Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a note published in the Financial Times on Sunday, proposed a security network in the post-ISIL region, calling on the Europe to encourage the regional countries to implement the plan. Here is the full text of his note: The defeat of ISIL has not just heralded the return […]

Iran is very eager to see a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan, and welcomes any achievement in the path to an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process, Iran’s UN envoy Al-Habib said on Friday. Es’hagh Al-Habib, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, addressed the UN Security Council Ministerial […]

Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian addressed Donald Trump in a tweet saying that Iran will not allow the US to target its national security, defensive power or constructive regional influence. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian published a tweet on his Twitter account concerning the recent remarks and measures adopted by the US President Donald […]

Iran national football team started the New Year as the world’s 34th placed football team in the FIFA ranking. Team Melli, who have been drawn along with Spain, Portugal and Morocco in the 2018 World Cup Group B, are still the best Asian team. Portugal and Spain are third and sixth respectively in the ranking […]

TEHRAN- Through manufacturing of over 160,000 vehicles in Iran, Renault hit a record high in 2017, according to a report by the Communications Department of Renault Pars (a joint venture established in 2004 between France’s Renault and Iranian car makers Iran Khodro and Saipa). The report said that production of Renault in Iran witnessed a […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s oil exports to China may rise to the highest in 11 months in Jaunuary as demand for heavier Iranian crude increased, a report said. Crude and condensate exports from Iran to China are set to hit 733,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, the highest since September, driven by an 11 percent […]

TEHRAN — It is all over the news in Iranian media. Iran is unprecedentedly suffering from low precipitation and experiencing a prolonged drought. Deciding whether the use of the word “unprecedentedly” is scientifically accurate or not is not a job that can be done by the press. It certainly needs extensive, reliable geological and meteorological […]

TEHRAN – A former Iranian nuclear negotiator says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to extend sanctions relief over the 2015 nuclear accord showed that he had backed down from his plan to exit the deal. Trump vowed to withdraw from the deal if Congress failed to meet his conditions, but Congress remained unaffected by his […]

TEHRAN – Road 59, also known as the Chalous Road or Kandovan Road is an important road for people of Tehran, a large number of whom drive to popular tourist attractions in the north of Iran on weekends and for holidays. This road is one of the busiest roads in Iran. The road becomes dangerous […]

TEHRAN – The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said Iran is currently exporting 42 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. NIGC Managing Director Hamid Reza Araqi said the above, adding exports rose to the number by starting of gas exports to neighboring Iraq. He said export of natural gas to neighboring countries will […]