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Iran Is Safe, Beautiful: Marc Wilmots

Marc Wilmots, the new Belgian manager of Iran’s national football team, better known as Team Melli, describes Iran as a safe and beautiful country a few weeks after his arrival.

‘INSTEX Implemented Too Late, Can’t Secure Iran’s Interests’

An Iranian lawmaker says the INSTEX, the European financial mechanism aimed at keeping economic ties with Iran normal amid the US sanctions, does not meet Iran’s interests as it is being implemented too late.

Gwadar Bay; Unique Attraction on Iran-Pakistan Border

Gwadar Bay with its wild and attractive nature is located in the southernmost region of Iran near the country’s only ocean port Chabahar.

Iran Says Last-Ditch Talks to Save JCPOA Below Expectations

Iran says some progress had been made at a meeting with world powers on the 2015 nuclear accord, but that is “still not enough” to keep the landmark 2015 deal alive.

EU Says Iran Trade Channel, INSTEX, Now Operational

Iran and other parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action have wrapped up a key meeting of the JCPOA by releasing a joint statement.

Iran Condemns Twin Terrorist Attacks on Tunis

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has condemned two terrorist attacks on the capital of the friendly and brotherly country of Tunisia.

US Sanctions Hamper Chemical Victims’ Access to Medicine: Iran

Iran has urged the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to find a solution to help Iranian victims of chemical attacks regain their access to medicine, which has been hampered by the US sanctions.

Joy of Staying at Pipe Hotel near World’s Largest Gas Field

It’s been four years that attractive tourist sites including a pipe hotel have been set up in a village close to Asalouyeh, the Iranian city where the world’s largest gas field South Pars is located.

New US Sanctions Show US Is Desperate: Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says as in previous cases, the new US sanctions on Iran have no legal basis and have been imposed out of desperateness.

Mass Funeral of War Martyrs Held in Tehran

A large number of people attended a funeral processions in Tehran on Thursday for 150 Iranian martyrs whose remains have been recently unearthed more than three decades after the end of the Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s.

Iran Runs Out of Strategic Patience: Araqchi

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic has run out of its strategic patience as the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal are reluctant to fulfil their commitments under the nuclear accord.

Iraqis Storm Bahrain Embassy to Protest Manama Confab

Scores of Iraqi people have stormed the Bahrain embassy in the capital city of Baghdad to protest Manama's decision to host a key summit where the US showcased its so-called deal of century to end Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Iran Has Every Right to Reduce JCPOA Commitments, Zarif Tells EU

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written a harsh letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini to underline the Islamic Republic’s right to reduce its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

‘Cosmetic Surgery More Widespread among Uncultured Women’

A research study carried out in Iran, which is globally known as a hub of cosmetic surgeries, has revealed that women who have such surgeries enjoy fewer cultural assets.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Ancient Village of Chenaghchi

The village of Chenaghchi Oliya is located in Zarandieh town, 45 kilometres northwest of the city of Saveh in central Iran. The history of the village dates back to hundreds of years ago, with some estimates saying it belongs to the Safavid dynasty.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 27

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, June 27, 2019, and picked headlines from 11 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

US in No Position to Obliterate Iran: FM Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has downplayed US President Donald Trump's recent anti-Iran threats on Twitter, saying that the United States "is not in a position to obliterate Iran."

IRGC Expert: US Spy Drone Brought Down by Single Shot

An IRGC officer unveiled more details of a recent operation against a US spy drone that had violated the Iranian airspace, saying the intruding aircraft was shot down with the first and only missile fired by a homegrown air defence system that hits targets at altitudes as high as 90,000 feet.

Iran Hopes for Closer Ties with Mauritania under New Leader

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has congratulated the nation and government of Mauritania on the successful holding of their presidential election, hoping for closer ties with the African nation under its new leader.

UN Envoy: Iran Can No More Keep to JCPOA Unilaterally

Iran cannot continue to honour the 2015 nuclear deal unilaterally anymore, the country’s ambassador to the United Nations has said.

Iran, Iraq Discuss Political Ties in Tehran

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and his Iraqi counterpart Nizar al-Khairallah on Wednesday held a meeting in Tehran.

Zarif: US Ban on Leader Violating American Freedom of Religion

Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed the US sanction against Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as a violation of the constitutional right of freedom of religion for American Muslims.

Senior MP Backs Zarif after US Threat of Sanction

The incoming chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy commission has thrown his weight behind the Iranian political and military officials who have been recently blacklisted by the US, saying the tool of American sanctions is not functional anymore.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 26

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 11 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Tehran Hosting Teer Art Fair 2019

The Teer Art Fair is a cultural event during which galleries from across Iran come together to showcase their art pieces in a single time and place.