Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the country’s economic players to grasp opportunities provided by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, for boosting the Islamic Republic’s development.

An urgent meeting to address the critical dust pollution in several Iranian provinces was held on Sunday, June 19, with 5 ministers, 5 governors-general, and the head of Environment Department in attendance. The Iranian Foreign Ministry was finally tasked with following up on the issue, since much of the dust is coming from abroad.

Addressing environmental problems is one of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s top priorities in Iran, according to the agency’s chief representative in Tehran.

Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced on Sunday, June 19, that the case of dual Iranian-British citizen, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, is a security case being investigated in the capital city of Tehran.

Around 48% of people in Iran between the ages 15 and 64 have a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 25, which means roughly a little less than half of the country’s adolescent and adult population is overweight or obese.

An Iranian company has begun to manufacture the country’s first catamaran passenger ferry with a capacity to carry scores of people.

Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei stressed that the Judiciary attaches a great importance to the implementation of Article 156 of Iran’s Constitution, which requires the restoration of people’s rights and promoting legitimate liberties.

Iranian lawmakers have pledged "unforgettable" response to any violation of a nuclear agreement after Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Tehran would "set fire" to the deal if the US reneged on it.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a decree appointed Bahram Qassemi as new spokesman, head of public diplomacy and head of the media centre of the ministry.

A team led by Iranian professor Behrokh Khoshnevis is working on developing robots that will be able to construct buildings in a single day.

Five new rescue helicopters that Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has purchased will enter service within a month, an official announced.

Researchers at Sharif University of Technology have optimized bio solar cells with the help of a kind of protein found in jellyfish at a laboratorial scale, in order to replace the older generations of solar cells.

Iranian refiners produced 1.83 million barrels per day of refinery items in the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20, a senior refinery official said.

Davoud Feyrahi, a professor of political sciences at the University of Tehran, believes that Sunni Muslim countries cannot achieve democracy without the Muslim Brotherhood Movement.

Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Hossein Zolfaghari said 753,000 people who illegally entered the country were returned to their homes last year, adding that this imposes a huge cost on Iran.

Iran’s national Greco-Roman team managed to earn 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes on the first day of the International Wrestling Tournament underway in Bucharest.

Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has reiterated Tehran’s determination to increase oil production even in the face of a downward spiral of global crude prices.

Direct flights between the Iranian capital of Tehran and the Russian port city of Astrakhan have recently been inaugurated, Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Valiollah Afkhami Rad said.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the US has fooled the world about Iran's nuclear threat in order to build its missile defence system in Europe.

Iran’s aviation authority has announced the conclusion of an agreement with the US aerospace giant Boeing, for the purchase of 100 passenger planes to renew the country’s ageing fleet.

The Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy commander said that their presence in the Atlantic Ocean, according to international laws and regulations, is on the naval forces’ agenda this year.

Iran’s Hassan Rouhani told Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan that both nations in the region have common interests and will improve mutual ties.

Iraqi military commanders announced the recapture of Fallujah in a letter to Heidar Al Ebadi, the Iraqi Prime minister, Fararu Reported. Following the liberation of Al Nezal at the centre of Fallujah, Iraqi forces managed to win back the area of el Arsan and triumphantly hoisted their flag over the city’s government building.

Farasakou Port, a new hub for exporting Iranian oil products, was put into operation as part of the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) on June 18.