TEHRAN – An American anthropologist says that the United States’ approach toward Iran is mostly “irrational”. “Much of the American attitude toward Iran is, in my estimation, irrational,” William O. Beeman, professor emeritus of the State University of Minnesota, tells the Tehran Times. “In the United States, no politician can risk saying anything positive about […]

TEHRAN – An informed official close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Sunday that Ukraine has tried to politicize the January 2020 accidental downing of its passenger plane near Tehran in an attempt to intensify pressure on Russia amid tensions between the two neighboring countries. The official, who spoke on condition of […]

TEHRAN – Exploring the 800-year-old relations between Iran and France, the book authored by Safoura Tork Ladani has recently been published by Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO). Authored by Ms. Safoura Tork Ladani, a faculty member of the department of France at Isfahan University, the book which is titled “History of Iran-France Relations […]

TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team claimed the title of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday. The Iranian wrestlers claimed three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Hassan Yazdani won a gold meadl after beating Deepak Punia from India 10-0 in the final bout of 86kg. At the 92kg, Kamran Ghasempour defeated […]

One of the traditions of Ancient Persia is handicrafts, which are preserved in the culture of the nation and passed on from generation to generation. Today handmade products are highly regarded outside Iran as a unique art. Popular way of Iranian handicraft are true masterpieces, and each of them has its own history. Art is […]

TEHRAN – The papers shown by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as documents against Iran’s nuclear program are all forged and fake, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei has said, according to Fars News. “The papers displayed by the Zionist regime’s prime minister who claimed to be our country’s documents were forged, and Netanyahu’s […]

TEHRAN– The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that Iran has begun the process of enriching uranium to 60 percent fissile purity at the nuclear plant in Natanz, confirming earlier statements by Iranian officials. “The Agency today verified that Iran had begun the production of UF6 enriched up to 60%… at the (above-ground) […]

TEHRAN – Iranian film “No Choice” by Reza Dormishian will go on screen at the 49th edition of FEST, Belgrade’s international film festival, IRNA reported on Sunday. The film centers on a 16-year-old homeless girl who repeatedly works as a surrogate mother for money. A human rights attorney tries to rescue her, but inevitably faces […]

TEHRAN – Production of aluminum ingot in Iran rose 61 percent during the previous Iranian calendar year 1399 (ended on March 20) compared to the figure for the preceding year. The country’s aluminum ingot output stood at 446,800 tons in the previous year, data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation […]

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 448 solar farms have been established in South Khorasan province, in the east of Iran, during the past four years. Alireza Pouzeshi, the director of the projects for renewable energy and reducing powers loses in the power distribution company of the province, put the capacity of the mentioned […]

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), fell 9,000 points to 1.224 million on Sunday. Over 1.116 billion securities worth 14.709 trillion rials (about $350.2 million) were traded at the TSE on Sunday. The first market’s index fell 7,537 points and the second market’s index dropped 14,928 points. TEDPIX fell 6,000 points, […]

TEHRAN – Unprecedented fluctuations in the Iranian stock market over the past few months have led shareholders, experts, and scholars to call for the government to increase its support for the market, some shareholders want the government to guarantee the return of their stocks, some believe providing infrastructure is the best way to help this […]