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Iranian MP says Tehran to reconsider in Vienna talks if IAEA oks resolution

A high-ranking Iranian MP has warned that if the UN atomic agency’s Board of Governors approves a resolution against Iran, Tehran will reconsider participating in the Vienna talks with the P4+1 group to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iraqi minister says Iranian pilgrims visit Iraq visa-free daily

Iraqi Interior Minister Othman al-Qanemi says Baghdad has agreed to let 2 thousand Iranian pilgrims enter Iraq visa-free through ground border crossings. Qanemi was speaking in Tehran on Tuesday where he met with his Iranian counterpart Ahmad Vahidi.

Murderer of Iranian clerics sentenced to death

Iran has issued a death sentence against a man who stabbed two clerics to death and wounded a third one in the holy city of Mashhad in April, the judiciary spokesman announced.

Late chief of Iran’s Ettelaat Institute laid to rest

People have held a funeral in the Iranian capital for late chief of the Ettelaat Institute Seyyed Mahmoud Doaei.

Iranian expert calls on Tehran to suspend NPT membership

A senior Iranian expert on international affairs has proposed Iran suspend its membership in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in response to the IAEA chief’s visit to Israel.

7 people die of Covid in Iran

Iranian Health Ministry figures on Tuesday showed that Covid had killed 7 people in the past 24 hours across the country.

Iran outlines the technical flaws in the IAEA’s report

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published its report on the implementation of the nuclear safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the members of the agency’s Board of Governors on May 30.

Russia says will not support IAEA resolution against Iran

Russia will not associate itself with the resolution on Iran if it is approved at the current session of the IAEA Board of Governors, a Russian diplomat says.

14 suspects arrested over Iran building collapse case

The Iranian judiciary spokesman says 14 people have been arrested in connection with a building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan.

Burglars damage bank deposit boxes in Iran

In a rare incident, dozens of safe deposit boxes in one of Iran’s Bank Melli branches in the capital have been damaged by bandits, a statement by the bank confirmed earlier reports.

Qatar says pushing to bring Iran, US back to nuclear deal

Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called on Tehran and Washington to revive a 2015 nuclear agreement, saying the deal preserves peace and security in the region and increases the prospects for broader regional cooperation with Iran.

Iran, Qatar ink MoU to form joint trade council

Iran and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint trade council which held its first session in Doha on Monday.

Ministry: Iran selling over one million barrels of oil a day

Iran’s oil ministry says the government has managed to avoid imprest funding from the central bank in the first months of the Iranian calendar year (starting from March 21) for the first time in the past years, thanks to an increase in oil export revenues.

Iranian expert says more needed to prevent resurgence of Covid

Iran is in a favorable situation in terms of handling the Covid-19 pandemic, but the country needs to take more robust steps to prevent the disease from rearing its head again, a top virology expert says.

Iran says consulting with Saudi Arabia over air pollution

Saudi Arabia is the main origin of dust particles, the head of the Iranian Department of Environment said. The official added that Tehran is consulting with Saudis to jointly tackle the air pollution from dust particles.

The collapse of human beings in the works of an Iranian artist using Mixed Media Technique

An exhibition of Farid Shams Yousefi’s works entitled “Disintegration” is being held at Ev gallery. The collection was formed during the Coronavirus pandemic with the theme of people being under pressure, and its creator has used Mixed Media Technique on recycled cardboard.

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 104: Russia reports ‘liberation’ of larger part of Donbass republics

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:

“IAEA chief unwilling to consider Iran’s answers as persuasive”

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, AEOI, has told Qatar’s Al Jazeera news channel that the answers the Islamic Republic has so far given to the UN nuclear body, the IAEA, have been accurate.

IAEA chief: Iran not provided ‘credible explanations’ over ‘undeclared locations’

Tehran has not provided explanations that are technically credible in relation to the findings at "three undeclared locations in Iran", International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi says. Iran denies claims of undeclared nuclear activity in its sites.

Iran condemns deadly attack on church in Nigeria

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed deep regret over the death of a number of people in an armed attack on a church in Nigeria.

Covid kills 1 person across Iran in 24 hours

Iran on Monday logged only one death from Covid countrywide over the past 24 hours. Health Ministry figures also recorded 59 new cases of the Coronavirus.

Report: Iranian FM postpones visit to Turkey

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has postponed his visit to Turkey.

Tar Halva: Persian Dessert Perfectly Suitable for Ramadan

Tar Halva is a traditional dessert from Iran’s southern city of Shiraz, cooked mainly in the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Khatibzadeh: IAEA resolution against Iran to adversely affect cooperation with Agency

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has warned against any anti-Iran resolution at the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors.

Iran building collapse death toll mounts to 41

Three more bodies were pulled out from under the rubble in a building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan and the death toll from the tragic event rose to 41, an official confirmed on Monday.