TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and African countries increased by 23% in the past Iranian calendar year 1396 (ended on March 20, 2018), compared to its preceding year, the portal of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) reported. According to Director General of TPO Arabic-African Affairs Office Farzad Piltan, the value of […]

TEHRAN — The state secretary of the Slovakia Ministry of Culture, Konrád Rigó, and Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini met in Tehran at the Niavaran Cultural Center on Sunday. The expansion of cultural relations was discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by Slovak Ambassador Lubomir Golian and the […]

Almost every nation have now unveiled their home and away kits for the 2018 World Cup, but Iran’s kit has not been unveiled yet. The new design, which has been published on some Iranian social media, resembles undershirt, however Iran Football Federation has not confirmed that, TeamIran.net reported. With less than two months left until […]

President Rouhani stressed Wed. that the strategy of Iran’s Army will always remain deterrence of aggression and coercion as the country continues to boost military capabilities of its Army and IRGC. President Rouhani made the remarks in his address during a ceremony at the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in capital Tehran, marking Iran’s Army Day on April […]

The Council of the European Union on Thu. extended the sanctions imposed on Iran over alleged human rights violations by a year until April 2019. The sanctions include asset freezes and travel restrictions against 82 people and one entity. The EU move comes as US President Donald Trump has set European sides a May 12 […]

The Iranian Football Federation has announced it has cancelled a previously planned friendly match between Iran and Syria national football teams. According to the Iranian Football Federation statement released on Saturday, the match has been cancelled because a lot of Iranian players are going to be busy with their respective clubs’ matches in the Asian […]

TEHRAN – Team Melli will play Uzbekistan in a friendly match after their match against Syria was called off. A friendly match between Iran national football team and Syria was scheduled to take place on May 11 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium but the match was cancelled since some Team Melli players will have to represent […]

 Russia is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran, TASS quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. The parties are interested in it but there is also a matter of conversion of currencies and their further use, Novak told reporters on Saturday. “There is a […]

In a joint statement issued Wed. at Ankara summit, presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey that “the Astana format had been the only effective international initiative that had helped reduce violence across Syria.” President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of […]

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh praised the capabilities of domestic energy companies to develop oil and gas fields and said the country has more than 100 fields, which can be developed by the Iranian exploration and production (E&P) companies. Speaking at a ceremony to sign a contract between the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) […]