TEHRAN – Newly-discovered stone tools and animal remains have shed new light on the history of human presence in Paveh county of Kermanshah province, which is situated in western Iran. Based on new archaeological discoveries, the history of human habitation in the Paveh county, which is situated in the south of the Hawraman (Uramanat), is […]

TEHRAN – Kayhan Azadmanesh, a medical doctor and biotechnologist who is head of the virology research division at the Pasteur Institute of Iran in Tehran, has said the country hopes to defeat the coronavirus pandemic with a homegrown crop of vaccines We can’t rely on help from the international community with the pandemic. We are […]

TEHRAN — Ahmad Masoumifar, Iran’s ambassador to Sweden, wrote on his Twitter page on Saturday afternoon that he is following up on the case of the beating of an Iranian national in a Swedish detention center. He tweeted, “After 20 days of follow-up, I managed to meet the Iranian citizen in prison. Evidence of violence […]

TEHRAN- Iran’s export of gasoline and gas oil seems to have been dropped in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the first period of time in the past year, according to a member of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA). “The price […]

The United Arab Emirates is hosting former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled his country following the takeover by the Taliban.   “The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and his family into the country on humanitarian grounds,” a statement by the ministry read. […]

TEHRAN – The Sunni bloc in the Iranian Parliament has thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for naming Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, a Sunni Kurdish commander, as the new chief of the Iranian Navy. In a letter to the Leader, the Sunni bloc expressed hopes that Iran would appoint more Sunnis and […]

TEHRAN – Iran freestyle wrestling team were crowned the Junior World Championships on Wednesday. The Iranian wrestlers claimed five gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the competition held in Ufa, Russia. They waited for six years for it but finally did it. For the first time since 2015, Iran won the junior world […]

The Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement says the country’s energy crisis is not coincidental. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stresses that there is a black room in the U.S. embassy in Beirut, which is masterminding the lack of fuel as well as assaults on electricity stations. Nasrallah also says that the country will “definitely import gasoline […]

Long known as the “Graveyard of Empires,” Afghanistan has been vehemently inhospitable to outside intervention. The lessons that should be learned from the legion of failed outside attempts to conquer Afghanistan are varied and many and yet none have been taken deeply to heart by U.S. military strategists in recent decades. Anyone who believes in […]

TEHRAN – Pejman Dorostkar was named as new head coach of Iran freestyle wrestling team on Tuesday. The 45-year-old trainer replaced Gholamreza Mohammadi in the team. Dorostkar, who won two gold medals at the Asian championships in 2001 and 2003, has already worked as head coach of Iran junior team. Dorostkar will have to prepare […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team completed the signing of Reza Dehghani on Tuesday. The 23-year-old left winger has penned a two-year contract with Persepolis. He played for Nassaji last season in Iran Professional League. Dehghani is Persepolis’ second signing of the summer. The Reds have already completed the signing of defender Alireza Ebrahimi. Dehghani started […]

TEHRAN – New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced on Monday that his country will make efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan. “The military defeat and pullout of the U.S. (forces) from Afghanistan must be turned into an opportunity to revive life, security and sustainable pace in the country,” Raisi said in talks with outgoing Foreign Minister […]