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Leader’s Letters to Western Youth, Initiative to Introduce True Islam

Golrokh Askarieh -
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati said recent letters by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei to European and North American youth were aimed at showing the real and peaceful image of Islam.
Africa

Iran Eyes Investment in Zimbabwe Ostrich Breeding

Emad Askarieh -
Zimbabwe’s Small to Medium Enterprises and Cooperative Development Minister Sithembiso Nyoni said on Tuesday that Iran has expressed interest in partnering in a project to breed up to 2,000 ostriches in the African country.
Foreign Policy

Syrian Developments on Good Track: Iranian Deputy FM

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian welcomed the recent ceasefire between warring parties in Syria and expressed optimism about the developments in the Arab country.
Foreign Policy

Iranian President Urges Enhancement of Ties with Romania

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday referred to Romania as one of the oldest European friends of the Islamic Republic, and called for expansion of trade ties between the two countries.
Economy

Rouhani vows to privatize Iran’s car industry

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the privatization of the country’s car industry is a key mission in the economic agenda of his government – an announcement already seen by analysts as a sign that Iran is already preparing to open up its economy to world markets.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on March 1

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Human Rights

Iran rights issue wrongfully in spotlight: Senior official

Emad Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights says the country is the region’s leading democracy, and its human rights record has been wrongfully subjected to unnecessary scrutiny.
Hard News

CIA Agent Visits Iran on Infiltration Project: EC Secretary

Emad Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei revealed on Tuesday that an agent from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has made a trip to Iran a few months ago and visited several universities as part of a project to infiltrate into the country.
Hard News

Iran Inks 3 MoUs with Foreign Carmakers

Emad Askarieh -
Iran signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with three automakers from Sweden, Turkey and India for cooperation and as parts of efforts to boost the country's car-manufacturing industry.
Foreign Policy

Iranian Spokesman: Riyadh is playing a blame game, ignores realities

Emad Askarieh -
Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Saudi Arabia can not ignore the realities on the ground by playing a blame game and accusing Iran.
Hard News

Iran unveils five new pieces of defense equipment

Emad Askarieh -
Iran has unveiled five new domestically-built pieces of defense equipment during a ceremony attended by top military officials.
Hard News

Iran ends vote counting in crucial twin elections

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian interior minister has announced the end of vote counting in the 10th parliamentary and 5th Assembly of Experts elections with an overall turnout of 62 percent nationwide.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb 29

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

Iran says no place for China carmakers if local content not raised

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran on Sunday raised the possibility to force the Chinese car manufacturers out of its auto market in the next Iranian calendar year (to begin 21 March 2016).
Hard News

Iran needs ‘no permission’ to develop missile program: Zarif

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will continue to develop its missile program and that Tehran needs “no permission” to enhance the country’s defense capabilities.
Hard News

Terrorist Cell Smashed in Western Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian security forces managed to disband a terrorist cell in the Western province of Kermanshah, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced.
Agriculture

Municipal greenhouse nurseries to prepare 130k flowers

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Municipal greenhouse nurseries in northeastern provincial capital city of Bojnord will prepare 130,000 flowers for Iran’s New Year’s Day ceremonies for the public. The following...
Hard News

Speaker: Huge turnout in Feb 26 elections makes Iran stronger

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said massive participation in the February 26 elections nationwide made Iran's international foothold stronger.
Hard News

Iran’s twin elections results announced

Emad Askarieh -
The winners of Iran’s 5th Assembly of Experts and 10th parliamentary elections have been announced.
Hard News

Final results of Expert Assembly voting in Tehran province

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The final results of vote counting in Tehran province for Experts Assembly election was released on Monday.
Healthcare

Swiss President: “After Visiting Mahak, Altruistic Behaviour is Reflected in Iran’s Culture.”

IFP Editorial Staff -
Within minutes, I witnessed how capable Mahak is at helping children deal with cancer. That an NGO should be in charge of such an important issue is self-explanatory. It is easy to see that there is a humanitarian culture in Iran, and it is not just financially manifested.
Local

Leader hails nation over proving religious democracy to world

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hailed the Iranian nation on Sunday over its massive turnout in the February 26 elections and demonstrating to the world the achivements of religious democracy.
Hard News

Saudi Arabia must guarantee safety of Iranian pilgrims: Official

Emad Askarieh -
The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Riyadh must guarantee the safety of Iranian pilgrims as a condition for their future dispatch to Saudi Arabia following the death of thousands of people in the deadly 2015 crush during the Hajj rituals in Mina.
Foreign Policy

Iran Protests at Riyadh’s Refusal to Issue Visa for Iranian Diplomats

Emad Askarieh -
Director-General for Political and International Security Affairs at the Iranian Foreign Ministry Hamid Baeidinejad said the country has objected Saudi Arabia’s “discriminatory” move to prevent an Iranian delegation from visiting the Arab country to attend an OIC meeting.
Local

Political Makeup of the 10th Parliament at a Glance – 157 Seats Confirmed So Far

Emad Askarieh -
The winners of 157 out of 290 parliamentary seats have been determined so far, with the Principalists losing ground to a combination of the...
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