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Iran-Azerbaijan Republic ties expanding

A visit by Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghasemi to the Republic of Azerbaijan can be described as a step in the direction of the 13th Iranian administration's approach to expanding cooperation with neighboring countries.

Iran book place at the 2023 World Men’s Handball Championship

Iran have defeated Kuwait 27-26 in Group II of the 2022 Asian Handball Championship and automatically qualified for the 2023 World Handball Championship for the first time since 2015.

Iran Covid-19 infection cases increase as Omicron spreads

Iran is reporting increasing coronavirus infections as the highly transmissible Omicron variant fast spreads across the country.

Taliban officials meet western diplomats in Norway

Taliban and Western diplomats are holding a meeting outside Norway’s capital Oslo. Talks are focusing on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, which has escalated drastically since last August when the militants stormed back to power.

US withdrawal from region provided chance for good-neighboring policy

The Iranian interior minister says the US withdrawal from the region has provided an opportunity for strengthening the policy of neighborliness which all countries should use.

Deputy minister: Iran’s non-oil exports expected to hit $45bn

Iran’s deputy minister of industry, mine and trade predicted that the country’s annual non-oil exports would hit $45 billion.

Iran’s Vafaei makes history, wins snooker ranking title

Hossein Vafaei became the first Iranian player to win a ranking title with a victory over Welsh professional snooker player, Mark Williams, in the final of the Snooker Shoot Out.

Yemen says targeted Saudi, Emirati sites with ballistic missiles, drones

The spokesman for the Yemeni army says it hit targets inside Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with ballistic missiles and drones on Monday.

Iran Covid cases on the rise; Omicron dominant strain

The number of Covid cases in Iran are on the rise and now at least one city is marked orange, which means people there risk contracting the disease.

Iran minister: Tourism could bring nations together

Tourism is the most effective factor in bringing nations together, Iranian tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami says, in a meeting with the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization.

Khatibzadeh: Iran seeks lasting, reliable deal in Vienna talks

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran is after a lasting and reliable deal in the Vienna talks.

Iran: US war on terror only brought civilian deaths

The secretary general of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has blasted the United States’ war on terror, saying it only killed civilians and demolished their homes.

Iran General calls for non-aggression pacts with neighbors

A military advisor to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader has called for the signing of 20-year non-aggression pacts with its neighbors.

Iran futsal team moves up one place in world ranking

Futsal World Ranking has released its latest rankings of the national futsal teams, and the national men's futsal team of Iran has improved its position.

Mashahd’s Robat-e Virani Ethnography Museum

The Ethnography Museum of Robat-e Virani is a key attraction near the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.

Iran roads minister heads to Baku to boost bilateral cooperation

Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Minister Rostam Qassemi on Monday left Tehran for Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to discuss further mutual cooperation.

Fire kills one at inn in southern Tehran

Two people also suffered severe burns. After the blaze, firefighters were sent to the inn near Railway Square and extinguished it. The fire engulfed 15 of 60 rooms in the two-story building.

US negotiator: Iran nuclear deal unlikely without release of Americans

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four American citizens Washington claims it is holding hostage, the lead US negotiator says. Iran has categorically rejected any US preconditions for its return to the landmark agreement.

“President Raisi Russia visit boon to future of Tehran-Moscow ties”

The chairman of the Friendship Council of Iran and Russia says the Iranian president’s recent visit to Moscow helped the two countries strengthen relations with a view to the future of their ties.

UAE says intercepts two missiles fired from Yemen

Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Huthi forces have been intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates, the defense ministry announced on Monday.

Second quake hits Iran’s Tabriz in as many days

An earthquake shook the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on Monday morning.

Armenian president announces resignation

Armenia's President, Armen Sarkissian, has resigned from his post almost four years after being elected and three years before the end of his term, according to a statement on the presidential website q

Rainfalls fully restore water to Jazmourian wetland in SE Iran

An Iranian environmental official says water resources have been fully restored to the Jazmourian wetland, one of the largest of its kind in the central plateau of Iran, thanks to the recent rainfalls and flood

Iranian girl becomes 1st to win match in Australia tennis games

Meshkatolzahra Safi, the first Iranian girl to play in Australia’s junior tennis Grand Slam, has made history by becoming the first to win a match in the tournament, in a victory that the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) hailed as a “milestone.”

Increasing Daesh activities in Iraq threatening Iran borders

An Iranian daily has sounded the alarm over attempts by the Daesh terrorist outfit to regroup in Syria and Iraq, saying its increasing activities in the West Asia region could pose a security threat to Iran’s western borders.