US sanctions are “more fragile than” Iran’s economy
Addressing Basij volunteer forces on Thu., Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei asserted that US sanctions are “more fragile than” Iran’s economy, emphasizing that the Iranian nation will “slap the US in the face” by defeating those bans. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a speech to a large gathering of Iran’s Basij volunteer […]
UN’s top court rules in favor of Iran, orders U.S. to lift sanctions
International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an interim order to the United States on Wednesday to lift its sanctions against Iran linked to civil aviation, humanitarian goods, and medicines. Judges at the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, have handed victory to Tehran over a case against US which states […]
Iran to construct 540MW power plant in Syria
Iranian Mapna Group Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Syrian Public Establishment of Electricity for Generation (PEEG) on Tuesday for constructing a 540 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant in Syrian port city of Latakia, IRNA reported. The MOU was signed by PEEG’s Managing Director Mahmoud Ramadan and MAPNA Group’s Managing Director Abbas […]
We took you seriously, Shamkhani tells Bolton after missile attack
“We did take you seriously. This Hajizadeh [the IRGC Airspace commander] took you seriously when he landed missiles three miles away from you,” Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday, addressing Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton. Addressing a veterans’ conference in Tehran, Shamkhani was referring to the IRGC’s missile attacks […]
After repeated record lows, rial recovers unexpectedly
Following government’s Saturday measure to grant authority to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) to interfere in the foreign exchange market in defense of the rial, the Iranian currency started to regain incrementally. On Tuesday, in the Iranian capital, money exchange shops offered around 140,000 rials for one U.S. dollar, while the rate stood at […]
Iran’s Persepolis earn remarkable win over Al Sadd of Qatar in ACL semis
Persepolis of Iran football team earned a remarkable 1-0 win over Qatari giants Al Sadd in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals. In the match held in Doha’s Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Ali Alipour was on target from the penalty spot in the 86th minute. Persepolis won the match without their three […]
Iran’s Aug. crude exports to Japan up 65% on year
Iran’s crude oil exports to Japan jumped 65 percent year on year in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, Platts reported citing Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)’s trade data. According to the data released on Thursday, the Asian country shipped in 177,475 barrels per day (bpd) of Iranian crude oil […]
“All Mama’s Babies” to screen at Cinema Verite
“All Mama’s Babies” by Rezvan Sarmad will be screened in the national competition of the 12th Cinema Verite, Iran’s major international festival of documentary cinema, which is scheduled to be held in December. The documentary covers a story about Sarmad family. The filmmaker’s parents decide to transform their house into a 9-floor apartment building to […]
Amano rejects Netanyahu claims about Iran, says IAEA won’t take intel at face value
The UN nuclear watchdog has said its independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, in an apparent response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims of a “secret atomic warehouse” in Iran. Netanyahu – who opposes the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that the International […]
JCPOA important deal for boosting regional security
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said that Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is an important deal for the security of the region. Speaking to IRNA, she said her country feels a special responsibility for Iran nuclear deal since the agreement had been signed in Austria. She pointed to the bilateral […]