Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the US is eager to hold talks with Tehran, but the Islamic Republic would not back off from defending its dignity and independence. Speaking at a meeting in the province of Semnan on Wednesday, Rouhani hailed Iran’s success in turning the sanctions and problems into opportunities, describing it as one […]

 A suicide car bomb attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, led to the martyrdom of at least two people, an official said. Chabahar Governor General Gholam Reza Majidinejad said a number of people, including passersby, were also injured in the attack. The car bomb exploded near a […]

Iran’s oil minister voiced opposition to any decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that may reduce the country’s crude output. Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Vienna ahead of Thursday’s OPEC meeting, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Tehran is looking to be exempted from any OPEC oil output cuts because of […]

A cloud seeding project will be carried out within the next few weeks in some provinces of the country using planes and drones in cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC AF), Farid Golkar, head of Iran’s National Cloud Seeding Research Center has announced. Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is […]

The Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan highlighted the reasons behind protracted conflicts in neighboring Afghanistan and said the presence of foreign forces is directly linked to the continuation of the war in the South Asian country. Mohammad Reza Bahrami said Afghanistan should not fall victim to foreign disputes, calling on regional countries to pave the way […]

Director of the Central Insurance of Iran said the country’s air and marine transportation industries are covered by insurance provided by local companies. Gholamreza Soleimani on Tuesday said all Iranian oil tankers, ships and the air transportation industry enjoy insurance cover from local insurance companies. In separate comments earlier in the day, he said Iran’s insurance […]

Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday approved an amendment to the first article of a bill on the country’s accession to Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) treaty – a series of standards set by the FATF (Financial Action Task Force). During an open session of the parliament on Wednesday morning, the MPs discussed problems for which […]

 Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations said in a statement that the United States should stop abusing the Security Council to further its mischievous intentions against Iran. Iran’s mission to the United Nations says all ballistic missile related activities of the Islamic Republic are in full conformity with the […]

Iranian lawmakers will review the potential solutions to the flaws in the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT), which have been pointed out by the Guardian Council. The lawmakers are set to look into the matter during the Parliament’s open session today (Wed.) to discover appropriate legal and political […]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shrugged off the US’ plans to cut the Islamic Republic’s oil exports down to zero and said Washington is not able to do so but if that were going to happen, no oil would be exported from the Persian Gulf. “The US should be aware that we are selling our oil […]