TEHRAN – Head of Iran Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization (ISIPO) has said 428 development projects worth 129 trillion rials (about $3 billion) are currently underway in the country’s industrial parks and zones. “Currently, 3,212 production units based in industrial parks and zones are installing machinery and have a physical progress of more than […]
TEHRAN – In an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohsen Baharvand has elaborated on a range of issues concerning the Ukrainian place crash in Iran. The Iranian diplomats provided thorough explanations to questions on the plane case. He said Iran has done all its duties […]
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that enough basic and strategic goods have been produced and imported into the country and there are no worries over the supply of such commodities, Mehr News Agency reported. “Basic and essential goods have been sufficiently produced and imported, and by solving supply and clearance problems, […]
TEHRAN — In runup to transition of power from President Hassan Rouhani to President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday the ministers of defense, agriculture, communications, the head of the Planning and Budget Organization and the governor of the central bank met separately with President-elect Ebrahim Raisi in his office on Saturday. Reportedly, Raisi will be sworn […]
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Spain basketball team as part of preparation for the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday. In the match held at the La Fonteta in Valencia, the Spanish team defeated Iran 88-61. Mehran Shahintab’s team will also play Spain on Monday in Madrid. Iran had lost to Japan twice and defeated […]
TEHRAN – “D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II” by American writer Sarah Rose has been published in Persian. The book published by Chatrang in Tehran has been rendered into Persian by Maryam Fattagzadeh. The book relates the dramatic, untold true story of the extraordinary […]
TEHRAN – A professor from the George Washington University says that it is in China’s long-term interest to blunt U.S. sanctions, which have become a weapon in its foreign policy. Noting that “America’s sanction policy has become a potent weapon in its foreign policy arsenal,” Hossein Askari tells the Tehran Times that “China, and indeed […]
TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), lost 10,923 points to 1.246 million on Saturday, which is the first day of Iranian calendar week. Over 6.946 billion securities worth 54.142 trillion rials (about $1.289 billion) were traded at the TSE on Saturday. The first market’s index dropped 11,752 points, and the second […]
TEHRAN – Former Australia custodian Mark Bosnich says that Iran national football team deserved to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. On Nov. 29, 1997, the Iranian team drew 2-2 with Socceroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 128,000 spectators and booked a place at the World Cup. Many Australians have not […]
TEHRAN – Iran says the U.S. assassination of senior Iranian anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani clearly exemplifies “state terrorism,” cautioning the UN against any understatement of the atrocity. Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva, made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the 47th session of the UN Human […]
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently arrested five illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Rudbar county, the northern province of Gilan, CHTN reported on Friday. The accused people were traced and finally arrested in the historical region of Rostamabad, said Mohammad Alipur, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage. Some excavation tools and […]
TEHRAN — An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said on Sunday that despite the increased tensions in Afghanistan, trade between Iran and Afghanistan has not been interrupted. In his remarks on Sunday, Rasoul Mohajer, the deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy, stated that recent events in Afghanistan have no impact on economic interactions with the neighboring […]
