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Iran News

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Iran Warns Activating Trigger Mechanism ‘Coup de Grace’ to JCPOA

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says if the European signatories to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), activate the ‘trigger mechanism’ to mount pressure on Iran, it will mean the demise of the deal.

Iranian Women Team Claim World Alysh Title

Iranian women Alysh wrestlers have clinched the 2019 World Alysh Championships title in Kyrgyzstan.

FM Zarif Holds High-Level Talks in Muscat

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with a number of Omani and Yemeni officials during his official visit to Muscat.

Riyadh Needs to Return to Normal Ties with Tehran: Official

A senior Iranian official says Saudi Arabia has no other option, but to restore normal relations with Iran.

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque of Isfahan

Photo by Ali Haddadi Asl, Azad News Agency

Iran Says Won’t Forget Friends of Its Tough Times

Iran says it will never forget such friends as Russia and China who stood by the country during the tough times of sanctions and international pressures.

New Alert System Warns Tehran Citizens 20 Seconds Before Quake

Tehran, the capital and most populous city of Iran, is being equipped with an earthquake early warning system that would notify people of an imminent quake as early as 20 seconds in advance, an official has announced.

Iranian Embryo Born 13 Years after Being Frozen

A baby girl has been born in the Iranian city of Isfahan thirteen years after being frozen. The child is the longest known frozen human embryo that has been delivered successfully in the West Asia region.

US Will Lose If Fails to Negotiate with Iran: Spokesman

Iran’s government spokesman says Tehran’s goal is to get to a point where the US government lose more if it fails to negotiate with the Islamic Republic and lift its inhumane sanctions.

Iran Rejects Reuters’ ‘Worthless’ Report on Riot Death Toll

An official at Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has categorically dismissed a report by the Reuters news agency that claimed a death toll of around 1,500 people during recent riots over fuel price hikes.

‘Regional Multilateralism to Better Serve Peace and Security in Middle East’

Senior analyst Kayhan Barzegar argues that states in the Middle East should drop conventional “ Up to Bottom” Western-style multilateralism and begin to adopt their own independent approach vis-à-vis multilateral practices.

Charity Worker Helps Wishes of 453 Cancer Kids Come True

An Iranian charity worker has dedicated her life to children with cancer to change the colour of their world.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 23

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, December 23, 2019, and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran Exporting Lab Equipment to Europe, Asia, South America

Twenty knowledge-based companies in Iran are exporting a wide range of laboratory equipment to China, South Korea, Malaysia, Ecuador, Cuba, and some European countries.

Saqqez in Western Iran Blanketed with Snow

Photo by Bakhtiar Samadi, Fars News Agency

US Will Have to End Maximum Pressure on Iran: Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Washington will have to terminate the policy of maximum pressure on Tehran sooner or later, even before its 2020 presidential election.

Iran Denies IRGC Commander Killed in Israel Raid on Syria

Aerospace Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Amir-Ali Hajizadeh is safe and sound, sources have told the Iran Front Page, dismissing reports that the top general has been killed in an Israeli raid on Syria.

Iran Says EU Parliament’s Resolution Based on Twisted Facts

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has rejected as hasty and counterproductive a resolution by the European parliament about the recent unrest in the country.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Departs for Oman

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has left Tehran for Muscat in order to attend a fresh round of regular consultations between the two countries.

Italian Solution to Boost Tourism Industry in Iran

The number of Europeans visiting Iran has decreased since the US left the nuclear deal in 2018, which escalated tensions in the Persian Gulf. But now the director of culture and tourism at the Italian Confcooperative has a solution to change that situation in Iran.

Works of Iranian Sculptors Unveiled in Beirut

The municipality of Beirut has installed three stone sculptures created by Iranian artists in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of the Lebanese capital.

Iran to Take Fifth JCPOA Step If Europe Fails to Fulfill Commitments

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani warned the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal that their failure to honor the agreement will leave Iran with no other option than taking the next step to roll back its JCPOA commitments.

Zarif Calls for Collective Action to Counter US Sanctions

The Iranian foreign minister has called for collective action to counter the United States’ addiction to unilateral sanctions.

Iran, India Hold Joint Economic Commission Meeting

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India held the 19th meeting of their Joint Commission of Economic Cooperation in Tehran on Sunday, December 22.

Iran’s New Envoy to Russia Meets Foreign Minister Zarif

Iran’s new ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has met with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before starting his mission.