A 34 million euro contract for engineering of polypropylene production from natural gas was signed between Ardebil Petrochemical Company and Italy’s Techint Engineering & Construction. Under the contract signed on Tuesday, Italy’s Techint Engineering & Construction is tasked to determine a licensor for a 500,000-ton unit within 18 months and to estimate the final cost of constructing the main […]

The Australian Ambassador to Iran, Ian Biggs, has offered a friendly match between Iran and Australia as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. At a meeting held in Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) headquarters on Monday, the official announced their interest in playing a warm-up match with the best […]

Iranian foreign minister, who arrived in Baku on Tuesday to attend trilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, said that the three countries are pursuing counter-terrorism and economic cooperation. Visiting the new building of Iran’s embassy in Baku, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the meeting, which is going to be […]

France and the US are determined to “vigorously” increase pressure on Iran over its ballistic missile program, including possibly through sanctions, according to France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Le Drian was in the American capital on Monday to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster and US […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has said that Iran’s missile program cannot be weakened under foreign pressure, noting the indigenous defense program will continue powerfully. “Today Iran’s indigenized defense power, and specially the missile power which is the result of the experience gained during the Sacred Defense (Iraqi-imposed war […]

TEHRAN  – Bishapur was an ancient city in Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam. The road linked the Sassanid capitals Estakhr (very close to Persepolis) and Ctesiphon. It is located south of modern Faliyan in the Kazerun County of Fars Province, Iran. Bishapur, “the beautiful [city] of Shapur”, as the name indicates […]

The Palestinian Foreign Minister has called for an emergency United Nations General Assembly meeting after Washington vetoed a UNSC resolution aimed at annulling US President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki made the announcement on Monday, while noting that the US will not be able to veto the […]

Two Russian firms signed a contract with the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday to allocate 3 billion Euros for joint production of railcars and locomotives. Trade Promotion Center of Russia, the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR), and the Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a […]

TEHRAN– A Chinese firm was awarded a contract to hold the 70 percent of the shares in the project to build a new highway between Iranian SW city of Ahvaz and central city of Isfahan. A highway linking Ahvaz, Izeh, Lordegan, and Isfahan in southwestern Iran will be built with a Chinese investor providing 70 […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic has turned into a “key player” both in the region and around the world thanks to the Iranian nation’s continued support for the establishment. The Iranian people’s resistance against enemies and their support for the Islamic Establishment in the past four decades have turned the […]