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.

Iran calls for implementation of agreements with Syria

Iran’s minister of roads and urban development, who is visiting Syria, has called for implementation of existing agreements between the two countries. Rostam Qassemi says implementing the agreements helps both sides expand their economic ties, which are currently “trivial”. He made the comments during a press conference after meeting Syrian Economy Minister Mohammad Samer al-Khalil.

IRGC conducts large-scale drills in Sistan and Balouchestan Province

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has conducted the largest military drills by its Quds base in the southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan Province.

Raisi visits flood, quake-hit areas of Hormozgan Province

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says officials are working to resolve problems in the flood-hit and quake-hit areas of the southern province of Hormozgan.

Vienna talks moving forward: Russia

Russian Ambassador to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has described sanctions removal negotiations there as forward-moving.

Iranian author Iraj Pezeshkzad dies aged 94

Iranian author and satirist Iraj Pezeshkzad has passed away in the United States at the age of 94.

Iran presidential office rejects claims of Raisi involvement in controversial appointment

Iran’s Presidential Office has rejected claims about President Ebrahim Raisi’s role in the appointment of Abdulali Ali-Asgari as Managing Director of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company.

Iran says sanctions barred payment of UN membership fee

Iran’s foreign ministry says the US sanctions are to blame for Tehran’s failure to pay its membership fee in the United Nations after the world body suspended Iranian right to vote over its arrears.

Iran’s nine-month exports to Syria up 90%

The head of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced a 90 percent growth in Iran’s exports to Syria during the nine months to December 2021.

Iran reaffirms support for Kazakhstan’s sovereignty

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahin has reaffirmed Tehran’s support for Kazakhstan’s national sovereignty during a telephone call with his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

Analyst: Iran, P4+1 talks making progress, moving forward

A former Iranian diplomat to the United Nations says talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries are moving forward in a pragmatic manner.

Iran MPs approve transfer of water from Sea of Oman to Sistan & Balouchestan Province

Iranian lawmakers have approved the proposal for the transfer of water from the Sea of Oman in the south to the littoral southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.

Iran-Oman gas pipeline project makes considerable progress

The first phase of Minab-Sirik-Jask pipeline in southern Iran carrying the country’s gas to Oman has made significant progress.

Reza Darvish picked as managing director of Persepolis of Tehran

Reza Darvish has been picked as the new managing director of the Iranian capital’s football powerhouse Persepolis.

Syria president calls for launching new joint projects with Iran

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has underlined the necessity of launching new joint projects with Iran that would serve the strategic interests of the two nations

Over 124 million doses of Covid vaccine administered in Iran

The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Tuesday showed that so far 124,519,130 Covid vaccine doses have been administered to people in the country.

‘Iran won’t tolerate any mistreatment, rights violations in prisons’

Iran’s top human rights official says the Islamic Republic runs its prison facilities in harmony with humanitarian principles and it will not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of inmates.

“House for Innovation and Export of Iranian-made Technology” to be launched in Istanbul

The second trade and technology conference of Iranian companies in Turkey will be held at the same time as the inauguration of the House for Innovation and Export of Iranian-made Technology in Istanbul.

Iran regains 430 gigabytes of lost Internet bandwidth

Iran’s minister of communications and information technology announced the return of the 430 gigabyte capacity of the country's Internet bandwidth, which had been lost some time ago.

“US, Israel making mischief between Iran, Saudi Arabia”

A former Iranian diplomat says an enduring thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia is unfavorable to the United States and the Israeli regime, thus they strive to keep relations between Tehran and Riyadh frosty.

Head of Iranian Border Guard Command visiting Pakistan

Head of Iran’s Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi has travelled to Karachi, Pakistan, for talks over bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

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