Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Monday the county is planning to purchase a satellite to place it into the geostationary orbit. Jahromi added that the private sector is serious in gaining the necessary permits for buying the satellite with “international cooperation” and sending it into the geo orbit […]

President Hassan Rouhani on Monday called on domestic companies and entrepreneurs to turn to non-oil exports to tackle hurdles created by sanctions. Addressing a meeting of senior officials at the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare on Monday morning, Rouhani said, “although we are under sanctions, helping resolve people’s problems, especially employees, is our […]

 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, met and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, on the latest status of the two countries’ bilateral relations. The Iranian deputy FM Araghchi, who is in Baghdad at the invitation of Iraqi deputy foreign minister Nazar al-Khairullah, held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, […]

 Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Mehdi Sanaei, said Iran and Russia’s economic relations have hit $500 million worth of trade, saying the level could be raised even higher given the two countries’ vast potentials. Sanaei made the remark in a national conference on multilateralism in Iran’s foreign policy on Sunday. “Unfortunately, the previous round of sanctions […]

Chief of the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Marine Industries Organization highlighted Iran’s progress in the field of marine systems, saying the ministry has geared up to become self-sufficient in developing marine propulsion systems. Addressing the 2nd Marine Propulsion Conference at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology on Monday, Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari said, “we are currently cooperating […]

The Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi said Sun. that a French citizen who had been detained in Iran for for entering Iran illegally has been released during recent days. Bahram Ghasemi said on Sunday that a French citizen who was arrested for entering Iran illegally has been released during recent days after completing legal process […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Emir of Kuwait on the country’s national day and expressed hope for further expansion of relations between the two nations. In a Monday message to Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Rouhani offered sincere congratulations to him and the people of Kuwait on the country’s National Day. Rouhani expressed […]

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami on Sunday, praising him refusing to play against the Israeli player. According to the news website of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution ‘Khamenei.ir’, Ayatollah Khamenei met with chess player Aryan Gholami and his parents on Sunday, during which the leader praised […]

 Massive three-day naval drill, code-named ‘Velayat-97’, in the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf, which kicked off on Friday with the participation of home-grown, recently unveiled ‘Fateh’ submarine and ‘Sahand’ destroyer, wrapped up today. According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Army Navy, the three-day Velayat-97 naval drills ended today, during which different […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif called on officials in charge of casting the final verdict on endorsement of the two remaining FATF-related bills to base their decisions on ‘facts’. Speaking to reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of a national conference on multilateralism in Iran’s foreign policy, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answered a question on […]