Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has expressed regret over the deadly floods caused by monsoon rain in India, which left hundreds of people dead and missing. In a statement on Saturday, Ghasemi offered sympathy to the Indian government and nation and the families of the victims over the tragic incident. Heavy rains over the past ten […]

Pressure intensified Saturday to save thousands still trapped by devastating floods that have killed more than 300 in the Indian state of Kerala, triggering landslides and sending torrents sweeping through villages in the region’s worst inundation crisis in a century. Authorities warned of more torrential rain and strong winds over the weekend, as hundreds of […]

India’s Ministry of Petroleum has claimed that crude imports from sanctions-hit Iran witnessed a massive jump this June in comparison to last year; disproving reports published by global research agencies that India had heavily cut down crude purchases from Iran due to American sanctions.Indian refineries imported 48% more Iranian crude in June this year as […]

 Iranian short animated piece ‘Blows with the Wind’ directed by Hazhir As’adi has won the top 2nd Short Animation Award at the 1st International Children’s Film Festival of Jaipur in India. The top 2nd Short Animation Award at the first edition of the International Children’s Film Festival of Jaipur went to ‘Blows with the Wind’ – […]

Beijing consistently opposes policies of unilateral sanctions and intends to continue its trade cooperation with Iran under its international commitments, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. “Iran continues to be China’s important trade partner in Asia. The two countries maintain regular trade relations. In 2017, bilateral trade grew by 19 percent in comparison to 2016 and amounted to $37.1 […]

TEHRAN – Denying any collusion with Pakistani activists in preparing the first-ever report on the human rights situation in Kashmir, across the dividing line, UN human rights commissioner has said he is “deeply disappointed” by the reaction of the Indian authorities Referring to the official response from New Delhi, the UN human rights commissioner Zeid Raad […]

India’s Finance Ministry has announced that there is no objection to allowing the Iranian private lender Bank Pasargad to open its branch in Mumbai and the Iranian bank’s proposal has been approved. According to Indian Express, in the wake of US sanctions, India may explore the possibility of reviving the rupee-rial arrangement to oil-related transactions […]

TEHRAN – Oscar-nominated Iranian director Majid Majidi who has made his latest movie “Beyond the Clouds” in India has said that it was very risky for him to make the movie in the country. “I had proposals from several Indian producers to make a film in their country, but I viewed them as highly risky […]

 India Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj highlighted that her country doesn’t accept unilateral sanctions against Iran. She made the remarks in a Sunday meeting at Tabriz International Airport with East Azarbaijan’s provincial governor Majid Khodabakhsh. Indian officials came from their European tour and had a short stay in Tabriz for refueling the plane. Touching upon her […]

TEHRAN- India’s imports of oil from Iran increased to about 705,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May, which is the highest level since 2016, Reuters reported citing the data from shipping and industry sources. The rise in oil imports came as refiners raised purchases despite the U.S. sanctions against Tehran, the report said. Imports of […]