Iran president calls for expansion of ties with Uzbekistan, implementation of agreements 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the implementation of agreements between Iran and Uzbekistan will boost the level of their ties.

Iranian trade official: Iraq not allowed to transfer dollars to Iran

The head of the Iran-Iraq chamber of commerce says the Iraqi Central Bank is not authorized to transfer US dollars to the Islamic Republic.

Former Iran Central Bank officials convicted by court

An Iranian court has convicted the former top officials of the Central Bank of Iran, including ex-Governor Valiollah Seif, in relation to foreign exchange market turbulations six years ago.

Iran government daily says Parliament should probe ‘political rent-seeking’ by lawmakers

An Iranian government newspaper says the Parliament should explain why a number lawmakers received vehicles as part of what it calls political rent-seeking.

Iranian Navy destroyers receive new cruise missiles

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says destroyers in the naval force have been equipped with a new cruise missile dubbed Abu Mahdi.

Iranian daily calls out Parliament speaker for “duplicitous behavior”

An Iranian daily has criticized Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf for raising a hue and cry about high prices of food staples when he was running for president himself and Hassan Rouhani was president but staying quiet about the even higher prices now that he is speaker of the Parliament.

Iran FM: Sudan crisis to jeopardize entire region if not contained

Iran’s foreign minister voices concern over the security situation in Sudan, which has been the scene of deadly infighting between the country’s rival military factions.

Iran executes ringleader of terror group behind 2018 deadly attack on military parade

Iran hangs the ringleader of an anti-Iran terrorist group and mastermind of a deadly terror attack in 2018 against a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.

US responsible for all Israeli terror acts against Iranian nuclear sites: Security chief

Iran’s top security official says the US is responsible for all the acts of terror that the Israeli regime commits against Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iran executes international drug trafficker

Iran has executed an international drug trafficker who possessed 750 kilograms of heroin.

Iran expels 4 Azeri diplomats in retaliatory move

Iran has expelled 4 Azerbaijani diplomats after declaring them as persona non grata. The Azeri diplomats were stationed in the Azeri embassy in Tehran and its consulate general in Tabriz.

Snow whitens Iranian town in spring

It is mid-spring in Iran and yet, this northern town in Mazandaran Province has turned white with snow. Savad-Kooh is a mountainous town abounding in wild flowers. Now covered in unexpected snow, the scenery is even more pleasing to the eye.

Racing all the way south

Motoring enthusiasts and professionals are racing from the Caspian Sea in Iran’s north all the way to the Persian Gulf in the country’s south.

Below-12 West-Asia tennis matches 

Below-12 West-Asia tennis matches were held in the boys section in the Esteghlal Club tennis courts on Thursday (May 4, 2023), in Tehran.

Iran, Syria slam Israel as ‘root cause’ of all regional crises

Tehran and Damascus jointly censure Israel’s acts of aggression against Syria and occupation of the Arab country’s Golan Heights, describing the regime as the “root cause” of all crises and security threats in the region.

Iran to unveil ‘matchless’ aircraft carrier soon: IRGC Navy cmdr.

The commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran will soon unveil an aircraft carrier that has no equivalent in the world.

President Raisi: Palestine most important issue for Islamic world

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with resistance leaders and commanders and Palestinian thinkers in Syria, stressing that Palestine is the most important issue for the Islamic world.

The season of tulips in western Iran

The period between mid-March and mid-May is the perfect season for the growth of tulips, which emerge from the soil on the snow-bearing and rain-producing mountains of Iran’s western Ilam province.

Syrian people, clerics welcome Iranian President Raisi at holy shrine near Damascus

People and religious clerics in Syria have offered a warm welcome to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as he was visiting the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (PBUH) in the southern suburbs of Damascus. Raisi then led prayers at the site.

Video shows two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran in good health

A video clip has emerged showing two Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran, named Azar and Touran, wrestling playfully and fidgeting around in good health.

Iran’s Labor Ministry fires social insurance chief over contentious comments

Iran’s Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare has fired the social security chief, days after he severely hurt national feelings with his contentious claims about a need to sell two Persian Gulf islands due to economic woes.

Video shows opium thrown into Iranian side of border from Afghanistan 

A video has ricocheted around social media that purportedly shows a number of people throwing packages of opium and other narcotics into the Iranian side of the border from Afghanistan.

Iranian president’s special inspector confirms illegal delivery of cars to MPs  

The Iranian president’s special inspector for fighting corruption has confirmed a claim that dozens of lawmakers were promised to be given SUV cars.

Iranian official: Saudi delegation to participate in trade exhibition in Tehran

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy says a Saudi trade delegation will participate in an exhibition of Iranian-made products in Tehran.

President Raisi: Iran to keep standing by Syria; Tehran-Damascus sign 15 cooperation agreements

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reaffirmed Iran’s continued support for Syria, saying just as the Islamic Republic stood by the Syrian government and people in the war on terror, it will also keep standing by its Syrian brothers in the field of development and progress too.

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