July 23, The Iran Project � A high-ranking delegation from Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) visit to Iran and meeting with senior officials, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif addressing in US Foreign Relations Council and UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, holding Eighth session of JCPOA joint commission in Vienna, Iranian frigates going to Russia for military games, the country starting mass-production of long-rage air defense missiles and Defense Minister of Iraq Erfan Mahmoud al-Hayali travel to Iran and meeting with senior officials dominated the country�s media outlets in the past week (July 17�July 23).

 

 
PUK delegation meets Iran�s SNSC Secretary Shamkhani




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="689"] A high-ranking delegation from Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) held talks with Iran�s SNSC Secretary Ali Shamkhani in Tehran on Monday. The delegation was headed by the PUK�s Deputy Secretary General Kosrat Rasul Ali and Chief of Executive Body of the union�s Political Bureau, Mala Bakhtiar.[/caption]

 

VP opens 7 projects in Kish Island

[caption id="attachment_268895" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Seven industrial, construction and tourism projects were inaugurated on Monday evening in Kish Island by Vice President Es�hagh Jahangiri and Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhundi.[/caption]

 
Iran FM Zarif meets UN chief in New York




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] Iran�s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have met in New York. Zarif and Guterres discussed latest developments in the region and world during their meeting on Monday. The Iranian minister has been in New York since July 14, to take part in a high-level UN meeting on sustainable development.[/caption]

 

Zarif attends The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) meeting

[caption id="attachment_268829" align="aligncenter" width="603"] Iran FM Zarif addresses a meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York on Monday.[/caption]

 

Iran Foreign Minister Zarif discusses current developments in the Middle East with Richard Haass

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (right) discusses current developments in the Middle East with Richard N. Haass at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on July 17, 2017 in New York City.[/caption]

 

Zarif gives an address to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gives an address to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, July 19, 2017.[/caption]

 
Int�l car exhibition kicks off in Shiraz




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] The Shiraz Car Show kicks off on Tuesday, July 18. It is an event that annually puts some of the major achievements of the Iranian automotive industry on the show.[/caption]

 
MAKS-2017 air show kicks off in Russia with Iran participation




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="678"] The 13th International Air Show of Russia so called �MAKS-2017 � kicked off on Tuesday with vast participation of different companies from many countries including several delegations from Iran in International Airport of Zhukovsky, 40 kilometers southeast of Moscow.[/caption]

 
Eighth session of JCPOA joint commission kicks off in Vienna




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="640"] The eighth session of the JCPOA joint commission, a group tasked with monitoring commitments to a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, started work in the Austrian capital, Vienna on Friday.[/caption]
Mourning ceremony of Imam Sadiq in Qom




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710"] Mourning ceremony of Imam Sadiq (PBUH) was held in holy city of Qom. Thursday coincided with the martyrdom anniversary of the Imam, a descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), who was the first Shia Imam to assume the role of leading Muslims after the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).[/caption]

 

Iran, Syria discuss bilateral ties, anti-terror fight

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660"] President Bashar al-Assad received on Thursday Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and the accompanying delegation. The latest regional and international developments were discussed during the meeting, and Jaberi Ansari reviewed Iran�s position regarding the accelerating developments witnessed in the region recently, expressing hope that these developments would be to the interest of establishing stability in the region and ending the war in Syria.[/caption]

 
Ceremony honors Maryam Mirzakhani in Tehran




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="725"] A memorial ceremony was held on Thursday in Tehran to commemorate Iranian math genius Maryam Mirzakhani who passed away on Saturday due to cancer recurrence.[/caption]

 

ELECOMP 2017 opens in Tehran

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] The ELECOMP exhibition kicked off in Tehran on Friday. The 23rd edition of Iran�s International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer & E-Commerce known as ELECOMP 2017 kicked off in Tehran on Friday for four days.[/caption]

 
Iranian frigates go to Russia for military games




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Two Iranian naval vessels set sail for Russia to partake in military competitions. Two Peykan-class frigates from the Iranian Navy�s Caspian flotilla left the country�s northern coasts to Russia for military games. The two vessels, a Peykan and a Joshan frigate, are going to make a port call at the Republic of Azerbaijan�s Baku as part of their itinerary before reaching Russia.[/caption]

 
Iraqi DM in Iran for official visit




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="674"] Defense Minister of Iraq Erfan Mahmoud al-Hayali arrived in Tehran on Saturday for an official visit at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan.[/caption]

 
Iran starts mass-production of long-rage air defense missiles




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="735"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Saturday inaugurated the mass production line of a long-range air defense missile dubbed Sayyad-3 (Hunter-3), which is fully designed and manufactured by domestic military experts.[/caption]

 
Ayatollah Khamenei attends Dust Clearing ceremony at Imam Reza�s (as) shrine




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="725"] On the verge of Imam Reza and his sister Fatema Masumeh�s birthdays, (respectively, 4 August and 25 July), the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is now at Imam Reza�a shrine, Mashad, performing the Dust Clearing ceremony of Holy Zarih (burial chamber) of Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS).[/caption]