Iran on Thursday marked the second anniversary of the demise of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a ceremony in Tehran. The ceremony opened with a speech by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The president said that Ayatollah Hashemi played a major role in the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and also the country’s nuclear […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hailed national sovereignty and people’s right to vote as the greatest achievements of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Speaking at the session of the cabinet on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani referred to the anniversary of the uprising of the people of Qom, saying, “Qom and the seminary in this city […]

Iranian lawmakers on Wed. approved the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law. During a Wed. open session at the Parliament, Iranian lawmakers passed the general outlines of an amendment bill on parliamentary elections law with 155 votes in favor, 64 votes against, and two in abstention. Following the voting, Parliament Speaker Ali […]

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against the enemies’ conspiracies against the Iranian nation, calling for preservation of the Islamic Revolution’s values to foil such plots. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with people from Qom province this morning in Tehran. Describing Qom as the starting point of the […]

One of Iran’s main economic policies, under the framework of the sixth five-year development plan, is modification of banking system and reformation of monetary policies, moving forward toward which the Rouhani administration put forward the plan to shift the national currency from Rial to Toman earlier in December 2016 by eliminating specific number of zeroes. […]

Iran will not hold off development in the field of space technology and cannot wait for other countries to meet its needs, the information and communication technology minister told the Tehran Times during a press conference at the Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) on Sunday. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said that Iran had not a […]

 Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday for expansion of trade and economic ties, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed on the sidelines of an Iran-India business forum which was held in New Delhi in the mentioned day. The […]

 India has started its commercial activities in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, the Indian government said on Monday, Economic Times reported. “The Government of India took over the operations of a part of Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar, in Iran during the Chabahar Trilateral Agreement meeting held there on December 24, 2018,” the Indian Shipping Ministry […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to start negotiations with Indian officials regarding the price of gas delivered to Indian firms in Chabahar port. Iran is ready for talks with India so that Indian firms can start investing in Chabahar Port, and especially in petrochemical Industries, […]

 The CEO of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) said his company was supplying Euro-4 gasoil across the country, adding the item would soon be distributed nationwide soon. According to NIOPDC, Mohammad Reza Mousavikhah said the provinces of Keman, Yaz, Sistan and Balouchestan, Bushehr, Semnan and Fars would be fully supplied with the item […]