Tonight, Iranians, along with other Muslims in the world, get together in Ramadan to observe the Qadr Night (Nights of Decree) which holds special importance and enjoys very special status in Islam. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the month in which Muslims believe the Quran was revealed. Fasting during the month […]
A week before Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, family members, and friends gather by bunches of open fires and keep them lit till dawn. The annual festival dates back 2,500 years and has its roots in pre-Islamic Persia. Ancient Iranians marked Chaharshanbeh-Suri in a bid to ward off all the misfortunes and bad omens with […]
He noted that currently, 4 billion cubic meters of APG are collected annually, but under the quantitative target set in the Seventh Development Plan (2024-28), this figure must reach 16 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year. Paknejad, emphasizing the importance of reducing gas flaring, said that significant volumes of gas are currently being flared in […]
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – The final press briefing of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei in current Iranian calendar year 1403 (to end March 20, 2025) was held in Tehran on Monday with participation of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Esmail Baqaei has welcomed the news of the agreement between the Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the terms of a peace agreement between the two countries describing it as a necessary and important step towards achieving lasting peace in the South Caucasus region. The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baqaei, has welcomed […]
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates and his accompanying Emirati delegation handed over a letter from the US President Donald Trump to Iran in meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister.
Touraj Dehghani, CEO of the state-run Pars Oil & Gas Company, announced that the newly launched well, located in Phase 12 of South Pars, will add 2 million cubic meters (mcm) per day to the field’s production capacity. The well is the first of 35 infill wells planned for the giant gas field as part […]
“You should be ashamed of yourself after what you did to [Ukrainian President] Zelensky recently,” Pezeshkian said in a speech on Tuesday in an apparent reference to recent unprecedented live televised quarrel between visiting the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance in the White House. The Iranian […]
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has described Iran-Russia-China meeting in Beijing as an important step in resolving nuclear issue, calling the US’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal “the root cause of all problems”. Gharibabadi said on Friday that putting an end to “illegal and unilateral” sanctions against Iran […]
Speaking at a meeting with the commanders of Iran’s Navy Force on Saturday, he emphasized the significance of the navy force, noting that the Navy Force of the country should be turned into the pioneering force in the country. Iran’s authority at sea means authority in the region and the world, he said, adding that […]
“The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks legal ways to resolve the issue of Afghan refugees but permanent solutions must be found for the problem of undocumented Afghan refugees,” Alireza Bigdeli said in a meeting with Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Mawlawi Abdul Kabir. He added that Iran seeks to legalize the presence of […]
In reaction to repeated baseless claims by senior British officials against the Islamic Republic of Iran and accusing Iran of attempting to interfere in the UK’s internal affairs, the British ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Director General of Western Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in this meeting […]
