Iran

Saturday, 12 March 2016 05:18

Vietnam’s president due in Iran on Sunday

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang is due to visit Iran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials on expansion of bilateral relation following the lifting of arbitrary sanctions imposed on …

Saturday, 12 March 2016 05:04

Putin signs decree on UN Iran resolution fulfillment

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree announcing his country’s fulfillment of a United Nations Security Council’s resolution on Iran’s nuclear program.

Friday, 11 March 2016 19:55

Zarif wraps up Thai visit, heads for New Zealand

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wraps up his official two-day trip to Thailand and sets off for New Zealand on the fifth leg of his Asia-Pacific tour.

Friday, 11 March 2016 19:51

Iran missile might impervious to sanctions, resolutions: Commander

Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri on Friday said that the Islamic Republic will continue to augment its missile program even if it is …

Friday, 11 March 2016 06:46

Iran FM holds talks with Thai premier during Bagkok visit

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the capital Bangkok to discuss the enhancement of bilateral ties on the fourth leg of …

Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:28

Leader: Enemies seeking to influence Iranian politics, decisions

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, warned that enemies have hatched plots to find a strong influence on Iran in various economic, cultural and political aspects.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:20

Obama extends “National Emergency” against Iran

US President Barack Obama has renewed an executive order that extends for another year a so-called “National Emergency” with regards to Iran, in place since 1995.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:17

Purification of industrial wastewater by application of ultrasound waves, oxide nanoparticles simultaneously

Iranian researchers succeeded in the synthesis of nanoparticles that can be used in purification of industrial wastewater containing organic compounds.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:14

Enemies seek to sabotage missile program: IRGC

A senior military commander says Iran's enemies are trying to sabotage its missile defense program, stressing that the program will not stop under any circumstances.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 16:07

Defense minister: Iran putting in order fast track craft fleet

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said priority for the Iranian Navy is designing and manufacturing speedboats cruising at 80 knots per hour and higher.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:24

New nanosorbent detects tiny amounts of anticancer drugs in body

Iranian researchers from Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology produced a new nanosorbent to detect very low amount of anticancer drugs in biological samples.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:21

Simorgh: Iran's reproduced US Sentinel spy drone RQ-170 with improved features

Iran has decided to call its own version of the US Sentinel spy drone RQ-170 “Simorgh” (Phoenix), Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir …

Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:18

IRGC Navy commander: Iran to build speedboats cruising at 80 knots

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy commander, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi declared on Thursday Iran is set to build modern speedboats cruising at 80 knots as of March 20, …

Thursday, 10 March 2016 14:15

Commander: Iran modernizing navy fleet for high seas

Iran is moving ahead with a large scale navy modernization program for better presence in the high seas, Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam …

Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:16

British Airways to resume flights to Iran

An agreement has been signed with Britain that would allow the country’s flag carrier airline British Airways to resume flights to Iran after a hiatus of six years.

Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:14

‘Missile tests no violation of JCPOA, UN resolution’

Iran says its latest launch of ballistic missiles does not violate the nuclear agreement it reached with the P5+1 group of countries and is not in contravention of a United …

Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:08

China’s EXIM bank to fund Iran projects

Iran says the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) is set to provide funds for the development of the Iranian petrochemical and telecommunication projects.