The glaring miscalculations of the Ahmadinejad government led to a decline in Iranian authority, says Sadegh Kharrazi, a former Iranian diplomat.

The Internet group had a mission to spread corruption, change the Iranian lifestyle and target the families across the country.

Kayhan, a principlist daily, has criticized government’s business performance, saying that removal of sanctions is not a magic bullet to fix Iran’s economy.

The mid-winter festival celebrated 50 days before the Persian New Year marks the approach of spring and displays the defeat of the forces of darkness, frost and cold.

The construction of the first pipeline which goes to Baghdad is almost complete and is to start carrying gas to the country by May, 2015.

December oil imports into Asia rose 22.1 percent over last year to 1.21 million barrels per day, the highest since May.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate with the African countries in the fight against Boko Haram militant group.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday,February 1, 2015, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Based on the contract signed of late, a floating vessel is to be used in the South Pars Gas field to exploit oil layers.

A senior Iranian MP has said that Tehran will scale up its nuclear program if the US Congress imposes further sanctions against Iran, advising Washington to learn lessons from its past experience.

Javan, a principlist daily, criticizes the release of a female-male duet as a prelude to solo female singing.

A Middle East expert says that the possible rise to power of Shiites in Yemen is not a cause for concern for reactionary Arab states; rather, they do not want to see a democracy in their backyard.

The Islamic Revolution Leader has stressed that political motivations should not affect what Iran is doing in scientific and research arenas.

Iranian films admitted to the festival have made international headlines in recent year after winning much-coveted Golden and Silver Bears.

Ali Motahari, representing Tehran in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, said that thanks to reformist tendencies of the government, the media are subject to closures and permit revocations more than before.

Stunning beauty of dense forests which are enveloped in fog in northern Iran will draw admiration from tourists.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

As many as 48 were killed and 105 injured in a series of attacks on soldiers and police in northeast Egypt.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic welcomes the expansion of ties with regional countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

Araghchi described the negotiations in Istanbul as very useful, yet noted that it is too early to say that progress has been made.

A Middle East expert says that the possible rise to power of Shiites in Yemen is not a cause for concern for reactionary Arab states; rather, they do not want to see a democracy in their backyard.

A new model of Iran’s first domestically manufactured crew boat, Parmida, has been launched in the southern city of Bushehr in the presence of chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) naval forces.

The environmental guards in Iran have rescued and treated an injured goshawk in Semnan Province.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Envoys from Iran and three European countries involved in the nuclear talks will hold one-day negotiations in Istanbul on January 29.