathies over the demise of the Iranian crew of Sanchi oil tanker. He condoled the bereaved families. Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei extended sympathies over the demise of the Iranian crew of Sanchi oil tanker. He condoled the bereaved families. The Iranian official pointed […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian recounted that the member states of the PUIC committee on Palestine have agreed to levy sanctions on Israeli goods. The formal session of the 13th edition of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday,” said the Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Iranian senior MP called Trump’s recent remarks on the fate of the JCPOA ‘vulgarities’, adding that the United States will be the main loser of breaching JCPOA. Regarding the recent remarks of the US president Donald Trump on the fate of the nuclear deal with Iran, the Chairman for Foreign Policy and National […]

TEHRAN – Following massive explosions on Iranian oil tanker Sanchi on Sun., Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran confirmed the death of all 32 crew members. Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran said in a statement on Sunday that today’s extensive explosions have left no crew members alive, extending condolences to the breaved families and […]