TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Road and Urban Development for Transportation Shahram said that Iran is open to expanding regional and international cooperation on transportation, adding that Tehran sees such a strategy as an opportunity. Addressing the 14th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) in Baku on Friday, Adamnejad […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump on Friday called for the World Bank to stop giving loan to China, one day after the institution adopted a lending plan to Beijing over Washington’s objections. The World Bank on Thursday adopted a plan to aid China with $1 billion to $1.5 billion in low-interest loans […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The largest general strike hit France for the second day in a row over planned pension reforms by the government, causing chaos across the country. Schools remained closed on Friday and hospitals were understaffed. The cancellation of rush-hour trains into Paris has caused a huge traffic jam around the capital, PressTV […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The White House called the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump as “completely baseless” Friday, signaling it would not seek to defend the president in Democratic-led hearings to draw up formal charges against him. But Republicans demanded that Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the lawmaker leading the impeachment probe Adam Schiff, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he “leaves us no choice” but to act swiftly as he is likely to corrupt the system again unless removed before next year election. A strictly partisan effort […]

The US introduced sanctions against Russian nationals Maxim Yakubets and Igor Turashev charged by Washington with computer software fraud and certain other individuals and legal entities allegedly linked to the Evil Corp group of hackers, the US Treasury Department said Thursday.

China Friday said it had taken "reciprocal" measures against US diplomats in the country, who will have to notify the foreign ministry before meeting with local officials.

North Korea plans to branch out into medical tourism next year, offering foreign visitors, most likely from China, treatments including cataract surgery, dental implants and therapy for tumors.

Oil price decreased on Friday as a meeting between OPEC and its allies later in the day is expected on a formal agreement to more output curbs in early 2020.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday the global diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff with North Korea is at a “critical crossroads” and called for China to continue serving a “positive role” in denuclearizing North Korean and stabilizing peace. Moon made the comments during a meeting with Chinese Foreign […]