President Highlights Failure of US Plots against Iran
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, Baghdad Agree to Remove Payment Obstacles
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 […]
Iran’s Zob Ahan Signs Nigerian Striker Christian Osaguona
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. […]
European Mechanism for Trade with Iran Set Up
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 […]
Carlos Queiroz leaves Iran after eight years
Carlos Queiroz left Tehran for Lisbon Thursday morning after the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) didn’t extend his contract. The 65-year-old coach stepped down as Iran coach after eight years shortly after Team Melli suffered a 3-0 loss to Japan and failed to reach the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Monday. Queiroz marked […]
Tehran, Damascus Sign Strategic Economic Agreement
TEHRAN – Iran and Syria signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding late Monday (Jan 28), including a “long-term strategic economic cooperation” deal aimed at strengthening cooperation between Damascus and one of its key allies in the civil war that has torn the country apart. IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK The agreements covered a range of […]
U.S. Fails to Create Crisis in Iran-IAEA Ties
U.S. Fails to Create Crisis in Iran-IAEA Ties LONDON (Dispatches) – The U.S. has failed to create a crisis in Iran’s cooperation with the UN atomic agency which has repeatedly confirmed the peaceful nature of the country’s nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg said the U.S. was pushing to open “a special investigation” into Iran’s past […]
We just focus on Japan match: Sardar Azmoun
Iran national football team forward Sardar Azmoun says the match against China is finished and from now on they just focus on Japan contest. Team Melli defeated China 3-0 Thursday night to secure a place at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals. The 24-year-old striker set up Mehdi Taremi for Iran’s opener and then scored […]
Iranian army stages military drills in Isfahan Province
The Iranian Army kicked off drills, codenamed “Eghtedar 97” (Power 97) in Isfahan Province on Friday. During the military exercises, the UAV units of the Army flew two Mohajer drones along with two RF-4 fighters over the area to carry out their joint reconnaissance mission and send the images of their targets back to their […]
Iran Army Launches Drill in Central Iran
Iran’s Army Ground Force staged a war game in the country’s central province of Isfahan on Friday. The large-scale exercise, held in Nasrabad region, involves around 12,000 assault forces from all units of the Army Ground Force. During the war game, whose purpose is to evaluate the recent changes in the structure of the Army […]