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German FM to visit Tehran on Feb 2: source
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to visit Tehran on February 2, an informed source told IRNA here on Saturday.
Iran: All sanctions to be annulled today
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says “all oppressive sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic will be annulled today.”
World’s largest portrait painting workshop
Portrait Painting workshop dubbed “Flight 464” was held here on Imam Hossein Square in Tehran, on Friday, to eternal the faces of those killed...
Saudi playing victim over Iran tensions: Leader aide
A top adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia’s wrong policies led to the country’s recent tensions with Iran.
Thailand plans to raise trade with Iran to $5bn
Thailand hopes to bring its trade transactions with Iran to $5 billion from the current $356 million as the Islamic Republic prepares to receive sanctions relief.
Obama lifts ban on aircraft sale to Iran
US President Barack Obama has lifted a decades-old ban on the export of civilian passenger aircraft to Iran as Tehran prepares to see sanctions relief.
Saudi co-wives, find a third one for their 70 years old husband
The 70 years old bride-groom is enjoying his third honeymoon with his newly wedded bride.
Aydin Aghdashloo became a Knight in Silence
The French Embassy in Neauphle-le- Chateau Street in downtown Tehran on Jan. 12, 2016 played host to a ceremony awarding highest of the French government decoration, the Chevalier(Knight) to renowned Iranian Painter and art scholar Aydin Aghdashloo.
“Be Prepared for Good News” on Iran Nuclear Issue: Diplomat
A senior Iranian diplomat who is in the Austrian city of Vienna for the last phases of negotiations with six world powers over Tehran's peaceful nuclear program said "good news" will shortly be published on the implementation of a deal finalized back in July 2015.
Iran denounces deadly terror attacks in Indonesian capital
Iran has strongly condemned the recent string of deadly explosions that rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, saying the perpetrators of the “inhumane” act must be brought to justice.
Iran removes Arak reactor core vessel
Iran has removed the core vessel of the Arak heavy water reactor in compliance with its obligations under the country's nuclear agreement with six world powers, a senior nuclear official says.
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 14
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
UNICEF calls for urgent help for 10 million Yemeni children
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns that millions of Yemeni children are in need of urgent help, amid the Saudi-led war on the impoverished country.
Iran among top 4 nations with highest refugees
The latest United Nations survey on international migrant trends reports that Iran is one of the world’s four countries with the highest number of refugees.
Spokesman: US marines’ entry to Iranian territorial water was not hostile
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Wednesday that entry of the US Navy boats to Iranian territorial waters was not hostile.
Iran’s FM Pleased with Release of US Sailors through Diplomacy
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday expressed his pleasure with the swift diplomatic resolution of the recent case of US sailors captured in Iran’s territorial waters, and expressed the hope that the issue would become a model for future cases.
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 13
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IRGC Releases Sailors after US Apology
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) released ten US Navy sailors who had been captured inside Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday.
Commander: US in new crisis if not for Iran’s goodwill
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said what happened to American sailors on Tuesday proved how vulnerable the US is in front of powerful Iranian forces.
Rudkhan castle (PHOTOS)
The historical Rudkhan Castle enchants with its magnificent structure and breathtaking nature.
US Sailors Likely to Be Freed: IRGC Navy Commander
10 US troops who were arrested by the IRGC Navy Tuesday in Iran’s territorial waters are expected to be released soon, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi announced.
Iran: US must apologize over trespassing of its vessels into Iran’s waters
A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has demanded an apology from the United States for the recent trespassing by American naval forces on Iranian territorial waters.
Captured US Navy Troops Being Interrogated: IRGC Spokesman
Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department said the 10 US sailors captured aboard two combat vessels in Iran’s waters in the Persian Gulf are being interrogated, saying a “different approach” would be taken if they are proved to have intruded for intelligence operations.
IRGC Navy Seizes 2 US Navy Vessels in Persian Gulf, Captures 10 Sailors
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy seized two US Navy combat vessels that had entered Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, capturing 10 US sailors.
US wants to demote Iran struggles to Saudi level: Basij chief
The chief of Iran's Basij (volunteer forces) Brigadier General, Mohammad Reza Naqdi, says Tehran must not lose focus of its main enemy, namely the US, warning that Washington seeks to downgrade the stature of the Islamic Republic's struggles to Riyadh's levels.