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Britain should cease interventionist policy toward Iran: Larijani

Britain has a negative record in the minds of Iranians. However no one should be stalled in the past and there must be a move forward, said Hammond in a meeting with Ali Larijani.

Steinmeier to pay visit to Iran to boost bilateral ties: official

The German foreign minister is to visit Tehran in October at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran plans $50 billion energy investment

Water and electricity projects worth $50 billion have been defined and sent to President Rouhani for presentation to domestic and foreign investors, said Chitchian.

Shamkhani, Hammond call for boosting all out ties

Iran expects the British government to change its approach toward Iran and stay away from non-constructive misunderstandings, said Shamkhani in the meeting with Hammond.

We buy what the worst enemies of Tehran tell us

Stephen Kinzer, a Brown University lecturer, has said that the US Congress is likely to reject the Iran nuclear deal, but President Obama will veto its decision and this will help implement the deal.

Student Basij’s critical view of the British embassy reopening and JCPOA

A group of student Basij members have raised concern about the reopening of the British embassy and the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Iranian industry chief makes appealing offers to foreign investors at Expo Milano 2015

Nematzadeh said Iran stands ready to establish cooperation with foreigners in the fields of tourism and large- or small-scale production.

Reopening of the British embassy; two views, for and against

An Iranian MP has said that Iran should not limit itself; rather it is expected to seize the existing opportunities and upgrade ties with other nations.

Inmates imprisoned for involuntary offenses released in Mashhad (PHOTOS)

Over the past 25 years, 90,000 prisoners found guilty of involuntary offenses have been released.

The 2,500-plus-year-old town of Darabgerd in southern Iran

The salt dome of Darabgerd is now an unrivalled tourist attraction in Fars Province.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on August 24

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

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on August 24

A special look at the headlines Ettela’at newspaper covered on August 24.

Iran deal paves the way for nuclear-free Middle East: veteran diplomat

A former Iranian diplomat has said that the international community is strongly defending the deal Iran clinched with P5+1 in July.

New York to host first meeting of JCPOA joint commission

New York is likely to play host to the first meeting of JCPOA joint commission in September.

Tehran hosts international hand-woven carpet event (PHOTOS)

More than 700 firms are displaying their products in an international hand-woven carpet exhibition in Tehran.

Iran, Azerbaijan plan to establish joint bank

The minister of communications and information technology has said that a number of Iran's private banks are interested in entering Azerbaijan's banking market.

Two Iranian banks to start operating in UK soon: CBI head

The CBI governor has said that Iran and Britain seek to exchange banking delegations in order to pave the way for cooperation between Iranian and British banks.

Zarif, Hammond hold joint press conference in Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond are holding a joint press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, taking questions from reporters hours after the reopening of the UK Embassy in the Islamic Republic.

Iranian police make arrests to prevent a protest gathering against British embassy reopening

Iran’s police have arrested several people to prevent a protest rally against the reopening of the British embassy reopening.

A review of a failed plan to shut down the British embassy

A former Iranian MP has said we need to wait for objective progress in London’s behavior, arguing there are still misgivings in Iran about Britain’s change of policy and its future approaches.

Britain reopens its embassy in Tehran

Britain’s top diplomat reopened his country’s embassy in Tehran.

240 tons of narcotics seized in four months: Iranian official

There is hope that the blocking of the Iran-Pakistan border will decrease drug trafficking through Iran by 20 percent by March, Assadollah Hadinejad predicted.

Navab Bath in Tehran (PHOTOS)

The public bath was constructed below ground level to save energy and tap into groundwater sources.

Britain’s Hammond arrives in Iran to reopen embassy

Britain’s foreign secretary has arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit during which he will attend a ceremony to reopen the British embassy in the Iranian capital.

This would have been a bad deal if Iran had sought an A-bomb

President Rouhani has said that Iran’s defense industries are geared for defending our territories, establishment and interests, not aggression against other nations.