TEHRAN  – The closing ceremony of the second round of Mustafa Prize’s Noor Competition for students was held in Tehran. During the ceremony on Friday, the winners of the international contest were honored and awarded, according to a report by the official website of the competition. Organized by officials of the Mustafa Prize, it was […]

TEHRAN  – The commander of Iran’s Basij (mobilization) Force highlighted US hostilities toward Muslims and said the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, as the “brainchild” of Washington, aims to demonize Islam. What has been against Islam is the United States’ evil deeds and there is enough evidence for that,” Brigadier General Gholam Hossein Gheibparvar […]

TEHRAN  – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Faction said it is very likely that the country will resume dispatching nationals to Saudi Arabia’s holy cities for performing the Umrah (minor) Hajj pilgrimage. Hojatoleslam Ahad Azadikhah underlined that sending Iranians to Saudi Arabia for performing the Umrah hinges on the proper holding […]

A flotilla of Iranian warships has left the country’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for high seas to maintain the Islamic Republic’s power in international waters. Iran’s 48th naval fleet, comprised of Alvand destroyer and Lavan logistic warship, embarked on the voyage on Saturday through a ceremony attended by Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent remarks by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley show her lack of familiarity with the content of the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries. “What Ms.Haley has declared mostly show her ignorance of the text of the [nuclear] agreement in all […]

TEHRAN– Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said it is the Islamic Republic’s unwavering policy to promote relations with all African nations, South Africa in particular. Speaking at a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Baleka Mbete in Tehran on Saturday, President Rouhani described Tehran-Pretoria relations as “cordial and growing”. He further pointed […]

TEHRAN – Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s growing power in the Middle East and said the balance of power in the region has changed in favor of the Islamic Republic. “Today, the balance of power has changed in favor of our revolution and establishment,” Brigadier […]

TEHRAN – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said Iran was grateful of positive positions taken by South Africa for restoring rights of Palestinian people. Ali Larijani made the remarks on Saturday morning in Tehran at a joint press conference with Baleka Mbete, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa. “The visit has created great […]

TEHRAN – In separate letters addressed to prime ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, Iran’s first Vice President Jahangiri felicitated the countries’ independence day. In a letter to Kyrgys Prime Minister Sapar Isakov, Es’hagh Jahangiri felicitated the anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day, stressing that he looks forward to further relations between the two countries in every area as […]

TEHRAN – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces described plans to boost the country’s air defense capabilities as the number one priority, saying the significant progress in that sphere has turned Iran’s airspace into one of the safest in the turbulent Middle East region. Building up air defense capabilities has been the main […]