The First Cyber Shots of a New Cyber War?

After a cyber-attack on an Iranian official website, allegedly launched by a Saudi hacking team, Iranian cyber activists hacked a couple of Saudi websites...

Iranian Machine for Treatment of Malignant Tumours Completing Final Tests

Navid Nejatbakhsh, the chair of an Iranian knowledge-based company, announced that an Iranian radiotherapy or linear accelerator (LINAC) machine to treat malignant tumours is going to be released within three months.

Iranian and Afghan Environment Chiefs Discuss Hamoun Lake Preservation

The chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) and the Director-General of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) discussed issues related to Hamoun Lake preservation.

No Need for Iranian Military Presence in Iraq: General Soleimani

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said that Iran will take action against terrorist groups in Iraq only if the country’s Marja (religious leadership) deems it necessary.

Iran and UNEP Sign Joint Environmental Plan of Action

The chief of the Department of Environment, Masoumeh Ebtekar, and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner signed a joint plan of action on Friday, IRNA news agency reported.

Saudi Arabia Worried by Iranian Success at Cannes 2016

A Saudi newspaper recently expressed its concerns over the success of Iranian cinema in prestigious film festivals, seeing Iranian actor Shahab Hosseini as being “more dangerous than” IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani.

No Deal Yet – Saudi Rejects Iran’s Hajj Conditions: Official

The Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi, said Saudi Arabia has refused to accept Iran’s conditions on arrangements for Iranians to attend this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.

Rouhani: People Are for a Strong, Effective Parliament

President Hassan Rouhani said the Iranian nation have favoured a strong and effective Majlis [Parliament] for over a century.

Leader: Resistant Economy, Islamic Culture New Parliament’s Main Priorities

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the new Iranian parliament, which opened this morning, to make “the materialization of the resistance economy and Islamic culture” as its main priorities in its 4-year term.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 28

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

IAEA: Iran Has Stayed Within Nuclear Deal Limits

The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a quarterly report on Iran that the country has stayed within the limits of a nuclear deal reached with world powers last year on its stockpiles of uranium and heavy water.

Iran’s New Parliament Opens

New lawmakers attended the first session of the 10th Iranian legislature on Saturday morning, with high-ranking officials in attendance.

Farhadi’s ‘Salesman’ Team Warmly Welcomed in Tehran

The cast and crew of Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed The Salesman, which won two awards at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, arrived in Tehran early...

Spokesman Rejects Saudi FM’s Allegation against Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari rejected recent remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Iran’s military presence in Iraq, saying that the Islamic Republic’s advisory mission there has been undertaken at the request of Baghdad.

Enemies Capitulated to Iran’s Nuclear Might: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s capabilities in the area of nuclear technology made enemies surrender and accept the country as a nuclear power.

ISIS Carrying Out Chemical Experiments on Prisoners

ISIS [also known as Daesh or ISIL] has moved its chemical weapons operations to densely populated residential areas, and is testing homemade chlorine and mustard gas on its prisoners, residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul have claimed.

Iranian-Made Haemodialysis Machine Ready to Be Released

Ali Taheri, the head of electronics and software department at Arya Teb Firouz Medical Equipment Company, announced that Iran has joined the eight countries in the world that can mass-produce hemodialysis machines.

Mandatory Food Standards Implemented to Help Control Non-Communicable Diseases

Measures have been taken to implement the National Document for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that was introduced in October 2015, said Rasoul Dinarvand, head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Life Expectancy in Iran Rises to 73 for Men, 76 for Women

Hassan Eini-Zinab, a university professor specializing in demographics at the University of Shahid Beheshti, noted that Iranian men had an average life expectancy of 42 in 1950, but it gradually increased, reaching 73 by 2011.

US Policies Move Iraq towards Disintegration: Analyst

Nosratollah Tajik, a senior Middle East expert and the former Iranian ambassador to Jordan, believes that the policies followed by the United States in Iraq will definitely lead to the Arab country’s disintegration.

Academic’s Open Letter to Aref about Parliamentary Presidency

Sadegh Zibakalam, a well-known professor of political sciences at the University of Tehran, wrote an open letter to Mohammad Reza Aref, the leading reformist figure in the next Iranian parliament, and reminded him of a responsibility which he believes is more important than the parliamentary presidency.

Disturbing Rise in Multiple Sclerosis in Iran

Iran stands first in the rising levels of Multiple Sclerosis among the states of the Middle East, the vice president of Iranian MS Society reported.

Iran Increases Gas Output by 23bn Cubic Metres: Deputy Oil Minister

Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Hamidreza Araqi announced a considerable rise in the country's gas production output on Wednesday May 25.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 25

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 28 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran Working on New Transit Link to EU

Iran says it is working on a new combined transit route that would link its southern port city of Bandar Abbas to Europe through various CIS countries.

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