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2021-05-25 00:00
IPL: Persepolis come from behind to beat Zob Ahan
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team came from a goal down to defeat Zob Ahan 2-1 in Iran Professional League (IPL) Monday night.
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2021-05-24 22:25
Larijani says Gazans insert a ‘pin into Israeli balloon’
TEHRAN — In an interview with Al-Mayadeen news agency aired on Saturday, Ali Larijani, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said that the Palestinian resistance emerged victorious in the 12-day battle with Israel.
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2021-05-24 22:24
Nuclear chief: 60% enrichment continuing
TEHRAN — Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said on Monday that Iran is still enriching uranium at different levels of purity, including 60%, 20% and 5%.
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2021-05-24 22:24
Rouhani calls Tehran-Beijing ties durable, strategic
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday described relations between Iran and China as strategic and durable.
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2021-05-24 22:24
Election headquarters announces health protocols
TEHRAN — Iran’s election headquarters information committee on Monday announced the required health protocols approved by the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control (NHCC).
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2021-05-24 22:24
5,000 academics support Raeisi
TEHRAN — In a letter written by 5,000 academics, they expressed their utmost support in the June presidential elections for the Judiciary Chief, Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi.
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2021-05-24 22:03
By Munir A. Saeed
Sometimes it takes a volcano to start the healing
Let me start by saying something some may consider outrageous.
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2021-05-24 21:44
Zarif says lifting sanctions is ‘legal and moral obligation’, urges Biden to drop Trump legacy
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday told his American counterpart Antony Blinken that lifting sanctions imposed on Iran during the Trump presidency is a “legal and moral obligation”.
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2021-05-24 21:09
Mohammad: Neighbors first in my foreign policy
"Depending on the candidates qualified, I might quit the race in favor of Raeisi”
TEHRAN — In an interview with ISNA news agency published on Monday, presidential hopeful Saeed Mohammad has said that his priority will be to strengthen internal abilities and also prioritizing relations with 15 neighboring countries in the foreign policy area.
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2021-05-24 20:30
Museum of traditional clothing, textiles opens in Birjand
TEHRAN – On Sunday, a museum of traditional clothing and textiles, which is the first of its kind in the country, was opened in the eastern city of Birjand, the capital of South Khorasan province.
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2021-05-24 20:27
Iran could become hub for ‘vaccine tourism’: minister
TEHRAN – Iran has the potential to become a destination for vaccine tourism regarding considerable efforts the country is making to develop series of domestic COVID-19 vaccines, the tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-05-24 20:00
Mount Shahvar in Semnan wins national heritage status
TEHRAN – Mount Shahvar, the highest peak in the north-central province of Semnan, has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2021-05-24 19:10
Iranian films scoop awards at Mena Film Festival
TEHRAN - The 4th edition of the Mena International Film Festival, The Hague concluded in the Netherlands on Sunday with two Iranian films winning three main awards in the competition.
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2021-05-24 19:02
Restoration work begins on ancient Tepe Rivi
TEHRAN – Portions of the ancient Tepe Rivi in northeastern has undergone rehabilitation, the director of the historical site has announced.
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2021-05-24 19:00
Iranian physician awarded Florence Nightingale medal 2021
TEHRAN – Iranian physician, Seyed Nasser Emadi Cheshmi, has won the Florence Nightingale Medal 2021, which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster.
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2021-05-24 18:58
Steampunk graphic novel “The Five Fists of Science” comes to Iranian bookstores
TEHRAN – “The Five Fists of Science”, a steampunk graphic novel created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steven Sanders in 2006, has recently been published in Tehran.
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2021-05-24 18:58
Newly-unearthed Urartian inscription to go on show in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A millennia-old Urartian inscription will go on display at the city of Qarahziyaeddin where the object was excavated weeks ago.
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2021-05-24 18:56
Azerbaijani translation of poems attributed to Imam Ali (AS) published
TEHRAN – An Azerbaijani translation of a collection of poems attributed to Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of the Shia, has recently been published.
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2021-05-24 18:56
Iran extends surveillance deal with IAEA
TEHRAN – Iran announced on Monday that it will extend a temporary deal with the UN nuclear watchdog for a period of one month to give the Vienna nuclear talks more time to move forward.
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2021-05-24 18:55
Ayatollah Khamenei replies to messages from Palestinian resistance leaders
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has replied to the letters sent by two Palestinian resistance leaders.
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2021-05-24 18:52
Shanghai festival picks six movies from Iran
TEHRAN – Six Iranian films will be competing in the various categories of the 24th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held from June 11 to 20.
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2021-05-24 18:51
By Afshin Majlesi
Khorramshahr: a prime destination for war tourism
In the past, war tourism destinations were mainly the object of interest of photojournalists appearing solely on pages of crime, but now they can be traced in top travel books and websites. Whatever you call it, from war tourism, dark tourism, disaster tourism, or danger tourism, Iran has more to offer after being involved in the second-longest war of the 20th-century after the Vietnam War.
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2021-05-24 18:47
“Sunless Shadows” director Mehrdad Oskui on ZagrebDox jury
TEHRAN – Mehrdad Oskui, the Iranian director of the acclaimed documentary “Sunless Shadows”, has been selected as a member of the jury at ZagrebDox, the Croatian international documentary festival.
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2021-05-24 18:44
Iran’s Amuzadeh, Eftekhari nominated for 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
TEHRAN – Writer Fereidun Amuzadeh-Khalili and book reading promoter Shahla Eftekhari have been nominated for the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, a prestigious Swedish honor to promote children’s and youths’ literature in the world.
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2021-05-24 18:40
Leader congratulates Shahrestane Adab on 10th anniversary
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Shahrestane Adab Cultural Institute on the 10th anniversary of the center, which was established to discover young promising litterateurs.
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2021-05-24 18:03
Top nuclear negotiator briefs lawmakers on Vienna talks
TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who led the Iranian negotiating team at the Vienna nuclear talks, attended a “very tough” meeting at the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday to discuss the latest developments concerning the nuclear talks.
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2021/05/24
By Farrokh Hesabi
FFIRI lifts ban on signing foreign players and coaches
TEHRAN - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has nullified the rule that banned Iranian football clubs from signing foreign players and coaches.
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2021-05-24 17:29
Iran midfielder Karimi sidelined by groin injury
TEHRAN – Iran national football team midfielder Ali Karimi will miss the 2022 World Cup qualification due to a groin injury.
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2021-05-24 17:18
By Reza Moshfegh
Iran backs Palestine because it is independent, says Lebanese analyst
TEHRAN - A senior Lebanese political analyst says that Iran adheres to the Palestinian cause while many Arab countries have neglected Palestine in order to satisfy the colonialists and the Zionist regime and their American master.
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2021-05-24 16:35
Local firm inks deal to add 10,000 bpd to South Azadegan oil output
TEHRAN – Iranian Petropars Group, which is in charge of developing the South Azadegan oil field, has inked a deal with a local contractor called Dana Energy Company for adding 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) to the field’s output capacity.