TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Masoud Soltanifar, slammed the international sanctions against Iran and mentioned them as the root of “the most of the current problems of Iran’s sports” in a webinar with provincial sports managers on Sunday. Over the years, sanctions against Iran, mostly imposed by the United States, have taken […]

TEHRAN – Ali Daei and late Naser Hejazi have been named as the best Iranian player and goalkeeper of the XXth century (1901-2000) respectively by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Daei represented Iran football team from 1993 to 2006 and made 149 matches. He holds the record for the most number […]

TEHRAN – Five-time wushu world champion, Shahrbanoo Mansourian, underwent surgery after her bowels had become twisted and blocked. Mansourian’s sister, Elaheh, says that the surgery has been successful and she will discharge from hospital after she becomes stable in the coming days. Shahrbanoo had traveled to Thailand to participate in a competition but was forced […]

TEHRAN – Deputy Head of Iran Electricity Industry Syndicate said Iran is currently the region’s top country in terms of power generation with over 85 gigawatts of installed capacity, IRNA reported. Payam Baqeri said the electricity industry is a productive and strategic industry which is considered infrastructure for many other sectors and is a prerequisite […]

TEHRAN – The Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC)’s compressed natural gas (CNG) programs Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri has said that 132,000 public transport vehicles are going to become dual-fueled across the country. The mentioned vehicles are going to become dual-fuel under the framework of a program launched back in May 2020, […]

TEHRAN— The Qatari foreign minister said that in separate contacts with the U.S. and Iranian governments, Doha is urging both sides to take an effective approach to advancing negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. “We have strong and strategic relations with Washington and good relations with Iran, and we do not want tensions to […]

TEHRAN – Restoration work has been completed on the historical core of Nahuk village, which is situated in the lesser-known Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeast Iran. The restoration project was commenced last September on the village that bears 22 historical monuments, of which 11 are registered on the national list of cultural heritage, according to Mansoureh Molla-Elahi, […]

TEHRAN— An official at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Riyadh-Tehran dialogue has been shaped. Ambassador Rayed Krilmly, head of the policy planning at the ministry, told Reuters that the talks are to “reduce tensions in the region.” The official expressed hope that the talks would conclude positively, “but it’s too early, […]

TEHRAN – Qatar has voiced support for dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, calling such a dialogue a constructive step toward regional stability. Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said his country welcomes any dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh. “We welcome any dialogue or efforts and a […]

The so-called ‘normalisation’ process, catalysed by Trump, is really just a removal of masks. The UAE for example, has been working with Israel for many years. No resistance state or people has changed its position. Biden has yet to announce his position on Palestine. But his options are now highly constrained. Trump adjusted the so-called […]

TEHRAN – A capital market analyst says that TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), is going to improve over the next 1.5 months in comparison to the first 1.5 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21). Rouzbeh Shariati believes reaching a possible agreement on the nuclear deal, the […]

TEHRAN- Seyyed Hadi Seyyed Afghahi, an expert in West Asia affairs tells the Tehran Times that there are many puppet Arab regimes which were created by the colonialism and part of what we see today as so-called “normalization” of relations between these Arab regimes and Israel, is derived from the origins of those regimes. Afghahi […]