The relic was unearthed in the town of Jiroft near the city of Kerman.
The antique object is a stone bowl measuring 8cm in height, with a diameter of 11cm.
Its originality has been confirmed by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Jiroft.
Experts believe the relic is around 5 thousand years old and dates back to the Bronze Age.
The deputy chairperson of the chamber’s commission for promotion of non-oil exports says this is possible through the marine transportation agreement President Ebrahim Raisi signed during his recent visit to Qatar.
Mostafa Hosseini noted that the same goes for trade with Oman. He says Qatar and Oman are the countries, which are creating a balance in economic terms in the Persian Gulf region, in a reference to their more moderate approach to Iran, compared to Saudi Arabia and its allies.
“Through development of political interaction that took place during the president’s visit to Qatar, we can also see a boost in ties in economic terms,” Hosseini said.
He also touched on the memoranda of understanding, signed during Raisi’s visit to Qatar, stressing that such agreements can positively impact trade between the two countries and can “increase Iran’s non-oil exports”.
Hosseini also described the establishment of Iranian business and trade center in Qatar as significant, noting that the move entails “stability” for businessmen working in Qatar and enable economic operators to do a more accurate planning for dealings with the Persian Gulf country.
He also said Iranian foodstuff are on demand in Qatar adding that the two countries can also put joint projects for production of petrochemical on their agenda.
Commenting on the status of the Iranians still remaining in Ukraine, Khatibzadeh said that so far no problem has been reported; there have been worries, which have been eased with timely efforts.
“Due to the security conditions in Ukraine (martial law) evacuating the entire Iranians from Ukraine was not possible today,” he added.
Khatibzadeh further reiterated that the conditions in Ukraine proceed extraordinarily and in the first phase that is until now, we have tried to evacuate the Iranian students and residents from the highly perilous cities.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that in the 2nd phase we will be transferring the remaining Iranians to the western borders of Ukraine, adding that the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran tried to evacuate the Iranian students and citizens by trains and other possible vehicles and they were also assisted with all facilities available.
“200 students were transferred to the western borders by train,” he added.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the conditions at Ukraine’s borders with Poland and Romania are not satisfactory.
“There is a queue at Poland’s border that is 8 to 10 kilometers long, and some groups of students entered Poland today, 30 of whom were settled down in resideces in Poland,” he added.
He said that due to the martial law that began at 5 pm on Friday till 8 am Friday the evacuation of students was not possible and the embassy settled them down in safe places, and issued a communique, directing them what to do and how to get in contact for help.
Khatibzadeh added that a small number of Iranians have remained in Kiev, and the diplomats will remain there to assist them in safe exit.
According to Lebanon’s al-Ahd news website, the Hamas delegation was led by deputy chief of the movement’s political bureau Saleh al-Arouri.
According to the report, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Palestine, especially the recent tensions and clashes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of al-Quds and the outlook of a conflict between the resistance front and Israel.
The Occupied West Bank has witnessed frequent violence over the past weeks amid mass protests by Palestinians against Israel’s annexation of Palestinian neighborhoods and destruction of Palestinian homes. The regime has heavily cracked down on the demonstrations, killing several Palestinians.
Forced evacuations in Sheikh Jarrah were the root of the May 2021 bloodshed against Palestinians and a short flare-up of conflict between Hamas in Gaza and Israeli forces.
Sheikh Jarrah has become a rallying point for Palestinians protesting forced evacuations and destruction of their homes across the occupied territories, especially in the villages near Nablus in the West Bank.
Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a Saturday phone conversation with Josef Borrell, the European Union Foreign Policy Chief and the lead coordinator of the Vienna talks, added Iran seeks a good agreement, but within the framework of its national interests and in line with its red lines in the negotiations.
Referring to Iran’s readiness to reach a good agreement with the P4+1 group of countries, he stressed the need for a political decision by the other side.
Amir Abdollahian also praised the efforts of Josef Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief and coordinator of the talks, as well as Enrique Mora, the EU’s chief negotiator in Vienna.
Amir Abdollahian added that the remaining important issues in the Vienna talks can be resolved and a final agreement can be reached if a realistic approach is taken by the West.
Josef Borrell High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy also outlined efforts by all parties to the negotiations, stressing that the Vienna talks have reached a critical stage and require serious decisions by all sides.
He then described the crisis in Ukraine as having serious consequences for the world and European politics.
The two sides also called for a political solution to the Ukraine crisis.
The vaccine has been dubbed Barakat-Plus.
Hassan Jalili the CEO of Iran’s Shafa PharMed factory said on Monday morning, Iran’s Health Ministry, after reviewing the scientific documentation, issued a code of conduct for the clinical study of the Barakat Plus vaccine.
In this study, all persons over 18 years of age who have previously received two doses of Cov-Iran Barakat or Sinopharm vaccine can be candidates for the Omicron jab.
“At this stage, the vaccine will be administered to 210 volunteers, and the preliminary results will be presented to the Food and Drug Organization two weeks after receiving the booster shot,” he said.
Regarding the latest statistics on the production of the first Iranian Covid vaccine, the CEO of Shafa PharMed factory said so far, about 60 million doses of CovIran Barakat vaccine have been produced in by the company.
He was speaking at a Saturday session of Iran’s National Taskforce for Fighting Covid.
Raisi cherished the report that new Covid cases have taken a downward trend, saying however that this should not make people think they can relax healthcare protocols. The president called on all people, guilds and employees to continue to follow the health procedures carefully and completely.
He added that responsible agencies should seriously and effectively follow the implementation of health protocols. Raisi went on to enumerate some high-risk spots for Covid outbreaks including public transportation.
The president then called for authorities to pursue the strict implementation of protocols, including in airlines, and observe the 60% ceiling of passengers.
At today’s meeting, Iran’s National Taskforce for Fighting Covid announced that researchers at Iran’s Barakat drug complex have succeeded in developing a new vaccine that could clearly and effectively inhibit the Omicron strain.
The deaths push to 136,166 the number of people killed by the disease since early 2020.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry recorded 7,039 new cases of the Coronavirus that included 1.621 hospitalizations.
The new infections showed a huge decrease compared to Friday’s daily caseload when the figure was 11,972.
The number of triple-vaxxed people is reaching the 23 million mark while the total number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country stands at over 141 million.
Hundreds of cities and towns across Iran are marked red now, the highest level of risk from Covid. There is only one blue city.
Many of the new cases of Covid in Iran are Omicron, the latest strain of the virus that is highly contagious.
Covid has killed millions of people worldwide. The deadliest single day for Iran during that pandemic was August 24, 2021 when 709 died of the virus.
The event to be held from May 28-31, 2022, is taking place with a green light form the Iranian Trade Promotion Organization and through the good offices of Iran’s Economic and Technical Assistance and Investment Organization.
“Given the country’s economic programs with regards to the expansion of trade ties with neighboring countries, Iraq has a special place as one of Iran’s main trade partners,” said Alireza Sadrzadeh, the manager of the expo.
He said Tehran-Baghdad trade crossed the 7.5-billion-dollar mark last in the one year ending March 2021.
“In the wake of the conflict in Iraq, the trend of reconstruction in the country [began and] has been underway for some time now. So, there is no doubt that there is huge potential for the promotion of trade relations between the two countries, providing an ideal opportunity for the presence of Iranian tradesmen, businessmen and producers in this market,” he noted.
“As Iraq’s largest financial and economic event, the International Investment Exhibition is held every year bringing together a host of people seeking and keen on investment in this country,” he added.
In the exhibition, he said, investment projects from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia will be introduced to investors.
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