Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif las hailed China for its timely and decisive action in fighting a new strain of coronavirus, and wished the Chinese people a healthy and peaceful new year.

Iran’s ambassador to Turkey and a top official at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology have voiced readiness to contribute to the promotion of ties between the Iranian and Turkish knowledge-based companies and to enhance professional interaction between the two sides.

Flight 752, which had taken off around 06:13 a.m. on Wednesday 8 January 2020 destined for Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, was accidentally shot down by two anti-aircraft defence system missiles only six minutes afterwards.

Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari has highlighted the ideal opportunities for the promotion of economic and business ties with Turkey considering the Islamic Republic’s resolve to boost the export of technologies to the neighbouring states.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled plans for the establishment of a new “innovation centre” in the country dedicated to promoting artificial intelligence, and will name it after the victims of the recent plane crash.

The top executives of some 70 Iranian high-tech companies conferred with their Turkish counterparts on possible cooperation at a B2B meeting held in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Iran's Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari has arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara at the head of a high-tech delegation.

Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Afsaneh Nadipour as the country’s new ambassador of the Islamic Republic to Denmark.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says human error was proved to be the cause of the recent Ukrainian plane crash and the possibility of a cyberattack has been ruled out.

Chairman of Iran's Science and Technology University Jabbar Ali Zakeri says the university will take in PhD students in satellite engineering studies in the new academic year.