Oil Ministry Dishes Out 1.5b Euros in Oil Contracts to Domestic Firms
Oil ministry has signed 13 contracts worth roughly €1.5 billion with 14 local firms to enhance and maintain oil production.
Iran to Export Weapons After Sanctions Lift
Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that Islamic Republic of Iran will export weapons and arms after sanctions imposed against the country are lifted.
U.S. Gets Humiliating Response at UN Over Iran Arms Ban
Iran has hailed the UN Security Council’s rejection of unilateralism following the US failure to get the world body to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran.
Tehran Condemns UAE’s Stupid Move to Establish Ties With Israel
Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has strongly condemned the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, describing it as a stab in the back of Muslim world.
Majlis Gives “Thumbs Down” to President’s Pick for Industry Ministry
President Hassan Rouhani yesterday faced the first backlash from Majlis when it did not give vote of confidence to his pick as the new minister of industry, mine and trade.
Five Spies Arrested at Gov’t Bodies
Five spies have been apprehended at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
The Disqualified Better Not to Register to Run for Presidency
Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaee says the council has not yet involved in the election issue and it has not taken any action and people can register to run for presidency at the due time but he recommends those who had been disqualified in the past not to register.
Tehran Warns About Saudi Arabia’s Covert Nukes Program
Iran’s ambassador to international organizations has warned about Saudi Arabia’s covert nuclear program, urging the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to probe into the “non-transparent” program.
Iran Inaugurates World’s Biggest Methanol Plant
President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated the world’s largest methanol producing plant in the country’s southern province of Bushehr.
Gov’t Approves $1.6b in New Foreign Investment Projects
Iran has approved 32 new projects with direct investment from foreign nationals as authorities say the value of foreign direct investment (FDI) schemes approved over the past four month has tripled compared to the similar period last year.