Iran’s women’s football team suffered its third defeat in a row at the Hero Gold Cup 2019. The Iranian team was defeated against Nepal 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium. The deadlock was broken in the 41st minute of the game, when Nepal player Anita Basnet managed to unleash a thunderbolt, the volley rifling in the […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wondered if it was a coincidence that a deadly terrorist attack was carried out in Iran on the same day that an anti-Iran gathering in Warsaw got underway. “Is it no coincidence that Iran is hit by terror on the very day that #WarsawCircus begins? Especially when cohorts of […]

TEHRAN – Iran has turned to other sources of revenues and tourism is one of them which has forced the country to invest over $12b in its tourism sector, Ali Asghar Mounesan, head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO). IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Addressing the opening ceremony of the 12th Tehran International […]

TEHRAN – Iranian people from all walks of life poured into streets on Monday to attend nationwide rallies to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution’s victory, known as Bahman 22nd in Iran. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK The huge turnout came in a rainy day despite all the economic pressures and sanctions imposed […]

A former US government adviser said “it is wise for Iran to be concerned” about Washington’s moves to relocate the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group to war-torn Afghanistan. “Given the history of the Western use of terrorists against nations like Iran that refuse to be puppets of the imperialist powers, it is wise for […]

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran unveiled plans for using non-dollar accounts for oil and gas trade with Iraq. Abdolnaser Hemmati on Wednesday held a meeting with presidents of Iraqi banks, members of Iraq’s chamber of commerce and the Arab country’s business people during a trip to Baghdad. In the gathering, the top […]

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani reminded the US of its “wrong calculations” about the Iranian nation, saying all American plots against the Islamic Republic have ended in failure. “America has always failed in plots such as disintegration, coup, war and sanctions against the Islamic Republic,” Rouhani said in a meeting with ambassadors and heads of missions […]

TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq signed an agreement late Tuesday on a payment mechanism to remove the obstacles blocking the settlement of Baghdad’s debts to Tehran. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Signatories to the deal, which was inked in Baghdad, were Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnasser Hemmati and his Iraqi counterpart Ali […]

Zob Ahan football club has completed the signing of Nigerian striker Ighodaro Christian Osaguona. Osaguona started his playing career at Beninese club Buffles Parakou in 2011 and has also played at Belgian Westerlo and Umm Salal of Qatar. He was also a member of Nigerian national football team and made five appearances for Super Eagles. […]

Germany, France and Britain officially set up a European payment channel with Iran called INSTEX, to help continue trade with Tehran and circumvent US sanctions. The channel, set up by Germany, France and the UK, is called INSTEX, an abbreviation for “Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges,” NDR reported on Thursday. The payment channel would […]