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 ۸۸-۶۱. 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 ۱۰,۹۲۳ points to ۱.۲۴۶ million on Saturday, which is the first day of Iranian calendar week. Over ۶.۹۴۶ billion securities worth ۵۴.۱۴۲ trillion rials (about $۱.۲۸۹ billion) were traded at the TSE on Saturday. The first market’s index dropped ۱۱,۷۵۲ points, and the second […]
TEHRAN – Former Australia custodian Mark Bosnich says that Iran national football team deserved to qualify for the ۱۹۹۸ FIFA World Cup. On Nov. ۲۹, ۱۹۹۷, the Iranian team drew ۲-۲ with Socceroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of ۱۲۸,۰۰۰ 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 […]
TEHRAN – Efforts are underway to turn the gigantic Anguran mine into a travel destination in Zanjan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced. “Based on a development plan, the lead and zink mine is being prepared to host visitors in a nearby accommodation center in near future,” Amir Arjmand said on Tuesday. A team […]
TEHRAN — A number of the family members of the 7th of Tir victims gathered in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Wednesday to protest lack of judicial action against the assassinators of the 7th of Tir (June ۲۸) attack. In the terrorist attack, conducted by MKO operatives, chief justice Mohammad Hossein Beheshti […]
TEHRAN – Museums and other cultural heritage sites in the west-central province of Hamedan have been allowed to reopen doors to the public as restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic have been loosened, the provincial tourism chief has said. Virus-related health protocols are strictly enforced for visitors, CHTN quoted Majid Jahangirian as saying on Thursday. Earlier […]
