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Exquisite book in Tehran’s Armenian Museum

An old manuscript restorer says there is an exquisite book in the Armenian Museum in Tehran of which there are only seven similar copies in the world.

Sanandaj becomes Iran’s book capital

Sanandaj, the capital city of Kurdistan Province in western Iran has been selected as the seventh book capital of the country.

Tehran nights in run up to New Year

With the New Year fast approaching, some of the neighborhoods of the Iranian capital Tehran are bustling with Christian citizens who are shopping for the festive season.

New Year celebrations in Isfahan’s Julfa neighborhood, Vank Cathedral

Members of the Armenian community in the Julfa neighborhood of the Iranian city of Isfahan are celebrating the festive season ahead of the New Year.

Iran reaffirms demand for concrete guarantees in Vienna talks

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri has renewed Tehran’s demand for concrete guarantees for the removal of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Iranian negotiator says optimistic about Vienna talks

The meeting of the Joint Commission of the Iran nuclear deal has begun in Vienna with the Iranian negotiator voicing optimism about the outcome of the talks.

Iranian ambassador: exports to Turkmenistan have increased six-fold

Iran’s ambassador to Turkmenistan says exports to the central Asian country have increased six-fold in terms of tonnage and value in the last two years.

Chinese negotiator: Deal possible before February

China’s top negotiator in the Vienna talks has told Britain’s Sky news channel that gaps between Iran and the European troika are getting bridged and it is possible that a deal will be reached before February 2022.

Iran’s chief negotiator meets EU’s deputy foreign policy chief

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri has held talks with the EU’s Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora in Vienna. This is Bagheri’s second meeting before the session of the joint commission of the nuclear deal.

Envoy: Iran’s 2021 exports to Russia to reach record $1bn

Iran's Ambassador to Russia says there has been a considerable increase in Iran's exports to the Russian Federation in the current year.

Ownership of Iran football giants transferred to two ministries

The ownership of two most popular football clubs of Iran, namely Esteghlal FC and Perspolis FC, has been transferred to two ministries following a decision by the country’s Ministry of Sports and Youths.

Iran MP: Fuel smuggled out in great volumes due to subsidies

An Iranian lawmaker says fuel is being smuggled out of the country in great volumes due to the subsidized prices inside Iran.

Iran, Russia, China hold talks in Vienna

The top nuclear negotiators of Iran, Russia and China have held talks in Vienna.

Covid-19 deaths in Iran fall to record low in 580 days

Daily deaths from the coronavirus in Iran fell to a record low in over 19 months on Monday amid an intensified national inoculation campaign.

Iranian official denies claim Turkmenistan returned potatoes

Iran’s Agriculture Ministry denies a report that potato shipments from the Islamic Republic have been returned by Turkmenistan.

Khatibzadeh: Iran not to accept anything beyond JCPOA

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said the Islamic Republic will not accept anything beyond the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, during sanctions removal talks in Vienna.

Iran FM says removal of sanctions, verification focus of Vienna talks

Iran’s foreign minister says guarantees on the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions and its verification are top on our agenda in the new round of Vienna talks scheduled to begin Monday.

Iraq resistance group warns of response if U.S. keeps forces in country

The secretary general of Iraq’s Asa’ib Ahl –al-Haq resistance group has reportedly warned of a response by the group if US keeps its military presence in Iraq.

Get to know Iran’s Maldives

Iran boasts spectacular scenery across the country. However, in the southern water of the Persian Gulf and western side of the Hormozgan Province lies an island, which has come to be known as “Iran’s Maldives”.

Source: Iran rejects “fake deadlines” for Vienna talks

The Iranian negotiating team in Vienna has rejected any “fake deadline” for the talks, a source says, stressing that the outcome hinges on how other parties approach the discussions.

Iran, Iraq to build Shalamcheh-Basra railroad

Iran’s minister of roads and urban development says the Islamic Republic has signed an agreement with Iraq to build a railroad linking Iran’s Shalamcheh to the Iraqi province of Basra.

Moscow: Value of Iran-Russia trade grew 87% in 2021

Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran says the value of trade between Iran and Russia reached 3.6 billion dollars in 2021, up by 87 percent compared to last year, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iranian president: Ill-wishers bent on scuttling ties with neighbors

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has urged vigilance as “ill-wishers” are bent on torpedoing ties between the Islamic Republic and its neighbors.

Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul cargo train enters Iran

A cargo train linking Pakistan to Iran and Turkey has entered Iranian soil from the eastern border, days after the freight train service was relaunched following a 10-year pause.

Street cleaner returns huge amount in lost cash

A street cleaner in the Iranian city of Mashhad has returned one million Turkish liras in lost cash along with a 250 million rial check to their owner.

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