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2019.02.26 20:36 GMT

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stepped down on Monday, announcing his resignation on Instagram, Reuters reported.

Iranian police arrest eight over terror attacks against IRGC

2019.02.22 20:25 GMT

Eight people have been arrested so far in connection with the terrorist attack that took place in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan in Iran, said the head of the Provincial Justice Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, IRNA reports.

Iran's Rouhani to visit Russia

2019.02.12 15:20 GMT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Russia on an official invitation by Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Parviz Esmaeili, deputy head for communications and information at the Iranian presidential office, Trend reports via ILNA.

President Rouhani: Iran cinema turns into deeply-rooted tree

2019.02.11 19:34 GMT

Forty years past the Islamic Revolution, thanks to the efforts of Iranian film makers, the country’s cinema have turned into a deeply-rooted tree enjoying international credibility, President Rouhani said on Monday in a message to the closing ceremony of International Fajr Film Festival.

Iran launches Doosti satellite

2019.02.07 17:09 GMT

Iran launched the Doosti, or "friendship" satellite this week, Iran's deputy minister of defense said.

Iran’s Zarif says no links between INSTEX, FATF

2019.02.04 19:41 GMT

A spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran’s Parliament said the foreign minister at a meeting of the Committee called INSTEX the EU’s positive and initial step to safeguard Iran's interests, and denied the links between INSTEX and FATF.

Iran presents 12 ballistic rockets

2019.01.30 15:45 GMT

Twelve ballistic rockets were exhibited at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla in Tehran.

Iran prepares to transfer Caspian Sea water to Semnan Province

2019.01.15 15:56 GMT

Iran plans to transfer water from the Caspian Sea to solve its water shortage problem, while the country's Department of Environment is reviewing the studies to decide the volume of water transfer.

Rouhani: Iran ready to re-establish "friendly ties with some countries"

2019.01.14 19:49 GMT

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described Iran's relations with its neighbors as being at the best level and said that Iran is ready to re-establish friendly ties with one or two more regional countries, Trend reports referring to IRNA.

75 injured in 5.9-magnitude earthquake in western Iran

2019.01.07 05:17 GMT

At least 75 people were injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that shook Gilangharb city in Kermanshah province in the west of Iran on Sunday, Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of Iran Emergency Organization, was quoted as saying by Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA), Xinhua reports.

Iran not ready to oil output cut

2018.12.08 21:13 GMT

Tehran will not agree to even a ‘symbolic’ oil production cut within OPEC+ framework and demands an exception, a representative of the Iranian delegation told reporters on the sidelines of the OPEC meeting in Vienna.

Iran takes step to connect its neighboring countries to Persian Gulf

2018.11.24 12:28 GMT

There are a series of separated lines in Iran's rail network which together will complete the North-South corridor, Head of Iran's Management and Planning Organization (MPO) Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said on the sidelines of event dedicated to the trial run of the Qazvin-Rasht railway.

As US sanctions resume, Rouhani vows to keep selling oil

2018.11.05 17:20 GMT

The U.S. reimposed oil and financial sanctions against Iran on Monday, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its missile and nuclear programs and counter its growing military and political influence in the Middle East.

Iran, Shell start oil talks

2016.04.13 08:31 GMT

Iran will provide the oil needed for some Shell refineries in South Africa once an agreement has been made.

Iran: Bodies of 316 pilgrims killed in Mina crush repatriated

2015.10.07 01:36 GMT

The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says a total of 316 bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in last month's tragic crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, have so far been repatriated.

Iran to host Russian cultural festival

2013.04.08 02:27 GMT