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Former Iran official: Further delay in JCPOA signing means Iran will lose oil markets

The Iranian oil ministry’s former director of international affairs says further delay in the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, means Iran will lose oil markets.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi elected president of Zurich film festival’s jury

Renowned Iranian director and two-time academy awards winner, Asghar Farhadi, has been elected as the president of the jury in the 2022 edition of Zurich international film festival.

Iran health ministry reports 22 Covid deaths, 650 cases

Iranian health ministry figures on Wednesday showed that coronavirus had killed 22 more people and infected 650 others in the country over the past 24 hours.

Iran president leaves for Uzbekistan to attend SCO summit

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi headed to Uzbek city of Samarkand on Wednesday to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

Russia says anti-Iran resolution at IAEA BoG brought negative consequences

The permanent representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna has announced that the anti-Iran resolution at the June meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors brought negative consequences.

Official says number of Afghan students in Iran schools rises by 40%

The number of Afghan pupils at Iranian schools has increased by 40 percent to 800k from about 500k in previous years, an Iranian official says.

Dramatic car crash leaves two dead, another injured in Iran’s capital

Two young people lose their lives as their car falls from an elevated expressway and catches fire in the northern part of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Iran FM warns IAEA board against issuing ‘unconstructive statement’

The Iranian foreign minister, says Issuing ‘unconstructive statements’ by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors, ‘will bear no fruit.’

Iran’s FM says Tehran eager to broaden ties with UAE

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Emirati ambassador Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, back in Tehran after seven years. Amirabdollahian highlighted Iran’s policy on expansion of relations with all neighbors including the UAE.

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in WB

Israeli military forces have shot dead two young Palestinian men in the northern part of the West Bank.

Official: Sabotage behind fire at Iranian oil field, production to resume soon

An Iranian oil official says the fire that briefly engulfed the Shadegan oil field in the southern province of Khuzestan was caused by an act of sabotage, and that the site will resume production operations soon.

Queiroz back in Iran as head coach of natl. football team ahead of World Cup

Former Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz returns to Iran days after he was re-appointed as head coach of the country’s national football squad (Team Melli) ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Police: Road accidents in Tehran leave 600 deaths annually

At least 600 people die and 20 thousand people are injured every year in traffic-related accidents in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to a traffic police official.

Official: President Raisi to visit New York for UN meeting

An Iranian official has confirmed that Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will visit New York later this month, to take part in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Iran FM calls for cessation of hostilities between Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic

The Iranian foreign minister voiced Tehran opposition to the military confrontation between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, calling for an urgent end to the war.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 203

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Iranian filmmaker Yousefinejad dies of stroke at 53

Iranian writer and filmmaker Asghar Yousefinejad has died of a stroke in the city of Tabriz. He was 53.

Iranian rights chief slams US’s coercive measures as crime against humanity 

Iran’s rights chief calls US claim that its sanctions do not target medicine and food imports or purchases is a big lie.

President Raisi: Caucasus security significant to Iran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that stability and peace in the Caucasus region is of special significance to Tehran.

Official: Iran-ECO trade up 40 percent

The spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration reports a 40-percent rise in the country’s exports of non-oil commodities to members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period in 2021.

Iranian expert dismisses claims that 9/11 was an inside job

An Iranian political expert has rejected as mere speculation conspiracy theories that described 9/11 as an inside job and claim the attacks were carried out by some quarters within the US ruling establishment.

Families of Iranian terror victims denounce Albania for supporting terrorists

The families of the Iranian terror victims have slammed Albania for hosting the anti-Tehran Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group.

Mere detection of nuclear traces doesn’t mean Iran has undeclared material: Official

An Iranian nuclear official says the mere detection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of nuclear traces at sites in Iran does not mean that the country has undeclared nuclear material in its possession.

Coronavirus kills 22 more Iranians

The number of deaths from the COVID pandemic in Iran increased to 144,221 with 22 more people killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Fire put out in Iranian oil field

Firefighters have managed to contain a blaze in an oil field in Shadegan in the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan.