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Indonesian President Arrives in Iran for Talks

IFP Media Wire -
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has arrived in Tehran on an official visit to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.
Africa

Iran Eyes Closer Ties with S. Africa against Terrorism, Organized Crimes

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan hailed South Africa for its common views with Iran on many global issues, stressing that the two countries can effectively tackle terrorism and organized crimes with concerted action.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 14

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 22 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Foreign Policy

Has Saudi Arabia Come to Terms with Iran?

Sabah Zangeneh -
Some experts analyzing the Arab world affairs take the recent agreement between Iran and OPEC over output cut as a move by Saudis to come into terms with Iran. But is that really the case?
Africa

Iranian Descendants in Tanzanian Town

IFP Editorial Staff -
The inhabitants of “Kaole”, a small town in Tanzania, insist that they are descendants of Iranian Balochi soldiers who came to the region in 18th century.
Media Wire

Iranian Army Unveils New Indigenous Combat, Reconnaissance Drones

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have unveiled two domestically-designed and -manufactured drones on the final day of major military exercises code-named Mohammad Rasoulallah IV (Mohammad, the Messenger of God IV) in southeastern Iran.
Foreign Policy

Will Iran Up Its Enrichment in Reaction to US Extension of Iran Sanctions Act?

IFP Editorial Staff -
As a reaction to the recent bill by the US Senate to extend Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), Iranian President has called for working on certain nuclear propulsion devices that are said to require a nuclear enrichment level way beyond the limits set by JCPOA, the text of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Economy

Reactions to Iran’s Contract with South Korea for Building 10 Ships

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President Hassan Rouhani’s government has placed an order with South Korea to build a number of ships for Iran, but the contract has sparked strong reactions, particularly from the IRGC’s influential construction base, which says Iranian companies are capable enough to build the ships.
Editor's Choice

Iran Has High Potential in Health Tourism: Minister

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Health Ministry says the country is a well-known medical tourism destination in the Middle East, but its great potentials have yet to be exploited.
Media Wire

Asian Young Player of the Year 2016: Sardar Azmoun

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s striker Sardar Azmoun has been chosen as the Asian Young Player of the Year 2016 by outsideoftheboot.com.
Environment

Soil of Iran’s Hormuz Island Smuggled Abroad: Environment Chief

IFP Editorial Staff -
Head of Iran’s Department of Environment has confirmed the allegations about the illegal export of soil from Hormuz Island, southern Iran.
Iranian Media Highlights

Iranian President Orders Work on Nuclear Propulsion Device

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to plan work on nuclear propulsion devices to be used in sea transport in response to the recent violation of a multilateral nuclear deal by the United States.​
Local

Iran’s Leader Allocates $500m to Development of Southeastern Province

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has issued an order to withdraw a sum of $500 million from the National Development Fund of Iran for development projects in the southeastern boeswe province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
Media Wire

Army Wraps Up War Game in Southeast Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Army Ground Force concluded a large-scale military exercise in southeastern parts of the country on Tuesday.
Economy

Iran to Get First Airbus Planes by Next March

IFP Media Wire -
Iran says it expects to finalize an aircraft purchase agreement with European aviation giant Airbus within the next two weeks, adding that the first planes could be delivered by March 2017.
IFP Exclusive

Special Tour of Tehran for Blind People

IFP Editorial Staff -
A programme is underway in Iran’s capital in which people can share their experiences of visiting Tehran’s tourist attractions with the blind through voice messages.
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ Nominated for Golden Globe Awards

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‘The Salesman’, the latest film by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, has been nominated as Best Foreign Language Film for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM Meets Egyptian Diplomat in Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff -
In a meeting on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister conferred with Yasser Othman, the head of Egypt’s Interests Section office in Tehran, on regional issues and bilateral ties.
IFP Coverage

German DM’s Attire in Saudi Arabia Sparks Controversy

IFP Editorial Staff -
A few days after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, her minister of defence has refused to wear the hijab or the abaya on an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
Crisis

Liberation of Iraq’s Mosul to Be Declared Soon: Official

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Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim says the liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul will be announced soon.
Europe

IMF Chief in Court over €400m Payout to French Tycoon

IFP Editorial Staff -
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has gone on trial on charge of negligence over a €400m payment made to a French tycoon while she was the country’s finance minister.
Culture

Iran and Algeria Resolved to Promote Cultural Ties

IFP Editorial Staff -
As Algeria’s cultural week is underway in Tehran, Culture ministers of Iran and the North African country underlined the need for developing cultural relations between the two countries.
Americas

Trump Picks Rex Tillerson as His Secretary of State

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The US President-elect Donald J. Trump settled Monday on Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state, transition officials said.
Agriculture

Iran Marks Wheat Production Self-Sufficiency

IFP Media Wire -
Iran has marked what is celebrated at home as a landmark achievement to attain self-sufficiency in production of wheat.
Media Wire

IRGC Chief Urges Basij to Focus on Strategic Activities

IFP Media Wire -
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari called on the new commander of Basij (mobilization) Force to focus efforts on “strategic and influential” activities.
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