Air pollution inflicting losses worth up to $11bn in Iran: MP

The head of the Iranian Parliament’s Environment Faction says air pollution inflicts damages worth between 7 to 11 billion dollars on the country each year.

Detained Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi not in bad health: Report

A report says Mir-Hossein Mousavi, an Iranian reformist leader who has been held under house arrest for 11 years, has visited a medical center for an “ordinary examination” due to a chronic middle ear issue.

Iran FM says Tehran seeks diplomacy over nuclear deal

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran sees diplomacy as the best path towards the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, and the lifting of anti-Tehran sanctions.

Iran’s Leader calls on officials to swiftly punish thugs behind Sunni cleric’s murder

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences to the people of Sistan and Baluchestan Province on the martyrdom of a senior Sunni cleric by terrorists, calling on officials to quickly bring those behind the assassination to justice.

Son of Iranian national detained in Sweden says all contact cut with his father

The son of Hamid Nouri, an Iranian national who has been held in jail and sentenced to life in prison in Sweden for alleged rights violations in Iran, says Stockholm has cut all contact between his father and his family.

“Arrests over murder of pro-establishment Sunni cleric in Iran’s sistan and Balouchestan”

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says those behind the assassination of a Sunni Muslim cleric in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan have been arrested.

President Raisi says China’s stance over Iranian Persian Gulf islands annoying

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has told visiting Chinese vice premier that Beijing’s recent stance on some issues related to the Islamic Republic’s territorial integrity during the visit of China’s president to the Persian Gulf region annoyed the Iranian people and government.

China says respects Iran’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, after hostile statement with GCC

China’s Vice Premier Hu Chunhua says his country respects Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, days after Chinese President Xi Jinping and a number of Arab leaders issued a statement with aggressive rhetoric against Iran.

Iran can’t blame Saudi Arabia, China for recent anti-Tehran statement: Commentator

A political commentator says Iran can’t blame China or Saudi Arabia for a recent joint statement by Arab counties and China that included aggressive anti-Iran rhetoric because those countries are pursuing their own interests.

Iranian MP warns China against interference in regional disputes

An Iranian MP has said China should avoid meddling in disputes in the Persian Gulf and the West Asia region as this could backfire on Beijing.

Persian leopard spotted at protected area in western Iran for 1st time in over 2 years

A Persian leopard, a rare and endangered species, has been spotted for the first time in over two years at a protected reserve in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah.

Funeral ceremony held in Tehran for late roads minister Rostam Qassemi

A group of Iranian people and officials joined a funeral procession for Rostam Qassemi, the late minister of roads and urban development, in Tehran on Sunday, who died due to illness.

Official: Tehran ranked world’s 21st polluted capital city

An Iranian official says Tehran has been ranked as the 21st polluted capital city in the world, as air pollution in the Iranian capital reaches an unhealthy level once again.

Iran condemns [P]GCC-China communique as interference in its internal affairs

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned as baseless allegations in the final communiqué issued at the 43rd session of the Supreme Council of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

UK ambassador to Tehran summoned to Iran Foreign Ministry

Iran's Foreign Ministry sommoned the UK ambassador to Tehran for "the continuation of the meddlesome statements of British officials about Iran’s internal developments and their support for terror and rioting and their imposition of illegal sanctions against a number of Iranian nationals."

Iranian official hits back at China over statement in Saudi Arabia

The deputy director of political affairs at the Iranian president’s office, Mohammad Jamshidi, slams a joint China-Saudi Arabia statement critical of Tehran’s role in the region, reminding Beijing of Iran’s effective counter-terrorism fight in the region.

Governor: Sept. 30 terror attacks left 35 dead in Iran’s Zahedan

An Iranian official revises the death toll from a spate of terrorist attacks that rocked the southeastern city of Zahedan in late September to 35, up from 19.

Unrest dealt heavy blow to Iran’s tourism sector: Hotel official

The head of the Iranian association of hotel owners says the recent wave of social unrest and riots promoted 85% percent of the foreign tourists planning to visit Iran, to cancel their reservations in recent weeks.

Sunni cleric kidnapped, murdered in Sistan and Baluchestan, southeast Iran

A senior Iranian Sunni cleric has been kidnapped and murdered by unknown assailants in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, local officials say.

Iranian FM slams Germany for “interfering in Iran’s internal affairs”; envoy summoned

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has condemned Germany for its support of protests and deadly riots in the Islamic Republic.

Nuclear chief: IAEA inspectors took samples from barn, abandoned mine

Iran’s top nuclear official once again dismisses the UN nuclear watchdog’s claims of the existence of “undeclared” nuclear sites in the country, saying such reports are based on baseless allegations by foreign spy services and the notorious Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terror group.

President Raisi: Iran to firmly pursue prosecution, punishment of rioters

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Tehran will seriously follow up on efforts to identify, prosecute and punish the rioters and those who assassinated security forces during the recent wave of unrest in the country.

Iran health experts urge preparations against 2nd wave of influenza in Feb.

Iranian health experts are calling for preparations to face a second of annual wave of infections with influenza in the country, while the first wave, which began earlier than usual this year, is on the decline.

Iran slams “Western meddling” in its domestic judicial laws

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has censured the Western states for their "interventionist positions" on the implementation of a death sentence handed down to a "rioter" following a trial, urging them to stop sheltering terror groups instead of issuing politically-motivated statements.

Deforestation threatening massive natural habitat in Iran’s Zagros Mountauns

A massive span of oak forests in western Iran are in danger of being wiped out due to urban development plans as well as wildfires, droughts, irregular grazing, pests, and other malaises.

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