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Iran’s president: Tehran welcomes efforts to boost ties with Belgium

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Tehran welcomes efforts to strengthen and expand ties with Belgium.

Iran, Armenia agree to discharge pollution from the Aras River

Iran and Armenia have agreed to discharge pollution from the Aras River. The agreement was made during an official meeting between Iran’s Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Armenia’s Minister of Environment Hacop Simidian in Tehran on Wednesday.

District mayor in Tehran sacked due to self-harm

A district mayor in Tehran has been removed from his post after Iranian organization of forensic medicine confirmed that he had committed self-harm to pretend to be fighting against corruption.

Iranian female weightlifter disappears in Athens

Iranian female weightlifter Yekta Jamali has disappeared from a hotel in Athens where Iran’s national team stayed after she snatched a silver medal in the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships.

Vienna talks coordinator meets with Iranian deputy FM in Tehran

The EU’s Deputy Foreign Policy Chief and Vienna talks’ coordinator Enrique Mora has met with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and chief nuclear negotiator in Tehran.

Iran urges independent probe into death of Jazeera correspondent by Israel

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned the targeted killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, the famous reporter of Al Jazeera news channel in occupied Palestine by the Zionist regime forces.

Iran’s leader calls for officials to pay more attention to livelihoods of teachers

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed Iranian teachers for their efforts, especially during the Covid pandemic and called for improvement of their livelihoods.

Iran says ceasefire unique chance for resolving Yemen crisis

An aid to Iran’s foreign minister says the ongoing UN-brokered ceasefire in Yemen is a unique opportunity to politically resolve the Yemeni crisis.

Analyst: Russian war with Ukraine to have no winner

A political expert says the Russian war against Ukraine will have no winner, while Moscow appears to have achieved none of its military objectives and its Western neighbor has been reduced to ruins.

Iranian security forces arrest 2 European agents ‘sent in to provoke unrest’

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says its forces have arrested two individuals of unspecified European nationality who had been dispatched to Iran to provoke unrest.

Iran’s foreign minister says negotiations will be pursued to remove sanctions

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says negotiations will be pursued to have the sanctions on Iran removed while at the same time other measures will be taken to neutralize those bans.

Iran’s IRGC targets, destroys terrorist bases in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has targeted and successfully destroyed bases of terrorist groups active near the country’s western border in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Latest edition of international book fair opens in Iranian capital

The 33rd International Book Fair has opened in Iran’s capital of Tehran, with Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esma’eeli and his Lebanese counterpart, Mohammad Wissam El-Mortada, in attendance of the opening ceremony.

Qatari emir’s visit to Iran to herald better future for economic ties: Official

An Iranian official says Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s upcoming visit to Iran will be the start of better economic relations between Tehran and Doha.

Isfahan opens Polish children photo exhibition

The Iranian city of Isfahan has opened a photo exhibition featuring Polish refugee children who came to the city during the Second World War.

Iran Covid: 3 deaths, the lowest since 2020

Iran’s Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 3 Covid-related deaths over the past 24 hours. This is the country’s lowest daily tally since the pandemic reached Iran some two years ago.

Iran Judiciary: Ahmadreza Jalali will not be exchanged for Hamid Nouri

Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman has dismissed possibility of any swap deal between Iran and Sweden to release death row inmate Ahmadreza Jalali in exchange for Hamid Nouri, who is facing life imprisonment in the European country.

Official: More than 1,100 tons of drugs seized in Iran in 2021

The head of Iran’s anti-drug police says Iranian forces seized more than 1,100 tons of drugs in 2021 and 230 tons in the first four months of 2022.

Amir Abdollahian: Iran-Qatar agreements must be implemented

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has underlined the need for implementing bilateral agreements signed with Qatar during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to the Persian Gulf country.

Atomic chief: Iran aims to attract $50bn in nuclear sector in 15 years

The Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization says the country is aiming to attract investment worth 50 billion dollars in its nuclear sector over the next 15 years.

IRGC dismantles terror cell in northwest Iran

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says its forces have dismantled an armed terrorist cell in the northwest of the country.

Expert: EU’s JCPOA coordinator seeking “middle-ground solution”

Kourosh Ahmadi, a former Iranian diplomat says the EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora is visiting Iran in a bid to find a middle-ground solution to the current stalemate in the Vienna talks.

IAEA chief says still hopeful Vienna talks can end in agreement

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he is still hopeful for an agreement to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal but has warned that the opportunity could be lost.

Gharibabadi denounces Sweden’s ‘hostile approach’

Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and the Judiciary chief’s deputy for international affairs says Sweden, in collaboration with Israel, has been implementing a hostile approach towards Iran over the past years.

Iran FM: Turkey’s dam construction activities unacceptable

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Iran considers “unacceptable” Turkey’s moves in the area of dam construction, which have created problems for the people of Iran and beyond in the region.

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