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Saudi Arabia says it has halted oil pumping on its major east-west pipeline following drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement.

Part of an ancient skull belonging a homo sapien (wise man) has been discovered in an archaeological site in western Iran.

A group of Iranian researchers have, for the first time in the world, discovered a new gene related to diseases of the heart muscle or cardiomyopathy.

Following the fifth exploratory patrol by the Persian Gulf Explorer vessel, one of the main habitats of the isolated coral reefs (Cup Corals) was discovered in the Persian Gulf.

Iran's foreign minister has described the recent vessel explosions near the Emirati port city of Fujairah as ‘suspicious’, saying such moves in the Middle East are aimed at provoking tension in the region.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected a report by Reuters regarding the country's condition for staying in the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Bilu, a small village in Western Iran, is the habitat of storks, and is widely known as the home of these birds, which are known by locals as symbols of luck.

Iran’s foreign ministry has described the Israeli regime as the real threat to the world and region’s peace and security, calling on the international community to take action to end Tel Aviv’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells says Washington has agreed with the request of Kabul to exempt Iran’s Chabahar port from the US sanctions, considering the significance of the strategic port city for the development of Afghanistan.

Iran says will definitely go beyond the 20-percent uranium enrichment limit it had committed itself to under the 2015 nuclear deal in case the European Union fails to meet Iran’s demands before the 60-day deadline.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs, Deng Xijun, and his entourage have held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in Tehran.

The organs of a 22-year-old Iranian girl have been donated to at 57 patients after her brain death.

Iran has lauded the unilateral withdrawal of Yemen’s National Salvation Government troops from the three port cities of Hudaydah, Ras Isa and Saleef as a “constructive move”.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, May 13, 2019, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Turkmen Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow says his country has the political will to broaden its all-out relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

An Iranian artist has put on show the life of the country’s nomadic people through the centuries in the form of sculptures inspired by nature and nomadic lifestyle.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, in Ashgabat.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson has described the Sunday explosions that hit several vessels in the Sea of Oman as “alarming” and “regrettable”, calling for a probe into the incidents.

The foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are to hold an emergency meeting in Brussels later on Monday to discuss Iran’s recent nuclear announcement.

The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a number of vessels have been targeted by “sabotage operations” near the territorial waters of the Emirati port of Fujairah.

Millions of butterflies have flocked to the urban and rural areas of the southeast of the Iranian capital, creating beautiful scenes.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, May 12, 2019, and picked headlines from 11 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran has unveiled an old manuscript of the holy Quran, which is attributed to Imam Ali, the first Shiite Imam, and considered one of the oldest and most complete manuscripts of the holy book.

An Iranian poet and translator says many literary works across the world have been inspired by the ancient Persian literature.

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, says the US doesn’t have the power and guts to wage any war against Iran.