Normally set aside for natural disasters and other crises, Congress funded America’s “war on terror” using emergency and contingency money that sidestepped the normal process to allocate funds for overseas military missions. For the first 10 years, this budgetary system of emergency appropriations was used. It meant the details of where the money ended up […]
TEHRAN – The Secretary of the Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) Saman Rezaei has said buying new ships and the renovation of the country’s existing maritime fleet is an important necessity for developing the maritime trade. “Older ships have higher depreciation and maintenance costs and lower safety, so buying new ships and renovating the existing […]
TEHRAN – FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the Iranian football fans, remembering the match between Iran and Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Iran lost to the La Roja 1-0 in Group B at the Kazan Arena. “I was remembering the memories of the match in Kazan at the last World Cup […]
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Iranian Food and Drug Administration, has said that not any number of Pfizer vaccines have been imported to the country so far, ISNA reported on Friday. So, any vaccine sold under Pfizer in the open market is counterfeit, he emphasized. Pfizer Public Relations even announced in a […]
TEHRAN – While Iran has made it clear that the resumption of the Vienna nuclear talks is only a matter of time, western parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal mount pressures on Tehran to resume the talks in the latest sign that U.S. sanctions have failed to intimidate Iran. Over the last few days, […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football club Sanat Naft announced that they have reached an agreement with ex-Esteghlal coach Alireza Mansourian for the new season of the Iran football league. Mansourian, 49, has penned a one-year contract with the Abadan based football club. He replaced Sirous Pourmousavi, who left the team for Naft Masjed Soleyman, in Sanat […]
A substantial majority of Americans believe that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were “not worth fighting”, that’s according to an AP-NORC poll that has released the results of its survey. The research indicates a sign of growing public frustration in the wake of the catastrophic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly two decades as […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official on Wednesday underlined the need for establishing an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), also expressed concern about foreign intervention and the use of military force in the Central Asian country. “Afghanistan’s first priority is stability and peace,” Shamkhani wrote on his Twitter […]
EHRAN- Transit of goods through Shahid Rajaee port, Iran’s largest and best-equipped container port, increased 100 percent in the first five month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official. Alireza Mohammadi Karajiran, the director-general of Ports […]
TEHRAN – Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar has congratulated his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian on winning Parliament’s endorsement to become Iran’s foreign minister. The top Afghan diplomat expressed confidence that Amir Abdollahian’s appointment to the post will pave the road for further expansion of relations between the two brotherly and friendly nations of […]
TEHRAN – September 7 has been named World Clean Air Day, and this year’s slogan is “Clean Air for Blue Skies”, which emphasizes the health aspects of air pollution, especially considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 theme for the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies focuses on prioritizing the need for healthy air […]
TEHRAN – Setting high tariffs and complicated visa issuance procedures for Iranian businessmen by the Iraqi government has been negatively affecting the Islamic Republic’s exports to the Arab neighbor, a member of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce board of directors said. “Iraq has imposed severe restrictions on issuing visas to Iranian businessmen and has […]
