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Incidents

3 Iranian Police Killed in Clashes with Armed Drug Dealers

Golrokh Askarieh -
In an attack carried out by armed drug smugglers on a checkpoint in Iran’s southeastern border city of Khash in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, three law enforcement officers were killed, the provincial police chief announced on Wednesday.
Finance

Iran’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Soar: IMF

Golrokh Askarieh -
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pointed to a significant rise in Iran’s foreign exchange reserves.
IFP Exclusive

Mountain Hiking in Iran is Both Attractive and Cheap: Mountaineer

IFP Editorial Staff -
“Many people are fond of Iran’s mountains, but still there are many others who don’t know how they can get there. They don’t even know that a journey to Iran’s mountains is much cheaper than many other countries.”
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on Apr. 27

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Asia

Iran and China Stress Common Views on Syria

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ranking diplomats from Iran and China asserted that Syrian people alone have the right to decide their country’s fate, with both stressing the need for a serious fight against terrorist groups in the Arab country.
Americas

A Donald Trump Victory Would Benefit Iran: Academic

IFP Editorial Staff -
Nasser Hadiyan, a professor at the University of Tehran, believes that the victory of US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would not be to the detriment of Iran, because he is a businessman with little international legitimacy. His comments were reported by Sharq daily newspaper and translated in their entirety by IFP.
Environment

Ebtekar Speaks of “Planet” and “Peace” at the Environment, Religion and Culture Seminar

IFP Editorial Staff -
As reported by Ana News and translated by IFP, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice President and Head of the Environmental Protection Organization, attended a seminar about the interconnection between religions, cultures and the environment on Apr 26. Here are her own remarks on what she saw there, as well as the two speeches she gave to the delegates.
IFP Exclusive

Winter Is Coming for Iran’s Bakhtiari Nomads

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Bakhtiari tribes spend the six coldest months of the year in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, then, after climbing the cold and snowy heights...
Agriculture

Germany to Invest in Iranian Agriculture

Emad Askarieh -
Minister of Environment and Agriculture in the Saxony State of Germany Thomas Schmidth said his country will invest in the modernization of agricultural sector in Iran.
Books

Taxi-library in northern city promotes book-reading

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A taxi-driver in the northern city of Rasht has accommodated his car with books in a bid to encourage his passengers to read while travelling in his taxi.
Energy

Iran’s Early April Crude Exports up by 600,000 bpd

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's crude exports in the first two weeks of April increased by about 600,000 bpd compared to that in the same period the previous year.
Environment

Young Iranian couple taking care of injured animals

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Marivan – A young Iranian couple in the city of Marivan in the western province of Kurdestan have a passion for taking care of...
Americas

Tehran Wants Deeper Ties with Latin America

Emad Askarieh -
President Hassan Rouhani deemed the expansion of relations with Latin American countries as a principal policy pursued by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Healthcare

FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence Inaugurated in Tehran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Iran Football Medical Assessment and Rehabilitation Center (IFMARC) opened on Monday Apr 25, attended by Mahmoud Goudarzi, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, and FIFA representatives, at Iran’s national football team training camp.
Cinema

Fajr International Film Festival Culminates – Icelandic “Rams” Bags Top Prize

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The 34th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF), which kicked off in Tehran on April 20th, ended on Monday night.
Economy

Caviar exports from Iran up 183% yr/yr

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s exports of caviar rose to worth $1.7 million showing 183.3 percent increase in the past Iranian calendar year of 1394 (ended March 19, 2016).
Americas

Are American Lives Worth More than Yemenis’ or Afghans’?

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In a report translated by IFP, Hamshahri newspaper has compared the amount of compensation Americans are set to receive for their marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing with what they have paid for killing Yemeni or Afghan citizens in drone strikes.
Foreign Policy

Iran defense minister heads to Moscow

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has traveled to Moscow to attend the 2016 Moscow Conference on International Security and discuss further military cooperation with Russia.
Americas

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Supreme Court Ruling

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to protest the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against the Islamic Republic.
Economy

Iran’s Non-Oil Exports up 8%

Emad Askarieh -
IRICA has reported that Iran’s non-oil export in the first month of the current Iranian year (began March 20) has experienced a 7.91% rise compared with the same period last year.
Cinema

Iranian Producer Joins Cannes Film Festival Jury

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian producer Katayoon Shahabi is among those that will join president George Miller on the jury for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Interviews

US Curbed Nuclear Deal in 2005: Jack Straw

Fatemeh Askarieh -
In an exclusive interview with Mehr, the former UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw talked about a host of issues including the JCPOA, ISIS, Yemen and of course, Brexit.
Environment

Saving the Earth Needs a Revolution in Environmental Protection

Emad Askarieh -
The Head of Department of Environment said a big revolution is needed in dealing with nature and the environment in order to save the earth and mankind.
Americas

FM Zarif: Seizure of Iran’s Assets Destroys Credibility of US Justice System

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent US court ruling whereby nearly $2bn of frozen Iranian assets would be seized from an American bank will put an end to the "credibility of the US justice system".
Iran in Pictures

Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine is a historical complex, located in Mahan, Kerman province, which was built during the Safavid Dynasty.
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