Iran says the United States is trying to confiscate the payments for purchases of planes thus indicating that Washington may be already drawing closer to killing an ambitious plan to rejuvenate its dilapidated aviation fleet.     Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan was quoted by the domestic media as saying […]

TEHRAN –Experts say Saudi Arabia’s ambitions are limited by its military, which is considered an ineffective force even though the kingdom is one of the world’s largest spenders on defense. In the past few years, Saudi Arabia has led an intervention in Yemen’s civil war, been the driving force behind a diplomatic crisis between Qatar […]

TEHRAN – A spokesman of Yemeni fighters has strongly criticized U.S. charges that Iran is funneling missiles to fighters in Yemen, known as Houthis, Washington Post reported. Muhammad Abdul Salam said on Friday that Washington is “fabricating lies” to escape the repercussions of its recent decision to recognize the city of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israel’s […]

Iranian president has submitted the membership act of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Association of Tax Authorities of Islamic Countries to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. Rouhani’s submitted order to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance reads that this membership is in accordance with the implementation of Article 123 of […]

The amount of foreign investment absorbed in Iranian projects after the implementation of Iran nuclear deal in 2016 stands at $3.672 billion, CEO of the Social Security Investment Company (Shasta) said Saturday. According to Morteza Lotfi, managing director of the Social Security Investment Company (Shasta), Turkey, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were ranked first to third in […]

Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister, said Iran and Turkey were cooperating seriously in security and counter-terrorism fields. The official made the remarks asserting that there exists a serious vision on both countries’ parts for expansion of cooperation and implementation of bilateral agreements in various areas. He added that during recent visit of the Turkish […]

An Iranian MP says that Saad Hariri’s resignation, US embassy move, and the Nikki Haley’s false claim against Iran are all Washington’s retaliatory measures for the fall of ISIL. “Nikki Haley was trying to copy Colin Powel’s show and we have to follow up the criminal cases of US involvement in Iraq, Yemen, and Syria […]

TEHRAN – A tourism expert says a sharp rise in the departure tax does not necessarily lead to an increase of domestic travels due to the psychology of tourism that has not been taken in account. A proposal by the administration to triple the departure tax for the upcoming fiscal year, starting March 21, 2018, […]

A friendly football match between the national teams of Iran and Uzbekistan is to be played at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. The match has been scheduled to take place on May 18. Iran defeated Uzbekistan twice in the 2018 World Cup qualification in Group A. Team Melli has been drawn with Spain, Portugal and […]

Two couples from Qashqai tribe tied the knot on the sidelines of the 9th Pars Tourism Festival in the southern city of Shiraz, Fars Province.  Dressed in beautiful costumes, Qashqai men danced to their traditional music and celebrated the wedding. The Qashqai are a Turkish-speaking tribe of pastoral nomads in southern Iran. They migrate between […]