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2021-12-30 02:22
China to open consulate office in Iran’s Bandar Abbas
TEHRAN – The Iranian cabinet of ministers voted on Wednesday to allow China the permission to open a consulate general in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Tasnim reported.
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2021-12-30 02:17
JCPOA negotiators agree on ‘common understanding’ on nuclear steps, lifting sanctions: China
TEHRAN – Representatives from China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and Iran are negotiating in Vienna to bring back the 2015 nuclear, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, back to life.
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2021-12-30 02:08
Now is not the time to threaten Iran with greater pressure: Ulyanov
“Let’s not set up artificial deadlines”
TEHRAN – Stating that now is not the time to threaten Iran with greater pressure, Russian representative to the Vienna talks Mikhail Ulyanov said all countries, including Iran and the United States, look for the restoration of the deal.
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2021-12-30 02:02
Iran has intelligence supremacy in Persian Gulf: IRGC Navy chief
TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Wednesday that Iran has intelligence supremacy in the Persian Gulf and regional waters, noting IRGC and Army forces have demonstrated the military capability of the Islamic Republic.
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2021-12-30 01:58
Russian diplomat says optimistic about success of Vienna talks
TEHRAN – Expressing optimism about revitalization of the JCPOA, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations has said all necessary conditions have been provided for achieving success at the Vienna talks.
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2021-12-30 01:47
Foreign Ministry promises to legally pursue cyberwar against Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it will legally pursue cyberattacks against the Islamic Republic at international bodies.
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2021-12-30 01:39
Iran condemns Israeli strike on Latakia as brazen violation of Syrian sovereignty
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the Israeli aerial strike on Syria’s port of Latakia on Tuesday morning, saying the attack is a brazen violation of Syria’s sovereignty, an act of aggression, and a clear example of the Tel Aviv’s objectives to create crisis and chaos in the region.
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2021-12-30 01:01
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2021-12-29 21:00
Discover Iran’s ‘oldest’ bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iran is somehow an open-air museum of ancient and prehistoric heritage, which testify to the colorful past of the nation yet many of them are nearly lost in time. Among those, Anubanini bas-reliefs are widely believed to be the oldest rock reliefs in the country.
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2021-12-29 20:38
Israel declines at highest ever pace: IRGC spokesman
TEHRAN – Spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) General Ramezan Sharif has said that the pace of Israel’s decline has reached its highest ever pace, noting that Iran is approaching the final summit.
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2021-12-29 20:38
Iran Parliament thanks Army for thwarting Taliban aggression
TEHRAN – A group of Iranian lawmakers has issued a statement appreciating the Iranian Army for responding to a recent Taliban aggression against Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province.
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2021-12-29 20:37
Setting deadlines won’t work
TEHRAN – As the Vienna talks moved on in the waning days of the year 2021, European and American negotiators toned down their hostile rhetoric against Iran but failed to come up with a constructive initiative to get the talks moving ahead.
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2021-12-29 20:36
By Mohammad Mazhari
Riyadh-Beijing cooperation makes U.S. leaders more suspicious of Saudis: historian
TEHRAN - Kurk Dorsey, a professor of history at New Hampshire University, tells the Tehran Times that collaboration between China and Saudi Arabia in building ballistic missiles will make “U.S. leaders more suspicious of the Saudis.”
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2021-12-29 20:16
Persepolis edge Sepahan, Esteghlal defeat Foolad
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team earned a 1-0 vital win against Sepahan to leapfrog them in Iran Professional League (IPL) table.
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2021-12-29 20:08
Secrets of the occupied Golan
TEHRAN - News of Israeli plans to double the number of settlers squatting on Syria’s occupied Golan Heights has been met with strong condemnation.
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2021-12-29 20:00
Qajar caravanserais demarcated in Tabas
TEHRAN –New boundaries have recently been defined for three Qajar-era (1789-1925) caravanserais in Tabas, eastern South Khorasan province, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-29 19:00
Inherited relics donated to Tehran museum
TEHRAN – A total of 25 relics, dating back to different historical eras, have recently been donated to Tehran’s Reza Abbasi Museum, the director of the museum has announced.
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2021-12-29 18:39
“Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” by the Austrian-born American writer, Susan Sheehan, has been published in Persian.
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2021-12-29 18:37
Chinese envoy, ICRO CEO meet
TEHRAN – Chinese ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua and director of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad-Mehdi Imanipur have met to discuss expansion of cultural relations.
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2021-12-29 18:35
Iranian children win awards at World Storytelling Championship
TEHRAN – Iranian children Raha Taheri and Nura Mohkamkar have won awards at the World Storytelling Championship in Chennai, India.
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2021-12-29 18:33
Photo exhibition explores General Soleimani’s national popularity
TEHRAN – An exhibition opened on Monday in Tehran showcasing a collection of photos reflecting on aspects of General Qassem Soleimani’s national popularity.
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2021-12-29 17:56
Iran closes Afghan border as Omicron surges
TEHRAN – With the outbreak of Omicron, Afghan travelers are not allowed to enter Iran through the Dogarun border for 15 days, according to the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control.
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2021-12-29 17:55
Charity Foundation to supply water to 1400 villages nationwide
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has so far provided drinking water to 1,115 villages across the country and the number will reach 1,400 by the end of this year (March 20, 2022).
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2021-12-29 17:54
Two main enclosed water bodies shrinking
TEHRAN – Gorgan Bay and Lake Urmia, the two main enclosed water bodies in the country, are declining to the extent that they will possibly dry up, Ali Soltanpour, director of hydrography and tidal affairs of the National Cartographic Center, has said.
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2021-12-29 17:43
Iran ready to send specialized labor force to Serbia
TEHRAN – The Iranian deputy labor minister for international affairs, Hamed Forouzan, in a meeting with Serbian Ambassador to Iran, Dragan Todorovic, announced readiness to send skilled workforce to Serbia.
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2021-12-29 17:06
290 Sassanid coins recovered in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 290 ancient coins from a gang of antique dealers in Kermanshah, western Iran.
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2021-12-29 17:06
First selfie museum to be established in Mashhad
TEHRAN –A museum, dedicated to self-portrait photographs and the history of photography, is planned to be established in Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-29 17:05
Grave hunters: cemetery tourism in Iran
TEHRAN - Having nearly all kinds of historical tombs, museums such as tomb towers, and rack-hewn tombs, Iran is heaven for cemetery enthusiasts and grave hunters; individuals who have passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries, epitaphs, gravestone rubbing, photography, art, and history of famous deaths.
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2021-12-29 16:48
To carry Iran’s flag by Nikkhah Bahrami in Tokyo among top moments from 2021
TEHRAN – To carry Iran’s flag by Iran basketball center Samad Nikkhah Bahrami was chosen by fiba.basketball among memorable moments in Asia & Oceania basketball.
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2021-12-29 16:45
Israel: Worse than South African Apartheid