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Iran’s annual non-oil exports expected to touch $46bn
The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) predicted the country’s annual non-oil exports would amount to $46 billion in about two months.
Iranian FM says Tehran-Beijing start implementing strategic agreement
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian who is in Beijing at the head of a high-ranking delegation has said Iran and China have agreed to start the implementation of their 25-year strategic deal.
Top negotiators temporarily leave Vienna as expert talks continue
Top negotiators of Iran and the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal are briefly leaving Vienna for their respective capitals, while expert-level negotiations continue in the Austrian capital.
Russian FM: Raisi visit to Moscow ‘very important’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's upcoming visit to Moscow will be very important, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.
Russia: Activities to sabotage advancing talks in Vienna ‘senseless’
A senior Russian diplomat criticizes “regrettable” and “senseless” attempts by opponents of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to sabotage the diplomatic process that is making headway in Vienna with the aim of reviving the embattled accord.
Ties with Iran a priority in Pakistan’s new Natl. Security Policy
The Islamabad government’s newly-unveiled National Security Policy underscores a need for Pakistan and neighboring Iran to keep up close cooperation to both better manage joint borders and ensure regional security.
Iran Covid: 24 people killed since Thursday
Iranian Health Ministry figures on Friday showed that Covid-19 killed 24 people in the country in the past 24 hours.
Harsh weather leaves two hikers dead in heights of northern Iran
Harsh weather has claimed the lives of two climbers in the heights of Mount Alam (Alam Kooh) in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran.
Iran opens first extra heavy crude oil refinery on key Qeshm Island
Iran has officially launched its first-ever specialized refinery designed to process super heavy crude oil on the southern Qeshm Island, as the country keeps promoting its energy sector regardless of tough US sanctions.
Iran’s president: Threats and sanctions no obstacle to progress
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran will keep making progress despite sanctions and threats against the country.
Following several days of heavy pollution, Tehran is experiencing rainy weather
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Raisi: Iran won’t tie neutralizing sanctions to Vienna talks
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated that his administration will not tie efforts to neuter sanctions on the Islamic Republic to the nuclear talks.
Ali-Asgari dismisses resignation from Persian Gulf holding as ‘fake’
Despite widespread criticism, Abdolali Ali-Asgari has denied media reports on his resignation as the managing director of a giant Iranian petrochemical company.
Minister: Iran, Syria to establish joint free zone
Iran’s roads and urban development minister on Thursday said Tehran and Damascus reached an agreement to establish a joint free zone.
Iran FM in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials
The Iranian foreign minister is in China to hold talks with Chinese officials over a range of issues including economic and political cooperation.
Ex-deputy foreign minister: “China won’t make any sacrifices for Iran”
A former Iranian deputy foreign minister has dismissed the notion that China will make sacrifices for the Islamic Republic due to its good relations with the country
Iran’s nine-month trade with neighbors tops $36.8bn, up 42%
Iran’s trade with its 15 neighboring states in the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2021) witnessed a 42 percent growth in terms of value in comparison with the figure of its corresponding period in the previous year, said the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) on Thursday.
Iran approves Covid vaccine SpikoGen for third dose
Iran’s deputy health minister on Thursday announced that SpikoGen has been approved for the third dose of all Covid-19 vaccines administered inside the country.
Ayatollah Sistani: Pig kidney transplant permissible
Iraq's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has declared that human patients can receive kidney transplants from pigs.
Iran MPs urge government to control petrochemical industry
100 Iranian lawmakers have called for an end to the government’s lack of control over the petrochemical industry.
Iran successfully tests first solid fuel satellite carrier
The commander of the aerospace force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says Iran has successfully tested its first solid fuel satellite carrier rocket.
Iranian FM heads to China for talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has headed to Beijing at the head of a high-ranking political delegation for talks with Chinese officials.
Rights group slams rise in executions in Saudi Arabia
The European-Saudi Organization of Human Rights, ESOHR, has reported a 148% increase in the number of executions in Saudi Arabia last year compared to 2020.
Iran reports 30 more Covid-19 deaths
Iran reported 30 more fatalities from the coronavirus on Thursday taking the total death toll to more than 132,000 in the country.
Iranian health authorities warn of skin disease south of Tehran
The health deputy of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences has said Varamin, on the southern edge of the capital Tehran is a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region in the country.