TEHRAN  – A senior Iranian lawmaker denounced the US call for inspection of Iran’s military sites, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never allow foreign sides to inspect its military centers. There is no connection between the country’s military centers and its nuclear activities, Spokesperson for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission […]

TEHRAN – An official said Iran exported saffron worth 75 million dollars in the first four month of the current Iranian year (began March 21). Deputy Head of Iran’s Union of Sellers and Exporters of Saffron Gholamreza Miri said a total of 53 tons and 851 kilograms of saffron worth 75 million dollars were exported […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian official says that interactions with a representative of South Africa at Iran’s Chamber of Cooperatives yielded in the deal to export Iran’s honey to the African country. “The export of the honey produced by Iranian beekeepers cooperatives to South Africa is one of the results of having the commerce attaché of […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s Marjan Petrochemical Company has clinched a contract with a major German firm over sales of methanol produced at a petrochemical plant which will come on stream soon, an official said. “Marjan is the first petrochemical company to have sealed a contract for sales of products with European companies,” Hassan Beigi, the managing […]

TEHRAN  – The “Bijar” protected zone is located in the northeast of Iran’s western province of Kurdistan, 15 kilometers from Bijar city. The region is an expanse of natural landscapes and an ideal place for research, exploration and sightseeing. The Bijar region with an area of 72 thousand hectares was proclaimed as a protected zone […]

TEHRAN – Syria’s national football team’s striker Omar Al Soma hopes that they will beat Iran in the 2018 World Cup qualifier. An unlikely win away to Iran on Tuesday coupled with defeat for South Korea by Uzbekistan in the final round would give Syria second spot and direct entry to the finals in Russia […]

TEHRAN- The nominal electrify generation capacity has increased 610 megawatts (MW) to 77,038 MW in Iran since the beginning of current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2017). Iran’s nominal electricity generation capacity will reach 80,000 MW by summer 2018, according to Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Houshang Falahatian. The country increased its electricity generation capacity by […]

TEHRAN – “Prison Break” actor Robert Knepper and “The Wrestler” star Armin Amiri have joined “1st Born”, the comedy project that will be directed by Ali Atshani from Iran as the first co-production between Iran and America, Variety announced on Wednesday. Earlier over the past few weeks, Val Kilmer, William Baldwin and Jay Abdo signed […]

TEHRAN  – Kalmakareh Cave is located 20km southwest of Pol Dokhtar in the western province of Lorestan. It is situated in a historical and ancient valley known as Darreh Bagh on the heights of Kouh Mahalleh. The cave holds great importance, as it contains remnants of ancient civilizations. Vast spaces and crevices create a mysterious […]

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is not going to inspect Iran’s military sites despite US pressures to do so. “We’re not going to visit a military site like Parchin just to send a political signal,” Reuters cited an unnamed IAEA official as saying, referring to a military complex located 30 kilometers from the […]