Qatar calls for dialogue between Iran and Arab neighbors
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has expressed readiness to facilitates talks between Iran and some of Iran’s Arab neighbors.
Zarif calls on U.S. to avoid using sanctions as ‘leverage’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the U.S. to return to its obligations and stop trying to use economic sanctions as a negotiating “leverage.”
Iraq and Iran are one soul in two bodies: ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi has praised the strong relations between Tehran and Baghdad, saying they are so strong that cannot be broken.
Some €450m allocated to tackle SDSs in 3 years
A total budget of €450 million has been earmarked to contain sand and dust storms (SDSs) nationwide over the past three years, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for the human environment has stated.
Iran’s fertility rate alarmingly low
No more than a decade ago, Iran boasted one of the world's youngest populations all thanks to a baby boom that began in the mid-seventies and reached its peak soon after the revolution of 1979. Millions of Iranian baby boomers are now either reaching middle-age or are well into it.
Iran Not Seeking Imports of Goods in Exchange of Frozen Money in Turkey
Head of Iran-Turkey Joint Chamber of Commerce Mehrdad Saadat Dehghan says Iran is not seeking imports of goods from Turkey in exchange for its frozen money.
‘Very creative’ approach needed to revive JCPOA, Russia says
Russia’s ambassador to the UN in Vienna has called for a creative and responsible approach to overcome difficulties concerning the Vienna nuclear talks between Iran and the West.
Spicogen vaccine to begin human testing in Iran
The second and third phases of clinical studies of the Iranian-Australian Spicogen vaccine for coronavirus will be performed in Iran, Iranian Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.
Iran nuclear chief sends letter to IAEA
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has sent a letter to the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog informing him that a February deal between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency has expired but Iran decided to continue to store data related to monitoring activities.
COVID-19 inoculation to rollout by homegrown vaccine
Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced that immunization against coronavirus by the domestic vaccine (COVIRAN BAREKAT) will start by the next week, ISNA reported on Monday.