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 […]

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 […]