Iran lawmaker who accused colleagues of bribery summoned to court

The Iranian lawmaker who claimed dozens of his colleagues were bribed to drop an impeachment bid against a minister has been summoned to court and a parliamentary monitoring board and grilled over his accusations.

Parliament speaker says Iran expects Iraqi initiatives on repaying its debts

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on the Iraqi government and parliament to take initiatives aimed at countering US sanctions that have made it difficult for Baghdad to repay its debts to Tehran.

Iranian herbal dish Zeytoon Parvardeh goes global  

A world food atlas has released a list of 100 herbal dishes, and has selected Zeytoon Parvardeh (marinated olive) of Iran’s Gilan Province as the best item on this list.

Ayatollah Khamenei to Iraqi president: Iraq’s progress and prosperity important for Iran 

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi president, said the progress, prosperity, independence and promotion of Iraq is very important for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran tourism: Nomadic migration festival

The first festival of Shah Savan nomads was held on Friday evening (May 8, 2023) in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Ezzatullah Zarghami and ECO ambassadors in Jafarabad Moghan, Ardabil Province, northwestern Iran.

Iran, Iraq resolved to further expand bilateral cooperation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran and Iraq have had good relations in the political, economic, and cultural fields but seek to further enhance those neighborly ties.

Sources say US confiscated Iran oil cargo

The US has confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days, three sources have confirned. It comes days later Iran seized an oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.

Ayatollah Khamenei says workers’ quality of life must be boosted

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says real efforts are needed to boost the quality of life of workers in Iran.

Iran secures safe exit of 65 nationals from crisis-torn Sudan with Saudi help

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country helped secure the exit of 65 Iranian citizens from Sudan, with the help of Saudi Arabia, which has been the scene of deadly clashes between forces loyal to two rival generals.

Govt. official: Iran’s Raisi set to make official visit to Syria

A senior Iranian government official says President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to travel to Syria, without giving the exact date, in the first such a visit to the Arab country since 2010.

VP says submitted proposal to Iran govt. for legal talks with US on damages of sanctions

Iran’s vice president for legal affairs says a proposal has been submitted to the government for legal negotiations with the US on compensation for the damages inflicted as a result of Washington’s sanctions based on a ruling issued against the bans at The Hague-based World Court.

‘Red’ disappears from Iran’s Covid-19 map as coronavirus recedes

Latest updates released by the Health Ministry shows no ‘red’ or ‘high risk’ spots on Iran’s color-coded Covid-19 tracking map as the coronavirus continues to wane across the country.

Iran Intelligence Ministry: Poisonings at schools not caused by toxic agents, escalated after riots abated 

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has issued a detailed statement about the recent poisoning incidents at a number of schools in the country saying they were not caused by toxic agents.

Iranian defense chief: West policy to revive unipolar order endangering NPT

Iran’s Defense Minister General Mohammadreza Ashtiani has said the West and NATO’s expansionist and hegemonic policy seeks to revive the unipolar world order endangering treaties like the NPT.

Iranian FM: We will continue supporting Lebanese resistance against Zionist regime

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the Islamic Republic will continue to support the Lebanese resistance in the face of the Zionist regime.

Iranian president: Iran can be a pioneer in gas and oil industries

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said all countries are admitting that the Islamic Republic is now a pioneer in military and nuclear industries.

People in Iran’s Mashhad camp outdoors overnight after quake

Residents in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad camp on the streets and in parks overnight, after a 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes the city, the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province.

Harvest of roses in north-central Iran

Every spring, harvest of pink roses begins in May and goes until the end of the season in Iran’s north-central and central regions.

4.6-magnitude quake shakes northeastern Iran

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Iran’s northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, with no reports of casualties and material damage yet.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 429

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Iran’s Navy seizes foreign ship after it collided with Iranian vessel in Persian Gulf

Iran’s Navy has seized a foreign ship in the Persian Gulf following a collision that left two Iranians missing.

Iranian MP denies claim minister of industry bribed lawmakers 

The spokesman of the Iranian parliament’s presiding board has flatly rejected the claim by an MP that Iran’s minister of industry, mines and trade gave dozens of cars to a number of lawmakers in bribes.

Iranian presient: Iran moving forward despite sanctions 

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic is making progress despite the sanctions imposed on the country by the US and other Western governments.

Iran rejects German officials statements over death sentence for “terrorist leader”

Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has rejected the "interventionist positions" repeatedly adopted by some German authorities following the confirmation of the death sentence against an Iranian-German national for terror charges.

Syria’s Assad calls for further strengthening of economic ties with Iran

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed the need for further promoting economic cooperation with Tehran, as he hosted Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash and his accompanying delegation in the capital Damascus.

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