Conglomerate output up 26% in 8 months on year
TEHRAN – Iran’s conglomerate production increased by 26 percent in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21) compared to last year’s same time span, IRNA reported on Saturday. Five major Iranian pelletizing plants produced over 20.808 million tons of conglomerate in the said period. Iranian First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri […]
IAEA reiterates Iran’s compliance to JCPOA in 2017 review
TEHRAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has once again confirmed that Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In an annual review on “IAEA Highlights and Achievements in 2017 – A Year in Review” published on Friday on the IAEA website, the UN […]
Interior minister says protest calls ‘illegal’, permit needed
TEHRAN – The Iranian minister of interior has said recent calls for protest in some cities in Iran are “surely illegal”, suggesting if people would like to stage protests, they should place requests. “We are asking people not to take part in illegal gatherings. If they want to congregate, they should apply, which will be […]
Leader urges clerics to know, counter enemies
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the clerics are responsible to be revolutionary, know enemies, and confront them. “If the cleric community had not entered the field of resistance against the monarchist regime of Pahlavi, the Islamic Revolution had never succeeded,” said Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of […]
Iranian officials extend greetings to Belarusian counterparts on New Year
TEHRAN– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent separate congratulatory messages to their Belarusian counterparts. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, First VP Es’hagh Jahangiri, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent separate congratulatory messages to their Belarusian counterparts, extending greetings on the advent of the New Year of 2018. […]
Iran slams US meddling in internal affairs
TEHRAN – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the interventionist approach of US senators in meddling in the internal affairs of Iran. “The people of Iran are the best backers of security and progress of the country. The participation of the people in the elections to determine their fate, […]
Iranians commemorate ‘Dec. 30 Epic’ anniversary
TEHRAN – Rallies throughout Iran are being held to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the December 30 (9-Day Epic) in support of the Islamic Establishment and marking the end of unrest following 2009 elections. Rallies were held in Tehran and other cities across Iran on Saturday December 30 (9th of Iranian month Dey), and people […]
US denies training ISIL terrorists in Syria
TEHRAN – The Pentagon has rejected claims by a Russian military commander that it trained ISIL. Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov said this week US instructors were training ISIL terrorist militants at two military bases, where US special forces operate, to boost rebel ranks. “There was a threat of seizure of the city Al […]
Iran ready for visa-free with ‘any country’
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hassan Qashqavi on Friday voiced Iran’s readiness for visa-free arrangements with any country “which respects our passport”. Qashqavi said Iran is ready to apply a similar condition for citizens of those countries that set visa-free entry for Iranian citizens, IRNA reported. “Although we are in a tense […]
First VP inaugurates major industrial projects
TEHRAN- Iranian First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri inaugurated major industrial projects in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi on Thursday, Shata news agency reported. The senior official opened Sangan Pelletizing Plant in Khaf region, with the capacity of producing five million tons of conglomerates per annum. Some 12 trillion rilas (about $285.5 million) of investments was […]